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Hard to believe it’s been a year since playing m Hard to believe it’s been a year since playing music for actual people was a thing. Super grateful to have played the Noise Pop fest just days before gatherings began to be limited in SF and the world started shutting down rapidly. Happy Sunday everyone, hope to play live for you all one day 💙 Photos by Andrew Robles @noisepop #noisepop #sfmusic #musicinsf #sfmusicscene #singersongwriter #gig #livemusic #singersongwriter #musicphotography #sf #sanfransisco #cafedunord #harp #harpist #harplife #cetlicharp #rockharp #musiciansofinstagram #musicianlife
So ‘Shotgun Sadie’ was the most added folk son So ‘Shotgun Sadie’ was the most added folk song to college + community radio in the country last week?! Top of the @naccchart folk adds and can’t believe it, keep an ear out on your local stations! Plus a few press write ups since release, thanks #forfolkssake @weallwantsomeone @music_mecca @livinglifefearless @abortmag and extra love to @twinvisionmusic for pushing the single. And thanks for listening to ‘Shotgun Sadie’! It’s up on your favorite streaming service if you haven’t, happy Sunday friends ❤ - Linen dress, tencel shirt and mini 5 string banjo made by me #banjo #clawhammerbanjo #5string #singersongwriter #naccchart #folksong #folkmusic #murderballad #bluegrass #oldtime #musiciansofinstagram #musician #musicianlife #linen #linendress #memade #luthier #diy #sewing #fashion #photography
*New music* One year ago I crashed, rolled, and to *New music* One year ago I crashed, rolled, and totaled my truck. I was driving back from recording in LA at 1am when my truck lost control, fishtailed and hit a blockade at 70mph. Rolled (once? twice?), landed sideways in the road and was quickly struck by another car as I tried to reorient and get out. I narrowly succeed yanking my foot out as it was pulled under in the impact, barely freed from my left boot which stayed trapped under the weight of the truck until it was pulled upright. I kicked out the windshield and ran in my one shoe with hardly a scratch to show for it. I’ve had some fear of freeways and problems with my hip ever since, but the miracle of being neither incapacitated nor dead is not lost on me. Both instruments also survived, and in the days following I sat for a long time on an overcast, windy beach with my first-built (nylon strung fretless) banjo and wrote this song. ‘Black Road’ was the first creativity of my new life lease, a stream of consciousness in the wake of shock, survivor’s guilt and fear. I’m glad to be sharing it with you (link in bio), and to be here at all. Next week I will drive the same road, back to LA to record again; full circle. If you enjoy the music and want to help make more of it, you can Venmo or PayPal even the smallest amount to ellaharp@yahoo.com, check out my online store, or buy, stream, or share this or any of my tracks. Regardless, your good thoughts, comments and messages are always appreciated. Thank you for following and listening, your support means the world <3 Photo by @way_scout_west #newmusic #singersongwriter #sfmusic #banjo #fretlessbanjo #fretless #caraccident #carwreck #totalled #musicofinstagram #oldtimebanjo #clawhammerbanjo #story #musician #musiciansofinstagram #lucky
Will never tire of this ❤ Happy Valentines Day f Will never tire of this ❤ Happy Valentines Day friends, if you find yourself on this fine coast today I’ll be popping up with some freshly made jewelry at @tidepool.ca from 11-4, joining @williwildflower with her beautiful bouquets 🌼 #sunset #coast #seascape #shoplocal #gooutside #nature #photography #sunsetcolors #sunsetsofinstagram
New music out Wednesday on an important anniversar New music out Wednesday on an important anniversary... til then, here’s my banjo filling up with rain on an ill timed evening photo shoot. Happy Friday 💙 Black Road: 2.17.21, presave link in bio ➸ Photo by @way_scout_west #newmusicsoon #gooutside #photography #rainyday #singersongwriter #musiciansofinstagram #banjo #oldtimebanjo #clawhammerbanjo
