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, and also sings, fiddles, and plays guitar in a number of other projects.

Ellorie’s sound can be described as nostalgic folk, inspired by vast landscapes, endless dreaming, and wild hearts. Her songs are shaped by delicate vocals, lyrics painting thoughtful reflections of both the individual and collective human experience, and a nostalgia which invites wonder and dreaming. Her solo performance is as captivating as her full band performance, both evoking deep emotion and contemplation about relationships, modernity, and what comes next.

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 Desjardins 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 Breakout West 2024 (full band), Dawson City Music Festival 2024 (solo and vocals for Hendrika), Tiny Lights Festival 2024 ( full band), Snowking Festival 2024 (duo with drums and fiddle for The Wild Notes), Woodstove Festival 2023 (solo with guest Miles Zurawell), Print and Publishing Festival 2023 (with Saltwater Hank), Alaska Folk Festival 2023 (with Ryan McNally & Kieran Poile, ), Festival Saint-Jean 2022 (Whitehorse, YT - with Ryan McNally & Remi Dean), Wonderhorse Festival 2022 (solo), and Kluane Mountain Bluegrass Festival 2022 (Haines Junction, YT - duo with Ryan McNally).