Ian Robb Explained

Ian Robb
Background:	solo_singer
Origin:	England
Instrument:	concertina
Genre:	Folk music
Years Active:	1976–current
Label:	Fallen Angle, Folk Legacy
Associated Acts:	Friends of Fiddler's Green, Finest Kind, Jiig, Old Sod Band
Website:	http://ianrobb.com

Ian Robb is an English-born folk singer and songwriter, 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 Robb

• "They're Taking It Away"^[3]
• "The Old Rose and Crown"^[3]
• "Garnet's HomeMade Beer"^[3]
• "Diana" (commemorating Lady Diana's 1981 marriage to Prince Charles)^{[4] [5]}

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 jJiig

• Jiig 2005 ^[6]

External links

• Web site: Ian Robb. https://web.archive.org/web/20050203181247/http://www.finestkind.ca/ian.html. dead. 3 February 2005. 3 February 2005. 9 June 2018.
• Web site: Garnet's Homemade Beer - Ian Robb (Lyrics and Chords). Guntheranderson.com. 9 June 2018.

Bibliography

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: McGuire . Richard . Ottawa Musicians . 2008-01-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080725032228/http://richardmcguire.com/music/otfolk99/ottawa.htm . 2008-07-25.
2. http://www.ottawafolk.org/2007/pastevents.html Ottawa Folk
3. Web site: CDs: USA. Ianrobb.com. 9 June 2018.
4. Web site: Diana. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/NIjpniT-Jfo. 2021-12-12 . live. Ian Robb - Topic. 5 November 2014. Youtube.com. 9 June 2018.
5. Web site: Diana. Sniff.numachi.com. 9 June 2018.
6. Web site: De Lint . Charles . Jiig . Web Review . 2008-01-13.