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Stornoway
Acousmatic / Tape music / Indie / Soul

a living, breathing Mark Twain novel



Oxford
United Kingdom

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Last Login:  11/9/2009
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   Stornoway: General Info
Member Since2/18/2006
Band Members

Brian Briggs - Vocals/Guitar
Rob Steadman - Drums
Ollie Steadman - Bass guitar
Jonathan Ouin - Keys/Strings
with:
Adam Briggs - Trumpet
Rahul Satija - Violin



Management: Jon Chapman
Press: Ritu Morton
Radio: Chris Slade
Bookings: Rob Challice



LAST FMREVERB NATIONMYSPACEFACEBOOK

'A breath of fresh air. Come join the lovely revolution.'
NME

'A passionate singer makes his case and a violin holds the line, wiry, visceral guitar parts ensure the song lodges in the brain. 4/5'
'Unfaithful' review, THE MIRROR

'No-one ever said this would be problem free" sings Brian Briggs, yet this makes for two stirring singles out of two. Briggs' vocals wander around a vast range, guitars build to an exultant scream, the strings soar with a rare grace. The best new band around. 9/10'
'Unfaithful' review, PLANET SOUND

'Songs such as 'Unfaithful' and 'Zorbing' have them in danger of shaking off their 'best-kept secret' tag in the near future. 4/5'
ARTROCKER

'Maybe it needs a bunch of degrees to write songs this amazing. It doesn't require anything other than working ears to realise how special they are. 5/5'
THE NEWS OF THE WORLD

'Magical, majestic songs. 4/5'
Live review, THE SUNDAY TIMES

'My favourite single of the year'
'Zorbing' review, THE GUARDIAN

'Stornoway's sound is like shifting sand: a mixture of acoustic pastorals, pop balladry and folkedelia. Tomorrow, Glastonbury. Next week, the world. 4/5'
THE INDEPENDENT

'It is that rare thing, a pop song so devoid of cynicism and so bathed in sun-dappled melody it is impossible not to love'
'Zorbing' review, DROWNED IN SOUND

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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Nov 24 2009 8:00P
Mencap Little Noise Sessions @ Union Chapel London, South
Dec 3 2009 8:00P
UniTruck @ Bucks University Student Union High Wycombe
Dec 16 2009 8:00P
The Spiegeltent in Gloucester Gloucester
Jan 15 2010 8:00P
EUROSONIC, Netherlands Groningen
Feb 8 2010 8:00P
Exeter Phoenix Exeter
Feb 9 2010 8:00P
Reading South Street Reading
Feb 10 2010 8:00P
Brighton Komedia Brighton
Feb 11 2010 8:00P
London Rich Mix London
Feb 13 2010 8:00P
Norwich Arts Centre Norwich
Feb 14 2010 8:00P
The Sage Gateshead
Feb 15 2010 8:00P
Brudenell Social Club Leeds
Feb 16 2010 8:00P
Band On The Wall Manchester
Feb 17 2010 8:00P
Glee Club Birmingham
Apr 30 2010 8:00P
BERGENFEST, Norway Bergen

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   About Stornoway
STORNOWAY

The band consists of an ornithologist, a rusty russian translator, and a South African brotherhood. They were first united in a snow-encrusted garage in Oxford, where they instantly attracted the attention of Dr & Mrs Killjoy the neighbours.

After initially dabbling in Psychadelic Punk, Comic Jazz, Rocksteady, and banana costumes, the band honed their sound and instantly attracted the attention of Adam Briggs, brother of the ornithologist. Adam’s trumpeting can now be heard on our debut single ‘Zorbing’, a song about the extreme sport invented in New Zealand by Andrew Akers and Dwayne van der Sluis. After throwing up, the band instantly attracted the attention of violinist Rahul Satija, who can be heard playing on our current single ‘Unfaithful’.

The band’s extracurricular interests include hiking trips, tandem cycling, power-kiting, nature-watching and something called hackisack. None of them have ever been to their Hebridean namesake. But Brian once got to within 37 miles of it.


'Zorbing' now available here:
ITUNES

'Unfaithful' now available here:

Our second single Unfaithful is now available on limited edition 7" vinyl from independent record stores (Rough Trade, Monorail in Glasgow, Picadilly in Manchester, Rounder in Brighton and Videosyncratic in Oxford) and is downloadable from iTunes, play.com, 7Digital and Amazon. The artwork was designed by Matt Halliday and, as you'll see below, there's a new video up on youtube, filmed and masterminded by Gina Hood and our very own Oliver Steadman.

