Elvie has been playing music since she was very young, and over the years she has shifted from classical piano to folk accordion and piano. She grew up going to contra dances in New England and now she performs at contra and English country dances all over the U.S. In 2005 she graduated from Oberlin College and travelled through Ireland, England, Scotland, Finland, Sweden, France and Cape Breton as a Thomas J. Watson Fellow, studying accordion and traditional music and performing internationally alongside Karen Tweed, Timo Alakotila and Maria Kalaniemi, among others. She currently tours with Rodney Miller, with Denis Liddy and with Night Watch.In 2003, Elvie released a critically acclaimed CD “Grapevine†with Naomi Morse on fiddle. She recorded a beautiful CD “Spyglass†in 2007 with her Dad, Rodney Miller on fiddle. Night Watch is due to release their first CD in 2008 with Elvie on piano and piano accordion, Naomi Morse on fiddle, and Owen Morrison on guitar and mandolin. Elvie has many beautiful compositions to her credit.
