Alistair Anderson, Ian A Anderson

Not The Anderson Twins: Alistair Anderson Vs Ian A Anderson

Alistair Anderson and Ian A Anderson in a double header concert where 50 years of deathfolk, blues, psych-folk, trad & world twang meets 50 years of up close and personal Northumbrian Music. Each performs their own solo set before culminating in new collaborations between these two master musicians.

Alistair Anderson: English Concertina and Northumbrian Smallpipes
Internationally acknowledged as a master of the English Concertina and a leading performer on the Northumbrian Pipes, Alistair Anderson has appeared on TV, radio and the concert platform across the world and has recorded and performed with artists ranging from Kate Bush to the Lindsay String Quartet, from Nigel Kennedy to John Williams from the Northern Sinfonia to the Singapore Chinese Orchestra and recently appeared on Richard Thompson's 70th birthday party at the Albert Hall.

Alistair toured USA extensively in the 70s and 80s and he met some of the great names in Blues Sonny Terry & Brownie McGee, Mississippi Fred McDowell, and Memphis Slim. So, although his first love remains the music of Northumberland and the Borders, he has a fascination for the blues and is really looking forward to sharing the evening with Ian and his uniquely English approach to Blues related music.

Ian A Anderson: Veteran old time trad English deathfolk blues, psych-folk & world twangist & singer Ian A Anderson has returned to solo gigs, mixing a huge variety of songs from his 50+ year career with fascinating anecdotery.

First inspired by ancient folk blues records, Ian A Anderson (no, not that one!) was caught up in the late 1960s blues boom, mentored by Alexis Korner and supported by radio DJs like John Peel. Following a series of indie-label EPs, his first proper album Stereo Death Breakdown came out on Liberty/UA in 1969 to coincide with a national tour on which Ian Anderson's Country Blues Band supported US blues legend Mississippi Fred McDowell.

He released 4 solo albums of original songs and tunes, 3 of them on Bristol's legendary Village Thing label, and appeared at the very first Glastonbury festival. By the mid-'70s he'd returned to folk, blues & roots material, but with his own English accent. His duo Hot Vultures with Maggie Holland (3 albums) toured extensively internationally.

Event presented by Black Fen Folk Club. Limited floor spots available on the night.