Ian Robb

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]

Ian Robb
Origin	England
Genres	Folk music
Instruments	concertina
Years active	1976–current
Labels	Fallen Angle, Folk Legacy
Associated acts	Friends of Fiddler's Green, Finest Kind, Jiig, Old Sod Band
Website	http://ianrobb.com

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]
• "God and the Orange Clown" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hMLG42_YZs

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]

References

1. McGuire, Richard. "Ottawa Musicians". Archived from the original on 2008-07-25. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
2. Ottawa Folk Archived 2008-05-14 at the Wayback Machine
3. "CDs: USA". Ianrobb.com. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
4. Ian Robb - Topic (5 November 2014). "Diana". Youtube.com. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
5. "Diana". Sniff.numachi.com. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
6. De Lint, Charles. "Jiig" (Web Review). Retrieved 2008-01-13.

External links

• "Ian Robb". Web.archive.org. 3 February 2005. Archived from the original on 3 February 2005. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
• "Garnet's Homemade Beer - Ian Robb (Lyrics and Chords)". Guntheranderson.com. Retrieved 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)