Owl in the Sun play a home-grown blend of acoustic folk and swing, with self-penned songs that herald from outside the city way of things.
From the heart-warming to the dark and edgy, their songs blend infectious melodies with luscious vintage vocal harmonies over a line up of upright bass, acoustic guitars, accordion, violin and flute.
“Absolutely lovely!” - Bob Harris, BBC Radio 2
“Owl in the Sun play folk music with a gentle sway that hints at a turbulent force lying just over the hill on the next wind.” - The Alternative Root Magazine
New Album Out Now
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ “Must Listen” - Folk London Magazine, June 2006
“English folk-swing sensations Owl in the Sun make a triumphant return with their highly anticipated fourth album” - Folk and Tumble
About
Since 2010 Owl in the Sun have performed at festivals all over their native West Country, received airplay on BBC Radio 1 and 2, performed on the BBC Introducing Stage at Glastonbury Festival, and have been featured as one of the 'top 30 bands pushing the roots music envelope' in Europe' by The Alternative Root.
They've released four studio albums, with their latest album ‘Into the Winter’s Night' released in March 2026.
Current members are Colin Cain (guitar, vocals), Cathy Crozier-Cole (double bass, flute, vocals), Kate Bridge (fiddle, vocals), Tim Crozier-Cole (guitar, vocals), Damon Bridge (accordion, percussion) and Tom Cain (percussion).
“Wittily written, artfully arranged and niftily played - I'm a big fan” - Mark Kermode
"The band are brilliant!”
- Greg James, BBC Radio 1 (BBC Introducing)
“Like a hot French jazz band of the thirties, backing up Jacqui McShee and John Renbourn…theirs is an effulgence to match the sun” - Americana UK
