Robert Lane

A return trip to the Soundcheck studio by the Birmingham based singer/songwriter.

Robert Lane is a musician, songwriter, actor and guitar tutor based in the UK. He released his third record, Only a Flight Away in April 2018. Robert has toured extensively in the UK as a support for artists including Jenn Bostic, Sarah Darling, Calan, Lotte Mullan, Nell Bryden, Dan Whitehouse and Bob Fox. 2019 tour dates have included Wimborne Folk Festival, HowTheLightGetsIn Festival, Bath Fringe Festival, Bridport Folk Festival and concerts around the UK. He has played joint headline shows and tours with Kyshona Armstrong and Iona Lane. 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, John Mayer and Fleetwood Mac.

As an actor he works in theatre and film and is a founding member of short form comedy improvisation group The Improlectuals. In 2019 Robert was cast as one of the leads in independent feature film Sam and Dan Get Lost directed by Lee Price of Homebird Productions. The film is a partly improvised comedy drama and also features Robert’s music as the score.

Robert is also the host of The Robert Lane Creative Careers Podcast where he chats to creatives including musicians, songwriters, actors, writers, comedians and journalists about their careers and how they create their work.