SINGER-SONGWRITER & MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST

Ellorie McKnight is a bilingual singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist currently living in Whitehorse, Yukon. She performs her own songs both solo and with a band. Ellorie also sings, fiddles, and plays guitar and banjo in a number of other projects.

Ellorie’s songs can be described as nostalgic folk, inspired by vast landscapes, endless dreaming, and wild hearts. She released her first solo EP in 2021, titled for the heart’s sake, recorded at Green Needle Records in Whitehorse, Yukon. This record is an intimate short collection of stripped down songs showcasing Ellorie’s delicate vocals and simple acoustic guitar. Her second EP, titled Equinox, was released in early May 2024, and showcases six original songs recorded as a live, in-studio, off-the floor performance. Equinox features Brigitte Jardin on drums, Jeff Dineley on bass, Ryan McNally on pedal steel and vocals, and Kieran Poile on fiddle, creating a layered and detailed sound to compliment Ellorie’s voice and melodies.

Ellorie has also created music and collaborated with a number of musicians including Chloe Laberge (duo record titled Crows, 2014), Claude Munson (violin, cello on Claude Munson & the Storm Outside, 2012), Louis-Phillipe Robillard (viola on Le Cafe des Oiseaux, 2009), Ryan McNally (duo record, self-titled, 2022). She has also performed with Marabou (fiddle and viola), The Lucky Ones (fiddle),
and Elijah Bekk (banjo).

Ellorie has performed at festivals and venues across Canada and Alaska both solo and with different projects, including Dawson City Music Festival (Dawson City, YT - solo and vocals for Hendrika, 2024), Tiny Lights Festival (Ymir, BC - with full band, 2024), Snowking Festival (Yellowknife, NWT - with The Wild Notes, 2024), Woodstove Festival (Cumberland, BC - solo with guest Miles Zurawell, 2023), Print and Publishing Festival (Dawson City, YT - with Saltwater Hank, 2023), Alaska Folk Festival (Juneau, AK - with Ryan McNally & Kieran Poile, 2023), Festival Saint-Jean (Whitehorse, YT - with Ryan McNally & Remi Dean, 2022), Wonderhorse Festival (Whitehorse, YT - solo, 2022), and Kluane Mountain Bluegrass Festival (Haines Junction, YT - with Ryan McNally).