About Ian Robb
Ian Robb was a Canadian singer.
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". He was the recipient of the 2005 Canadian Folk Music Award for Best Traditional Singer, for his work on the CD Jiig.
Notable songs written by Robb "They're Taking It Away" "The Old Rose and Crown"
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 Jiig Jiig 2005
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