bio

Ellorie McKnight is a bilingual singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist (guitar and oldtime fiddle), square dance caller, and climate researcher currently living, working, and creating art on the territories of the Kwanlin Dun First Nation and the Ta’an Kwach’an Council in Whitehorse, Yukon.

Ellorie’s songwriting can be described as indie-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. Both her solo and with band performances evoke 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 (acoustic guitar and vocals). Her second EP, titled Equinox, was released in 2024 and showcases six songs recorded as a live, in-studio, off-the floor performance with full band. The record 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 complimenting Ellorie’s voice and melodies.

Ellorie has collaborated and recorded with a number of acclaimed Canadian musicians including Hendrika (harmonies), Chloe Laberge (harmonies and violin on Chasing Dawn, 2023 & duo record titled Crows, 2014), Ryan McNally (duo record, self-titled, 2022), and Claude Munson (violin, cello on Claude Munson & the Storm Outside , 2012). 

Ellorie has performed at festivals and venues across Canada and the USA (both solo and with band, and both with her songwriting and as a square dance caller and fiddler), including Canmore Folk Festival (2025), Artswells (2025), Tiny Lights Festival (2025, 2024), Alaska Folk Festival (2025, 2023) Breakout West (2024), Edmonton Fringe Festival (2024), Dawson City Music Festival (2024), Snowking Festival (2024), Woodstove Festival (2023), Print and Publishing Festival (2023), Festival Saint-Jean Whitehorse (2022), Wonderhorse Festival (2022) and Kluane Mountain Bluegrass Festival (2022).