Ian K Brown is a Northumberland based singer/songwriter guitarist. Until the summer of 2012 he played regularly with Newcastle’s Tenth Avenue Band at festivals in England, Ireland and Germany. He has three albums of his self penned songs, ‘Dancing with Shadows’ – produced by Rick Kemp (Steeleye Span’s Bass man) in 2001, ‘Rough Around the Edges’ – 2008 and 'One Voice One Guitar' - 2018.
Ian has always been a musician but was a teacher for nearly 30 years before returning to music professionally in 2008. Since then he has provided music and singing to community groups, schools, and, at gigs and festivals across the country.
He is involved with a dementia charity based in Hexham, called Chrysalis, where he leads regular singing sessions throughout the year for people with dementia .
He believes that singing is one of the best therapies that anyone can do. “I always feel uplifted and happier after a singing session and hope that everyone else does too!”
Since returning to music in 2008 he has been involved in many festivals across the UK.
These festivals have included Maddy Prior’s Stepping Stones Festival, Forgotten Lands, the BBC's Hadrian's Wall of Sound, Music on the Marr, Woolfest, Prudhoe Arts Festival, Mestival, Nevfest, The Moorland May Festival, The Mighty Dubfest, Redefest, The Alnwick International Music Festival, the Corbridge Festival, The Lindisfarne Festival, Baafest, The Allen Valleys Festival, Northern Roots, Waterfoot Wakes, The Eagle Festival Cumberlandia, Dinky Dub Fest, Greenside Festival and the Broadstairs Folk Feek.
Outside the festival season he also has built up successful events at an isolated venue in Northumberland (Wark Town Hall). These events have been sell-outs in recent years.
At many of these festivals he does a mix of performing solo, running ukulele workshops (often followed by a workshop performances), compèring and in some cases my film company (Flashlight Films) produces festival videos!
He is interested in performing, running workshops and compering/managing stages if required at festivals as well as one off gigs at clubs and venues.
You can find out more about him at
https://www.facebook.com/BrownIanK?fref=ts
Hear him at this site
https://iankbrown.bandcamp.com/
See him on on this site
https://www.youtube.com/@ianbrown5733
