Our debut album, The Noise Is Beautiful, is out now! Ten of the catchy, happy songs that have delighted crowds from Bedford to Devon. Have a listen to us on Tidal, or go to your favourite streaming service and search "Tinkers Lane". If you're sufficiently retro to love downloads, then try iTunes. Or - best of all - click here to buy your very own CD copy to have, hold and enjoy for ever.
It's very unlikely that any of our gigs for this year will be going ahead, but we've left the list below so that you can imagine what might have been. For the next best thing, order a copy of our CD from the link just above, put on wellies and shorts, pour a beer and listen with your eyes shut imagining the summer sunshine.
| Date | Time | Event | Where | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ||||
| Friday 27 March | 20:00 | Spectrum Elite Showcase | Woburn Sands | In aid of Musicians Against Homelessness |
| Wednesday 1 April | 19:30 | The Lottery Winners | Craufurd Arms, Wolverton | We're supporting the brilliant Lottery Winners and Sarpa Salpa |
| Saturday 30 May | 17:00 | Elderflower Fields | Stanford Hall, Leicestershire | A wild weekend adventure, packed full of music, sports, nature and the arts, all set in the heart of the beautiful surrounds of the Stanford Hall estate in Leicestershire |
| Sunday 5 July | Ampthill Festival | Ampthill | A perfectly formed community festival that attracts the best acts and celebrates local talent | |
| Saturday 11 July | Wedding | By invitation only. | ||
| Sunday 12th July | Foodies Festival | Tatton Park | The UK's biggest celebration of food, drink and wellbeing | |
| Sunday 17th July | Foodies Festival | Winchester | The UK's biggest celebration of food, drink and wellbeing | |
| Friday 7th August | Foodies Festival | Edinburgh | The UK's biggest celebration of food, drink and wellbeing | |
| Saturday 8th August | Foodies Festival | Edinburgh | The UK's biggest celebration of food, drink and wellbeing | |
| Sunday 9th August | Foodies Festival | Edinburgh | The UK's biggest celebration of food, drink and wellbeing | |
| Friday 23rd August | Foodies Festival | Syon Park, Brentford | The UK's biggest celebration of food, drink and wellbeing | |
| Sunday 25th August | Foodies Festival | Syon Park, Brentford | The UK's biggest celebration of food, drink and wellbeing | |
Tinkers Lane are a five-piece band playing the original songs of frontman Ian Roberts. The music ranges from intimate love songs to melodic upbeat summer tunes that will have you dancing and dreaming of a better world. Catchy tunes combine with perceptive, poetic lyrics underpinned by a yearning for love and social justice. A Tinkers Lane gig is a journey across genres, spanning rock'n'roll, country, reggae, latin and rockney, always with a happy, uplifting sound that is uniquely their own.
The band has played at festivals and venues including supporting Martin Stephenson and the Daintees at 229 The Venue, the Levellers' Beautiful Days festival, the Dublin Castle in Camden, and Folk on the Green in Stony Stratford - check recent gig history here.
The Songs page will give you a flavour of what we're about.