Ian Tamblyn

Raincoast (2008)     $20
Raincoast

Disc 2 in a 4 disc set featuring new and re-recorded songs about the West coast of Canada. CD includes a booklet with original sketches and song lyrics.


  Raincoast   MP3
Superior: Spirit and Light (2007)     $20
Superior
 Disc 1 in a 4 disc set featuring new and re-recorded songs about the Lake Superior area of Ontario. CD includes a booklet with original sketches and song lyrics.
Machine Works (2005)   $20
MW

A brave new album unlike any other from Ian.

  Barton Street   MP3
Coastline of our Dreams (2005)        $20
Coastline
 Ian's superb creations are the subject of an impressive new tribute album, Coastline of Our Dreams, featuring artists from across Canada such as Lynn Miles,
Hart Rouge, Georgette Fry and Valdy.
  Bay of Sails   MP3
Angel's Share (2004)        $20

Ian's twenty-fifth recording project, Angel's Share. This CD features several of Ottawa's finest musicians who contribute to fifteen songs which were recorded over several continents.

This album can be ordered online from CDBaby.com or downloaded from iTunes and PayPlay.fm.

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  Angel's Share
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Like the Way You're Tinkin (2002)       $20

For many years, Ian has included hammered dulcimer compositions in his concert repertoire and on his instrumental recordings. This set is dedicated to those who asked for more.

Eleven of the thirteen pieces were written to illustrate the range of the instrument, while the two remaining pieces were written for guitar and plucked autoharp. All pieces were written by Ian Tamblyn except Farewell to Tarwaithie, a traditional Scots whaling song beautifully sung by Rebecca Campbell.

  The Swamp Pump   MP3
When Will I See You Again       $25

North Track Records and Ian Tamblyn are proud to announce the re-release of When Will I See You Again and Ghost Parade as a double CD set. First released in 1980 and 1988, these recordings represent in many ways, thematic and sonic bookends. When Will I See You Again was originally released as an LP, while Ghost Parade saw life only during the golden age of cassette releases. Both albums were originally recorded on 16 and 24 track analogue consoles and decks and retain their vibrancy and depth of field. Both albums were re-mastered for their release in the summer of 2002 by Martin Jones.
  Tuck's Song Long Lost French Cafe MP3
Voice in the Wilderness       $20
Stories,evocations,protests and prayers- these are the 14 new songs on Ian Tamblyn's latest North Track collection entitled, Voice in the Wilderness. "Voice" is a richly textured album produced by Tamblyn and James Stephans at Stove Studios in Chelsea, Quebec. Titles include Tiger Lily Road, The Ivory Bear and Chasing the Sun.
  Clip Coming Soon   MP3
The Body Needs to Travel       $20

 

 

 

 Perfect Day MP3
The Middle Distance       $20

 

 

 

 Hurricane season MP3
Lost Visions and Forgotten Dreams       $20

Lost visions and forgotten dreams

 

 

 The Flying Bear MP3
Through the Years       $20

 

May 2006
Through The Years has been re-released! A limited number of copies has been made available. Don't miss your chance to own this wonderul album.

 

 Campfire light MP3
Over My Head - 1986      $20

 

First came the concert then the CD. In the late fall of 1986 I received a commission from the Museum of Nature to present a concert to celebrate their forthcoming bird exposition. I decided it would be best to concentrate on the birds I knew in my own backyard, the Gatineau Hills of western Quebec. My neighbour, Michael Bostock, was an avid birder and I had been with him on many birding outings. I remember one day ditching the car twice in search of a Boreal and Saw Whet Owls. But the problem was by late November most of the birds had flown and I had already decided that I should follow the seasons and their birds. Fortunately for me, a local bird enthusiast and recorder, Monty Brigham, allowed me the use of some his field recordings, others were purchased through the sound library at Crawley films. In some cases the recordings were taken intact but in many of the pieces on this recording they were labouriously looped and recorded on tapes that sometimes extended across the recording studio and then back to circle around the head of an old Tandberg. Each loop was done this way and placed into the mix. In the case of "Knock on Wood", for example, I composed the piece around the percussive hammering of a Pileated Woodpecker. Once the pieces were written and the loops were in place we rehearsed the pieces with the loops and then headed to the concert. Marty Jones was in charge of the loops and in some cases we had to play to them, in other cases he had to start the loop at exactly the right bar and stop it at the right time or we were sunk! As I recall the concert went well and it was recorded CBC radio by Richard Patterson. Requests came and Phil Bova and I were encouraged enough to take the project back to the studio. The album was recorded in less than a week. Since that time Over My Head has sold close to 100,000 copies.

  Heading south MP3
Antarctica       $20

 

The last of the so called environmental albums. After five expeditions to the north and near north with John Oliver he suggested that I join his team to explore the under ice worlds of Antarctica. He might have told me we were going to visit another planter because that is what awaited me there. I think it is safe to say at this point I went to Antarctica under somewhat false pretenses-there I was to be Ian Tamblyn, marine biologist. During the time I spent at McMrdo, I felt that everyday there I would be found out but only upon my return did the director call the bluff. The submarine world of Antarctica was both fascinating and frightening and the experience of this crystal desert was nothing like the north I had been chasing, it was not like anything north I had experienced at all. It was-Antartica. Days were spent recording the surreal sounds of Weedell Seals, Adelie and Emperor Penguins, diving the subterranean pumus slopes of the volcano Mount Erebus, that smoked and rumbled 12,000 feet above us. We visited the ghosts of Shackleton and Scott-the history of early Antarctic exploration all around Ross Island.

  The Penguin Came from Pitts. Still Life for Woodpecker MP3
Magnetic North - 1990       $20

 

This collection of instrumental music blended with environmental sounds began with my fascination with the north shore of Lake Superior in the early seventies. I became interested in exploring the concept of a spiritual north perhaps in a similar vein as Glenn Gould's "Idea of North" series he did for the CBC, except I hadn't heard of Glenn Gould's series until much later. In 1984 I was invited north as a writer in residence on a scientific trip to the Chuckchi Sea, north of the Bering Strait, to study he feeding habits of whales and walrus. The experience changed my life and when I returned I commenced this project. It was five years in the making. In the interim, Over My Head and Ghost Parade were released. I was doing a lot of theatre soundtrack music then and enjoyed writing pieces where the mood was less deterministic than a verbal piece and yet still told a story. Pieces on this album range from the Nahanni River, Kodiak Island, Haida Gwaii, Lake Superior, Lancaster Sound and Chukchi Sea. Nominated for Juno for Best Instrumental Album, 1990, this most Canadian of albums was refused Canada Council funding for being supported by American scientists. I have never sought Council funding since that time. The multi-discipline world of science and arts had been tremendously rewarding, and I am forever grateful to Dr. John Oliver of Moss Landing Marine Labs, Moss Landing California for the opportunities he gave me.

  Big Sky   MP3
 
Ian is also proud to announce that his albums Ian Tamblyn , Close to Home and When Will I See You Again have been released in Japan. He has a limited number of these copies available for sale for $25.00

Orders are payable by cheque or money order in Canadian funds. All prices include shipping,handling and taxes. Please allow 2 to 4 weeks for delivery. Each of Ian's albums are unique, as he draws on several diverse and rich themes when writing. We invite you to sample all the clips.

Note: Some recordings are available on cassette for $12. E-mail Ian for info.
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