Stonefield (band)

Stonefield
Background information
Also known as Iotah
Origin Victoria, Australia
Genres Rock, glam rock
Years active 2006–present
Labels Illusive Sounds
Universal Music Australasia
Members Amy Findlay
Hannah Findlay
Sarah Findlay
Holly Findlay
Andrew Braidner
Past members Emily Shaw

Stonefield is an Australian rock band made up of four sisters: Amy, Hannah, Sarah, and Holly Findlay from Darraweit Guim, a small town in rural Victoria.[1] Amy, the eldest, is the band's drummer and lead vocalist; Hannah plays guitar; Sarah plays keyboards; and the youngest, Holly, plays bass.

History

Previously known as Iotah, the band won the 2010 Triple J Unearthed High contest in 2010 with their song "Foreign Lover".[2][3] After the win the band was placed on high rotation and they recorded "Through the Clover" with ARIA-winning producer Greg Wales.[4] Stonefield were an Unearthed J Award nominee in 2010.[5]

After the band played at the 2010 One Movement Festival in Perth they were approached by a booker for Glastonbury and asked to play at the next year's festival.[6] They did so, playing second on the John Peel Stage from 12:00–12:40 on the first day of the festival, Friday, 26 June.[7]

In June 2011, they performed at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, providing the pre-match entertainment at an AFL match (Geelong vs. Hawthorn), celebrating Womens Round.[8]

Amy Findlay completed a Bachelor of Australian Popular Music degree in 2010 at Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE.[9]

Amy appeared on RocKwiz in 2011, performing "Through the Clover" with the RocKwiz OrKestra and singing a duet of "Itchycoo Park" with Nick Barker.[10]

Their self-titled album Stonefield debuted at number 21 on the ARIA albums chart of 19 October 2013.[11]

Stonefield won the 2015 Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) Music Award for Rock Work of the Year with the song "Love You Deserve".[12]

The band mostly write their own original material, but also do occasional cover versions. These include "Whole Lotta Love"[13] and "Magic Carpet Ride".[14]

In 2015, they covered Fleetwood Mac's song "The Chain" on Katie Noonan's album Songs That Made Me. In 2016, they toured with Fleetwood Mac in Australia for 3 shows.

Members

Current
Former

Discography

Studio albums
Year Title Peak chart positions Label
AUS
[15]
2013 Stonefield 21 Illusive, Wunderkind
2016 As Above, So Below 19
EPs
Year Title Label
2010 Through the Clover Shock
2012 Bad Reality Wunderkind
Singles
Year Title Album
2011 "Black Water Rising" Bad Reality
2012 "Bad Reality"
2013 "Put Your Curse on Me" Stonefield
"Love You Deserve"
2015 "Golden Dream" N/A
2016 "Stranger" As Above, So Below

References

  1. Topsfield, Jewel (30 October 2010), "Hannah and her sisters rock their field of dreams", The Age
  2. "Real Readers", Dolly, 8 September 2010
  3. NMIT Media Release, Triple J unearths NMIT talent, NMIT website, 10 June 2010. Accessed September 15, 2011
  4. "It's a sound win", Sunbury/Macedon Ranges Leader, 29 June 2010
  5. "Stonefield. Unearthed nomination". ABC. 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
  6. "Stonefield invited to Glastonbury 2011". 11 Nov 2010. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  7. Glastonbury Festivals: 2011 Lineup. Accessed 4 August 2011.
  8. "Stonefield to perform live at the 'G". 6 June 2011.
  9. NMIT Success stories, Amy Findlay, NMIT, accessed 16 September 2011.
  10. RocKwiz Episode 125,", SBS ondemand, accessed 19 August 2012.
  11. ARIA Album Chart 19 October 2013 - page 3, , ARIA, accessed 3 October 2015.,
  12. 2015 APRA Award Winners", , APRAAMCOS, accessed 5 August 2015.
  13. Ministry of Sound Uncovered Volume 4, "", Ministry of Sound Australia, accessed 10 July 2015.
  14. Like A Version Volume 7, "", Australian Broadcasting Corporation, accessed 10 July 2015.
  15. "australian-charts.com - Discography Stonefield". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
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