Inducted into the NY Blues Hall of Fame in 2014, Elly won the Hudson Valley Blues Society Solo/Duo Challenge and went on to be a Semifinalist in the 2023 International Blues Competition. A veteran of the Greenwich Village folk scene, she played the opening night at CBGB. Elly's deep involvement with the country blues finger style and slide guitar, as well as her award-winning original songs have earned her a reputation for highly entertaining performances for all ages. Her most recent album, "The Blues Never End," (Earwig Music 2021) spent 16 weeks as the #1 Acoustic Blues Album on the Roots Music Report.
In addition to producing award winning music documentaries for radio, Elly is also the creator of the “Our Song” program which gives young people a first-hand experience of the creative process by writing, recording, and performing an original song as a group.