Snow Ghosts

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Snow Ghosts
Also known as
  • Throwing Snow
  • Augustus Ghost
  • The Keep
Years active2008–present
Labels Houndstooth [1]
MembersRoss Tones
Hannah Cartwright
Oliver Knowles
Website snowghosts.net

Snow Ghosts is a British musical group active since 2008. As of 2020, they have released four studio albums and four EPs.

Contents

History

Producer Ross Tones (aka Throwing Snow) and vocalist Hannah Cartwright (aka Augustus Ghost) first met and started collaborating in 2008, having a shared interest in British folklore and experimental electronic music. [2]

The first Snow Ghosts record, the Lost at Sea EP, was released through Black Acre Records in 2011. [3] Following this initial release, Tones and Cartwright spent the next two years compiling their debut album, A Small Murmuration, which was released on London nightclub Fabric's record label Houndstooth in 2013. [4] [5]

In 2014, Tones and Cartwright joined forces with multi-instrumentalist Oliver Knowles, (aka the Keep), and Snow Ghosts became a trio. [6] The band's second album, A Wrecking, was released on Houndstooth in February 2015. [7]

In March 2015, Snow Ghosts embarked on a UK and Ireland tour with Portico, which saw them play in cities including London, Bristol, Manchester, and Dublin.

Commercial use of music

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Singles

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