The Elders

The Elders is a six-piece, internationally touring American folk rock band formed in Kansas City, Missouri.

The band has released ten studio albums, the most recent on August 7th, 2026, "The Spirits and The Sea", "Well Alright Then," The Elders, Pass It on Down, American Wake, Racing the Tide, Gael Day, Wanderin' Life & Times, Story Road, and True, as well as four live albums "The Best Crowd We Ever Had", "Live at the Gem", "Alive and Live in Ireland", "The Elders: Hoolie", and one compilation album, "The Best of The Elders Volume 1" which includes live tracks and an Emmy Award-winning DVD "Evergy & The Elders Light up the Plaza"---a live performance to an audience of 100,000 in their hometown. The Elders are also Telly-Award Winners and inductees into the Kansas Music Hall of Fame. They have toured in the United States, Ireland, and Europe. They also appeared in the 2008 Music Documentary entitled "American Music: OFF THE RECORD; alongside Jackson Browne, Johnny Winter and Les Paul; Dir. Benjamin Meade. Their most recent live concert @Knuckleheads KC was featured on PBS KCPT-TV in 2025 and 2026.

The Elders songs will be featured in an upcoming film called "Guttermuckers" starring Jim Belushi.