Freddy Angelico

Freddy Angelico used to be Ellen.
Freddy seems like a better fit.

Freddy Angelico is an in-demand session musician in Nashville, Tennessee. The Nashville Scene calls Freddy an "ace of all things stringed" and "one of the greatest utility players in Nashville." He plays guitar, bass, pedal steel, mandolin, banjo, dobro, keys, and trombone everywhere from the Grand Ole Opry to Guam.

When he is not backing up a variety of talented acts (Cam, Mickey Guyton, Brandy Clark, Uncle Kracker, Delta Rae, Molly Tuttle, Wheeler Walker Jr., and many others) Freddy creates video content for way-cool stringed instrument manufacturer Eastwood Guitars. He pens a quarterly column for Premier Guitar, produced an award-winning narrative podcast called Girl in a Hurry: the Shelly Bush Story, and releases original music once in a blue moon under the moniker Uncle Ellen.

Freddy regularly volunteers with organizations like the Amqui Station Farmers Market, Nashville Launch Pad, and Association of Horizon, and he proudly serves on the Hearing Board of the Nashville Musicians Association, AFM Local 257. He hopes to leave the music industry better than he received it.

Freddy Angelico performing with Brandy Clark

Media

Recording Credits

Freddy Angelico performing with Molly Tuttle

Press

"Go-to multi-string instrumental ace Ellen Angelico is nothing short of amazing."

Americana UK Amythyst Kiah "Still + Bright" · November 2024

"Ellen Angelico, you should know by now, is one of Nashville's most talented guitarists, if not one of the kindest."

"A top-flight guitarist… leaning into her nimble musicianship and deeply knowledgeable appreciation of country ancestors."

NPR Music Tennessee Musicians Grapple with the Potential Impact of New Anti-Drag Law · March 2023

"Angelico is one of the staunchest advocates for women in the Nashville music community."

CMT.com Wheeler Walker Jr. Talks Feminism and Fatherhood on 'WW III' · December 2018

"Ellen Angelico, one of the greatest utility players in Nashville. May she continue to reign!"

Ellen Angelico in the studio