hello!
exciting news – by your hand i am spared is out now. grab it from iTunes, amazon, napster, emusic, rhapsody, tesco, 7digital or your other favourite digital musical retailer!
thanks!
tim
p.s:
see you at timepiece in exeter on friday, or doddstock in brixham on saturday to celebrate the release!
If you look to the right of your screen, you may note that we’ve got a music player! It currently hosts our two live tracks from the recent session at exeter.fm, a.t&tea and cirque du gato, along with the first track of the new e.p, Inro!
We’ll be at timepiece in Exeter on Friday 6th August and we are at Doddstock around 2pm at Brixham Rugby Club on Friday 7th August! Come and see us if you can!
Thanks,
All at C&tO
Quick update:
We had a great time at Bradninch Festival back in June. We had a few preview copies of our new e.p on sale too, so thanks if you picked one up!
We also had an amazingly fun time visiting James Santer at exeter.fm last night. We spoke about the new cd and played A.T&Tea and Cirque Du Gato live, and we’ll probably host those sessions on this site in the future. Thanks to James and all at Exeter.fm
The e.p is getting its full release from August 2nd via fey records. Thanks to fey it’ll be available on itunes, spotify, amazon and the usual digital distribution channels. You’ll also be able to order the cd from us, or get it at our live shows.
We’ve updated the live shows page too to include our summer touring plans! Get in touch if you want to book us via this site!
That’s it for now!
xx
C&tO
Just a quick note to say that we’re very excited to announce that our second extended player is very close to being released. The discs are currently being printed and the tracks are being mastered. Barring the end of the world, it’ll be on sale by Saturday 12th of June. Amazingly, the stars have fallen into place in just the right way so that this date also marks our return to Bradninch Festival!
You can preview the first track from the e.p at our myspace, on facebook or via the player to the right!
xx
C&tO
Fresh from recording and mixing their second self released E.P for imminent release, the Exeter-based sextet Catherine and the Owl are now preparing their touring schedule for 2010.
The band, who span genres from alternative folk to indie-pop rock, built a good festival pedigree in 2009 – playing at major events across Devon such as Bradninch Festival, the rapidly emerging Wattsfest and Lynton and Lynmouth’s Llama Festival.
They are now looking to consolidate their previous festival success and expand in to new territories, having honed their live skills supporting such acts as indie legend Wojtek Godsisz (formerly of Symposium), American hipsters Enon and Ill Ease, BBC Radio 2 folk award nominated Jim Causley and BBC Radio 2 folk award winner Jackie Oates.
Catherine and the Owl stand out from other bands through their use of a diverse range of instruments ranging from rock standards – guitars, drums, keyboards and electric bass through to more eclectic selections such as glockenspiel, flute, clarinet, mandolins and musical saw to the outright curiosity that is their homebuilt Theremin.
Never failing to entertain as a live band, Catherine and the Owl have received praise from the music press for their debut E.P ‘I’ and have twice featured as Exeter FM’s band of the week.
Praise for Catherine And The Owl:
“CATO balance, violently dramatic emotions and themes with an inventive acoustic style and meticulous playing.” – Mark Dishman of Rocks Magazine.
“Possibly one of the most powerful, haunting tracks I’ve heard in a long time” – James Santer of Exeter FM on the track ‘The Cellar Song.’
“These songs are not just extraordinary, they possess strong melodies and memorable guitar lines to win over even the most hardened indie purist.” – Dave Urwin of Live Music Scene, review of EP ‘I.’