Formed in 2008, Elmwood has quickly become one of the Southeast’s most sought after live bands. Tours with G. Love and Special Sauce, Tea Leaf Green, Pat McGee Band and side-stage performances with the Dave Matthews Band have capped off an impressive first year of touring.

Their music is hard to put in one category. Elements of rock, pop, funk, soul and jazz permeate the songs creating a different experience around every corner. The band however truly shines with their energetic live performance.

Singer and guitar player Rusty Kelly and bass player Nash Johnson met in college where they started performing together as an acoustic duo. Sax player Derek Haight and drummer Donnie Marple came on board after responding to craigslist ad’s looking for musicians. Derek straight from four years of international touring, playing over 50 countries, and Donnie coming from his 2007 win of the Guitar Center Drum-off (do yourself a favor and check out the mind-blowing video of his winning solo on youtube!) where he was crowned best drummer in the US.