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Read about the albums below that have been selected in the Scots Trad Album of the Year Longlist 2017. Click on the links to find out more about each release. The Album of the Year will be unveiled at the most prestigious date in Scotland’s cultural calendar, the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Award ceremony on the 2nd December 2017.  Tickets to attend are on sale from on 0300 300 1210 or by visiting www.paisley 2021.co.uk/events and can also be purchased via Paisley Arts Centre. Read about all the albums released in 2017.

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Artist NameElephant Sessions
Album titleWhat Makes You
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Since the release of their second album, multi award winning band, Elephant Sessions have traversed the globe playing their unique brand of indie folk, became the first recipients of the Belhaven Bursary and are back with a new album.
What Makes You has been released to widespread critical acclaim and builds upon the success of the previous albums. It sees the front line of mandolin and fiddle pushing their limits further, matching the percussive rhythm of drums, bass and guitar, whilst fusing with electronic dance beats, synths and sampes.
It’s a musical progression of the journey that the band has been on since the last album.
This is traditional music turned on its head, a re-invention of expectation, a brand new sound.

Label NameElephant Sessions
Release Date10/05/2019
Websiteelephantsessions.com

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