Education

British & Irish Modern Music University (BIMM), London, UK – Master of Arts in Popular Music Bass Performance, Merit.
East Tennessee State University (ETSU), Johnson City, TN – Bachelor of Arts in Bluegrass, Old Time and Country Music Studies, Honors.
Volunteer State Community College, Gallatin, TN – Associate of Science

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Tours

Danielle Galhoz Trio, London Venues & Festivals, 2023 (electric bass)

Tappalachian Dance Team, Festival Season, 2023 (upright bass)

The Great Smoky Mountain Bluegrass Band, Festival Season Tours, 2012-2015 (upright bass, vocal)
Strat5, World Health Care Congress, D.C., 2004-2008 (electric bass, acoustic guitar, banjo, vocal)
The Anna Ross Project, Southeastern Tour, 2008 (electric and upright bass)
Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp Gold Jazz Band, Scandinavian Goodwill Tour, 1985 (electric bass)

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Film

Banjo Romantika: American Bluegrass Music & The Czech Imagination, House Band, 2013

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Musical Theater

Greeneville Theater Guild, Greeneville, TN (Christmas in Connecticut, 2026; Urinetown, 2017)

Tusculum Arts Outreach, Greeneville, TN (Mamma Mia!, 2021; Matilda the Musical, 2019; A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, 2016; Chitty Chitty, Bang Bang, 2015)

Barter Theatre, Abingdon, VA (Madame Buttermilk, 2019)

Jonesborough Repertoire Theatre, Jonesborough, TN (Meet Me in St. Louis, 2018; I Love a Piano, 2018; Kiss Me Kate, 2017; Swing!, 2016; USO Show, 2016; Smokey Joe’s Café, 2014)

Johnson City Community Theatre (I Love You Because, 2017; RENT, 2015; The Rocky Horror Show, 2015)

Steeple Players Community Theater, Hendersonville, TN (Footloose, 2010; Grease, 2010)

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Teaching

Greeneville Music Academy, Greeneville, TN

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Other Live Performance

The Dobyns Bennett Alumni Band, Kingsport, TN

John Bills and the Academics, Johnson City, TN

Yee Haw String Band, Jonesborough, TN

Greeneville Swing Band, Greeneville, TN

Daniela Galhoz Trio, London, UK
Sisi Alexander, London, UK

Tappalachian Dance Team, Southern England

Niamh Fletcher, London, UK

CHIME Community Arts, London, UK
The B Sharps Jazz Quintet, Greeneville, TN
Richard Hood, Roy Andrade, and Brittany Haas, Johnson City, TN
Jonesborough Rhythm Express Big Band, Jonesborough, TN
File Under Kudzu (R.E.M. Tribute), Asheville, NC
St. John’s Episcopal Church Chamber Orchestra, Johnson City, TN
Tusculum College Community Jazz Band, Greeneville, TN
East Tennessee State University Bluegrass, Celtic, and Mandolin Orchestra performing groups

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Recordings

The Academics, Jonesborough Storytown Radio Show

Daniela Galhoz: London, Digital (5, 6, and 7 string electric bass)

Joy Blair: Black Coffee, CD (upright bass)
Banjo Romantika: American Bluegrass Music & The Czech Imagination, CD/DVD (upright bass, tenor vocal)
The Great Smoky Mountain Bluegrass Band: Back to School, The Great Smoky Mountain Bluegrass Band, CD (upright bass, tenor vocals)

Big Cedar Ramblers, Introducing the Big Cedar Ramblers, CD (upright bass, tenor vocal); Yarn Exchange Radio Show; Bill Knowlton's Bluegrass Ramble Radio Show
The Anna Ross Project: Yesterday Comes Again, CD (4 and 5 string fretted and fretless electric bass)
 

Publications

Elkins, Jeffrey K. In Search of Meaning: Finding the Two-Finger Banjo Style. 2013. ETSU, BA honors thesis.

Elkins, Jeffrey K. Rolling in the Deep: Using only the electric bass to accompany vocals in popular music duets. 2023. BIMM, MA thesis.

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