Eli Elkus

Eli Elkus is a Musical Storyteller, SongCraftsman, and Folk Activist currently residing in the Pioneer Valley of Massachusetts. He began sculpting his craft as a young troubadour singin' and finger-pickin' an acoustic guitar, fishin' for songs by the riversides and busking in the streets of New England. It was here the love of folk music and storytelling found him, connecting with perfect strangers through meter, melody, and merit-making story and song. Music for the people, by the people. No frills and no showbusiness. And so it goes. The ramblin’ folk singer plays, picks, and tells for multigenerational audiences across the USA and beyond, freewheelin’ in his road sweet home 'JeBus' with his trusty hound Bronco.

His performances draw upon a vast repertoire of original songs and stories from his travels and rekindlings of Old Timey Americana, Folk & Country Blues songs dating back to the early 1900s. The songs tell tales of travel, humanity, and treasures of the natural world. Recent works have been in cahoots with his partner in life and songcrafting Lara Wahl, including their first album together, Postcards From Heaven, and short musical films "Lazy-Eyed Dreamer" and "Sleepin' On Trains".

Eli’s latest releases are Jelly Bean Farmer and Spinnin’ Yarns at Parks, Markets, & Farms (Live 2024).

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"Thank God for Eli Elkus. Heaven’s cowboy... hell’s outlaw. I love all of Eli's songs... but especially the ones that I have a love/hate relationship with. These are the ones that make you cringe, force you to look at why you’re cringing… and thus set you free all at the same time. These are the ones that spit in the eye of societal pretenses, not just spits but exposes its raw red anus...and that little cowboy is just about the only authentic thing left to walk this here earth."
-Lara Wahl, Wolf Children Life

"With his gravelly narration and ramblin’ guitar licks, Eli Elkus always takes us on a journey. His songs lead us through trailer parks and back alleys and introduce us to the unsavory characters that no doubt occupy the shady corners of his mind." 
-Folk New Hampshire

"You and that dog really is cut from the same shag carpet..."
-Mike Linscott

As heard on...
92.5 The River Boston, MA
90.7 WWOZ New Orleans, LA
106.1 Granite Rodeo Portsmouth, NH
93.1 WTJS Blue Suede Forever TN
93.1 WUNH NH 
WMUR TV NH
105.9 WVAO Athol MA
91.1 WGDR Plainfield VT
90.1 WRUV Burlington VT