Ian Tamblyn

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

Tamblyn studied at Trent University, graduating in 1971 and subsequently settling in 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.

Tamblyn has also recorded a number of albums of instrumental music inspired by his participation in scientific research expeditions to locations such as Greenland and Antarctica.

[edit] Partial discography

• Moose Tracks (1971)
• Ian Tamblyn (1976)
• Close to Home (1978)
• When Will I See You Again (1980)
• Over My Head (1986)
• Ghost Parade (1988)
• Magnetic North (1989)
• Through the Years (1992, compilation)
• Antarctica (1994)
• Voice in the Wilderness (2001)
• The Way You're Tinkin (2002)
• Angel's Share (2004)
• Machine Works (2005)
• Lost Visions and Forgotten Dreams (year unknown)
• The Middle Distance
• The Body Needs to Travel
• Dance Me Outside
• Days of Sun and Wind

[edit] Plays

• Sandinista!
• Ghost of the Madawaska
• Zero Hour
• An Acre of Time

[edit] External links

• Ian Tamblyn