eagleowl
{{Short description|Scottish indie folk band}}
{{Distinguish|Eagle owl}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = eagleowl
| image = Eagleowl_promo.jpg
| caption = eagleowl at Homegame festival 2010 (Anstruther, Fife)
| landscape = yes
| origin = Edinburgh, Scotland
| Instruments =
| genre = Indie folk, Slowcore
| years_active = 2005–present
| label = Fife Kills
Kilter
Fence Records
Lost Map Records
| website = [http://www.eagleowlattack.co.uk/ www.eagleowlattack.co.uk]
| current_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 Scottish lo-fi, indie folk band from Edinburgh, Scotland.
History
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).{{citation
| title = Eagleowl, The Roxy Art House, Edinburgh
| work = The Herald
| date = 3 May 2010
| accessdate = 11 November 2010
| url =http://www.heraldscotland.com/arts-ents/music-reviews/eagleowl-the-roxy-art-house-edinburgh-1.1024757?localLinksEnabled=false}}{{citation
| title = On the radar: Eagleowl
| work = The Scotsman
| date = 28 May 2009
| accessdate = 11 November 2010
| url = http://www.scotsman.com/under-the-radar-bands/On-the-radar-Eagleowl.5325429.jp}}
The Scotsman, in a 2009 interview, described the band as "the soundtrack to the saddest, most beautiful art-house film you've never seen."{{citation
| url = http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/critique/Interview-Eagleowl.4861547.jp
| work = The Scotsman
| title = Interview: Eagleowl
| date = 10 January 2009
| accessdate = 11 November 2010}} The band's sound has been compared to Low, Galaxie 500, Dirty Three, John Cale, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy and The Low Anthem.{{citation
| title = No grand plan – just a natural progression
| work = The Herald
| date = 30 April 2010
| accessdate = 11 November 2010
| url = http://www.heraldscotland.com/arts-ents/music-features/no-grand-plan-just-a-natural-progression-1.1024128?localLinksEnabled=false}}{{citation
| title = Eagleowl (Sleep the Winter review)
| work = The List
| date = 6 January 2010
| accessdate = 11 November 2010
| url = http://www.list.co.uk/article/22855-eagleowl/}} 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.{{citation
| title = Exposure: eagleowl
| work = The List
| date = 8 April 2009
| accessdate = 11 November 2010
| url = http://www.list.co.uk/article/17040-exposure-eagleowl/}}
EPs 2008–2010
Between 2008 and 2010 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{{citation
| title = Lip Service episode 5
| work = BBC three
| accessdate = 11 November 2010
| url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00vt75r}}{{citation
| work = The Guardian
| title = Local bands picked for soundtrack to BBC's controversial Lip Service show
| date = 6 October 2010
| accessdate = 11 November 2010
| url = https://www.theguardian.com/edinburgh/2010/oct/06/edinburgh-colourful-band-ian-mckelvie-lipservice-bbc3}} and Into the Fold EP has received radio play from XFM, BBC Radio Scotland's Vic Galloway{{citation
| title = Eagleowl
| work = BBC Music
| accessdate = 11 November 2010
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/ecf6552f-ab26-44d9-bc95-3ae068cd6439}} and BBC 6 Music's Gideon Coe.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0057fvm BBC 6 Music]. Retrieved 9 November 2006.
In 2009 eagleowl were commissioned by the Edinburgh International Film Festival to soundtrack a series of films from the [http://ssa.nls.uk/ Scottish Screen National Archive] alongside Meursault and FOUND.{{citation
| title = News: Local heroes
| work = Edinburgh International Film Festival
| date = 16 June 2009
| accessdate = 11 November 2010
| url = http://www.edfilmfest.org.uk/news/2009/06/local-heroes}} In February 2010, eagleowl recorded a live studio session for Vic Galloway's BBC Radio Scotland show.
