Elephant Sessions’ Alasdair Taylor and Euan Smillie have honed their skills as traditional fiddle and mandolin players into something beyond the expected. Over the last 12 years, they’ve built dance-forward funk and electronica elements into their increasingly long-form melodies to create a dance-all-night playlist of original instrumentals. This summer, Elephant Sessions is on its first US tour and will play the Music Room at Bell’s Eccentric Café at 8 pm on Saturday, Aug 10.
Cara Lieurance talks to Smillie and Taylor about the tour, their studio work with bassist/producer Duncan Lyall, and how they put the electronic and acoustic parts together in their live show. They also introduce their newest single, “Reverie.”
For ticket and more information, visit the Bell’s Eccentric Café website.
