Stony Rises

Stony Rises is the project of songwriter Owen Ellemor. Owen spent his childhood in the heart of the volcanic western plains in Victoria and has lived his adult life on Victoria's rugged South West coast. His songs have a spatial awareness with laconic expression, reflecting the raw nature of Australian folk and rock music traditions, with introspective insights as well as a broader political edge.

Early 2017, Stony Rises headed for the studio to record their first full-length album, "Bicycles in the Moonlight". The album title comes from the song of the same name, which describes some of Owen's childhood memory riding bikes with friends on a deserted gravel road in the light of a full moon on a crisp Autumnal night. The album cover features a painting by acclaimed Warrnambool artist Madeleine Peters.

The album features
Murray Adams : Bass
Owen Ellemor: vocals and guitars (electric, lap steels and classical)
Brianna Kavanagh: Keyboards, synthesizer and vocals
David Stratford: Drums.

Stony Rises performs as a four piece band, a duo (Owen and Brianna) and as a solo act.

Stony Rises music is Australian roots, or what Owen would call "mongrel music". It's a blend of roots, rock, folk, blues, psychedelic and alt country surfy twang. The music features the use of electric lap steel, weissenborn lap steel, classical and electric guitars with unusual tunings, and a solid rhythm section with groove, and atmospheric synthesizer effects.

Stony Rises have performed at many South West Events, at The Loft for the annual OXFAM - OXJAM - fundraiser, at The F-Project, a non-for profit organisation helping community Artists, and they have a volunteer run shop on Timor Street in Warrnambool, with local Arts and music CDs for sale. Owen and Brianna recently performed at Wishart Gallery in Port Fairy during The Port Fairy Folk Festival weekend to a large very appreciative crowd of original music lovers, their sound was stunning and captivating in the relaxed afternoon session.

For more information about Stony Rises and to purchase the album, check out their links at -
www.stonyrises.com
https://stonyrises.bandcamp.com