2013, 4AD

Stornoway's second album, Tales from Terra Firma, is an album of stories - birth, death, marriage, coming of age: The Big Stuff. The songs were mostly written in a camper van in land- locked Oxford but on listening, the yearning for adventure and the freedom of the coast and wild places is palpable.As is true of classic songwriting partnerships, lyricist Brian Briggs' eloquence coupled with his crystalline voice unite with Jon Ouin's stunning arrangements and alchemise to form a musical mirror.