OCTOBER 17TH, 2025
7:30PM
$25 at the door.
Ian Tamblyn began his professional life as a musician and songwriter at the Bobby Orr
Pizza in Peterborough, 1972. Since that time it has been a slice. Forty-five albums, CDs
and cassettes later, Ian has recently released a retrospective of his work. Featuring
twenty-six songs on the double CD and ten on the vinyl release, the collection is entitled
Scenes through a Mirror.
In the past year Ian has been busy touring, mostly in Ontario and Quebec. He has also
been working on a collection of Arctic stories and reflections that is now in the hands of
editor, Season Osborne. One of these adventures was presented in Haliburton on May 8 th
2024.
Last year Ian researched a story about his grandmother Vera Baird who was a singer in
the lumber camps and towns of North Western Ontario. The project came about when Ian
discovered her repertoire of sheet music in a piano bench. The research has developed
into a musical play entitled Vera . Carson Beckie, a classical pianist, recorded twenty of
these “found” songs. A workshop for this play was held in June with Carson(pianist)
,Sheena Turcotte (Vera), Eleanor Crowder, and director Mary Ellis.
Continuing on the theatre front, Mr. Tamblyn is involved with actor/director Maja Ardal
bringing Otzi, the Cooper Age Iceman back to life! with an eye to a collaborative
production. Workshops began in May. He is also involved in a theatrical adaptation of
Brian Doyle’s book “Mary Anne Alice”. In the spring of 2025 Magnus Theatre in Thunder
Bay will touring Ian’s play “Land of Trash” across NW Ontario.
Ian has won numerous awards and nominations throughout his career. Most recently Ian
was nominated as English Songwriter of the Year by the Canadian Folk Music Awards in
2022.. In the same year he was awarded membership as an Officer of the Order of
Canada.
This fall Ian will be touring NW Ontario beginning September until September 19 th with a
concert presented by the Sleeping Giant Folk Music Society. For other information about
tours and news please visit www.iantamblyn.com
