Ian R Coles
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Singer and songwriter in London. One third of Somebody Else's Troubles and 50% of The Dark Coast
17/05/2026
Thanks Stuart at The Folk Club for playing Dead Man's Lake as a Here We Are track this week (great show - you should listen!) Dead Man's Lake EP available here (pay-what-you-want): https://ianrcoles.bandcamp.com/music
Show 297: The Folk Club with Featured Artist Finn Collinson from 12/5/26 This Week’s Featured Artists (Show 297) is Finn Collinson Finn is a recorder player, multi-instrumentalist, folk musician and composer based in Suffolk, UK. He has recently released his third album Byway: an instrumental journey around the UK told through original and traditional melodies. His fir...
EP2 of 4x4 project: Middle Distance is out on May 1st - which just happens to be Bandcamp Friday - pay what you want, no fees taken. Middle Distance includes wonderful contributions from , , and Clare Smith - Fluff Smith (of Rolling Folk, Thea Gilmore, Incredible String Band and more) on fiddle. Plus as always Rich Haylock drumming and Ben Reece bass. https://ianrcoles.bandcamp.com/album/middle-distance
12/04/2026
Out and about version of Middle Distance - title track of EP2: Middle Distance - out May 1st - pre-order on Bandcamp. Thanks Giulietta Cinque (more out and about videos on YouTube)
Middle Distance, Ian Coles - Walthamstow Folk at the Rose and Crown, Walthamstow 290326 IMG 7818 Middle Distance, Ian Coles - Walthamstow Folk at the Rose and Crown, Walthamstow 290326
Middle Distance - Release date: Friday May 1st. https://ianrcoles.bandcamp.com/album/middle-distance (link in bio) The second EP of the 4x4 project features contributions from:
and of
Clare "Fluff" Smith on fiddle
plus Ben Reece on bass and Rich Haylock on drumming. Thanks to everyone who's pre-ordered so far.
04/04/2026
Anna - live acoustic version of Track 1 of EP2 of 2026 EP project. EP2: Middle Distance out May 1st - pre-order on Bandcamp
4x4 EP project 2026: tasters OK folks, in 2026 I am recording and releasing a sequence of 4 x 4-song EPs - representing 30-odd years of songwriting. Who's with me? All 4 of these EPs are...
OUT NOW - Dead Man's Lake:
War of Independence
Dead Man's Lake (ft Emily Hanna Graze brook)
Hey Prima Donna (ft Somebody Else's Troubles and The Dark Coast)
Ask a stupid question (ft Charlie Graham)
Thanks Rich Haylock and Ben Reece for bass and drumming, and thanks everyone who's supported the journey so far. Coming soon - EP2: Middle Distance.
Get Dead Man's Lake at: https://ianrcoles.bandcamp.com/album/dead-mans-lake
Last chances to pre-order Dead Man's Lake EP and get a FREE download of Orphan Songs. Dead Man's Lake Release date: Sunday March 1st. https://ianrcoles.bandcamp.com/album/dead-mans-lake. This first EP of the 4x4 project features contributions from , of , Emily Hanna Grazebrook, plus Ben Reece on bass and Rich Haylock on drumming. Thanks to everyone who's pre-ordered so far.
13/02/2026
Pre-order NEW EP Dead Man's Lake (out March 1: https://ianrcoles.bandcamp.com) and get a free download of Orphan Songs. (Downloads - vintage, right?)
Orphan Songs (2022): It's a statement of intent. These are songs - more or less accidentally recorded over the years - which don't fit into any other project. They are unlikely to be re-recorded - sometimes because I just like these versions, and sometimes, well, because they don't really deserve it. Hey, free is free though!
Songs:
1. New century
2. The ladder song (feat. Fluff Smith)
3. You're not saying
4. Robson and Jerome (Soundbite)
5. Rock ballad (feat. Ben Reece)
https://ianrcoles.bandcamp.com
11/02/2026
Dead Man's Lake out 010326 - pre-order here (please): https://ianrcoles.bandcamp.com/album/dead-mans-lake
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06/02/2026
Things are afoot... The rock-'n'-roll slippers are back in town and there have been unprecedented levels of string changing. Recording progresses... Thanks so much Somebody Else's Troubles and The Dark Coast (well, the half that isn't me) for lending their voices to my project. EP1: Dead Man's Lake releases March 1st. Pre-order it here: https://ianrcoles.bandcamp.com/album/dead-mans-lake
04/01/2026
2026's recording project:
Ian Coles - 4x4 EP project 2026 OK folks, in 2026 I am recording and releasing a sequence of 4 x 4-song EPs - representing 30-odd years of songwriting. Who's with me?
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