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Stornoway


Stornoway is a British alt-indie-folk band who formed in 2006 in the Cowley Road area of Oxford, UK. The band released three albums from 2010 to 2015. In October 2016 the band announced that they would be splitting up after a farewell tour during spring 2017, playing their final show on 12 March 2017. In 2022, the band reformed for a one-off set of gigs (including the Truck Festival in Oxfordshire and WOMAD Charlton Park in July 2022) and the set of gigs is continuing in 2023 (including a gig with Fyfe Dangerfield in London in April 2023, and the Canbridge Folk Festival in July 2023). The band was formed by singer and guitarist Brian Briggs, multi-instrumentalists Jon Ouin and Oli Steadman, and the latter's brother Rob Steadman on drums. The band was often joined by trumpeter Adam Briggs and violinist Rahul Satija. Named after the Hebridean town on the Isle of Lewis, which appears on all UK televised weather reports and shipping forecasts, the group incorporates string instruments and keyboards, supported by a typical pop backline of guitar, drums, and bass guitar. The band is signed to the British independent record label 4AD. Stornoway's first radio play came in March 2006 with a demo version of I Saw You Blink on BBC Oxford Introducing. One of the band's first high-profile live appearances was at Radio 1's Big Weekend in 2009, held in Lydiard Park, Swindon. Stornoway self-released their first single Zorbing in July 2009, playing at a number of UK summer festivals inclu...

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