Stornoway is an English Indie Alternative Faux Pop band from the Cowley area of Oxford, UK that consists of singer and guitarist Brian Briggs; singer, guitarist, cellist and keyboardist Jon Ouin; singer, guitarist and bassist Oliver Steadman; drummer Robert Steadman. The band is usually 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 has released one single, Zorbing in July 2009. Their second single Unfaithful was released on 28th September 2009 on CD, 7" vinyl and iTunes digital download. The launch concert for this single was held at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London on 21st September. Their debut tour took place from 16th to 30th October culminating in a very special concert at Oxford's Sheldonian Theatre, accompanied by the Oxford Millenium Orchestra.
Stornoway played sets at a number of UK summer festivals in 2009, including Glastonbury festival 2009, and wrote a series of articles about their experiences for the Daily Telegraph newspaper.
On September 1, 2009, they played a secret free concert at Tate Modern, London, being introduced by Sara Cox and supported by Reverend and the Makers The event was to celebrate the launch of the new climate change campaign 10:10.
Stornoway appeared on Later... with Jools Holland in November 2009, along with Sting, Norah Jones, Jay-Z and Foo Fighters.
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