The Straw Bear Band | en

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'The Straw Bear Band' have a magpie nature. Lyrically mixing folklore, myth, history and fiction. Musically they're just as eclectic. Ranging from delicate acoustic song to scratchy electronica, ending up like a Joe Meek production of Tim Buckley. Recently their sound has taken another turn, and live they create a kind of 'medieval Krautrock' or 'garage-folk'. This direction has inspired the songs for the new 'Eccentric Heart' project; an A-Z of British eccentrics. They confess to love concept albums such as 'SF Sorrow' and 'In The Aeroplane Over The Sea', and this has spilled over into their writing.

The band sing with fervor and heart, carving songs from wood and lung.

Their first album 'From The Sea To Stars' was released on Hobby-Horse Records in 2007. The new album 'Eccentric Heart', and a single will be out in the summer.

Lead singer Dom Cooper, also plays in 'The Owl Service'. Whose debut album was released on Southern Records. Their track 'The Two Magicians' (which Dom sings on) is included on the Butterfly Recordings compilation 'What The Folk 2'.

Guitarist Lewis Hill and drummer Adam Lambert complete the band.

The band are named after a festival that takes place in the town of Whittlesey, where founder Dom Cooper grew up.

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