TRAD Awards up-and-coming nominees for 2017 Gnoss have recently released an EP showcasing their unique take on folk-rooted influences.
Brother Wind is an intriguing mix of intricately arranged folk songs and self-penned compositions which highlights the talents of these current and former students of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
Gnoss is made up of Graham Rorie (fiddle and mandolin), Aidan Moodie (guitar and vocals) Connor Sinclair (flutes/whistles and vocals) and Craig Baxter (bodhran and percussion). Taking inspiration from a wealth of Scottish musical traditions, the boys have been tipped as “ones to watch” by Songlines magazine for their lively, engaging, and honest performances.
Through the richly layered vocal lines in Brother Wind, the heavy groove underpinning The Bodhran Set, or the delicately arranged Scots ballad I Will Set My Ship In Order, this introduction to Gnoss’s innovative take on a warmly familiar sound commands your attention until the final fiery seconds of The Moul Head, a set of reels rooted in the musical heritage of Rorie and Moodie’s home in Orkney.
The band embark on a Scottish tour in April starting in Eyemouth on April 7.
For more information and full tour dates go to www.gnossmusic.com.
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