Beguiling Australian duo announce headline show at Falmouth Pavilions

"We argue about a lot of things, but never about music" says Julia of the relationship with brother Angus. "We don't get on a lot of the time but when it comes to making music its always pretty simple for us".

Having just played a sellout mini tour, including an intimate show at Miss Peapod's in Penryn, the beguiling pair are set to return to the Falmouth Pavilion on May 5th as part of a nationwide tour to coincide with the release of their debut album "A Book Like This" - a collection of heartfelt and organic songs that tell of their experiences and observation, all penned with their own unique narrative style.

Hailing from a highly musical family in the northern beaches of Sydney, it seemed almost inevitable that Angus and Julia would become musicians, and their childhood days, infused with their mothers record collection and their dad's covers band has given them an ease and naturalness with music which comes across in their tracks. They admit that having heard The White Album only a few years ago, it came as something of a surprise that their Dad hadn't written some of the tracks...

Eventually starting to perform at open mic nights, the siblings soon realised that they worked well together and decided to record an EP "Chocolates and Cigarettes" to sell at gigs, which in turn brought them to the attention of both radio stations and a booking agent. The agent managed to get them some slots on Australian music festivals, where Angus and Julia got a feel for how things could be for them.

Moving to London last year, the band soon found themselves taken under the wing of Fran Healy from Travis, who loaned his piano for some recording they wanted to do. "We really wanted to record this particular song on piano, he offered his beautiful 18th century grand piano for the song... and so we went round to his house and then just sort of ended up playing a whole lot more" says Julia.

Although the band has drawn comparisons with Portishead, Damien Rice and Paul Simon, they don't care whether tagged as folky, bluesy-rock or acoustic, it's the music that matters to them. "We don't listen to heaps of other music" says Angus "We are two people who play because... well just because... and if people can enjoy the music and feel something then that is a wonderful thing".

Angus and Julia Stone will perform at the Falmouth Princess Pavilion on May 5th. Tickets are £10 (subject to booking fees) and are available from the venue box office 01326 211222, www.seetickets.com 0871 2200260 and Sneaky Peanuts in Falmouth. www.angusandjuliastone.com