A new mini-album showcases The Scrub Jay Orchestra – the name adopted by the well-matched Hot Vultures (Ian A. Anderson & Maggie Holland) and “wunderkind” guitarist Martin Simpson when touring in 1979.
An excellent 6-track taster EP that celebrates the 50th anniversary of British folk and blues label Village Thing Records featuring Wizz Jones, Ian A Anderson, Steve Tilston & more.
Watch Ian A Anderson performing Everybody’s Killing Me, a song he wrote back in 1984 but has recently started performing again in his revitalised solo gigging career after having been struck by its scary topicality.
Following his Black Crow Blues which we premiered a few weeks back, here’s “Lord Allenwater”, the second in a series of three videos by veteran English folk & blues artist Ian A Anderson filmed recently at the Wardrobe Theatre in Bristol. The song has particular significance to Ian…
Ian A Anderson continues his re-born solo career with an upcoming trio of videos filmed at the Wardrobe Theatre in Bristol, kicking off with Black Crow Blues. Catch him in September as he joins Sproatly Smith on one of their Weirdshire events.
Onward! The Photos is a superb memento and celebration of the first fifty years of Ian A Anderson‘s career. A vitally important figure in the history of folk, roots, acoustic and World music, it is surely time for a full and appropriate recognition of his pivotal contribution.
Recorded in what many believe to be the glory days of analogue, ‘Stereo Death Breakdown’ remains a fantastic piece of rootsy audio pleasure. A good-time, feel-good snapshot of a fertile period in music history.
