Kate Ellis is an Irish cellist associated with Crash Ensemble and work in contemporary classical music. She also appears in an Americana context as a singer-songwriter, with a background that includes being born in Louisiana, raised in New York, and later based in London.

Her music is described as drawing on contemporary country-folk and Americana, and she is linked with a vocal style and songwriting approach that place her alongside both classic country and more modern singer-songwriter traditions. A contemporary profile also notes her debut EP in this period of her career.