The Folklore Rooms @thefolklorerooms in Brighton. I need your early doors support. Thurs 12th Nov, featuring the fabulous Beth Sarah @bethsarah1982, the brilliant Marie Dance & The Purple Shoes @mariedanceandthepurpleshoes, and me and the full band. Doors 7.30pm. Tickets £12. Link in profile

On Sunday 16th August 2026, from 1.30pm, we'll be at Dummer Down Brewery for a Sunday Session at Dummer Down Farm, Dummer, Hampshire, RG25 2AR Come along for some Modern-vintage, Roots-Pop. Sounds like “a Paul Simon, Eddi Reader, Paul Heaton get together at an Elbow gig with The National”.

This weekend we'll be live on local radio (📻, 📻) and playing at The Old Dairy Taproom in Tenterden... 🍻 Sat 8th Aug - 12.30pm on Des Parker's show on Hailsham FM Sun 9th - 11am on Ben Watson's show on Radio Ashford Sun 9th August - 3pm, Old Dairy Taproom, Station Road, Tenterden

Next gig... Sun 2nd August (2pm) Coast Cafe, Beach Parade, Worthing BN11 2FG (trio) coastcafeworthing Audio: new single, 'Boxing Gloves' " authenticity, heart and timeless songwriting.” Mystic Sons ianroland.bandcamp.com/track/boxing... #worthing #livemusic #sundaysession #coastcafe

'Boxing Gloves' is released... “Emotionally charged, sensational, and far more than mere words set to sound...” The Other Side Reviews 'Boxing Gloves' is available wherever you stream your music and as a download from ianroland.bandcamp.com

'Boxing Gloves' single Fri 3rd July! Pre-save a listen, ditto.fm/boxing-gloves, and live this week... Wed 1st July (7pm) Hare & Hounds, Worthing (duo) Fri 3rd July (2.30pm) Sandwich Folk & Ale Weekend, The Waiting Room (trio) Fri 3rd July (6.45pm) Spirit of Tenterden Festival (full band)

This weekend, c11th Church Festival + Craft Ale Taproom: Sat 27th (doors 7pm) Clayton Festival, St John The Baptist Church (trio) Sun 28th (4pm) Brolly Brewing @brollybrewing , Horsham (duo) #festivals #taproom #horsham #Clayton #rootspop

Next gig: Mon 15th June - Tunbridge Wells Forum (full band) www.twforum.co.uk/events/88cd3... "A butterfly is the end of a caterpillar. The beginning - the next era - comes after the end of the last one" Rebecca Solnit, 'The Beginning Comes After The End'. Audio: 'Can't Lose Anymore', Ian Roland

At Brighton Road Recording Studios recording a new song called 'Time Bomb'. Gigs coming up soon, include: Thurs 21st May - The Setting Sun ('Acoustic at' - showcase) Brighton (duo) Mon 15th June (7pm) Tunbridge Wells Forum, Kent (full band) www.twforum.co.uk audio: 'The Real Thing' out now.

Thank you all at The Vinyl Frontier Music Club, at The Pulbrew, in Pulborough last night. It was great listening to all the music selections, hearing your stories behind them and playing some of my songs for you. Thank you for the delicious cake and refreshments too, @thepulbrew

Horsham's Carfax bandstand yesterday, in the sunshine. Thank you Sussex Sounds and @horshamdc. Next gig Tues 28th Apr at Vinyl Frontier Music Club @the_vinyl_frontier_music_club New single,The Real Thing, is out ianroland.bandcamp.com/track/the-re... #livemusic #horsham #pulborough #humans

Gig coming up... Sat 28th March 2026 (6pm) Little Tipple, 50 Ferring Street, Ferring, West Sussex BN12 5JP (duo) @thelittletippleferring #littletipple #ferring #rootspop #indiefolk #cocktails

This Sunday 22nd March 2026 from 4pm, we will be duo-ing it at Brolly Brewing, 8 Redkiln Close, Horsham. 🍻 🎵 🍛 It's definitely 4pm, not 5pm #horsham #taproom #brollybrewing #livemusic #rootspop

We will be out duo-ing this weekend, venturing up to North London on Friday and out to Horsham on Sunday... Fri 20th March 2026 (doors 7.30pm) Colindale Barnet Folk Club, Bull Theatre, 68 High Street, Barnet EN5 5SJ (duo) Sun 22nd March 2026 (4pm) Brolly Brewing, 8 Redkiln Close, Horsham (duo)

A clip of various stages of the formation of 'Entangled Lives', out in the summer, but which you can catch us playing this weekend...🛸 Sat 14 March 2026 — 4pm (Solo) Fundraiser for NSPCC & Dementia UK, Coachworks, Dover Place, Ashford Sun 15 March 2026 — 4pm (Full Band) The Neptune Inn, Hove

Here's a clip of Sonny Crowe (keys, lead guitar) playing new song, 'Just True', recorded recently at Brighton Road Recording Studios. It will be released later this year but you can hear it live, together with other new songs, at our next full-band gig on Sunday 15th March 4pm at The Neptune, Hove.

