About
Music Is My Life
For mobile drum tracks email me at feltringham@yahoo.com
Award winning drummer Fred Eltringham has been playing with Sheryl Crow since 2012.
Prior to that, he toured with such notable artists as kd lang, The Chicks (aka Dixie Chicks), The
Wallflowers, Juliana Hatfield, Ben Kweller and Boston power pop rockers, Gigolo Aunts. Upon
moving to Nashville in 2007, Fred became a sought after session musician, recording with
hundreds of artists including: Willie Nelson, Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert, Darius
Rucker, Kacey Musgraves, Tears for Fears, Vince Gill, Steven Tyler, Robert Plant and Lucinda Williams. He
has shared the stage with legendary artists such as: Billy Gibbons, Joe Walsh, Paul Rodgers, Elvis Costello,
Todd Rundgren, Bonnie Raitt, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carole King, Dr. John, Kris Kristofferson,
EmmyLou Harris, Mavis Staples, Bob Weir and Gregg Allman, James Taylor, Don Was, Dave
Grohl and Ringo Starr.
See a full list of album credits here…https://www.allmusic.com/artist/fred-eltringham-mn0000936840!
-Sheryl Crow since 2012.
Also played with
-Gigolo Aunts 1994-1999,
- Juliana Hatfield 1999,
-Ben Kweller 2002-2004,
-The Wallflowers 2004-2011,
- Dixie Chicks 2006-2009,
-kd lang 2010-2012.
-2017 Academy Of Country Music Drummer Of The Year.
-7 Time ACM Drummer Of Year Nominee
-2023 Awarded the 2022 Drumeo Country Drummer Of The Year.
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/fred-eltringham-mn0000936840
https://www.vater.com/#!/artists/196
https://artists.ludwig-musser.com/fred-eltringham
https://www.aquariandrumheads.com/artists?q=FredEltringham-46
http://www.paiste.com/e/endorser_det.php?page=image&endorserid=4538
News
1/27/2023
A big thank you to Drumeo for including me in their Drumeo Awards!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2FVUMYO-6k
I won for Country Drummer Of The Year!
Thank you to everyone who voted for me!!
12/20/22
https://apple.news/AGRaA_rWCQD-vYuRykeS5Cg
4 albums I played on made this Rolling Stone year end list.
Willie, Lainey, Ashley, and Miranda!
12/6/22
#40 Ashley McBryde “Lindeville”
#35 Willie Nelson “A Beautiful Time”
#31 Miranda Lambert “Palomino”
#18 Lainey Wilson “Bell Bottom Country”
I have 4 albums in the Billboard Top 50 Albums of 2022
11/15/22
Hey Gang!
More fun news.
I was involved in some Grammy nominated albums, songs and performances.
In the Best Country Album category
I played all drums and percussion on these albums…
-Ashley McBryde “Ashley McBryde Presents Lindeville”
-Miranda Lambert “Palomino”
And
-Willie Nelson “A Beautiful Time”
In the Best Country Song category
-Willie Nelson, “I’ll Love You Til The Day I Die”
and
-Miranda Lambert, “If I Was A Cowboy”
Best Country Solo Performance
-Miranda Lambert, “In His Arms”
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
-Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde, “Never Wanted To Be That Girl”
Best American Roots Song
-Sheryl Crow, “Forever
8/5/22
New Podcast interview with my friend Steve Dawson.
Great to talk with you, Steve!
https://www.makersandshakerspodcast.com/podcast/126-fred-eltringham
6/11/22
New Drum Channel Podcast interview with Billy Amendola.
Billy is the best, always love talking with him.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4IqHohCBD3zWdlaRwNsJAF?si=8kPaOAhnS5WaHMDZQlPAtw
Feb 2021
2021 ACM Drummer of The Year Nomination
My 7th nomination! I received the award for 2017.
Thanks to the ACM!
12/18/21
Hope you are all doing great.
I am reaching out to let you know that I played on 5 of the Rolling Stone Magazine, Top 25 Country and Americana Albums of 2021. Kinda fun.
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country-lists/best-country-albums-2021-1270077/
Morgan Wade “Reckless” #1
Carly Pearce “29” #5
Lainey Wilson “Sayin What I’m Thinkin” #10
Aaron Lee Tasjan “Tasjan Tasjan Tasjan” #14
Elvie Shane “Backslider” #23
8/6/2021
If any drummers checking out my website are interested in studying with a fantastic teacher, I have the guy for you.
Rick Considine
He teaches privately in NYC. I studied with Rick when I attended Berklee College of Music. He doesn't do email so here is his # 617-835-6404. He will enlighten you!
3/20/2021 ACM Nomination for Drummer of The Year for 2020. Thanks ACM!
1/24/21 A record I made years ago with my old friends Tony Obrothra, Michael Webb and Stuart Mathis is now out on all digital formats. We called ourselves Different Size Gods and the album is called Begin.
here is the link go and download the record. You will like it. https://music.apple.com/us/album/begin/1548499148
1/17/2021- Latest studio projects, Darius Rucker, Miranda Lambert, Dierks Bentley, Carrie Underwood, Willie Nelson, Regan Rousseau, Amanda Shires, Rob Wheeler, Lucinda Williams, Aaron Lee Tasjan and many more.
https://www.thedrumshuffle.com/e/the-drum-shuffle-episode-085-fred-eltringham/
http://www.paiste.com/e/news.php?actn=det&menuid=39&newsid=2162
https://www.moderndrummer.com/2019/08/fred-eltringham-of-sheryl-crow/
https://www.moderndrummer.com/article/modern-drummer-2019-readers-poll/
https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/news/8482669/sheryl-crow-scott-hamilton-benefit