Nigel Stonier
Nigel Stonier
Producer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist.
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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
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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'.
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.
Wolf Notes album review in Spiral Earth "Nigel Stonier is the whole deal. Unreservedly recommended."
Couldn't be more pleased with this review from Simon Jones at Spiral Earth.
"Sometimes albums arrive, from the off you know they’re fully formed and considered. This is one.
After the opening track you just know everything is right, after the first four tracks you might consider this to be a four star album, by the time you’ve heard it through, it’s five star all the way.
We here at Spiral Earth don’t band about the five star rating loosely, but believe me, this is the best thing I’ve heard in weeks."
Wolf Notes album review on 1inmusic.com "Nigel Stonier’s ‘Wolf Notes’: Authentic Art, Incisive Heart"
Big thanks to https://1inmusic.com/ for this review
Nigel Stonier’s 2025 album, ‘Wolf Notes,’ immediately asserts itself as a formidable artistic statement. This isn’t merely a collection of songs; it’s the work of a seasoned craftsman operating at the pinnacle of his abilities...
Wolf Notes album review from
Penny Black Music
"...The quality never dips, not for a second..."
Great review from Malcolm Carter on - Penny Black Music
When it comes to songs that touch the heart Stonier really excels; he dresses his lyrics in such moving melodies that perfectly compliment the sentiment in his voice, such songs leave the listener breathless.