Stornoway

Stornoway is a British alternative indie folk band from the Cowley area of
Oxford. It consists of singer and guitarist Brian Briggs;
multi-instrumentalists Jon Ouin and Oli Steadman, and the latter's brother Rob
on drums. The band is usually joined by trumpeter Adam Briggs and violinist
Rahul Satija. Named after the Scottish town of Stornoway on the ... read more

Beady Eye And Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds Shortlisted For XFM's 'New Music Award'

Beady Eye, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds and The Vaccines are among the artists nominated for XFM's New Music Award.The award, which is given to the best album relea...
Posted 30 January 8.54am — Comment on this

Achtung Bono! Glastonbury gets political

This was to be the year the festival got its radical mojo back. So what happened to all the protests?There were rumours of siege towers and stage invasions. But in the en...
Posted 26 June 2011 6.29pm — Comment on this

Isle of Wight festival – review

Seaclose Park, NewportWhile the metal mayhem of Download strains to start the festival season with a bang, Isle Of Wight, a decade after its resurrection, eases us in wit...
Posted 12 June 2011 11.55pm — Comment on this

Stornoway reveal 'bedroom' album plan at Isle Of Wight Festival

The band will be recording in their kitchens too...
Posted 11 June 2011 3.25pm — Comment on this

Stornoway release things

Read to make sense of it all.
Posted 27 May 2011 2.16pm — Comment on this

Sea Of Bees US tour starts today plus new live sessions...

Sea Of Bees kicks off their North American tour with Stornoway tonight! Last month saw Sea Of Bees in New York for an epic 11 night stint of performing every night arou...
Posted 24 May 2011 10.12pm — Comment on this

Tonight, Sea Of Bees kicks off the epic 10 night stint in New York! US tour

Just a brief note to let you know about the upcoming Sea Of Bees shows happening between Brooklyn and Manhattan over the next ten days! Not in the New York area? Do not...
Posted 21 April 2011 11.00pm — Comment on this

Ishbel MacAskill obituary

Scottish singer known as the 'Gaelic diva'Ishbel MacAskill, who has died after a fall aged 70, was an outstanding singer of Gaelic song, often referred to as the "Gaelic ...
Posted 14 April 2011 5.55pm — Comment on this

Stornoway

Stornoway Stornoway have announced a leg of select North American tour dates with Sea of Bees in late May that will include a stop in NYC at Music Hall of Williamsburg on...
Posted 30 March 2011 4.55pm — Comment on this

Follow SXSW bands with our interactive artist pages

To celebrate the launch of our SXSW interactive pages, here are 10 artists worth following at this year's Texan get-togetherIt's amazing what you can get done at a hack d...
Posted 17 February 2011 2.17pm — Comment on this

Stornoway Win Xfm's New Music Award

XFM - 'Beachcomber's Windowsill' was named Best British Debut of 2010 by Xfm's panel of experts...
Posted 10 February 2011 7.28am — Comment on this

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