Stornoway

Stornoway, the British indie folk band formed in Oxford, top the bill at a day of folk, roots and indie music presented by Moseley Folk & Arts Festival at The Crossing in Birmingham. The festival takeover is billed alongside The Young'uns and Daisy Chute.

Stornoway began at Oxford University in 2006 and are an indie folk band from Britain. They produce their own records, taking a separate approach to each track and drawing on a varied range of instruments. Recording sessions have taken place in campervans, barns, chapels and community centres. The group is signed to the 4AD label, and its debut album, Beachcomber's Windowsill, was released in 2010.

This Moseley Folk & Arts Festival takeover covers folk, roots and indie across one day, with Stornoway closing the night as headliners. The Young'uns are on the bill too. They started as three teenagers who came across folk singing in a Stockton-on-Tees pub, and since then they have won three BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, singing songs of social conscience in three-part harmony. Daisy Chute, whose songwriting has won a Grammy, also performs.

The Crossing is a Birmingham venue that hosts concerts and shows. The evening suits anyone interested in folk, roots and indie, with the festival presenting a line-up that moves between those styles.