Generally speaking, I feel like dresses are too fa Generally speaking, I feel like dresses are too fancy for my messy style of everyday work wear. Which bugs me because I love them, so I dug deeper into my reasoning and concluded it’s mostly a pockets + utility issue, combined with the notion that ‘I shouldn’t mess this nice thing up’. So. I’ve been focusing on dedicated ‘work dresses’ recently, designing with utility in mind: *intended for layers (I mostly wear this one over jeans, or make sleeveless, apron style types for over shirts/sweaters) *littered with pockets (emphasis on the overall-status double chest pockets, decidedly useful for my jewelry making/stashing of small items) *are made with the express intent of actually being worn. Will they get ‘ruined’? Probably. But you know what, that’s the point here, and I seem to like my beat up clothing a hell of a lot better than the fancies anyway. I guess sometimes we just need to give ourselves permission to wreck the ‘nice’ shit, and this is it granted 🤍 Self drafted linen work dress, in beautiful undyed linen from @fabricsstorecom knit leg warmers in @eisaku_noro ito yarn photos by @fabrifuckincation #sewing #sewistsofinstagram #sewist #linendress #linen #naturallinen #memade #selfdrafted #memadeeveryday #fashiondesign #designer #minimal #minimalistfashion #fryeboots #knitting #beach #seascape #gooutside #makeshit #maker #diy #workdress #photography #fashion #create #linenclothing #linenlove
An old Gaelic song from my days studying harp/Gài An old Gaelic song from my days studying harp/Gàidhlig at uni in Scotland. It’s a miserable sort, as most Gaelic songs are, called ‘Taighean Geala’ (meaning ‘white houses’) about a woman lamenting marriage to a man who lied gravely about her future life with him. He promised her white gabled houses, but upon arriving by boat and far away from her family, she finds he has only a small shack to live in with his two sisters. Taught to me by the lovely Mairi MacInnes. Happy Sunday, friends 💙 #gaelic #gaelicsong #gàidhlig #cumgaidhligbeo #sing #trad #tradmusic #scotland #scottishhighlands #rsamd #rcs #glasgow #isleofmull #scottishmusic #harp #harpist #harplife #harplove #harpsofinstagram #celticharp #celtic #celticmusic #sabhalmòrostaig #singersongwriter #musiciansofinstagram #musician #history
A year in creativity; my favorite things I designe A year in creativity; my favorite things I designed + made myself in 2020 💛 (in no particular order...) *my darling mini 5 string banjo that I built over about 2 weeks this summer (details in story highlights or past posts) *a fat stack of knit sweaters in my still ongoing obsession with colorful yarns and large gauge needles *leather purse and wallet that I use every day, the hand loop helps from loosing it (in theory) and the wallet has just enough space for everything I carry. *cotton muslin bag with my logo (drawing transferred to emulsion paper and screen printed on using whatever mix of inks I felt like at the time). I made a few of theses that I carry my knitting projects around in. *various folded shirts (mostly made from merino wool) and my favorite linen skirt and dress (also folded). The best two stretch lace bras I’ve made yet. *merino handkerchief masks/neck scarves (find them better than the little ones that go on the ears, I literally can’t seem to loose those fast enough). *leather wrap bracelet, bronze and sterling jewelry, and leather belt with a hammered copper buckle *probably my favorite everyday dress ever in a linen/tencel blend and the overall shorts I made from an old pair of Levi’s 501s. What are your favorite makes from last year? Keep making, and happy Sunday 💛 #make #maker #diy #sew #sewing #sewyourown #sewyourownclothes #memade #memadeeveryday #memadewardrobe #luthier #luthiery #makersgonnamake #leatherwork #banjo #fashion #everydaystyle #creative #creativity #create #minimalism #minimal #selfdrafted #selfdraftedpattern #whatimade #bramaking #design #designer #clothingdesign
