2024 Second Line-up Announcement

Knockengorroch 2024 Artist - Kajsa Balto

Many more incredible acts will be joining those already announced to party in the hills at Knockengorroch Festival 2024 this May, including live drum n bass from Dr Meaker; Sami artist, from Norway Kajsa Balto for her UK premiere; from the Optimo label, Nightwave; and Scottish trad/ fusion mighties the Peatbog Faeries!

Read on to find out more…

  • Ape House are a trio of traditional musicians from Glasgow and Knoydart in the Highlands, who received a Danny Kyle award at Celtic Connections, and have since been finalists at the Seall Battle of the Folk Bands.
  • Auld Reekie String Band put their own foot-stomping, punkified take on the old time Americana repertoire with soulful harmonies and licks so fast they’ll make your head spin.
  • Binky Blue is a neo-trad group that combines traditional Scottish music with modern dance music, striving to grow the love of traditional Scottish music by presenting it in a new and energetic way.
  • Edinburgh-based electro-pop Both Hands offer up a heady mixture of knob-twiddling electronics, trip-hop and performance art, with expressive vocals and vivid dance moves taking your brain to another plane.
  • CCTV’s music is a mix of grime, hip hop, trap and drum & bass. With their hardcore hip hop lyrics and their melodic chorus they bring a schemey but soulful flavour to every set they do.
  • Cera Impala’s whiskey-honeyed voice takes intimately crafted pieces to another time and place, one of dreams and magic – sensual as they are savage.
  • Chapel Perilous take on Saturday night! Get ready for a night of techno and electronic favourites coming through the custom built Chapel Perilous Sound System, featuring Egebamyasi, Neil Landstrumm and much more…
  • ChokKa are a three-piece live original band bridging the gap between a live band, the hedonism of the dancefloor and the visual fun of a rave.
  • Hailing from Greece via Glasgow, Con’tylia are influenced by Northern Greek, Balkan, Rebetiko and Maqam cultures with tasty jazz polyphonic harmonies, soulful string arrangements and a toe tapping percussion section.
  • Pianist-turned-DJ, Corran, has an eclectic style incorporating a range of influences from UK dance music such as dubstep and breaks – often paired with reflective and euphoric narratives woven throughout the music.
  • Cosmic Triceratops play a wild cocktail of Cosmic Afrobeat, Psychedelic Space Shanties, Glitter-punk, Celestial Hi-Life, Tropical Funk, Mutant Disco and Dino-Jazz… Expect an immersive and interactive performance, involving frenetic dancing, rainbows of wild joy noise and invocations of cosmic love!
  • Established in 1864, Dalmellington Silver Band is one of Scotland’s oldest brass bands.
  • Divergence showcases the silver boehm system flute in traditional music, complimented beautifully by rhythmic and experimental accompaniment on clarsach and percussion, weaving old and new sounds to create a powerhouse of drive and discovery.
  • Splicing dirt and soul to fire up the sound system, Dr Meaker’s high octane, award winning live show is considered to be one of the world’s best live drum & bass acts, combining amazing soul vocalists, a fiery brass section, heavy rhythm section with earth-shattering bass synths and samples.
  • With raw electronic synths harmonising with the acoustic sounds of the nyckelharpa, brothers Dyur x Fredy Clue sing together on a musical escapade, enticing you into the rhythmic celebration on the dance floor.
  • Flex – the power of the duo is strong. With Peter Parker of Fingathing on turntables and Lil’ Fee from The Whip on drums this is a DJ set like no other.
  • Trailblazing folk musician Fredy Clue infuses the Swedish folk tradition with a modern hug. Armed with the sounds of the nyckelharpa and soul-stirring vocals, they craft modern Nordic melodies that intertwines traditional folk music and inner queer stories.
  • Expect bass, hip-hop, world sounds and afrobeats from Glasgow based electronic music selectress and DJ Heatnavi.
  • With a driving, acoustic, energetic and often intricate traditional folk sound, for Jiginaboot, a ceilidh is all about great tunes, toe-tapping rhythms and – most importantly – dancers who know how to have a good time!
  • Trad duo John Anderson & Luisa Brown bring traditional tunes from Scotland, Ireland and further afield on the pipes and fiddle.
  • Our old pal John Langan & Dave Tunstall are making their way back to the hills in May for a special Saturday night performance and session in the Longhouse.
  • Jukebox Bingo is a dragged-up glitter-soaked twist on your nan’s favourite night out, testing your musical knowledge from across the decades, with bubblegum pop, indie rock, dusty soul and one-hit-wondergasms galore.
