(19 years old) has been performing around the DMV area since she was ten years old, but she’s been singing her whole life.  She originally started off doing musical theater but found open mics to be more her speed.  The ukulele is her instrument of choice, and she’s been rocking out on it for about 4 years.  She’s currently a student at Montgomery College.  She continues to play music in hopes that it’ll make people smile.

is a singer, songwriter, student, and entrepreneur who hails from central Virginia.  Elizabeth has her Associates of Science and is working on her bachelors degree in interior design, but she has always had a love for the arts and history and tries to incorporate them into everything she does.  Elizabeth tells stories through her lyrics and music.  Her original music typically has a contemporary folk feel, but Elizabeth loves to perform a variety of genres.  She known for always putting her own twist on classic country songs, rock, Christian, folk, and modern hits.  Elizabeth has performed at the Louisa County Ag. Fair, Tristian Fest, was a semi-finalist in the Country Showdown Competition, a selected six-year member of her local All-District choir, also performs at various local churches and charity events, Irish Pubs, and open mics whenever she gets the chance.  Elizabeth also loves to collaborate with her Godsister Emily Mitchell also known as the Singing Guitarist.  When not performing music, Elizabeth performs as an actress in the Virginia Renaissance Faire, likes to teach colonial dances, and study history.  Elizabeth has a number of students to whom she teaches guitar.  In addition to teaching guitar, Elizabeth runs her own soap and natural product business: Regency Apothecary.  Elizabeth recently completed a Leadership training program through Mercury One and Wallbuilders in Dallas, Texas.  There she had the opportunity to perform her original song “The D-Day Flag”, on the Blaze radio network on The Morning Blaze with Doc Thompson.  She wrote this song for all veterans but particularly for those who served in World War II.  This song is from the prospective of the flag its self.  It is Elizabeth’s hope that this song, and others she has written, will be used to raise funds and awareness for veterans’ issues.  Elizabeth is currently working to finish her first EP.

Elizabeth Grandstaff & Emily Mitchell (left)

began singing at a young age, when her brother reverted to nonverbal communication patterns.  He would sit in the closet and listen to The Little Mermaid soundtrack on cassette.  She would sit with him and try to make him sing the words to get him to start talking.  Eventually, he started singing along with her.  She was excited about what music could do to change people’s lives, and the songs she would eventually write would reflect a commitment to friendship, culture, diversity, and community.

Strong music programs in elementary and middle school nurtured her interest, and participation in karaoke nights fostered her courage to sing for others.  She began singing in open mics and playing local restaurant shows as a freshman in high school, and soon was introducing original songs that would not be forgotten.

Gabrielle released her first album of nine original songs, Without a Label, earlier this summer.  This fall, she will study Music and Public Administration at Montgomery College.  She is now a street performer at RIO Washingtonian and Grosvenor Metro, a music teacher at Beth Chai Sunday School, and gives voice and ukulele lessons to kids.  She hopes to promote diversity and hope through her music and wants her audiences to create their own messages of peace and acceptance of others as they listen to her songs.