FRIENDS OF KNOCKENGORROCH
We're now accepting donations from £20 to become an official year's
'supporter' of Knockengorroch
As a -Friend¹ you will enjoy special benefits:
Your name will be listed as a Friend in the festivals¹ printed programmes
You will receive 10% off all merchandise in the festival shop at the
festival.
You will receive a complimentary programme if attending World Ceilidh 2010.
You will know that your contribution is going towards both the
sustainability and quality of Knockengorroch Festivals both now and for
years to come.
Your donation will go towards ongoing projects such as finishing the incomplete Longhouse venue, environmentally desirable site improvements, including a proposed renewable power generating system in the Longhouse, providing better eco-friendly conditions for visitors and ensuring that Knockengorroch Festivals can continue to develop in an ecologically sustainable way.
The Knockengorroch festivals have been going since 1998 despite stronger competition from corporate run festivals across the UK. Our motives have always been to spread appreciation of world and celtic music, nurture appreciation of the land and SW Scotland, regenerate the community and repopulate a once densely populated glen with folk again. We arrange friendly, good natured, un-pretentious and un-censored festivals, where the community takes responsibility for themselves and looks out for others, creativity flourishes and the relaxed surroundings bring out the best in everyone. Open to all ages and persuasions, the Knockengorroch festivals are community festivals, which do not exclude or favour any age or social group. The only pre-requisites to be a Knockengorrocher is to enjoy the outdoors, great music under the stars, and a good party!
Where the festivals now congregate, was once a populated glen, where stood whole villages of communities. The festivals stand to remind us of our heritage, and of the importance the land and community once played and undoubtedly will play again in our lives. We hope that during the days that people stay at Knockengorroch the piece of earth that has become a part of our family represents the land that everyone is a part of. A small but significant step towards recognising our relationship with the planet,
Knockengorroch brings the music to the hills and the people to the land!
As with many small community ventures getting to where we are today has required a huge amount of energy, dedication, passion and plain hard and unceasing work by the family, friends and volunteers. Knockengorroch still exists not only due to this but also, vitally, through the continued involvement and support from all who have visited the festival. This support is the most important of all and we hope that people will continue to visit from Scotland and all across the world to enjoy the festivals. We've had weddings, births and even ashes scattered at Knockengorroch since the festivals began.. and we'd like to extend and strengthen this ever growing community.
Over the years we have succeeded in bringing great music and great people from near and far and breathing new life into this beautiful rural area of Scotland! Your contribution to our Friends' scheme will be greatly valued and highly significant in helping us to continue this work.
Knockengorroch Community Interest Company (CIC) was set up in 2006 (before
that it was a non-profit making association). Community Interest Companies are social enterprises that exist for the public good and distribute any profits for the community's interest (as judged by a CIC regulator).