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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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Ian Robb
Origin	England
Genres	Folk music
Instrument(s)	concertina
Years active	1976–current
Labels	Fallen Angle, Folk Legacy
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]

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

External links

• "Ian Robb". 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)

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