A Highland indie-folk band is releasing a charity single to support the conservation of elephants across the globe.
The single by Elephant Sessions, Tyagarah, will be released on August 9 to help raise vital funds in aid of World Elephant Day.
The track will be accompanied by a video comprising footage from the award-winning feature documentary film When Elephants Were Young, produced and directed by World Elephant Day Co-Founder Patricia Sims and co-film maker Michael Clark.
Alistair Taylor, from the band, said: “Over the past couple of years as a band, we have donated money to the cause, so its’ great to actually team up with World Elephant Day and release this single to help support elephants around the globe.
“We chose Tyagarah from our latest album, (What Makes You) which we wrote after the first time we had played the beautiful site of Bluesfest in Byron Bay Australia. It’s got a world music kind of sound that we felt was a perfect fit for a single for this special day.”
In the past two years, the group has won Best Album and Best Live Act at the MG Alba Scots Trad Awards.
Ms Sims said: “We’re thrilled to be collaborating with Elephant Sessions for the creation of the ‘Tyagarah’ video in support of World Elephant Day.
“Elephant Sessions is demonstrating their commitment to elephant conservation by donating the proceeds from the sales of their single ‘Tyagarah’ to World Elephant Day and our work of bringing awareness to the critical need to save elephants from the threats they are facing worldwide.”
