Biography
The Rowan Amber Mill is a British folkadelica/alt-folk band based in Devon, with Stephen Stannard being the main, or sometimes sole, member.
Formed (after a few line-up and name changes) in 2007, following on from the solo project Pastoral Folkadelica started by Stephen Stannard, Kim Guy and Terry Stacey joined in early in 2008 to form the band. Their releases include the six track folk devils and moral panics in 2008, and in 2009 their 10 track mini-album Midsummers .
Kim Guy was replaced by Sharon Eastwood in early 2010 during the recording of The Rowan Amber Mill's debut full-length album Heartwood .
In 2011, The Rowan Amber Mill reverted to a one-piece band, with Stephen Stannard being the sole member.
The Rowan Amber Mill is a purveyor of Pastoral Folkadelica / Weird Folk (delete as appropriate). The sound is, in various incarnations, produced by Acoustic Guitars, a Bouzouki, an Electric Guitar, a Banjo, a Wobbly Bass, paint pots and percussion, a voice and some whistles being recorded in a disused shed in the heart of the Westcountry. The music is very much an own brand of Pastoral Psychedelic Folk. Music produced out of love of both the authentic and innovative Sixties and Seventies folk of Fairport Convention, Martin Carthy, early Steeleye Span and Trees and the delight of the current crop of acid folkists such as Espers, Tunng and Circulus. To sum up then - Modern tales of the timeless. Images hidden within pastoral landscapes. Music first and last. Expansive and Free. Cheese and Onion.
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