Brewery Innis and Gunn has enlisted the help of traditional Scottish band Gnoss to celebrate its sponsorship of folk music festival Celtic Connections.
The band performed sets at Innis and Gunn’s taprooms on West Nile Street and Ashton Lane in Glasgow. They also performed for passersby on a bus between the venues.
The band’s guitarist and vocalist Aidan Moodie said: “What a laugh playing our music round the streets of Glasgow! We’ve been locked in the studio recording some new tunes, so it was great to get outside for a breath of fresh air. Even if it was baltic.”
“Celtic Connections is one of our favourite festivals and we loved kicking it off with the Innis & Gunn bus tour. We’re playing our biggest headline show to date at the festival, alongside the incredible Lauren MacColl, which sold out the other day. And we’ve just been invited to play The Barrowlands on Friday 24th January alongside some of our Orcadian musical pals; The Chair and FARA. It’s going to be one hell of a month!”
The festival hosts 300 events across 25 venues. It will run from 16 January to 2 February.
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Gnoss will also be performing a sold-out show at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on 1 February.
Master brewer and founder of Innis and Gunn Dougal Sharp said: “We’re all about good beer for good folk! While there’s plenty of chatter about Dry January, we wanted to start 2025 with a bang – and what better way to do it than by partnering with Celtic Connections? It’s a standout moment in Scotland’s cultural calendar, and we’re proud to be the headline partner.
“But for us, it’s never just about putting our name on something – it’s about getting stuck in and going all out. That’s exactly what we did with this bus tour. Having the hugely talented Gnoss perform a live, rolling gig on one of Glasgow’s iconic sightseeing buses was pure magic, not to mention the buzz in our taprooms.
He added: “Folk music is infectious, lively, and bursting with energy – a perfect antidote to the darkest month of the year. Paired with a great beer and good company, it’s the ultimate winter pick-me-up, and we’re thrilled to be part of it.
“Homegrown talent isn’t just something we celebrate – it’s who we are. Like Gnoss, Innis & Gunn was born and brewed right here in Scotland. It’s a match made in heaven.”
