Nigel Stonier

Nigel Stonier

Nigel Stonier is a British rock, roots and pop producer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and live performer. He begins his career in the late 1970s, when he is invited into a recording studio with the Strawbs at the age of 17 and signs a deal with their publishing company. Over more than two decades, he builds a reputation as a record producer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and performer.

Career

Stonier works with a number of artists in the UK roots and rock scene, including Fairport Convention, Lindisfarne, Rod Clements and Chris While. He also has a successful association with the band Northern Sky during the 1980s. His profile rises significantly in the early 1990s.

Work with Thea Gilmore

In the mid-1990s, Stonier meets Oxfordshire singer-songwriter Thea Gilmore and starts working with her. He becomes her regular producer and musical partner, producing all six of her albums named in the biography and co-writing her 2004 single “Mainstream”. He also performs live with Gilmore as musical director and guitarist, including tours in the US, Canada and Europe, and shares stages with artists such as Joan Baez, John Prine, Steve Earle, Kate and Anna McGarrigle, the Waterboys, Ryan Adams, Josh Ritter, Eliza Carthy, Kathryn Williams and Martha Wainwright. Stonier and Gilmore marry in October 2005.

Work with Rod Clements

Stonier co-writes with Lindisfarne co-founder Rod Clements, contributing to two albums of new material for the band. One song from that partnership, “Can’t Do Right For Doing Wrong”, later becomes a Top 40 hit when covered by Erin Rocha in 2004. He also produces two solo albums for Clements, including Odd Man Out.

Style and reputation

He is described as an energetic live performer, a guitarist, singer and songwriter with a strong reputation for memorable hooks and melodies.