Ian A. Anderson
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Ian A. Anderson | |
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Born | Weston-super-Mare, England | 26 July 1947
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Years active | 1960s–present |
Website | ianaanderson.com |
Ian A. Anderson (born 26 July 1947)
Early career and The Village Thing
Anderson first performed in his home town of Weston-super-Mare as a member of the Backwater Jook Band
After two EPs, he recorded his first album, Stereo Death Breakdown, as Ian Anderson’s Country Blues Band, which was released by Liberty/United Artists in 1969.[1]
In December 1969, with John Turner, he conceived the record label The Village Thing, for which he was also a producer.[1] The label released two dozen albums by mostly British and American artists between 1970 and 1974 including LPs by Wizz Jones, Sun Also Rises, Pigsty Hill Light Orchestra, Steve Tilston, Dave Evans, Fred Wedlock, Al Jones, Derroll Adams, Hunt & Turner, Lackey & Sweeney, Chris Thompson, Dave Peabody and Noel Murphy as well as three by Anderson himself.[3]
In the 21st century, much of Village Thing’s output has been categorised as "psych folk" or "acid folk", terms which did not exist at the time its records were first made.[4]
1970s–80s duo
In 1973, he moved from Bristol to
Event and tour organisation
Anderson organised the Folk Blues Bristol & West club in Bristol (1967–1969), England's first specialist country blues club outside London.[5] In 1982, he founded Farnham Folk Day,[1] an annual event at Farnham Maltings which ran until 1988. He directed the 1987–1989 Bracknell Folk & Roots Festivals at South Hill Park, Bracknell, the Europe In Union concert series at London’s Union Chapel (2003–4) and has curated many single events including English Roots Against Apartheid (Town & Country Club, London, 1987), Ceilidh Aid (The Forum, London, 2005), Roots At The Roundhouse (Roundhouse, London, 2010), Ghosts From The Basement (Cecil Sharp House, London, 2010), Looking For A New England (Cecil Sharp House, London, 2010), Bridges (Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 2014), Bob Copper Centenary Celebration (Cecil Sharp House, London, 2015), No Voices (Kings Place, London, 2016) and the Bristol Troubadour 50th Anniversary celebrations (St Georges, Bristol, 2016).
He organised UK tours for other artists including
fRoots
In the 1960s and 1970s, Anderson regularly contributed as a freelance writer to publications including
Anderson and Folk Roots were actively involved in the 1987 campaign which established the term "world music", and supported tours by artists who were previously unknown in the UK. In 2001, he developed the Awards For World Music, which were produced and run by BBC Radio 3 from 2002 to 2008.
fRoots was given the WOMEX Award for professional excellence in 2010.[7]
Rogue Records
As a spin-off from his 1980s activities, he founded an independent record label,
Broadcasting
Anderson presented a weekly folk, roots and world music show on Guildford ILR station
Recent music career
In 2008/2009, he was one third of Blue Blokes 3, with
He released an album of new and completely solo recordings in 2017, then in January 2019 the compilation Onwards!, which was sourced from 50 years of his solo work and all the bands he has been part of (including previously unissued material).
Anderson moved back to his Bristol roots in 2011, relocating his home and the fRoots offices full circle to Clifton Village where his career began.
In 2024, Anderson compiled and wrote the sleeve notes for Les Cousins: The Soundtrack Of Soho’s Legendary Folk & Blues Club, a three-CD box set featuring various artists from the Soho club, Les Cousins.[10]
Discography
Albums
- The Inverted World – Saydisc (1968)
- Stereo Death Breakdown – Liberty (1969)[notes 1]
- Book Of Changes – Fontana (1970)[notes 2]
- Royal York Crescent – The Village Thing (1970)
- A Vulture Is Not A Bird You Can Trust – The Village Thing (1971)
- Singer Sleeps On as Blaze Rages – The Village Thing (1972)
- Carrion On – EMI Bestseller/Red Rag (1975)[notes 3]
- The East Street Shakes – Red Rag (1977)[notes 3]
- Up The Line – Plant Life (1979)[notes 3]
- No Rules – Dingles (1982)[notes 4]
- Home and Deranged – Rogue (1983)[notes 4]
- Tiger Moth – Rogue (1984)[notes 5]
- The Continuous Preaching Blues – Appaloosa (1984)[notes 2]
- Howling Moth – Rogue (1988)[notes 5]
- Stubble – Fledg'ling (2008) [notes 6]
- Ankle – Ghosts From The Basement (2013)[notes 6]
Singles and EPs
- Anderson Jones Jackson – Saydisc (1966)
- Almost The Country Blues – Saydisc (1967)
- Salt of The Earth (Song Of Praise) – Rogue(1988)
- The World At Sixes And Sevens – Rogue (1989)
Notes
References
- ^ ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
- ISBN 978 0 9563531 0 8
- ISBN 978-0-9563531-2-2
- ISBN 978-1-906002-32-9
- ^ Notes to Matchbox Days CD, Ace Records, 1997 (CDWIKD 168)
- ^ "fRoots Magazine Homepage". Frootsmag.com. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ "WOMEX". Womex.com. 31 October 2010. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ^ "fRoots Radio". Frootsmag.com. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ "The False Beards Homepage". Thefalsebeards.com. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ^ "Les Cousins: The Soundtrack Of Soho's Legendary Folk & Blues Club, Various Artists 3CD Box Set". Cherry Red Records. Retrieved 13 March 2024.