Elephant Sessions

Elephant Sessions is a Scottish band active since the second half of the 2010s. Often described as "neo-trad" or "post-traditional" music, their sound blends folk, rock, funk and electronic textures.

Their first album, The Elusive Highland Beauty, released in 2014, brought them attention in the United Kingdom. They played many festivals, including the prestigious Glastonbury in 2016. Their second album, All We Have Is Now, came out in 2017 and won Album of the Year at the BBC Scots Trad Music Awards. They were booked back the following year as headliners at the Espace Marine during the Festival interceltique de Lorient, alongside Yann Tiersen and Manic Street Preachers.

In 2018 the band received a £25,000 bursary from the Scottish brewery Belhaven, awarded each year to an innovative group in traditional music. That year they also made the shortlist of twenty best Scottish albums of the year, alongside Franz Ferdinand and Mogwai, and in November they won "live group of the year" at the BBC Scots Trad Music Awards. Their third album, What Makes You, was released on 10 May 2019, followed by a large tour of the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia and Europe.