eagleowl are Bartholomew Owl (guitar, vocals, glockenspiel), Clarissa Cheong (double bass, vocals), Malcolm Benzie (violin, mandolin, vocals) and Rob St John (harmonium, mandolin, vocals).
The Scotsman, in a 2009 interview, described the band as “the soundtrack to the saddest, most beautiful art-house film you’ve never seen.” They have 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).
In 2009 eagleowl were commissioned by the Edinburgh International Film Festival to soundtrack a series of films from the Scottish Screen National Archive alongside Meursault and FOUND. January 2011’s Limbo performance comes before the band travel to Stockholm for a repeat performance.
2010 saw eagleowl play a number of notable festivals, including End of the Road, Fence Records Homegame, Haarfest and the Edinburgh Popfest (curated Gordon McIntyre of Ballboy).
