Iain Archer

Iain Archer
Archer in 2009
Archer in 2009
Background information
Birth nameIain Denis Archer
BornBangor, Northern Ireland
GenresRock, folk, indie
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, producer
Years active1995–present
LabelsSticky Music, Bright Star, Play It Again Sam
Websiteiainarcher.com

Iain Archer[1] is a Northern Irish writer, producer, singer and songwriter from Bangor. He is a two-time Ivor Novello Award winner, winning the 2004 Album Award – Final Straw by Snow Patrol and Most Performed Work in 2016 for Grammy nominated "Hold Back the River", which he co-wrote with James Bay.[2][3] Additionally, Archer was a 2013 Ivor Novello Award nominee for Best Song Musically & Lyrically – "Two Fingers" by Jake Bugg.[4]

  1. ^ "Run – Writers". ASCAP. Archived from the original on 5 June 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
  2. ^ "Iain Archer". Discogs. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  3. ^ "James Bay: Creating 'Hold Back The River'". GRAMMY.com. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Archive | The Ivors | The Ivors Academy | Champions of Music Creators". The Ivors Academy. Retrieved 30 June 2021.