If you prefer a bigger festival in a smaller pot you are a Knockengorrocher!

Join us beside the glittering Water of Deugh beneath the broad shoulders of southwest Scotland’s great mountain peaks to celebrate some of the finest music from the Celtic diaspora and everywhere in-between.

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Knockengorroch 2024 Artist - Kajsa Balto

2024 second line-up announcement

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 …

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N'famady Kouyaté Knockengorroch 2024 Artist

​​First acts announced for Knockengorroch Festival 2024

Knockengorroch Festival is proud to present an incredible selection of international artists and homegrown talent who will be playing at Knockengorroch Festival 2024 in the …

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Knockengorroch 2023 by Krzysztof Globisz

Families at Knockengorroch

If you are looking for a kid-friendly festival next summer, Knockengorroch Festival has so much to offer families! Set in stunning scenery in the hills …

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Knockengorroch 2024

More Knockengorroch projects

We organise events and projects in the spirit of Knockengorroch at various locations around Scotland. All sorts of what Knockengorroch is all about …in all kinds of places which aren’t Knockengorroch…

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6 days ago

📣 2024 SECOND LINE UP ANNOUNCEMENT! 📣We are super excited to present many more incredible acts joining those already announced to party in the hills at Knockengorroch Festival 2024 this May…Ape House | The Auld Reekie String Band | Binky Blue | Both Hands | CCTV | Cera Impala | Chapel Perilous Sound System | ChokKa | Con’tylia | Corran | Captain Avery & the Cosmic Triceratops of Intergalactic Peace | Dalmellington Band | Divergence | Dr Meaker | Dyur x Fredy Samuel Lundh | Flex | Fredy Samuel Lundh | Egebamyasi | Freear (Slamboree) | HEATNAVI | Jiginaboot Ceilidh Band | John Anderson & Luisa Brown | John Langan | Jukebox Bingo | Kajsa Balto | Morag Brown and Lewis Powell-Reid | Muckle Spree | Neil Landstrumm | Nema Kuta | Nightwave | Peatbog Faeries | Pilgrims Society | Radikal Guru | Ruby Geddes | Sam Grassie | Samedia Shebeen | Tarns Dub Stage | The HIVE | The Positive Experience | The Razorbills | The Tatties Ankles | The Weirdstring Band! | Thundermoon | Vixen Sound | Wailing Sídhe | ZORView the full line-up 👉 www.knockengorroch.org.uk/line-up/Join us in the hills from 23 – 26 May 2024… we can’t wait to see you all! 😍www.knockengorroch.org.uk/tickets ... See MoreSee Less
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1 week ago

⚡HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY!⚡We are proud to represent so many super strong female and intersectional artists at Knockengorroch Festival 2024 - Kathryn Tickell, Queen Omega, Malin Lewis, Ríoghnach Connolly, Frankie Archer Music, Eva Lazarus, and DJ Rap to name but a few - and more to be announced soon!Knockengorroch’s Keychange Pledge reflects our belief that many hundreds of years of gender inequality are still impacting all areas of society and especially the music industry. We are fully committed to being part of the change for a more equitable, fair society and believe that festivals can be great forces of good for change... onwards and upwards!#keychange #representation #equalityisquality #artist #innovator #keychangetalent #talent #genderbalance #creativeeurope #InternationalWomensDay #IWD2024 #InspireInclusion #TargetedActionWorks #IntersectionalInclusion ... See MoreSee Less
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3 weeks ago

We’re working with our local community to find future stars! 🎶✨Look out for the talented winners of the CatStrand Battle of the Bands winners at Knockengorroch Festival 2024 and if you’re in the area, get applying today! 🎸Here is one of last year’s winners Jodie Rae Music following a session with Tennyson King and Chloe Matharu at Knockengorroch Festival 2023… this year it could be you! 💥📷 photo courtesy of Tennyson King ... See MoreSee Less
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3 weeks ago

Join Maranta on our Instagram page tomorrow (Thursday 29th) where they will be taking over our Stories from 1-6pm! 🎶 😍Maranta are vocalists, multi-instrumentalists, songwriters and producers Callum Govan and Gloria Black. Creating leftfield pop and dance music and a mission to make visceral, textured and infectious songs easily translated to the dancefloor. 💃🪩More info and video on our website 👉 www.knockengorroch.org.uk/artist/maranta/ ... See MoreSee Less
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4 weeks ago

Join Yoko Pwno over on our Instagram page tomorrow (Friday 23rd) where they will be taking over our Stories from 1-6pm! 🎶 🙌Yoko Pwno create a storm on the dancefloor with their accessible and irreverent take on the music of Scotland. With band members based in Edinburgh and the seaside town of Dunbar, their music is a high-energy fusion of Celtic and electronic styles, with mad eclecticism and solid grooves taking the tunes far from tartan-shortbread-tin territory! 💥⚡️More info and video on our website 👉 www.knockengorroch.org.uk/artist/yoko-pwno/ ... See MoreSee Less
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Knockengorroch CIC is supported by PRS for Music Foundation

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Knockengorroch lies within Galloway and Southern Ayrshire UNESCO Biosphere. The Biosphere designation is recognition of the fantastic array of landscapes, wildlife, cultural heritage and learning opportunities that SW Scotland offers for communities, businesses and visitors to experience and celebrate in a sustainable way.

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