Ian Robb

Ian Robb is an English-born folk singer, currently based in Ottawa, Ontario. He was a founding member of Friends of Fiddler's Green, and a columnist for Sing Out!. He is also a member of the Canadian folk trio Finest Kind. He wrote a parody of Stan Rogers song "Barrett's Privateers", titled "Garnet's Homemade Beer".^[1] He was the recipient of the 2005 Canadian Folk Music Award for Best Traditional Singer, for his work on the CD jiig.^[2]

Notable Songs Written by Ian Robb

• They're Taking It Away
• The Old Rose and Crown
• Diana (commemorating Lady Diana's 1981 marriage to Prince Charles)^[3][4]

External links

• http://www.finestkind.ca/ian.html
• Garnet's Homemade Beer - Ian Robb (Lyrics and Chords)

Recordings

Solo CDs

• Ian Robb and Hang the Piper, Folk-Legacy Records
• Rose and Crown, Folk-Legacy Records
• From Different Angels 1994

CDs as part of Finest Kind

• Lost in a Song 1996
• Heart's Delight 1999
• Silks& Spices 2004
• Feasts & Spirits (with John D. Huston) 2004
• For Honour & For Gain 2010

Other CDs

• Ian Robb and Hang the Piper with Grit Laskin, Seamus McGuire, John Goodman, Terry Rudden, 1979
• Margaret Christl & Ian Robb with Grit Laskin The Barley Grain for Me 1998

CD as part of jiig

• jiig 2005 ^[5]

References

Bibliography

• Schmid, Will. (1987). New Folk Favorites: For Guitar, Vocal, Acoustic Instruments. Milwaukee, WI: Hal Leonard Publishing Corp., (Ian Robb entry page 17)