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Stornoway

Stornoway is a group from the UK, active from 2006.

Group GB 2006–2017 indie folk uk indie rock

TOTAL PLAYS

327

SONGS PLAYED

STATIONS

FIRST PLAYED

2007-07-17 22:17 · Radio 1 — "The End of the Movie"

LAST PLAYED

3 weeks ago · Radio 2 — "The Honeyeater's Song (feat. Ladysmith Black Mambazo)"

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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2007 — 2026

200 150 100 50 0

'07 '10 '13 '16 '19 '22 '25

◦ WHERE

By station

6 Music 176 54%

Radio 1 92 28%

Radio 2 59 18%

1Xtra 0 0%

◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 20:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT

#TITLEPLAYSLAST

1 Zorbing 82 2024-11-06

2 I Saw You Blink 46 2011-02-10

3 Knock Me On The Head 20 2023-01-23

4 Man on Wire 18 2022-07-03

5 The Road You Didn't Take 18 2015-06-25

6 Fuel Up 15 2024-05-12

7 Get Low 14 2015-06-07

8 Trouble with the Green 11 2023-10-11

9 Watching Birds 10 2019-06-23

10 Dig the Mountain! 6 2024-11-28

11 Farewell Appalachia 6 2013-11-15

12 Josephine 5 2024-11-05

◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2026-08-19 20:08 The Honeyeater's Song (feat. Ladysmith Black Mambazo) Radio 2

2026-08-13 05:47 The Honeyeater's Song (feat. Ladysmith Black Mambazo) 6 Music

2026-07-29 19:31 Zorbing (Sofa Session, 15 Apr 2026) Radio 2

2026-05-13 20:55 Marco Polo Radio 2

2026-04-20 19:40 Zorbing (Sofa Session, 15 Apr 2026) Radio 2

2026-04-15 19:52 Sea Of Love (Sofa Session, 15 Apr 2026) Radio 2

2026-04-15 19:28 Zorbing (Sofa Session, 15 Apr 2026) Radio 2

2026-04-15 19:17 Marco Polo (Sofa Session, 15 Apr 2026) Radio 2

2026-04-01 19:41 Marco Polo Radio 2

2025-03-24 06:30 Between the Saltmarsh and the Sea 6 Music

2024-12-18 07:23 O Holy Night 6 Music

2024-12-12 22:51 Excelsior [Christmas Version] (feat. Côr Meibion Gwalia) 6 Music

◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

70 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z

BAR ▶

Anwen (Acoustic Version) (feat. Fyfe Dangerfield) —

1 2024-06-27 ▶

Anwen (feat. Fyfe Dangerfield) —

3 2024-06-26 ▶

Bag in the Wind —

1 2023-08-09 ▶

Between the Saltmarsh and the Sea —

1 2025-03-24 ▶

Boats and Trains —

2 2010-06-15 ▶

Clockwatching —

1 2013-11-28 ▶

Dig the Mountain! —

6 2024-11-28 ▶

Dig The Mountain! (6 Music Session, 13th September 2023) —

1 2023-09-13 ▶

Dig The Mountain! (Radio 2 Session, 18 October 2023) —

1 2023-10-18 ▶

Eibhlin A Riun —

1 2017-02-27 ▶

End Of The Movie (Live for BBC Introducing) —

1 2009-12-23 ▶

Enjoy the Silence (Unplucked) —

1 2024-09-25 ▶

Excelsior —

1 2023-10-06 ▶

Excelsior (feat. Cor Meibion The Gwalia) —

1 2023-12-10 ▶

Excelsior (feat. Côr Meibion Gwalia) —

2 2023-12-27 ▶

Excelsior [Christmas Version] (feat. Côr Meibion Gwalia) —

1 2024-12-12 ▶

Farewell Appalachia —

6 2013-11-15 ▶

Fuel Up —

15 2024-05-12 ▶

Fuel Up (6 Music Session, 13th September 2023) —

1 2023-09-13 ▶

Fuel Up (live) —

2 2020-05-27 ▶

Get Low —

14 2015-06-07 ▶

Get Low (6 Music Festival 2015) —

1 2015-02-27 ▶

Get Low (Live) —

1 2015-07-04 ▶

gondwanaland —

1 2011-02-08 ▶

Here comes the Blackout —

1 2012-11-29 ▶

I Saw You Blink —

46 2011-02-10 ▶

I Saw You Blink (6 Music Session, 24 Mar 2010) —

1 2020-03-24 ▶

I Saw You Blink - 6 Music Session 24/03/2010 —

1 2010-04-09 ▶

Josephine —

5 2024-11-05 ▶

Josephine (6 Music Festival 2015) —

1 2015-02-22 ▶

Josephine (Radio 2 Session, 18 October 2023) —

1 2023-10-18 ▶

Kicking the Stone —

1 2023-10-06 ▶

Knock Me On The Head —

20 2023-01-23 ▶

Lost Youth —

1 2024-03-20 ▶

Lost Youth (live) —

1 2015-07-04 ▶

Love Song of the Beta Male —

1 2016-11-08 ▶

Man on Wire —

18 2022-07-03 ▶

Man On Wire, Radio 2 Session —

1 2015-07-08 ▶

Marco Polo —

2 2026-05-13 ▶

Marco Polo (Sofa Session, 15 Apr 2026) —

1 2026-04-15 ▶

O Holy Night —

1 2024-12-18 ▶

Planet Telex —

2 2010-02-17 ▶

Road you Didn't take (Live) —

1 2015-07-04 ▶

Sea Of Love (Sofa Session, 15 Apr 2026) —

1 2026-04-15 ▶

The 6th wave —

1 2013-11-28 ▶

The Bigger Picture —

1 2013-06-22 ▶

The End of the Movie —

3 2010-06-03 ▶

The Honeyeater's Song (feat. Ladysmith Black Mambazo) —

2 2026-08-19 ▶

The Navigator (feat. Sam Lee) —

1 2023-10-06 ▶

The Only Way Is Up —

3 2024-08-04 ▶

The Only Way Is Up - Radio 2 Session - 08/07/2015 —

1 2015-07-09 ▶

The Road You Didn't Take —

18 2015-06-25 ▶

Trouble with the Green —

11 2023-10-11 ▶

Trouble With The Green (6 Music Session, 13th September 2023) —

1 2023-09-13 ▶

Trouble With The Green (Radio 2 Session, 18 October 2023) —

2 2023-11-01 ▶

Tumbling bay —

1 2013-11-07 ▶

Unfaithful —

2 2010-08-28 ▶

Unfaithful (Huw Stephens Session) —

1 2009-12-24 ▶

Unfaithful (Live at Maida Vale) —

1 2009-10-14 ▶

Waiting For The Clock —

1 2013-11-28 ▶

Watching Birds —

10 2019-06-23 ▶

Watching Birds - 6 Music Session 24/03/2010 —

1 2010-03-25 ▶

We Are the Battery Human —

3 2019-02-16 ▶

We Were Giants —

1 2015-04-15 ▶

Zorbing —

82 2024-11-06 ▶

Zorbing (6 Music Session, 13th September 2023) —

1 2023-09-13 ▶

Zorbing (6 Music Session, 24th Mar 2010) —

1 2020-03-24 ▶

Zorbing (Live at Maida Vale) —

1 2009-10-14 ▶

Zorbing (Sofa Session, 15 Apr 2026) —

3 2026-07-29 ▶

Zorbing <Live at Radio 1's Big Weekend in Bangor 2010> —

1 2010-05-29 ▶