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Released: Sep 6, 2011
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  • Genre: Alternative / Folk / Pop

    Location Newcastle/Alston/Penrith, Un

    Profile Views: 48137

    Last Login: 9/10/2011

    Member Since 1/31/2006

    Website www.facebook.com/roomfullofowls

    Type of Label Unsigned

  • Bio

    Based in the isolated Pennine-valley town of Alston, Room Full Of Owls combine a hybrid of folk, funk and ambient pop to create their own distinctive and catchy sound. Already-established singer/songwriter Fiona Clayton is backed by an energetic mix of guitar, fiddle, keys and funk-influenced rhythm section. The band have been astonishing audiences since their inception in early 2008, performing across Cumbria and the North of England, including a critically acclaimed performance at the Drystone Stage at Solfest and high-profile support slots with The Brute Chorus and the Joy Formidable. The band recently appearance on The BBC Introducing show for BBC Radio Lancashire, where they entertained listeners with excerpts from their forthcoming EP, whilst chatting to radio host Sean Mcginty.

  • Members

    FIONA CLAYTON - Vocals, Guitar, and Piano, TOM MACMILLAN - Lead Guitar, ROBIN MOODY - Fiddle, Mandolin and Bazuki, JAN CARDY - Bass, STEVE ORCHITON - Drums JOHN LAMBETH - Percussion

  • Influences

    Radiohead, David Toop, Muse, Nobuo Uematsu, J. S. Bach, Portishead, Philip Glass, Steve Reich, Harold Budd, Brian Eno, Fleetfoxes, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Rage Against The Machine, Nirvana, Erik Satie, Claude Debussy, John Cage, Igor Stravinsky, The Pixies, 65daysofstatic, Ravi Shanker, John Lee Hooker, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, Pentangle, Bert Jansch, John Coltrane, La Monte Young, Terry Riley, Pink Floyd, Blondie, Arnold Bax, Florence and the Machine, Harry Partch, Django Rienhardt, Stephane Grapelli, Thomas Newman, Maddy Prior, Kathryn Tickell, The Prodigy, South Central, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Elbow, Jesca Hoop, Foals, Wallis, Bon Iver, Anais Mitchell, Emily Smith, Stevie Nicks, Fleetwood Mac, Lissie, Carpenters, Nico, Sam Cooke, Jackie Wilson, Stevie Wonder, Ray Lamontagne, Colonies of Colonies of bees, Ulrich Schnauss, Polar Bear, Radiohead, David Toop, Muse, Nobuo Uematsu, J. S. Bach, Portishead, Philip Glass, Steve Reich, Harold Budd, Brian Eno, Fleetfoxes, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Rage Against The Machine, Nirvana, Erik Satie, Claude Debussy, John Cage, Igor Stravinsky, The Pixies, 65daysofstatic, Ravi Shanker, John Lee Hooker, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, Pentangle, Bert Jansch, John Coltrane, La Monte Young, Terry Riley, Pink Floyd, Blondie, Arnold Bax, Florence and the Machine, Harry Partch, Django Rienhardt, Stephane Grapelli, Thomas Newman, Maddy Prior, Kathryn Tickell, The Prodigy, South Central, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Elbow, Jesca Hoop, Foals, Wallis, Bon Iver, Anais Mitchell, Emily Smith, Stevie Nicks, Fleetwood Mac, Lissie, Carpenters, Nico, Sam Cooke, Jackie Wilson, Stevie Wonder, Ray Lamontagne, Colonies of Colonies of bees, Ulrich Schnauss, Polar Bear, Foo Fighters, Placebo, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Maroon 5, Nirvana, Pendulum, The Strokes, Mumford & Sons, Kings of Leon, Linkin Park, Glasvegas, Coldplay, Biffy Clyro, Audioslave, Dirty Pretty Things, Gorillaz, Paramore, Mindless Self Indulgance, Puddle of Mud, Queens of the Stone Age, The Hoosiers, The Raconteurs, Editors, Florence & The Machine, Hard-Fi, Artic Monkeys, System of a Down, Portishead, Mark Ronson, Son of Dave, Blink 182, Lostprophets, Dizzee Rascal, Klaxons, Marina & The Diamonds

  • Sounds Like

    Laura Marling, Ellie Goulding, Lissie, Florance & The Machine, La Roux, Marina & The Diamonds, Mumford & Sons, Adele

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Alston based band, Room Full Of Owls have been playing their well-received folky, alternative rock across UK venues since October 2008. In this time the band have obtained prestigious support slots with up-and-coming luminaries, such as the Joy Formidable and the Airborne Toxic Event as well as playing many of Cumbria's top festivals, including their triumphant, memorable set on Solfest's drystone stage in 2009.


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