A little ditty that wrote itself tonight... A lov A little ditty that wrote itself tonight... A love song which is unusual for me, about one of my favorite flowers and one of my favorite people. Called ‘Sunflower’ 💛 Goodnight all, hope you have a beautiful weekend❤️️️ #newmusicfriday #singersongwriter #musiciansofinstagram #music #instamusic #banjo #candlelight #banjomusic #banjoplayer #banjolele #guitar #folkmusic #beautifulmusic #sunflower #newmusic #livemusic #songwriter
Been meaning to do an intro post since I hit 30K f Been meaning to do an intro post since I hit 30K followers but procrastinated so long now it’s 35K so...better late than never?! Hi I’m Ella / EllaHarp :) I’m a full time musician + creative in the SF Bay Area hustling to make a name for myself writing songs on harp, banjo, and trying to get better at piano. I am obsessed with design and making things. A good few years ago I decided that if I could (realistically) make something, I wouldn’t buy it. Hell of a rabbit hole, but I now make all my own shirts, jackets, skirts/dresses, knitwear, leatherwork, jewelry, you name it. I don’t make jeans or boots (yet) but I do make my musical instruments and also underwear (laugh away, but when you can make a pair in 8 minutes for 50 cents instead of doing laundry or going shopping it’s a real game changer). Spent 4 years at uni in Scotland, am semi fluent in Scottish Gaelic and built a 120 sq ft house on a trailer where I lived for 5 years to make my creative lifestyle work in expensive California. My passion is getting the music to more ears, and inspiring people to get making things and let their creative minds find ways to solve problems, however small. Anyway, thanks for reading and being here. Grateful to have you on this journey with me! To everyone who listens and follows, you mean the world <3 What creativities fuel your passion? Black merino dress, jewelry, lace bralette and harp design by me. Photos by @holly.b.rose #memade #memadeeveryday #creativity #creative #diy #harp #harpist #singersongwriter #harplife #harplove #photography #musicinsf #sfmusic #sfmusicscene #instamusic #musiciansofinstagram #minimalism #tinyhouse #tinyhouses #sanfrancisco #sewyourown #knit #sew #make #maker #newmusic #sewing #selfdrafted #musician #fashion
Horse nose time is always good 🤍 Grateful to ha Horse nose time is always good 🤍 Grateful to hang with this girl down at my horse-crazy mom’s this weekend @eisaku_noro yarn hat knit a few months ago #horselove #horsenose #snow #mountains #gooutside #optoutside #musician #singersongwriter #musiciansofinstagram #chestnuthorse #equestrian #nature #photography #ride #horsebackriding #barebackriding #knittersofinstagram #knitting #horsesofinstagram #instahorse #knittinglove #create #noroyarn
Happy new year from the snowy mountains, all the b Happy new year from the snowy mountains, all the best wishes to you all🤍 #snow #mountains #newyears #2020 #twinklelights #allthelittlelights #landscape #logcabin #winter #photography #spruce #home #travel #family #beautiful #beautifulplaces
Noël Nouvelet and bits of a Welsh carol. Merry Ch Noël Nouvelet and bits of a Welsh carol. Merry Christmas from rainy Northern California 🖤 #christmas #christmascarols #christmascarol #noel #harp #tunes #tradmusic #harpist #harplife #singersongwriter #celticharp #folkharp #celtic #folkmusic #christmasmusic #christmas2020 #musiciansofinstagram #musician #rainyday #rain
Only gets lighter from here, happy solstice 💛 Only gets lighter from here, happy solstice 💛 #solstice #sunset #banjo #banjo #oldtimebanjo #portrait #5stringbanjo #fivestring #wintersolstice #2020 #musician #singersongwriter #banjoplayer #musiciansofinstagram #banjomusic #gooutside #sun #sunshine #sunray
