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IAN TAMBLYN - A Special Concert presented by Deep Cove Folk
The Concert will feature a special Slide Show of Arctic or Antarctic photos ... to complement the show.
Ian Tamblyn has been a full time musician since 1972. He has released 36 albums and cds of his work as well as acting as producer for dozens of other artists. He recently produced a CD for the great Sneezy Waters. Over the years Ian has written too many songs and has given up on counting them. He has also written thirteen plays and over one hundred theatre soundtracks. His most recent play is called Nun of It.
He has received a number of awards and nominations. In 2012, Ian was made a fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographic Society for his guiding work in the Canadian Arctic. He has been awarded the Estelle Klein and Helen Verger Awards for his contributions to Canadian folk music; he has a honourary doctorate from Lakehead University, a Distinguished Alumni Award from Trent University and was voted English Songwriter of the Year in 2010 by the Canadian Folk Music Awards, amongst other awards and
Ian has recently completed work on a CD of songs that were written by students on the Students on Ice project in the summer of 2013. It is called Connected. AS well Ian will complete work on his CD, The Labrador, the last of his "Four Coast Project" CDs. The Labrador will be released in the spring of 2014. In the spring of 2014 he will produce a CD for Thunder Bay artist, Kim Erickson.
In the next year Ian will be back in Arctic and Antarctic with the expedition company Adventure Canada and Students on ice. Next summer he will be writer in residence at Torngat National Park on the north Labrador coast.
Recently he has been appointed "writer in residence " at Carleton University's Faculty of Music for the academic year 2014-15.
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LocationSt. John's United Church (View)
10990 West Saanich Road
North Saanich, BC V8L 5R9
Canada
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| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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