Gnoss

Based in Glasgow, Scotland

Roles band · songwriters · instrumentalists

Gnoss are a Glasgow-based Scottish folk band founded by Orcadian musicians Aidan Moodie and Graham Rorie, initially as a duo. The group developed into a quartet blending original traditional-style tunes, contemporary folk songs and acoustic arrangements with occasional electronic elements. Moodie sings and plays guitar, Rorie plays fiddle, mandolin and electric tenor guitar, and Craig Baxter plays bodhrán and percussion. Connor Sinclair was a longstanding flute and whistle player; in an April 2026 interview Moodie identified Tiernan Courell as the group’s flute and whistle player. The band won a Danny Kyle Award at Celtic Connections in 2015, reached the semi-finals of the 2016 BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award and received several Scots Trad Music Awards nominations. Their albums include Drawn From Deep Water (2019), produced by Ross Ainslie, The Light of the Moon (2021), and Stretching Skyward (2023), produced in collaboration with Scott Wood. Their work connects the Orkney traditional scene with Glasgow’s conservatoire, recording and festival networks. They have performed internationally, including Australian and North American tours and showcases at WOMEX and Folk Alliance International.

Early career

2015 — Aidan Moodie and Graham Rorie formed Gnoss as a duo; won a Danny Kyle Award at Celtic Connections. The precise initial formation date is described differently in later interviews.
2016 — BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award semi-finalists.
2017 — Scots Trad Music Awards Up and Coming Artist of the Year nominees.
2018 — Released Brother Wind EP; contemporary reports describe the expanded quartet.

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Releases

Waves (2016)
The Silver Fox (2017)
Brother Wind (2018)
Drawn From Deep Water (2019)
The Light of the Moon (2021)
Dirt & Bone (2022)
Stretching Skyward (2023)
Spearhead (2023)
Hjop (2025)
Emily (2025)
Bennybeg (2025)
Wild Deer (2025)

Related artists

Aidan Moodie — founding member, songwriter, guitar and vocals
Graham Rorie — founding member and multi-instrumentalist
Craig Baxter — bodhrán and percussion
Connor Sinclair — documented member, flute, whistles and vocals
Tiernan Courell — named as member in April 2026 interview
Ross Ainslie — producer of Drawn From Deep Water; additional recording
Scott Wood — producer and engineer associated with Stretching Skyward
James Lindsay — guest bass on Drawn From Deep Water and double bass on 2025 singles
Kim Carnie — guest harmony vocals on Drawn From Deep Water
Zoe Bestel — guest harmony vocals on Drawn From Deep Water
John Lowrie — producer on 2025 singles
Stuart Hamilton — recording engineer for 2025 singles

Festival appearances

Celtic Connections
Orkney Folk Festival
Cambridge Folk Festival
Towersey Festival
Tønder Festival
Festival Interceltique de Lorient
Hebridean Celtic Festival
WOMEX · 2024
Folk Alliance International · 2025

Production and recording credits

Drawn From Deep Water — Produced by Ross Ainslie; recorded and mixed by Gus Stirrat at Solas Sound, Glasgow; additional recording by Ross Ainslie at Great White Studios; mastered by Michael Fossenkemper at Turtletone Studios, New York; guest bass James Lindsay; harmony vocals Kim Carnie and Zoe Bestel; artwork Orla Stevens; photography Martin Venherm.
Stretching Skyward — Collaboration with producer and engineer Scott Wood (Skerryvore); detailed track credits require further research.
Emily — Written by Aidan Moodie; James Lindsay guest double bass; recorded at Castlesound Studios with additional sessions at Rumley Sounds and Solas Sounds; produced by John Lowrie; engineering by Stuart Hamilton.
Wild Deer — Written by Aidan Moodie; recorded by Stuart Hamilton at Castlesound Studios; produced by John Lowrie; James Lindsay double bass recorded by Gus Stirrat at Solas Sounds; additional recording by Graham Rorie at Rumley Sounds; mastered by Nick Cooke; cover art Somhairle MacDonald.

Labels and affiliations

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland — members met or studied Scottish traditional music there
Celtic Connections — Danny Kyle Award and repeat festival appearances
WOMEX — official showcase, 2024
Folk Alliance International — official showcase, Montreal, 2025

Club nights and gigs

2025-10-16 · La Belle Angelle · Edinburgh, Scotland
2025-10-25 · The Art School · Glasgow, Scotland
2026-04-26 · Swallow Hill Music · Denver, Colorado, USA