Ian Bell (musician)

Biography

Ian Bell (born 1954) is a Canadian folk musician, composer, and singer-songwriter who has been active in the Canadian folk music scene since the 1970s. With Anne Lederman, he was part of the seminal Canadian folk group Muddy York. He has been the leader of The Dawnbreakers and Professor Chalaupka's Celebrated Singing School. Bell has performed at the Edmonton Folk Music Festival and the Mariposa Folk Festival, among others. He has contributed to the development and preservation of Canadian folk music for more than twenty-five years. He sings both old songs and his own original compositions. His music has a Celtic flavour. He is a versatile musician who plays several instruments. Bell spent most of his time as a part-time musician, also working in museums, the last being curator of the Port Dover Harbour Museum on Lake Erie. He left the museum in 2013 and has been working in music and art since.

Highlights

• Member of the folk group Muddy York with Anne Lederman.
• Leader of The Dawnbreakers and Professor Chalaupka's Celebrated Singing School.
• Performed at the Edmonton Folk Music Festival and the Mariposa Folk Festival.
• Discography includes six albums, such as 'Muddy York: Scatter The Ashes' (1984) and 'Old Man's Table' (2015).

Discography

• Muddy York: Scatter The Ashes: Music of Old Ontario1984
• Signor Farini & Other Adventures2000
• Shallow Water2008
• Forget Me Not, When Far Away2013
• Free Range2014
• Old Man's Table2015

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