Dave Coomber (bass) and I will be heading over to Hastings on Fri 27th Feb 2026 (5pm) to play for Jason McNiff’s Sundowner at The Jenny Lind, 69 High St, Old Town, Hastings. Come along for an early Friday evening session of roots-pop, indie-folk, modern-vintage music.

'Virtually Free' will be released on Mon 16th Feb 2026. Here's a clip of the accompanying video. Pre-save on your favourite streaming platform ditto.fm/virtually-free Thanks to Elias Moukarzel from Brighton Media Productions for filming.

Heading over to Tenterden this Sunday, to play the very lovely Old Dairy Taproom, from 3pm. Free Entry. Great beer. Delicious pizzas. Radio Ashford in the morning, to play a live session, but their aerial is down at the moment, so we are keeping our fingers crossed it can be fixed in time!

Tour of Brighton Road Recording Studio, recordings to follow on from 'Virtually Free', out 16th Feb 2026 ( ditto.fm/virtually-free ) Fri 6th Feb (8pm) Reigate Priory Football Club Sun 8th Feb (3pm) Old Dairy, Tenterden. Radio Ashford live session. Commentary style prompt: 'Snooker Championship'😃

'Virtually Free', ditto.fm/virtually-free , is coming out 16th Feb 2026. We recorded it at Brighton Road Recording Studio last year and I'll be going back next week to record new tracks...frankly one of the closest places to heaven for me! 🎹

Some shots of our gig at Duke of Wellington, Shoreham on Sunday. New single 16th Feb 2026 'Virtually Free'... pre-save here ditto.fm/virtually-free 🙏 Live session Saturday evening on Radio St Helier, Carshalton. Next gig: Alcampo, London Rd, Brighton f@irisevents.uk on Tues 20th Jan 2026 (7pm)

Full band outing this Sunday 11th Jan 5pm at The Duke of Wellington, Shoreham. Ian Roland - vocals, guitars Sonny Crowe - keys, guitar, bvs James Chapman - drums Dave Coomber - bass, bvs #shoreham #thewelly #welly #livemusic #roots #indiefolk #rootspop #modernvintage

Yesterday Elias, from @brighton_media_productions, for 'Virtually Free', out on 16th Feb 2026. Here we are at the YouGig Boat Studios in Shoreham Harbour. Also filming at The Duke of Wellington gig in Shoreham on Sunday 11th Jan 2026 from 5pm, if you fancy being a "Love" shouting extra! ❤️

Our first full band gig of 2026 will be at The Duke of Wellington in Shoreham on Sunday 11th January at 5pm, with Dave Coomber (bass), James Chapman (drums), Sonny Crowe (keys, lead guitar). #keepmusiclive #livinginsound #2026

People have said that this song, 'Lodestone', has a "Christmasy" feel, with its reference to church bells and community togetherness and hope. Here's a clip of us playing it at the recent Choose Love fundraiser at The Brunswick, Hove. Full version at ianroland.bandcamp.com/track/lodest...

Lunctime today, Sun 7th Dec 2025, it's Santa Sunday and I will be playing outside at The HopTub, Hurstpierpoint from 1.30pm. Here's a clip of 'Some Way Of Life' from last nights wonderful fundraiser, at Danny House, for St Peter and St James Hospice.

Sat 6th Dec 2025 (doors 7pm) Concert Fundraiser for St Peter & St James Hospice, Danny House, Hurstpierpoint, Sussex (hosted by Mike & Reina Reinstein) Tickets www.ticketsource.com/danny-house #concert #dannyhouse #fundraiser #stpeterandstjameshospice #community #hospice #hospicecare

'Virtually Free', not yet recorded, but come along for a listen in real time at: 28th Nov (8pm) The Swan, Farnborough (duo) 29th Nov (7pm) Lakedown Brewery Taproom, Burwash (duo) 30th Nov (7.30pm) Kindsound Charity, The Brunswick, Hove (trio). Sat 6th Dec (7pm) Danny House, Hurst

'20 Breaths Of Love Per Minute' ianroland.bandcamp.com Fri 28th Nov (8pm)The Swan, Farnborough (duo) Sat 29th Nov (7) Lakedown Brewery Taproom, Burwash (duo) Sun 30th Nov (7.30pm) KindSound, The Brunswick, Hove (trio) Sat 6th Dec (doors 7pm) Fundraiser, Danny House, Hurstpierpoint (solo)