Robert Lane is a musician, songwriter, actor, guitar tutor and workshop leader based in the UK. As an actor he works in theatre and film and is a founding member of short form comedy improvisation group The Improlectuals. Fatea Magazine have described Only a Flight Away as “an outstanding release…one of the first essential albums of 2018" and legendary DJ Janice Long played Robert’s track Bill Frost’s Flying Machine on her BBC Show. 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 and his 2018 solo headline tour to support Only a Flight Away included a 5th trip to Germany and first visit to Holland. 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. In August 2013 he was selected to attend a song writing retreat/course with Kinks front man Ray Davies. Praise and reviews “You got me out of bed to listen to this and it was worth it… I actually got out of bed to make sure I sent this in for the programme because I thought it was so good.” Janice Long, radio legend.