Stornoway
Biography Stornoway
Stornoway
is an indie rock band from the UK, who released three albums between 2010 and 2015. Their official active years date back from 2006 up until 2017. The band consists of a guitarist, keyboard player, bassist, and drummer. The music developed by the band is a constantly changing selection of influences from indie folk, indie rock, and chamber pop. Britpop is supported by various instruments, including guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, vocals, and guitar solos.
The band was created by Brian Briggs (guitarist) and Jonathan Quin (keyboard player). They met during Freshers’ week at Oxford, and their first conversation was about a band they both liked. After a while, they started playing music together and started forming the band. But a 2-person band isn’t a band, so they advertised for a bass player, and Oli Steadman was the only person to respond. His younger brother Rob Steadman auditioned for a drummer, and that’s how it all started.
But forming a band isn’t hard – accomplishing as much as Stornoway is the hard part. They named themselves after the Scottish town of Stornoway. Its name appeared on the TV weather reports, and they received free advertisements daily. For the 11 years of their activity,
