Owl In The Sun

Owl In The Sun

Owl In The Sun play original songs based around melody, with influences from folk, Americana and gypsy jazz. The group uses acoustic instruments and vocal harmonies, and develops a repertoire that includes both albums and EP material.

Releases

The band releases its debut album, Outside the City Way of Things, in 2010. Its second album, Black House, follows in 2012, with the EP Tales of the Black House arriving in the spring of the same year. The track “Flags” is selected for BBC Introducing airplay on Radio 1 in 2011.

Broadcasts and live appearances

Owl In The Sun appears on BBC Introducing Stage at Glastonbury in 2011 and receives TV coverage through the festival’s BBC red button output. Their live dates include Larmer Tree Festival, Purbeck Folk Festival, Communion Music, Bristol Acoustic Music Festival, and the Glastonbury Emerging Talent Showcase. Radio play and sessions include Radio 1, BBC 6 Music, The Bob Harris Show on BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio Bristol, BCFM, and BBC Radio Solent.

Recognition

The band is a finalist for the Isambard Nu-Folk Award 2011 and the UK Songwriting Competition. Bob Harris on BBC Radio 2 describes the debut album as “absolutely lovely”, while Mark Kermode on The Culture Show calls it a “lovely album of songs” that are “wittily written, artfully arranged and niftily played”. Fearne Cotton describes “Flags” as “absolutely gorgeous”.