Record collector / DJ / Broadcaster / Producer / Brownswood Recordings boss / occasional remixer

A uniquely visceral and lyrical songwriter, singer and musician, Cole Stacey roams the highest echelons of British folk through to legendary 80s synth pop, from The Royal Albert Hall to The Westfalenhalle Arena, from 700-year-old castles in Gdansk to Glastonbury Festival. 
With a decade-long association with Midge Ure and as nearly one half of alt-folk sensation India Electric Company, Cole has played sold-out tours of Australia, New Zealand, UK, Scandinavia and Germany in a plethora of styles and instruments including mandolin, bass guitar, synthesisers and vocals.  
In early 2025, with explorations into traditional songwriting and verse in his blood, Cole shared his extraordinary debut album Postcards From Lost Places. Recorded in numerous regenerated and distinctive settings from a 13th Century former jail to a Victorian clay factory, this captivating record reached the UK album charts in its first week. With live performances on the likes of BBC Radio 5 Live, Times Radio, Folk on Foot and eye-catching concerts in a host of historic and unusual settings, for someone so well travelled, this next chapter is finally bringing Cole Stacey home.

**** “Bursting with invention and full of surprises.”  - The Telegraph

**** “Their reeling, spinning sound corroborates the content of their songs which appear to be describing a life alive with motion. They are altogether a good thing, busy as rush hour but full of light.” - The Independent on Sunday

Sometimes folk, sometimes not. India Electric Company use traditional instruments in contemporary styles to explore diverse themes from Eastern Europe, Irish traditions and urban alienation to end up with something “quirky and glittery - a veritable musical magpie’s nest.” - Mary Ann Kennedy, BBC Radio 3.

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