Ian Tamblyn

Infobox musical artist


Name = Ian Gordon Tamblyn
Born = birth date and age|1947|12|2
Instrument = Vocals
Guitar
Piano
Hammered Dulcimer
Synthesizer
Genre = Folk
New Age
Occupation = Musician
Producer
Playwright
Adventurer & Guide
Years_Active = 1971 — Present

Ian Tamblyn (born December 2, 1947 in Fort William, Ontario) is a Canadian folk music singer-songwriter and record producer, adventurer, and playwright.

Tamblyn studied at Trent University, graduating in 1971 and subsequently settling in Chelsea, Quebec (just north of Ottawa). He released a demo cassette, "Moose Tracks", the same year. In 1976, he released his full-length debut album, "Ian Tamblyn", which won a Juno Award for Best Folk Music Recording that year. Since that time he has completed over 25 recording projects. He plays guitar, piano, hammered dulcimer, and synthesizer, as well as singing.

Tamblyn has recorded a number of instrumental music albums inspired by his adventure travels to remote places such as the north shore of Lake Superior, the Nahanni River, and the Chukchi Sea, and his participation in scientific research expeditions to locations such as Greenland and Antarctica. "Magnetic North" and "Antarctica" incorporate on-location field recordings into the music. "Magnetic North" was nominated for a Juno Award for Best Instrumental Album of 1990. "Over My Head" was recorded in-studio after a successful live concert commissioned by the Canadian Museum of Nature, in which music was blended with tape looped field recordings of birds. "Over My Head" has been extremely successful, selling close to 100,000 copies.

Partial discography

*"Moose Tracks" (1971)
*"Ian Tamblyn" (1976) - Juno Award, Best Folk Music Recording
*"Closer to Home" (1978)
*"When Will I See You Again" (1980)
*"Dance Me Outside" (1983)
*"Over My Head" (1986)
*"Ghost Parade" (1988)
*"Magnetic North" (1990)
*"Through the Years ('76-'92)" (1992, compilation)
*"Days of Sun and Wind"
*"Antarctica" (1994)
*"The Middle Distance" (1995)
*"Lost Visions, Forgotten Dreams" (1996)
*"The Body Needs to Travel" (1997)
*"Voice in the Wilderness" (2001)
*"Like the Way You're Tinkin" (2002)
*"Angel's Share" (2004)
*"Machine Works" (2005)
*"Superior: Spirit and Light" (2007)

elected Plays

*"Dream Children (1976)"
*"Northern Affairs (1984)"
*"Somebody Get Me a Job (1987)"
*"Legends of the Northern Swamp (1990)"
*"Land of Trash (1991)"
*"Day in the Night of Zephyr Fallutyn (1995)"

External links

* [http://www.tamblyn.com/ Ian Tamblyn]
* [http://thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0003368/ Encyclopedia of Music in Canada]