Ellen Britton is a veteran musician with decades of writing, recording, teaching, and performing experience.Touring credits include guitar/mandolin/backup vocals with:
Martina McBride
Pam Tillis
Jo Dee Messina
Sara Evans
Lari White
Maura O’Connell
Tanya Tucker
and appearances on:
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Late Night with Conan O’Brien
The View
The Rosie O’Donnell Show
The Today Show
Deli
ghting audiences with her soulful singing, romping guitar playing, and winning humor, Ellen has brought her original songs and love of performing to the Philadelphia Folk Festival, The Swallow at the Hollow in Atlanta, as well as Nashville’s prestigious Bluebird Café in the round with Amy Grant and Vince Gill. She is also part of female vocal foursome Queen of Hearts, whose rich harmonies have recently entertained at the Roger Smith Hotel in New York City and the Southern Festival of Books in Nashville, plus regular sold out Bluebird shows. In other accomplishments, Daniel Rodriguez, the singing policeman from New York, recorded Ellen’s original song, “Only You”, on his 2003 album, From My Heart, featuring The Prague Symphony. Her work as a guitar teacher to prominent and aspiring artists and songwriters in Music City has been spotlighted on the ABC Family Channel. Students include:
Recording Artists:
Phillip Sweet and Jimi Westbrook of Little Big Town (“Pontoon”)
Jamie Lynn Spears (“All That”, “Zooey 101”/Nickelodeon)
Maggie Rose ("I Ain't Your Mama")
Jimmy Wayne (“Do You Believe Me Now?”)
JD Souther ("Her Town Too")
Chuck Wicks (“Stealing Cinderella”)
Pam Tillis (“Spilled Perfume”)
Songwriters:
Barry Dean (“Pontoon”/Little Big Town)
Tim Nichols (“Live Like You Were Dying”/Tim McGraw)
Brandy Clark ("Mama's Broken Heart"/Miranda Lambert)
Jennifer Hanson (“Country Strong"/Gwyneth Paltrow)
Tyler Hayes ("Bring It on Home"/Little Big Town)
Dennis Matkosky (“You’ll Think of Me”/Keith Urban)
Music Row pros:
Jim Catino (Sony Music)
Laura Stroud (Sony Music & Big Alpha Publishing
as well as finalists on The Voice and American Idol.
