Lady of the Sunshine

Angus & Julia Stone
Julia Stone at the Edmonton Folk Music Festival 2015
Background information
Origin	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Genres	Folk rock, indie pop, acoustic
Years active	2006 (2006)–present
Labels	American Recordings, EMI Music Australia, Virgin EMI, Universal Germany, Discograph France
Associated acts	Rick Rubin
Website	www.angusandjuliastone.com
Members	Angus Stone Julia Stone Rob Calder Matt Johnson
Past members	Mitchell "Mitch" Connelly Clay MacDonald

Angus & Julia Stone are an Australian folk and indie pop group, formed in 2006 by siblings Angus and Julia Stone. Angus & Julia Stone have released four studio albums: A Book Like This (2007), Down the Way (2010), Angus & Julia Stone (2014), and Snow (2017). At the ARIA Music Awards of 2010, they won five awards from nine nominations: Album of the Year, Best Adult Alternative Album, Best Cover Art and Producer of the Year for Down the Way, and Single of the Year for "Big Jet Plane". The siblings have each issued two solo albums.

Angus and Julia Stone were born in Sydney to Kim and John Stone in 1986 and 1984; respectively. Kim was a marine biologist, singer and high school teacher; who then spent 20 years in institutional funds management. She now goes by the name Kim Jones, and serves as a non-executive board director. John Stone, meanwhile, was a builder and high school teacher; as well as a musician in his own right. Kim and John were a folk duo before Angus and Julia's older sister, Catherine, was born in October 1982. Catherine, Julia and Angus grew up in the suburb of Newport on Sydney's Northern Beaches. They attended Newport Primary School and then Barrenjoey High School. They were all taught by their father with their mother singing to them, helping them to develop their musicality. At family gatherings, when the Stones performed, Catherine was on saxophone, Julia on trumpet and Angus on trombone; with Kim singing and John on keyboards or guitar.

During their teen years, their parents separated amicably. The children spent equal time with their mother and father, as both parents lived in the same suburb. During this time, Angus started writing pop songs. After finishing school, Angus worked as a labourer while Julia taught trumpet. Angus learned guitar and while recuperating from a snowboarding accident, Kim and Angus travelled to South America to join Julia and then go on to meet Catherine who was travelling in Italy.