Stornoway announce vinyl reissue of their first two albums

“It means a lot to us to have these first two albums reissued on vinyl. The recordings on these albums are all homemade – captured on an 8-track portable machine, and recorded in wind-battered barns, churches, camper vans and college bedrooms," says vocalist/guitarist Brian Briggs. "They all bring back powerful memories of that exciting time in our career. We poured our hearts and souls into these albums and the songs still speak to us today, and feature heavily in our live shows. We hope you enjoy revisiting them as much as we have!”

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Having honed their sound as a DIY guitar band unusually rooted in folk tradition, putting out a series of word-of-mouth EP’s before finally signing to 4AD, Stornoway released their debut album, Beachcomber’s Windowsill, in May 2010. Tales From Terra Firma followed in March 2013, a more ambitious, complex and imaginative body of work that explored ideas of birth, death, marriage and coming of age. Written by Briggs in his ‘adventure capsule’ campervan in urban Oxford, they recorded in locations across the city before producing it themselves in their garage studio ‘Stornostudios’, with help from mix engineer George Shilling (having loved his work with Teenage Fanclub).

Following a hiatus since 2016 after the release of third LP Bonxie, Stornoway returned this year with new album Dig the Mountain!. Now the trio of Brian, Jon and Oli, their sold-out UK tour that ended at Kentish Town Forum on 3 November has been extended, continuing in February 2024.