I'Anson (musician) explained

I'Anson
Birth Name:Hugh Carswell
Birth Place:Gateshead, England

I'Anson, real name Hugh Carswell, is a British musician.

Origins

Hugh Carswell was born in Gateshead and grew up in Rugby.[1] After an apprenticeship as an engineer and various jobs, he became director of London-based brand agency Park Avenue. In 2007, he moved to the island of Jura, where he restored the family's cottage, the place in which he started to record his music.[2] [3] [4] His stage names comes from his grandfather, the writer and poet Hugh I'Anson Fausset.

In Chances of Light, I'Anson's debut album, was released on 4 November 2013 on the independent label Maker and distributed by Burning Shed.[5] I'Anson has defined the album's songs as "very much of Juraand about Jura". The album has seen the collaboration, among others, of Steve Jansen and the Scottish Ensemble.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Ranscombe . Peter . Blackburn . Angus . September 2014 . The music man . Scottish Field . 91–98 . 10 May 2015.
  2. News: Businessman Hugh Carswell on how he left hectic London life to return to the Isle of Jura . Brown . Annie . 8 February 2014 . . 10 May 2015.
  3. News: Playing music has never been this easy . Moreton . Cole . 17 October 2013 . . 10 May 2015.
  4. News: Smith . Emma Grace . 24 May 2015 . Peek in Your Pad: I swapped London for the idyllic Jura holiday home of my childhood . Daily Record . 27 May 2015 .
  5. Web site: I'Anson – In Chances Of Light . . 10 May 2015.
  6. Web site: i'Anson: In Chances of Light. 10 November 2013 . The Wallbreakers. 10 May 2015.

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