Old time, Irish traditional and original music. Welcome to my sonic sketchbook.

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Documentarian, folk musician, producer of The Archives #podcast at the Old Town School of Folk Music.

Original compositions played upon various acoustic instruments. 

At the moment, the majority of music I record is original folk tunes. Most of these tunes arise whilst out in natural ecosystems or shortly after visiting a natural ecosystem. The titles often reflect an aspect of the ecosystem I had noticed while the tune came about. Lately this is usually a species of bird.

Tin whistles and flutes appear the most often in my recordings; though mandolin, tenor guitar, lyre harp, jaw harp, dulcitar, and a handful of other instruments show up fairly often as well.

And here's some more music I've made along with my friend Dan Jones:
https://soundcloud.com/user-453898279

I am an English singer, living since 1996 in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, USA. I was born in Hampshire, England on the edge of The New Forest, and then lived in North Oxfordshire for 25 years. There I was Squire and Foreman of The Adderbury Morris Men from the revival of the village dances in 1974, till I moved to the USA.
I have been singing all my life, but in recent years have been doing more since I have given up dancing.
I have recordings out on both Fallen Angle Music in Canada (see - http://www.ianrobb.com/)  and Forest Tracks Records in the UK - but that organisation has been wound up and no longer exists - I do still have some recordings but alas, very few.

Typically unaccompanied singer of traditional folksongs from the UK, US, Canada + beyond - many with choruses + chances to sing along, and some for listening. The older the better. Proud member of AFM Local 1000. Maintains that no set is immune to a dash of Sondheim or a sprinkle of Shakespeare.

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