Overview
Featured on The Shanty Show Great Lakes shanties! [Shanty Show E9: Ian Bell]
Ian Bell is a brilliant singer and songwriter from Southwestern Ontario with a deep fascination and passion for the traditional music of the Great Lakes. We met up with him at the Port Dover Harbour Museum to sing some songs and chat about the history of Great Lakes maritime trade, the songs it gave rise to, and how all that music would have been lost to time were it not for the efforts of one man. [The Shanty Show program note]
Ian Bell has performed and recorded traditional folk and original music since the late 1970s On his own and with a number of groups, he has appeared at folk festivals across Canada and abroad, and for many years was a regular musical contributor to The Vinyl Café, Fresh Air and other CBC radio programs. [Bandcamp]