Unfaithful single - out 28-09-09



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Nov 8 2009 6:35 PM

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John Hampson

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Nov 8 2009 3:03 PM

Good to see you guys again, well done with the TV
Laura

Laura



Nov 7 2009 11:41 PM

Jesus. Just listened to The Coldharbour Road. My God. I would like to buy that too.
Andus

Andus



Nov 7 2009 11:33 PM

Andus and Quigsy think "Fuel Up" is going to be a massive hit - it will be the song that breaks you and you'll ride high on a wave of credible popularity!

Great to be your mates - by the way - a girl down my local told me last night she nearly wet her knickers over Ollie on the telly!
Laura

Laura



Nov 7 2009 11:24 PM

Is there a way to buy The End of the Movie? I believe it used to be on iTunes (but I'm very likely wrong) and now I can't find it anywhere. I'd very much like to own it.
BlackDogHat

BlackDogHat



Nov 7 2009 3:48 PM

Love the music guys
Magic!

Cheers
John
BlackDogHat
hope you can catch our tails?
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Nov 7 2009 3:34 PM

Cool on Joolz!
Hypertic

Hypertic



Nov 7 2009 11:54 AM

Never heard of you guys until I saw Jools Holland but you's were the stand out act.Really brilliant stuff.Big future ahead and best of luck with it.Hope to see you's playing in Dublin sometime!
Peter

Peter Hart



Nov 7 2009 12:41 AM

hi top job on jools, great to see you on it. I wish they had had some footage of your gig Friday to show everyone too :)
Newhampton Arts Centre Wolverhampton

Newhampton Arts Wolverhampton



Nov 6 2009 4:41 PM

Great to have you play at Newhampton, hope to have you back soon
Bark

Bark Pamphlet



Nov 5 2009 9:57 PM

And yet Cheryl Cole sits at Number 1. What sort of a world is this? Drown your sorrows with our entire back catalogue.

Nicely!














The Woo! Worths

The Woo! Worths



Nov 5 2009 1:05 PM

Wowsers! Fantastic to see you on Jools! Very good indeed. It's all plain zorbing from here boys!

Love from Rich, Steve & Jo

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Broadcast 2000

Broadcast 2000



Nov 5 2009 11:48 AM

just caught the jools clip on youtube..
fantastic! well done chaps.
The Travelling Band

The Travelling Band



Nov 5 2009 11:13 AM

nice one chaps..! Just finishing the second one now.. it's getting there!! Give us a heads up next time you're in Manchester.. be great to see you play up here!
Melanie

Melanie



Nov 4 2009 11:50 PM

Splendid! Album?
Neilfatea

Neilfatea



Nov 4 2009 6:15 PM

Congrats on a great appearance last night

Cheers

Neil
The Travelling Band

The Travelling Band



Nov 4 2009 5:17 PM

nice work boys last night!!!! great to see you lot on Jools!!
JUREMA D.U.B

JUREMA D.U.B



Nov 4 2009 2:09 PM

Olá!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fico feliz em fazer parte do seu espaço!!
Bark

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Nov 4 2009 12:10 PM

Those long motorway trips betwixt gigs must get awful tiresome. How about the nation's favourite pamphlet to make the wheels on the bus go round and round (faster)?

Bark Pamphlet is us.

Nicely!
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Nov 4 2009 11:13 AM

Looking forward to you joining us at the Little Noise Sessions!
:)

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Stornoway to appear at Mencap's acclaimed Little Noise Sessions;
playing an intimate, acoustic gig on Tuesday 24th November at the Union Chapel, along with Newton Faulkner, Scouting for Girls and Little Comets.

All proceeds go to Mencap, working to support people with a learning disability, and their families and carers.

For more information or to get tickets, please visit www.littlenoisesessions.org.uk or the Little Noise myspace page.
x
Trev Williams

Trev Williams



Nov 4 2009 8:39 AM

great stuff guys :) looking forward to hearing the second tune on friday!
Joyous

Joyous



Nov 4 2009 3:01 AM

You lot on jools holland were amazing! Good to see something fresh


Joyous x
Family Machine

Family Machine



Nov 4 2009 1:24 AM

Great work on JH gents... Excellent!
Anton Barbeau

Anton Barbeau



Nov 4 2009 1:02 AM

Hoooorah! We raced home tonight to catch y'all on tv, loved seeing/hearing ye. On one hand, it was surreal and wild, but at the same time weirdly comforting to hear "Zorbing" coming out of the screen. Really excited for you, and happy that more and more World Peeps are getting to hear these songs. Hoooorah!
Prodding Juliet

Prodding Juliet



Nov 4 2009 1:00 AM

Hey guys,
Congrats on tonights performance on later with jools, you were awesome! Zorbing is so much better than the bland new foo fighters song!
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