Ian and Sylvia

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Ian and Sylvia (sometimes also Ian & Sylvia ) were a Canadian folk and country rock duo.

history

The duo Ian and Sylvia was founded in 1961 (according to other sources 1959) by the later married couple Ian and Sylvia Tyson in Toronto . She became aware of Albert Grossman in New York City in 1962, who was also managing Bob Dylan at the time . Through him they got a contract with the label Vanguard Records , with which they recorded and released their first album at the end of the year.

The first album ( Ian & Sylvia ) consisted largely of traditional folk songs. In addition to Canadian folk songs and British and some were blues songs used. With this album they achieved their first success and were invited to the Newport Folk Festival in 1963.

In 1964 Ian and Sylvia married, and their son Clay Tyson was born. They also released their album Four Strong Winds , which also contained a self-recorded version of Dylan's song Tomorrow is a Long Time . The theme song Four Strong Winds , written by Ian Tyson, became a huge hit that instantly made the duo famous in Canada, and is considered to be their greatest success, which was covered by The Searchers and Neil Young , among others .

After their wedding in June, they released their third album, Northern Journey . This album also contained the blues song You Were On My Mind , which is considered to be Sylvia Tyson's greatest success. The song was later covered by artists such as We Five and Crispian St. Peters . Together with one of Bobby Bare -rehearsed version of Four Strong Winds , the song was in the country music - Charts . In addition, the song Someday Soon was on the album, which achieved the success of You Were On My Mind and was covered by Judy Collins and Suzy Bogguss .

In 1965 the fourth album by the duo Early Morning Rain was released, which contained contemporary songs. This included a version of Gordon Lightfoot's For Loving Me and Early Morning Rain . Steve Gillette's song Darcy Farrow was also recorded for the album. These three songs were covered for the first time.

The album Play One More was released in 1966. The duo presented songs that went in the direction of electric folk, which was popularized by bands like The Byrds and The Lovin 'Spoonful . To load were instruments used to a Mariachieffekt to achieve.

In 1967 they released two albums: Lovin 'Sound and So Much for Dreaming , this time Lovin' Sound was released by the Polydor label and no longer by Vanguard Records. These albums were also used for the joint weekly TV show The Ian Tyson Show (also known as Nashville North ) for CBC / Radio-Canada .

With Full Circle , Ian and Sylvia (1968) and Nashville , three albums were recorded in 1968, with Full Circle being released by MGM . For the Nashville album , which was produced in Nashville , Ian & Sylvia found their own musicians this time, who would later accompany the duo as Great Speckled Bird . Nashville was the first step towards country rock style.

Together with Great Speckled Bird, Ian & Sylvia released the album of the same name, Great Speckled Bird , which was to be the last from Vanguard Records for a long time. The album is considered to be one of the most sonorous of the duo. The band also played for the TV show and took part in the Festival Express concert tour that went across Canada. The first albums were sold directly under the name Great Speckled Bird, only later it was expanded to "Ian & Sylvia & The Great Speckled Bird".

After this time, the Great Speckled Bird slowly disappeared again into oblivion. The 1971 album Ian & Sylvia (1971) ( Columbia Records ) was released without the band's help. The band played again on the next album, You Were on My Mind , but the album was led from the beginning under Ian & Sylvia & The Great Speckled Bird , and the band was officially dissolved, although the musicians continued to work on the TV show . Both albums sold very well, so Columbia Records packed both albums together and sold them as one album ( The Best of Ian and Sylvia ). The album cover was also a compilation of the two covers from the original albums.

In 1974, Ian and Sylvia Tyson divorced and the duo separated. Ian Tyson initially moved to the western Canadian city of Alberta and began a life as a rancher before continuing his solo career. Sylvia Tyson continued her career as a solo artist and together with the all-female folk band Quartets .

In the 1990s, more albums from live performances and studio material were put together and brought to market.

Awards

  • In 1992 the duo "Ian and Sylvia" were inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame .
  • In 1994 both were awarded the Order of Canada .
  • In 2005, the song Four Strong Winds was named the most important Canadian song in an extensive Canadian cooperative radio poll.
  • The duo were inducted into the Mariposa Hall of Fame in 2006, 45 years after performing as the lead act at the Mariposa Festival with Gordon Lightfoot, The Good Brothers, Greg Keelor ​​and David Wilcox.

Discography

  • 1962 Ian & Sylvia (1962)
  • 1964 Four Strong Winds
  • 1964 Northern Journey
  • 1965 Early Morning Rain
  • 1966 Play One More
  • 1967 Lovin 'Sound
  • 1967 So Much for Dreaming
  • 1968 Full Circle
  • 1968 Ian and Sylvia (1968)
  • 1968 Nashville
  • 1970 The Great Speckled Bird as Great Speckled Bird
  • 1971 Ian & Sylvia (1971)
  • 1972 You Were on My Mind as Ian & Sylvia & The Great Speckled Bird
  • 1994 Long Long Time
  • 1996 Live at Newport
  • 1996 Beginning of the End
  • 1997 Someday Soon

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Canadian Music Hall of Fame - Inductees. Canadian Music Hall of Fame , accessed August 6, 2017 .