EllaHarp

Ella Dawn Jenkins (born 1988 or 1989), known professionally as EllaHarp, is an American harpist and singer. She first received attention in the 2010s, as a blogger in the tiny-house movement.

Early life and education Jenkins grew up in Malibu. Her paternal grandfather was arranger and composer Gordon Jenkins.

At age 7, Jenkins began taking piano lessons, but she switched to harp at age 8 after discovering her love for the instrument.

Jenkins attended the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in Scottish Music. While attending school, she sometimes busked in Glasgow to supplement her income. She learned to play the banjo, a more easily transportable instrument, as she was worried about flying with a harp again. Her model has only 29 strings, rather than the usual 30; she left out the high A string, as she rarely used it. and a music video for the song was released in September 2021.

Tiny-house movement In the early 2010s, Jenkins was a blogger in the tiny-house movement. She also taught tiny house workshops throughout the United States while working for Tumbleweed Tiny House Company.

Jenkins built her tiny home over the course of a year, with her stepfather's help, in the driveway of her parents' house. She lived in her tiny house for about five years, at times with her boyfriend and dog. She moved out of her tiny house in 2017, saying her "life goals...outgrew the tiny house".