Ian A. Anderson
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| Background information | |
| Born |
26 July 1947 Weston-super-Mare, England |
| Genres | Folk music, blues, world music |
| Occupation(s) | Magazine editor, folk musician, broadcaster, event producer |
| Years active | 1960s – present |
| Website | ianaanderson.com |
Ian A. Anderson (born 26 July 1947, Weston-super-Mare, England) is an English magazine editor, folk musician and broadcaster.
Anderson first performed in his home town of Weston-super-Mare as a member of the Backwater Jook Band and came to prominence as a member of the Bristol based country blues scene of the mid to late 1960s, performing live and on record, both solo, with Al Jones and Elliott Jackson as the trio "Anderson Jones Jackson", and as a duo with Mike Cooper. The middle initial was added at a later date to avoid confusion with Ian Anderson of the band Jethro Tull.
After two EPs, he recorded his first album, Stereo Death Breakdown, as Ian Anderson’s Country Blues Band, which was released by Liberty/United Artists in 1969.
In December 1969, with John Turner, he conceived the record label The Village Thing, for which he was also a producer. The label released two dozen albums by mostly British and American artists between 1970 and 1974 including LPs by Wizz Jones, Sun Also Rises, Pigsty Hill Light Orchestra, Steve Tilston, Dave Evans, Fred Wedlock, Al Jones, Derroll Adams, Hunt & Turner, Lackey & Sweeney, Chris Thompson, Dave Peabody and Noel Murphy as well as three by Anderson himself.
In the 21st century, much of Village Thing’s output has been categorised as "psych folk" or "acid folk", terms which did not exist at the time its records were first made.
In 1973, he moved from Bristol to Farnham, Surrey, performing internationally with Maggie Holland as the duo Hot Vultures who recorded three albums. In 1980, the duo teamed up with melodeon player Rod Stradling and hammered dulcimer player Sue Harris, later replaced by Chris Coe, as The English Country Blues Band (2 LPs). This line-up subsequently expanded again with the addition of guitarist Jon Moore, drummer John Maxwell and later keyboard player Ian Carter and guitarist Ben Mandelson to become the world music influenced English ceilidh band Tiger Moth, later Orchestre Super Moth when they recorded with international guest musicians (two LPs, and two 12” EPs).
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