  • Kajsa Balto’s approach to yoik, the Sámi singing tradition, and her intuitive way of working across genres, has garnered glowing reviews both at home and abroad. Kajsa has created a soulful musical platform, where ancestral knowledge and modernity merge, always leaving the listener eager for more.
  • With a rich repertoire of acoustic instrumental music from Scottish traditions along with many others, Morag Brown & Lewis Powell-Reid move freely between melody, harmony and improvisation on the accordion, cittern, guitar, bouzouki, fiddle and five-string fiddle.
  • Muckle Spree cook up sizzling tunes and bake them into solid grooves. Oh yes, we’re talking buttery biscuit bass filled with fiddle nuggets and topped with crispy bagpipe licks.
  • A true Northern raggamuffin playing all styles and fashions across the UK and beyond, Nema Kuta is the drive force behind then North Fire Sound custom built reggae sound system, as well as a drummer for Glasgow-based An Dannsa Dub and promoter of underground parties and club nights.
  • Nightwave is internationally renowned for her energetic and eclectic DJ sets, playing major clubs and festivals around the world. Prolific producer and remixer, she has released numerous records over the last decade, continually reinventing her sound and exploring a vast array of influences grounded in Detroit techno, electro, acid, Chicago house and old rave nostalgia.
  • Hailing from the Isle of Skye, Peatbog Faeries have created a glorious mixture of traditional sounds and dance-floor grooves that have been embraced worldwide. Drawing upon a dazzling myriad of influences from jigs and reels through dance music, jazz, African, and more, they bring the sound of Scotland fresh-faced and breathless to the new audiences around the world.
  • Conceived in Uganda and born in the UK, Pilgrims Society fuses the music of Africa and Northern Europe with the funk sound of America in the 60’s and 70’s.
  • Radikal Guru has gained recognition for his unique blend of dub, reggae, and bass-heavy electronic sounds. His music often features heavy basslines, reverberating echoes, and intricate soundscapes that capture the essence of classic dub music while pushing its boundaries.
  • Ruby Geddes crafts contemporary folk music speaking to their kinship with the natural world, with enthralling lyrics and soft, easeful vocals.
  • Sam Grassie is a fingerstyle guitarist and songwriter from Scotland, now based in London, known for his fluid and virtuosic interpretations of trad tunes on the guitar.
  • Samedia Shebeen is an immersive tropical fun machine for dancers transporting late-night party-goers to an imagined jungle retreat.
  • Tarns Dub are bringing the big heavy bass beats to Knockengorroch for a Friday night club takeover, featuring a wealth of bass and DnB DJs including Freear (Slamboree) DJ set!
  • The Hive creates a welcoming space that everyone is free to be themselves – hence the brand’s motto ‘be more you’. Their Sunday takeover DJ line-up will consist of house, techno and trance to while away the night to!
  • The Positive Experience is a community of musicians from around the world, creating post punk fusion, with strong influences from folk, funk and hip hop.
  • Galloway Indie-Folksters The Razorbills bring their mix of original material and carefully selected covers.
  • The Tatties Ankles are a folk trio playing a mix of original tunes and traditional music from Britain and America with banjo, fiddle, bodhrán and vocals. The music reflects their landscape and lifestyle, imbued with a keen thirst for nonsense lyrics.
  • The Wierdstring Band could start a ceilidh in an empty house. Singing about sausages, holes, the recreational delights of the Furness peninsula, and a cornucopia of animals, their music encompasses a global repertoire of joie de vivre and jokes ancient and modern.
  • Edinburgh-based synth pop trio Thundermoon formed when longtime pals Lorna Kelly, K Messer, and Shaz Jamieson joined forces to create a gender-bending synth sound with spacey harmonies and retro riffs.
  • Vixen Sound is a Scottish soundsystem culture selector and radio show raggamuffin.
  • wailing sídhe bring haunting songs from the spirit world, giving voice to the natural cosmos and honouring the people that have come before us with their disarming harmonies.
  • ZOR is a fresh, energetic Roma band that burst onto the scene in 2019, infusing traditional Roma beats with the latest music trends. Their youthful, innovative sound breaks the mould, appealing to young listeners and keeping Roma culture alive and kicking.

