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Ian Robb
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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]
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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]
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