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Celtic guitarist Ian Melrose was born in Middlesbrough, England but raised in Scotland; chiefly influenced by British folkies like Davey Graham, John Renbourn, Bert Jansch and John Martyn, he was fascinated by traditional music as a youngster but ultimately earned a law degree, only performing professionally after relocating to Berlin in 1981

Launching his career as a trumpet and flugelhorn, Ian Shaw has had his greatest success since shifting his focus to his baritone/tenor vocals The New York Times praised him for his “complete emotional control of the classic jazz-idiom standards,” while Cadence magazine cited his “buttery sound and real jazz singer’s ability to improvise along instrumental lines

Born in Thunder Bay, this longtime folk musician performed in the Ottawa-Hull region for many years in the late ’60s and early ’70s Not one to stay with just one medium, Ian Tamblyn is also a playwright, having penned several plays throughout the years

Iarla Ó Lionáird Biography, Photos, Pictures

With his ultra-rich vocals and large repertoire of traditional Irish songs, Iarla Ó Lionáird (pronounced ear-lah o’linnard) has taken the world of Celtic folk music by storm

One of the original new-age musicians, this California synthesist creates expansive, uplifting music that floats and shimmers Iasos has always been sincere in his desire to induce higher states of consciousness through his music

Ibrahim Al-Kashif Biography, Photos, Pictures

The most popular Sudanese pop singer between the end of World War II and 1956, when independence was granted ~ Steve Huey, All Music Guide

Ibrahim Tatlises Biography, Photos, Pictures

Affectionately known as “Ibo,” Ibrahim Tatlises (born: Ibrahim Tatli) is one of Turkey’s biggest stars In addition to hosting his own television program, The Ibo Show, on the private ATV station and appearing in several dozen films, Tatlises has been one of Turkey’s most prolific recording artists

Although often described as a minimalist jazz band, England’s Icebreaker combines such additional styles as contemporary classical, rock, and alternative, and is comprised of 12 members (featuring pan pipes, saxophones, electric violin, cello, guitars, percussion, and keyboards)

Ichiraku Yoshimitsu Biography, Photos, Pictures

The concept of the “country boy” is one that shows up in just about every history of a musical genre The fact that this frame of reference has nothing to do with country music at all is best demonstrated by the career of this fine avant-garde Japanese musician who, like many similar country boys, developed his own musical concepts in an isolated environment, completely removed from the forces, both competitive and artistic, of the big-city music scenes

Born in Tokyo in 1949, Ichiro Seki graduated from the NHK Japanese Traditional Music School in 1973 He privately studied Western compositions, his interest being in bringing traditional Japanese instruments together with Western instruments

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