…all this and many many more acts, including our full dance tent line-ups, to be announced soon!

Check out the full 2024 line-up here!

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🌍✨ 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱! 🎶🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿At Knockengorroch, we celebrate the richness of language and culture through music, song, and storytelling from Scotland and beyond. 🗣️🎻 We’re proud to support Scotland’s diverse linguistic heritage, from Scots and Gaelic to the many languages spoken by our artists, audiences, and wider festival family. 🎤✨ Our Languages Policy reflects this commitment—helping us ensure that Knockengorroch remains an inclusive space where different languages and cultures thrive. 🌿🌎Find out more here: www.knockengorroch.org.uk/about/our-values/plana-leasachaidh-chanain-languages-plan/🌍✨ '𝙎 𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙙𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙘𝙝𝙖̀𝙣𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙣𝙖 𝙝-𝘼𝙡𝙗𝙖 𝙖 𝙩𝙝'𝙖𝙣𝙣! 🎶🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 𝘈𝘪𝘨 𝘊𝘯𝘰𝘤 𝘢𝘯 𝘎𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘩, 𝘵𝘩𝘢 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘯 𝘢' 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘥𝘩 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘢̀𝘯𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘢𝘳 𝘢𝘮 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘯 𝘤𝘦𝘰̀𝘭, 𝘰̀𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘨𝘦𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘥𝘢𝘯 𝘯𝘢 𝘩-𝘈𝘭𝘣𝘢 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘢𝘰𝘣𝘩 𝘢-𝘮𝘶𝘪𝘨𝘩. 🗣️🎻 𝘛𝘩𝘢 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘪𝘭 𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘤 𝘢 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘪𝘳𝘵 𝘳𝘪 𝘢𝘳 𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘢̀𝘯𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘢𝘳-𝘮𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘨𝘵𝘦, 𝘭𝘦 𝘈𝘭𝘣𝘢𝘪𝘴, 𝘎𝘢̀𝘪𝘥𝘩𝘭𝘪𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘩-𝘤𝘩𝘢̀𝘯𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘵𝘩𝘢 𝘢𝘪𝘳 𝘢𝘮 𝘣𝘳𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘯 𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘳 𝘭𝘶𝘤𝘩𝘥-𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘯, 𝘭𝘶𝘤𝘩𝘥-𝘦̀𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘥, 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘪𝘮𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴𝘯𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘥 𝘯𝘢 𝘧𝘦̀𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘪𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘥. 🎤✨ 𝘛𝘩𝘢 𝘢𝘮 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥𝘩 𝘤𝘢̀𝘯𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘯 𝘯𝘢 𝘴𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘪𝘳 𝘢𝘳 𝘨𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘥𝘩 𝘥𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘢̀𝘯𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘢𝘳, 𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘢𝘳 𝘤𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘥𝘩 𝘨𝘶𝘴 𝘧𝘦̀𝘪𝘴 𝘊𝘯𝘰𝘤 𝘢𝘯 𝘎𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘢 𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘭 𝘢 𝘣𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘯𝘢 𝘩-𝘢̀𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘯𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘥𝘩 𝘳𝘪 𝘤𝘩𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘢𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘴𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘵𝘦 𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘩. 🌿🌎 𝘍𝘢𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘵𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘩 𝘧𝘪𝘰𝘴𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘥𝘩 𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘦𝘰: www.knockengorroch.org.uk/about/our-values/plana-leasachaidh-chanain-languages-plan/📷 ReCompose#LanguagesWeekScotland #Knockengorroch #CelebratingLanguages #ScottishCulture ... See MoreSee Less
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🦔🌿 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗴 𝗗𝗮𝘆! 🌿🦔We LOVE hedgehogs at Knockengorroch 🧡 and every year we host hedgehog workshops in our Discee polytunnel venue with Carsphairn Hedgehog Rescue, where you can meet rescued hogs and learn how to help these wee wonders! 🏡✨Right now, the rescue is caring for 32 hedgehogs needing extra support after the wild winter weather. ❄️💚 Let’s show them some love!Tag a hedgehog fan and help spread the word! 🦔💨 #Knockengorroch #HedgehogLove #WildlifeRescue ... See MoreSee Less
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