Eagleowl

eagleowl
eagleowl at Homegame festival 2010 (Anstruther, Fife)
Background information
Origin	Edinburgh, Scotland
Genres	Indie Folk, Slowcore
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Fife Kills Kilter Fence Records Lost Map Records
Website	www.eagleowlattack.co.uk
Members	Bartholomew Owl - guitar, vocals, glockenspiel Clarissa Cheong - double bass, vocals Malcolm Benzie - violin, guitar, vocals Rob St John - harmonium, organ, vocals Owen Williams - drums Hannah Shepherd - cello, vocals

eagleowl are a lo-fi, post-folk band from Edinburgh, Scotland.

eagleowl are Bartholomew Owl (guitar, vocals, glockenspiel), Clarissa Cheong (double bass, vocals), Malcolm Benzie (violin, guitar, vocals), Rob St John (harmonium, organ, vocals), Owen Williams (drums) and Hannah Shepherd (cello).

The Scotsman, in a 2009 interview, described the band as "the soundtrack to the saddest, most beautiful art-house film you've never seen." The band's sound has been compared to Low, Galaxie 500, Dirty Three, John Cale, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy and The Low Anthem. In an interview with The List, Bart Owl cited Bert Jansch, Fairport Convention, Alasdair Roberts, Smog and Edinburgh contemporaries Broken Records and Withered Hand as influences on the band.

Between 2008–10 eagleowl released two EPs and a single to widespread national critical acclaim: For the Thoughts You Never Had EP (2008: Fife Kills Records); 7 inch single Sleep The Winter (2009: Kilter); and Into the Fold EP (2010: Kilter). Sleep The Winter was featured on the soundtrack to BBC drama Lip Service on 9 November 2010 and Into the Fold EP has received radio play from XFM, BBC Radio Scotland's Vic Galloway and BBC 6 Music's Gideon Coe.