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“Emotionally charged, sensational, and far more than mere words set to sound…” The Other Side Reviews

We played our new single at Spirit of Tenterden and Sandwich Festivals on its launch day 3rd July 2026

Bug thanks to all involved in the recording:
Dave Coomber – bass
James Chapman – drums
Sonny Crowe – lead guitar
Mishkin Fitzgerald – piano, keyboards, backing vocals
Jake Skinner (Brighton Road Recording Studios) – recording, production
Bob Macciochi (Subvert Central) – mastering
Simon Heard (Sinage Design) – artwork

Our next full band gig is at the iconic Tunbridge Wells Forum on Mon 15th June 2026, doors 7pm. It’s an original music showcase. This legendary venue has, in the past, hosted Adele, Coldplay, Oasis, Muse, The Libertines, Royal Blood, Wolf Alice and many others, and it’s going to be a thrill to play there.

Tickets £11 from Tunbridge Wells Forum

The accompanying video for new single ‘Virtually Free’, released 16th February 2026, is now available on Amazing Radio’s Take It Easy Yeah playlist on CMJ TV On Demand

Also, the video was premiered on launch day by Americana UK –‘Video Premiere: Ian Roland “Virtually Free” – Driving in harder, horizontal rain’
“The full-band sound adds real depth to Roland’s classic songwriting and, over the top, his smooth, clear vocal is earnest and heartfelt.” https://americana-uk.com/video-premiere-ian-roland-virtually-free

“Fantastic 30 minutes in the company of Ian Roland, plus Sonny on keys & Dave on bass. Plenty of chat plus 3 live tracks as well as his latest single as studio recording. Catch them at The Brunswick on 30th November (2025) – brilliant live.” Pete Jones
Tracks played:
1) Hang On To You (live)
2) Some Way of Life (live)
3) 20 Breaths of Love Per Minute (studio recording)
4) The Real Thing (live)

Americana UK previewed the video to accompany my new song, ‘Some Way of Life’, released today https://americana-uk.com/video-premiere-ian-roland-some-way-of-life

“Roland delivers a blend of the contemporary and the vintage, a coming together of British folk and americana influences. This is classic, timeless songwriting from an artist whose songs have a richness and warmth running through their catchy melodic flow.” Andrew Frolish, Americana UK

Thanks so much to Pete Jones for inviting me on his show, on Brighton’s Radio Reverb, to play some songs live.

I played ‘Some Way of Life’, which is due out on 28th July, and ‘The Real Thing’, which will be out later in the year. Thank you, Pete, for playing the current single ‘Hang On To You’, as well, and for the shout out about our slot at Arundel Festival of the Arts this Saturday 12th July 2025 at 2.50pm https://fienta.com/o/arundelfestival

“Falling for you, in bleak, bleak times. Hang on. Hang on, to you.”
A love song of resistance.

Single released 30th May 2025. Available wherever you stream your music. Download from https://ianroland.bandcamp.com/track/hang-on-to-you

Credits
Ian Roland – vocals, guitar
Dave Coomber – bass
James Chapman – drums
Mishkin Fitzgerald – piano, keyboards, backing vocals

Song by Ian Roland
Recorded at Brighton Road Recording Studios by Jake Skinner
Produced by Ian Roland and Jake Skinner
Mastered at Subvert Central Mastering by Bob Macciochi

It was a great thrill to support the brilliant Laura Jane Wilkie and Ian Carr recently at the Petworth Sessions, as part of their April 2025 tour. Thank you Alan, Kate and the Petworth Sessions Team for inviting us to play at such a wonderful venue and thank you to the lovely audience for making it a sold out show.

This is a version of my original song, called ‘Wildflowers’ which we performed on 8th March 2025, when we took part in The Duke of Wellington’s (Welly’s) project to film various live acts performing original and traditional material on The Welly Pub stage in Shoreham, Sussex, UK. This song is on ‘The Wood Wide Web’ album, with lush string arrangements provided by Simon Yapp (vioin, viola) and Sarah Davidson (cello) https://ianroland.bandcamp.com/album/the-wood-wide-web

On 8th March 2025, we took part in The Duke of Wellington’s (Welly’s) project to film various live acts performing original and traditional material on The Welly Pub stage in Shoreham, Sussex, UK. The aim was to capture a snapshot of the local creativity occurring in 2025 for posterity, and in order to secure Arts funding for further events. The Welly worked in collaboration with Shoreham company YouGig, in the creation of a DVD and online audio-visual footage, that represented an eclectic spectrum of the talent that exists in our immediate environment and to recognise the support artists give to free entertainment, and how this sustains one of the UK’s few remaining homegrown, grassroots industries. This is one of the songs we played, called ‘Lodestone’.