Nigel Stonier

Producer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist.

In a career spanning over 20 years, Nigel has produced, written or collaborated with acts including

The Waterboys, Joan Baez, Robert Plant, Fairport Convention, Clare Teal, Gretchen Peters, Thea Gilmore, The Beautiful South's Dave Hemingway and Lindisfarne.

Songs written or co-written by Nigel have featured on film soundtracks including Olivia Colman's "Joy Ride", the box office smash comedy "Confetti" and the 2019 BAFTA winning "Bait".

In 2024 multi-platinum pop artist Sam Smith performed one of Nigel's songs at their BBC Proms Performance.

Solo Music

2 BIG RE-ISSUES

LOVE AND WORK
Original release April 14 2017

Re released July 10 2026

"Packs a big hearted humanity, a great deal of emotional intelligence...
Nigel Stonier is the sort of producer who periodically crafts a nifty solo album.."
MOJO 2017

Nigel talks about "Love And Work" 10 Years on

"Love And Work" (the title is part of a quote from the painter/poet William Morris)
was and is a very important album to me. "Built For Storms", my previous record, had introduced my solo work to a big new audience, thanks to BBC Radio 2 giving heavy airplay to "I Hope I Always" and calling it 'one of the songs of the year'

I was used to success as a collaborator, but suddenly there was a surge of interest in my solo albums, so I felt both excitement and a healthy dose of pressure.

"Love And Work" was written, recorded and mixed in its entirety in 2016.

I was personally in a good place, but it was a dubious year in many ways.

We lost an uncanny number of musicians, actors, writers and celebs, many way before their time.

Later in the year there were two political earthquakes, each of which threw many of us into a spin.

I'm sure I don't need to name them.

Listening to the album now it strikes me that that cycle is reflected in the songs..

The record starts with energy and optimism, and ends with those two elements intact, but joined by shock waves, a dash of resignation and a rallying call to like minds.

It had become there may be some battles that we hadn't factored in.

Anyway that was the backdrop, now read more about how the songs roll out..

Love And Work" - song by song

NAVIGATE

Original release February 1 2019

Re-released July 10 2026

"A wiz with words, a Betjeman for the rock'n'roll generation..

an engaging, diverse song cycle."

Mojo 2019

Nigel talks about "Navigate" 7 Years on

I wrote and recorded "Navigate" in 2018.

It was released January 2019 and was greeted with rapturous reviews including a 4 star Mojo rave, courtesy of the legendary (now sadly deceased) journalist Fred Dellar.

In early 2019 I began a stage of profound changes in my personal life. As a result of this I pulled a lot of the promotion for "Navigate" including at least one London show, an album launch and several interviews.

That was my call and it was the right one, I had to move my focus for some time, and it needed to be on family.

So, since on the immediate back of that 2020 and '21 were dominated by the pandemic, by the time anyone was able to move freely or perform music at full capacity "Navigate" was history, nearly 3 years old.. praised, even eulogised, but now forgotten.

So I'm delighted that it now has a chance, thanks to APM Records to re-emerge.. It's been called, by some people I respect, my best album. I didn't agree initially but now I'm not sure.

I've never considered myself a 'political' songwriter but it's interesting to me now how well over half the songs reference in some way or other the prevailing climate, the endless Westminster chess games in play, the global anxieties growing by the day, and the wet dreams of the marketing men as the age as social media came of age and continued its rite of passage.

Anyway, hopefully you can enjoy the record with or without knowing all that..I hope you like it, here are some thoughts on the songs.

"Navigate" - Song by Song

WOLF NOTES

The new album 'Wolf Notes' was released by APM Records on CD and all major streaming platforms on

May 16th 2025.

Nigel has released 7 solo albums.

His 2014 album "Built For Storms" hit the iTunes top 10 and included "I Hope I Always"which was declared a 'Song Of The Year' by BBC Radio 2 presenters.

His last album "Navigate" received a 4 star review in Mojo magazine.

NIGEL'S NEW SINGLE "That's Why God Made Tribute Bands" dropped on all major streaming platforms on March 7

The track features lead guitar from Jamiroquai's Rob Harris

and drums by Paul Beavis of the Andy Fairweather Low band.

It had been described by one regional radio presenter as 'a sort of Subterranean Homesick Blues for the Strictly generation'

and by Nigel as 'my new single'.

Here's the link to pre-save

Wolf Notes album review in Fatea magazine "A contender for the year's best of lists..."

His first album in six years (though he's been busy producing), the title referring to the howl that comes from stringed instruments when the player hits a note that is close to a resonant frequency of the instrument's body, this has Stonier in strikingly commercial form without ever dumbing the music down.

Featuring sons Egan and Asher on violin and drums, respectively, and Natalie Grace Kelsey on whistle and flute, it opens with the Celtic-flavoured sway of 'Don't Lose Songs', that says you can lose motivation, inspiration and lovers, but you should hold fast to music which has the power to bring you through all those darknesses and keep hope and who you are alive.