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 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 show business. And so it goes. The ramblin’ folk singer plays 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 & Blues songs dating back to the early 1900s. The songs tell tales of 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 film, "Lazy-Eyed Dreamer".
The music industry has tried to shove Divine Feminine in a closet in the same way that colonialism has tried to with Gaia. The journey back to Heaven is a fierce one fraught with persecution. Music in Sacred Partnership as World Renewal Ceremony casts a spell which breaks oppressive conventions based on colonialism’s lies of separation, and Aligns
The music industry has tried to shove Divine Feminine in a closet in the same way that colonialism has tried to with Gaia. The journey back to Heaven is a fierce one fraught with persecution. Music in Sacred Partnership as World Renewal Ceremony casts a spell which breaks oppressive conventions based on colonialism’s lies of separation, and Aligns the individual back to a Sacred Ecology. Music as Reverent Alchemy opens portals to this Sacred Ecology where all answers can be found to help guide humanity back to simple Being in Heaven on Earth. “Postcards From Heaven” is the culmination of years of our dedicated inquiry into this Sacred Alchemy. Each Song in “Postcards From Heaven” is a spell, a seed, and a blueprint Lent to us while in Sacred Partnership for returning to Heaven that is Earth. We pass these seeds on to you.
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Blood Of My Blood 3:570:00/3:57
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Tightrope Walker 4:170:00/4:17
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Runnin' Out On Love 5:150:00/5:15
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Sun Of A Daisy 5:080:00/5:08
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Today's The Day 5:370:00/5:37
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Black Sails 5:280:00/5:28
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0:00/6:26
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0:00/6:16
HOmeward BOund Trail
Pay-From-The-Heart
Market & Music at the bandstand 9am-1pm
Eli Elkus at Onion River Campground
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Onion River Campground, 61 Onion River Rd, Plainfield, VT 05667
Pickin' and singin' at the campground
Eli Elkus at Race Brook Lodge's "Environmental Series" (Acoustic around the Campfire)
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Race Brook Lodge, 864 S Undermountain Rd,, Sheffield, MA 01257
Race Brook Lodge presents the "Environmental Series"
Original Songs & Stories by Eli as well as rekindlings of Folk Songs of Old. Tales of travel, humanity, and treasures of the natural world. Acoustic around the campfire.
Market 9am-1pm
Music 10am-12pm
Music in the Orchard (Pay-From-The-Heart)
Market & Music 3pm-6pm
Musical Storytelling 10am-1pm
Market 8am-1:30pm
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Amherst Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency
Eli Elkus at The Shutesbury Athletic Club Pig Roast
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Shutesbury Athletic Club, 282 Wendell Rd, Shutesbury, MA 01072
Pig Roast! Dinner tickets available at the Shutesbury Athletic Club or text Mark O. at (413) 834 0865
I'll be pickin' and singin' in the bar around dinner time 5pm-6:30pm
Jim Henry and the Surly Temples 7pm-10pm outside
The Ozone in the bar 10pm-Midnight
I'll be singin' and tellin' behind the Red Apple Farm Cidery in the wildwood from 3pm-5pm on Sunday, August 11th
Musical Storytelling by Eli Elkus in Peskeompskut Park
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Peskeompskut Park, Peskeompskut Park, Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA 01376
Musical Storytelling by Eli Elkus in Peskeompskut Park
Supported by the Montague Cultural Council & RiverCulture
Thursday, August 15th 6:30pm-8pm
Rain Date: Friday, August 16th
Free & Open to the Public
Original Songs & Stories by Eli Elkus and rekindlings of folk songs of old - tales of travel, humanity, and treasures of the natural world. This family friendly program features works that juxtapose the perils of modern times, the simpler ways of old times, and the real and natural world which endures through all. Gather in the park for an evening of free, kind-hearted, no-showbuisiness Folk Music and Storytelling.
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Montague Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency
Farmers' Market & Music at the bandstand 3pm-6pm
Market 11am-3pm Music 11:30am - 2:30pm ish
Musical Storytelling & Folk Singing Campfire Circle with Eli Elkus
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Sunderland Public Library (Riverside Park), 20 School St, Sunderland, MA 01375
Musical Storytelling & Folk Singing Campfire Circle with Eli Elkus
Riverside Park / Sunderland Public Library’s Backyard, 20 School Street, Sunderland, MA 01375
Hosted by Eli Elkus, Sunderland Public Library & Sunderland Fire Department
Tuesday, August 20th 6:30pm-8pm
Rain Date: Wednesday, August 21st
Free & Open to the Public
Gather ‘round the campfire in Riverside Park for an evening of Musical Storytelling, Folk Singing, pickin’ and grinnin'! Folks of all ages are encouraged to attend and participate in this hootin’ and hollerin' family affair.
The evening will begin with original songs & stories by Eli - tales of travel, humanity, and treasures of the natural world. After which, he will open the circle for good old fashioned hootenanny. All together now! Bring your voices, acoustic instruments if you please (harmonicas, washboards, gitars, fiddles, banjos…) your dancing feet, or just your ears. There will be a few instruments provided (a tambourine, shakers, a washtub bass, ukuleles…) that all are welcome to use.
Folk Music is a living tradition based on an ever-amassing and everchanging collection of the commonfolk's stories. It is an intergenerational conversation throughout time, in which we all have a voice, weaving the past with the present and changing the future. Music for the people, by the people. Take part in the magic of this age old oral tradition as we rekindle songs that have been passed down for generations. The songs are intuitive for folks of all ages and abilities to pick up and there may well be some you already know. For a good song, all you need are two chords and the truth. Sing it with others and it’s a Folk Song.
See you around the campfire.
Lyndon Farmers' Market
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Lyndon Farmers' Market, Bandstand Park, 115 Park Ave, Lyndonville, VT 05851
Market & Music 3pm-6pm
St. Johnsbury Farmers' Market
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St. Johnsbury Farmers' Market, Depot Square, Saint Johnsbury, VT 05819
Market 9am-1pm
Music 10am-1pm