Eagleowl have played a number of festivals, including Green Man,{{citation
| title = Eagleowl
| work = Green Man Festival
| accessdate = 4 June 2014
| url = http://www.greenman.net/artist/eagleowl-0
| archive-date = 7 June 2014
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140607002523/http://www.greenman.net/artist/eagleowl-0
| url-status = dead
| title = Eagleowl
| work = End of the Road Festival
| accessdate = 11 November 2010
| url = http://www.endoftheroadfestival.com/artists/eagleowl/
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101207105850/http://www.endoftheroadfestival.com/artists/eagleowl/
| archive-date = 7 December 2010
| url-status = dead
}} Fence Records Homegame,{{citation
| title = Homegame 2010 line-up exposed!
| work = Fence Records News
| date = 24 January 2010
| accessdate = 11 November 2010
| url = http://www.fencerecords.com/news/homegame-2010-line-up-exposed/}} and [http://www.fencerecords.com/news/haarfest Haarfest] and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20101012213141/http://edinburghpopfest.co.uk/ Edinburgh Popfest] (run by Gordon McIntyre of Ballboy). At the Homegame festival in March 2010, eagleowl recorded a camper van session for BBC Scotland.{{citation
| title = Eagleowl – Sleep the Winter
| work = BBC: Scotland's Music
| date = 18 March 2010
| accessdate = 11 November 2010
| url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/scotlandsmusic/2010/03/eagleowl-sleep-the-winter.shtml}}
This Silent Year (2013)
On 13 May 2013 eagleowl released their debut album 'This Silent Year' through Fence Records and toured across the UK with The Pictish Trail, collaborating as his backup band.{{citation
| title = eagleowl to release debut album 'this silent year' on Fence Records
| work = STV
| date = 25 February 2013
| accessdate = 4 June 2014
| url = http://entertainment.stv.tv/music/215385-eagleowl-to-release-debut-album-this-silent-year-on-fence-records/}} 'This Silent Year' received a number of positive reviews, with The Skinny calling it "enduring and elegant" and The 405 describing it as a "great record".{{citation
| title = This Silent Year review
| work = The Skinny
| date = 24 April 2013
| accessdate = 4 June 2014
| url = http://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/records/304542-eagleowl_this_silent_year}}{{citation
| title = This Silent Year review
| work = The 405
| date = 14 May 2013
| accessdate = 4 June 2014
| url = http://www.thefourohfive.com/review/article/eagleowl-this-silent-year
| archive-date = 6 June 2014
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140606212732/http://www.thefourohfive.com/review/article/eagleowl-this-silent-year
| url-status = dead
}}
Eagleowl are now signed to Pictish Trail's label Lost Map Records, based in Eigg, Scotland.{{citation
| title = eagleowl
| work = Lost Map Records
| date = 25 February 2014
| accessdate = 4 June 2014
| url = http://lostmap.com/eagleowl/}}
Collaborations
Malcolm Benzie played in a short-lived band called Woodpigeon Divided By Antelope Equals Squirrel in Edinburgh with Mark Hamilton{{citation
| title = Woodpigeon talk about the debut album
| work = Noize Makes Enemies
| accessdate = 11 November 2010
| url = http://www.noizemakesenemies.co.uk/2008/09/woodpigeon-talk-about-debut-album.html
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081002081209/http://www.noizemakesenemies.co.uk/2008/09/woodpigeon-talk-about-debut-album.html
| archive-date = 2 October 2008
| url-status = dead
}} who went on to form Woodpigeon in Calgary, Canada. Eagleowl and Woodpigeon have regularly collaborated since. Bartholomew Owl and Malcolm Benzie played with Woodpigeon on their 2008 tour of UK and Ireland and feature on the EP Balladeer / For All The Guys I've Loved Before (2010: Boompa). Eagleowl also collaborated with Woodpigeon on their 2010 UK tour, culminating with a main stage set at End of the Road Festival.{{citation
| title = Woodpigeon + Eagleowl cover TLC's 'No Scrubs' @ End of the Road 2010
| work = YouTube
| date = 16 September 2010
| accessdate = 11 November 2010
| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZEGLSKuUZI}} The creative friendship is celebrated in the Woodpigeon song Woodpigeon vs. Eagleowl (Strength in Numbers).
Bartholomew Owl has appeared as guest vocalist on the Meursault single William Henry Miller Pt. 2 (2009: Song, by Toad Records) and on Withered Hand's album Good News (2009: SL Records). Malcolm Benzie and Rob St John played on Withered Hand's album 'New Gods' (2014: Fortuna Pop!, Slumberland Records). Owen Williams also plays with the Glasgow band Two Wings.
Discography
- "For the Thoughts You Never Had" (Fife Kills, 2008)
- "Sleep the Winter" (Kilter, 2009)
- "Into the Fold" (Kilter, 2010)
- "This Silent Year" (Fence Records, 2013)
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.eagleowlattack.co.uk/ Official Site]
Category:Scottish folk music groups