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they are really marvellous. Really. A proper talented band with proper instruments (lots of them) and great songs. I went with DS1 (17) and my sister and it was really lovely.

Well OK then, you've all gone to bed. But I was there, in Kilburn High Road, tapping my silver Converse clad foot to this lovely beat.

<shuffles off to bed, singing Zorbing>

Glad you enjoyed your concert.

What sort of music do they play?

Glad you enjoyed your concert.

What sort of music do they play?

I only wanted to ask that once.

you can listen to a sample of their debut single from this link

Folk. Hmm not really my thing, but I could imagine listening to them during a nice hot summers day at a music festival, while sipping on a drink.
I wouldn't buy their albums though.

Are they a new band?

Ignore me. You did say debut single. I'm having another brunette moment.

It's not really folk but folk inspired. Lots of musical instruments, trumpet, banjo, fiddle, acoustic guitar.

LOL at brunette moment.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/apr/24/stornoway-first-sight

AllFallDown - Oh thanks for the link to that. I'm glad they are that Guardian writer's new favourite band too.

Been quite a bit of press about them. They're lovely, aren't they? Here's the video for the single

embarrasing admission but if i wasnt about to hit 39 and they were avalble in WHSmiths I would have massive posters of Stornoway all over my bedroom wall (and probably a pencil case!)

The bass player phworrrrr...and their music is quite good too!

this is a link to my current favourite stornoway song -a vid of a session they did for BBC Oxford

http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/oxford/hi/peopleand_places/music/newsid8136000/8136250.stm

Oh, I love these! I listened to Zorbing about five times in a row one day because it's so fantastic. Do they have a CD out? You can get their stuff on iTunes but it doesn't like me and won't let me pay for anything.

totally addictive...I couldnt stop listening to Zorbing now cant stop listening to fuel up (see previous link)

but sadly (and criminally) unsigned so very hard to get hold of stuff... I just content myself with timewasting sessions on Utube watching various poor quality videos of them live!

Here's a nice piece about them from Friday's Guardian.

I saw them a year and a half ago at Wychwood and bought all 3 EPs that they have out, I'm so glad that they have made it to the populace at last!!

they remind me of a poppier decemberists (who rather lost me with their last concept album tbh). not altogether a bad thing, although the decemberists at their best have it pretty much covered for me when it comes to "folk-inspired".

heh. it turns out they're playing a festival i already have tickets to, might check them out live

Did you see them on Later with Jools Holland? Lovely. I'm torn between wanting them to release an album and wanting to keep them as my secret passion.....