Ellery Milburn is the bassist, and sings some lead and back up vocals.  Ellery has been the Minister of Music and Senior Adults at Sand Spring Baptist Church in Lawrenceburg, KY since 1995.  He directs and or oversees eight different groups there at the church, including singing in an all male group called Men of Joy.  Ellery studied voice, keyboard, music composition, and choral directing at the School of Church Music at Louisville’s Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.  He has written several songs for Stringtown, and helps on arranging the crossover songs. 

Ellery’s musical influences include artists he remembers his dad listening to such as Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, Charlie Pride, and Tennessee Ernie Ford.  He says, “Granny Milburn gave him the love of singing and playing music”.  Remembering back when he was a child playing at her house.  “There was always music around Granny Milburn’s”