Originally from Bozeman, Montana, Julie now makes her home in Raleigh, 
North Carolina, where she has indeed noticed the climate is much warmer  
and more humid.  She teaches banjo, guitar and vocal lessons in Raleigh,     
occasionally flies around the country to perform with several different 
bands, conducts workshops, and has recorded all kinds of cool music on
various projects throughout the past 15+ years.
  
With family roots in East Kentucky, Elkins comes from a long line of
bluegrass musicians and singers.  By age 12, she was the three-time winner
of the Classic West Open Banjo Competition and was invited to join her first
band before she was old enough to drive.  She's been a professional musician
ever since.  Elkins received her bluegrass education while performing a long
stint with North Carolina's renowned bluegrass band, New Vintage.  In 1999,
she joined the trailblazing bluegrass/Americana band, Kane's River.
Most recently, Elkins was awarded an IBMA award for "Recorded Project
of the Year" for her contribution to "Back To The Well," with the Daughters
of Bluegrass.  released "My Feet Won't Miss This Ground," with friend
and long-time musical collaborator, David Thompson.  She is also currently
 working on several other soon-to-be-released projects, which will be announced
 as the release dates draw nearer.
     
 
                                                                           Julie Elkins has appeared on the following recordings:
	                                                           +"My Feet Won't Miss This Ground" by Julie Elkins & David Thompson
                                                                           + "Fishing Music" by Ben Winship & David Thompson 
                                                                           + "Same River Twice" by Kane's River
                                                                           + "Kane's River" by Kane's River  
                                                                           + "Back To The Well" by Daughters of Bluegrass
		                                           + "The Lost Coast" by Ivan Rosenberg
                                                                           + "Sands Of Time" by New Vintage
                                                                           + "Madly Out The Cabin Door" by Chris Cunningham 
                                                                           + "Kitchen Sink" by Reina Collins 
                                                                           + many, many others...