Ok guys, my ‘Christmas song’ is finally out: i Ok guys, my ‘Christmas song’ is finally out: it’s a murder ballad, and it’s on the banjo. You’re welcome. Link in bio 🧡 ‘Shotgun Sadie’ is the first track I’ve put out with a banjo base, and I’m DYING for you to hear it. I built this little 5 string banjo over summer and recorded on it, with the badass backing of our local beer-grass group ‘The False Bottom Band’ (my only musical solace since quarantine, formed this spring at @hopdogma). If you have a minute give it a stream or a share, and thanks always for your support 🧡 Recorded and produced by the wonderful @andrewheringer. Cover photo by @fabrifuckincation #newmusic #newmusicfriday #singersongwriter #bluegrass #beergrass #christmassong #christmas #christmasmusic #banjo #clawhammerbanjo #guitar #newsingle #instamusic #murder #ballad #folkmusic #tradmusic #oldtimebanjo #listen #instagood #instasong #celticmusic #americana #newsong #revenge #murderballads
Cloudy sunset sky paint ❤ Sometimes it’s the s Cloudy sunset sky paint ❤ Sometimes it’s the small things that remind me, however crazy this year is, I am damn lucky to be here. #sunset #nature #seascape #photography #sunsetphotography #sunsetlover #coast #ocean #beach #sea #orange #redsky #cloudscape #clouds #sunsetsofinstagram #waves #surf #gooutside #musiciansofinstagram #singersongwriter #california #perspective
5 days til my first banjo single is out and low ke 5 days til my first banjo single is out and low key shitting myself. Spotify pre-save link in bio, happy Sunday friends <3 Tencel shirt, linen overall dress and mini 5 string banjo made by me. Photo by @fabrifuckincation #newmusicfriday #newmusic #newsingle #instamusic #musiciansofinstagram #diy #linen #linendress #sew #sewing #sewyourown #memade #memadewardrobe #makeyourown #inpursuitofmagic #sunset #california #coast #beach #ocean #photography #gooutside #nature #cliffs #seascape #banjo #clawhammerbanjo #fryeboots
T shirts have landed! USA made + printed, 100% rin T shirts have landed! USA made + printed, 100% ring-spun cotton T’s with my original drawings in eco friendly, water based ink :) They turned out SO GOOD and are super soft and comfy. Unisex in XS -XXL (American Apparel 2001A, if you want to look up sizing). I’m 5’10, 145lbs in a small, he’s 6’3, 180lbs in a large. $35, link in bio, send me a message or comment below and I’ll message you! $5 for US shipping and $15 international, can start posting tomorrow to arrive in time for the holidays ♥️💚 Photos by @andrewheringer and @mollypat, and huge thanks to @realthread for the awesome work on these shirts. #tshirt #tshirtdesign #tshirtprinting #screenprint #art #artist #musiciansofinstagram #musician #musicians #merch #supportthearts #sketch #arts #screenprinting #sewing #photography #americanapparel #americanmade #usamade #harp #harpist #harplife #harps #banjo #ginkgo #gingkoleaves #buyusa #design #
Spotify listeners! Could you pre-save my upcoming Spotify listeners! Could you pre-save my upcoming banjo single to your libraries? It makes you sign into Spotify (a pain, I know) but it really helps the algorithmic gods that get new music to more ears. Plus you’ll get an email on release day :) link in bio, thank you! Tencel shirt, linen dress and mini 5 string banjo made by me ❤ Photo by @fabrifuckincation #newmusic #singersongwriter #themondays #banjo #clawhammerbanjo #bluegrass #oldtimebanjo #newsingle #presave #sunset #california #coast #coastside #gooutside #photography #beach #seascape #spotify #memadeeveryday #memade #linendress #seamstress #sewyourown #luthier #diy #create #maker
Recent makings <3 link to my online store in bio, Recent makings <3 link to my online store in bio, or if you’re local this Sat the 6th catch me at @tidepool.ca from 11-4 with the wonderful @ripeskin and @kjsrider (swipe for photos of their work) to support coastside artists/makers <3 #shopsmall #shoplocal #shopsmallbusiness #artist #maker #makersgonnamake #jewlery #customjewelry #coastside #halfmoonbay #montara #christmasgifts #giftideas #fineart #hydrosol #distillation #bronzejewelry #sterlingsilver #finejewelry #memade #blockprint #screenprint #art #stampedjewelry #leatherwork
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