EDINBURGH: Leith Depot

Thursday 18th April, 2019

7:30pm

Event information

Tickets £5 advance £10 on the door

Robert Lane is a singer songwriter based in the UK. He released Only a Flight Away in April 2018. This is Robert’s third record following his self-titled debut album and his 2016 extended EP Ends and Starts.

Fatea Magazine have described Only a Flight Away as “an outstanding release…one of the first essential albums of 2018" and the album has been album of the week or featured album on several radio shows.

Robert has toured extensively in the UK, Germany and Holland as a headline act as well as a support artist for performers including Bob Fox, Ninebarrow, O'hooley and Tidow, Jenn Bostic and Sarah Darling.

Robert was chosen by the LG Arena to perform in the Forum Live area of the arena before concerts by Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler, Ellie Goulding and John Mayer. In July 2015 he once again performed at the newly re-branded Genting Arena before a concert by Fleetwood Mac. In August 2013 he was selected to attend a song writing retreat/course with Kinks front man Ray Davies.

Praise and reviews
“Robert Lane attended my songwriting course at Dartington in 2013. Robert responded well to composition and exercises given. As the course became more intensive his progress was excellent throughout. I am pleased to recommend Robert to continue his music and develop his writing so that he can reach his full potential.” Ray Davies songwriter and frontman of The Kinks

"a talented songwriter and singer. EP Ends and Starts is full of deceptively simple songs with clever and witty lyrics across a range of styles." R2 Magazine

"Check out the vibrant new song from Robert Lane." Telegraph Music

"His confidence, wit and persona reflect a performer born for the stage...he is surely set to thrive in the future on both the local and wider
singer-songwriter circuit." Three Chords and the Truth

“(his) songs all have a fantastic melodic core…really intrigued by the melody…it’s particularly sweet.” Alan Clifford BBC Radio Nottingham drivetime

Reviews for Only a Flight Away
“an outstanding release…one of the first essential albums of 2018.” Fatea Magazine

"‘Far Too Busy’ has one of the best opening couplets I’ve heard in years...This is a bloody good record." Folking.com

"a marked increase in confidence and prowess" The Mike Davies Column

"his momentum is building and his playing skills are very strong... an interesting release that enhances a growing reputation as Robert Lane continues to hone his signature sound." Lonesome Highway

"Impressive in its scope, ONLY A FLIGHT AWAY is almost a compendium of styles...bluesy Baby Knows could not be more different from Hoping for Anything (But You), yet they're both distinctly Robert Lane through and through." Northern Sky Magazine

Paul Gilbody
From pin-drop delicacy to acoustic grooves that leave you smiling. A John Martyn / Jamiroquai cross-breed.

“fantastic singer-songwriter … Gilbody captivates and charms both when singing and just talking with the crowd … a kind of deep thought shines through each song” Edinburgh Fringe - 5 stars, Broadway Baby