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Stornoway

a living, breathing Mark Twain novel

About Me



"THE GOOD FISH GUIDE" - single (2008)

All profits from the download single will go to the Marine Conservation Society .

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/18/2006
Band Website: you are there already....
Band Members: Brian Briggs
Rob Steadman
Ollie Steadman
Jon Ouin
Adam Briggs

Management: Russell Barker
Sounds Like: "An eccentric but engaging folky take on rustic rock, skewing muted guitar thrashes with buzzing keyboards or subtly-placed trumpet and cello....what really lifts the band above the ordinary is the singer's huge, heroic vocal performance, an equal to The Waterboys’ Mike Scott at its best." NIGHTSHIFT, May 08

'Simon & Garfunkel take over a drum and bass session and some incredible cymbal work makes a sound like sunlight glinting from an icicle.. Except even better. This EP is an embarrassment of riches…whereas the final track (The Good Fish Guide) is just a bit of an embarrassment.' OXFORD BANDS, April 08

‘another fine slice of seaside melancholy, delivered with their finest hooks and bleeding guitars all present, dramatic and stirring throughout.' SUBBA-CULTCHA, April 08

"Stornoway are obviously full of sole. They rock the plaice! We at Greenpeace loved herring this song. Never mind the Pollock – here’s the Good Fish Guide!” GREENPEACE, February 08

"A genuine great pop band, capable of turning bedroom angst into poetry and making the result sound like The Flying Pickets playing prime Belle & Sebastian. No hype and an almost heroic lack of attitude meant Stornoway stood or fell on their songs alone, and tall and proud they stood. Already the rest of the world is starting to wake up to their very obvious charms." NIGHTSHIFT, December 07

"This is perfect...I think you're gonna love this" COLIN MURRAY before playing The End of the Movie on BBC RADIO 1, July 07

"Renowned for their live shows...the songs are both arresting and sublime" TRUCK FESTIVAL preview, July 07

"As soon as Stornoway starts playing I know they’re my kind of band. They’re probably your kind of band too. This is stuff I’ve needed to hear. They’re creatively courageous and entertaining, and when the trumpeter comes on stage with a horse’s head on I begin to think more bands could use a trumpet in their sound. Hell, more bands could use a guy in a horse’s head." DAILYINFO, May 07

"Song after exquisite song of intelligent kinder-folk beauty. ‘End of the Movie’ is as bed-sit savvy as the flying pickets doing Adrian Gurvitz’s ‘Classic’, while the impossibly infectious ‘Zorbing’ is an instant hit that just will not leave your head." NIGHTSHIFT, May 07

"Wonderfully lush mixture of simple pop-orientated folk, gorgeous melodies and some sublime harmonies - fuck The View, these boys have got star quality!" SUBBA-CULTCHA, April 07

"Every so often, there are bands who appear on the bills of gigs, completely with no hype and anonymous, and they turn out to be completely formed and brilliant. Taken outside of the live setting, without the fun additions during their performance, it’s clear to see that this is a band of excellent song writers and arrangers...they revert back to the good old days, where great, simple songs will always shine through." NUNUWORLDMUSIC, April 07

"Stornoway are rapidly becoming one of Oxford's best bands without anyone noticing. It may be wonderfully crafted folk-pop, but it veers off on many tangents before coming back home. 'The Pupil Of Your Eye' is like a ride on an old boneshaker, there's delightful trumpet and cello playing, lovely harmonies and in new song 'Zorbing' one of the most gorgeous tunes I've heard in ages." RUSSELL'S REVIEWS, April 07

"Stornoway conjour up the innocent coziness of early Belle and Sebastian...Indie pop fans will melt in the brains, while everyone else will be amused by the photo of a donkey playing the drums on the back cover." ARTROCKER, March 07

"...like the Byrds gone psychotic...Oxford’s best-kept secret. I have a feeling they won’t be for much longer." OXFORDBANDS.COM, March 07

"My cup of tea. Excellent ditties." BETHAN ELFYN, BBC Radio One, March 07

"Hatpop." GAPPY TOOTH, February 07
Type of Label: None

My Blog

ep launch @ OXFORD ACADEMY, 24th May

Hallo deer, some fings for you to get your antlers into: We're playing a headline slot at the CARLING ACADEMY (Oxford) on SATURDAY 24th MAY. This will be our EP launch, and we've secured the support ...
Posted by Stornoway on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 05:43:00 PST

WOOD festival - 16-18th May - tickets now available!

Tickets are now available for WOOD festival -  The line up (on two stages) includes:GET CAPE. WEAR CAPE. FLYASHLEY HUTCHINGS’ Rainbow Catchers with special guest JUDY DUNLOP ...
Posted by Stornoway on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 06:02:00 PST

*** INDY AWARDS ***

Dear Folk,   As of the start of this month, you have been issued with a new superhuman ability. This power is unlike any other: controlling your enemies' minds and wills with your X-ray vision ...
Posted by Stornoway on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 02:40:00 PST

TRUCK

Hello Reader, As we approach the end of 2007 AD, we very much hope you are all still full of festivizational fripperies. Since you ask, yes we are feeling very festive. Stornoway h...
Posted by Stornoway on Fri, 28 Dec 2007 05:26:00 PST

JDP

"Dustbowl America to Gujarat via the Hebrides" We're putting on a very special gig at the Jacqueline Du Pre building on Saturday 26th January, featuring the magnificent NORTH SEA RADIO ...
Posted by Stornoway on Mon, 17 Dec 2007 01:44:00 PST

BBC 6Music - Introducing with Tom Robinson

This very week there have been some rather interesting developments on the wireless, with a couple of mentions on Radio 1 (Steve Lamacq and Colin Murray). Who'd have thought it? Great news all round. ...
Posted by Stornoway on Sun, 04 Nov 2007 02:49:00 PST

ITV Local, Truck Fest, and Jo Whiley

A few weeks back we were filmed by ITV Local, as part of the "Top of the Ox" competition, performing a song called "Unfaithful", featuring a cable monster*. The results of that sweaty afternoon c...
Posted by Stornoway on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 01:54:00 PST

**** T R U C K **** (Revised time/date!!!)

**** T R U C K **** Yes, in case you were wondering, Truck festival is most definitely still on...and we have been given a great new slot!: Date: Saturday 22nd Sep 07 Sta...
Posted by Stornoway on Wed, 27 Jun 2007 01:10:00 PST

Subba-Cultcha podcast

Zorbing is featured on the latest www.Subba-cultcha.com podcast! They're doing an 'Unsigned & Up 'n' Coming' series (an Online Radio show free for download). Other bands featured a...
Posted by Stornoway on Sat, 25 Aug 2007 04:18:00 PST

Stornoway on Radio 1 - and again!

During our set at the Jericho Tavern last night, news spread from the crowd that we had just been played on Radio 1.  Gradually more and more texts arrived to confirm the rumour.  We were pl...
Posted by Stornoway on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 03:04:00 PST