Ian Tamblyn to perform Nov. 30

Ian Tamblyn has been a songwriter, musician, playwright and producer for many years. In recent years, he has had a close association with adventure travel and scientific expeditions. These travels have taken him from the icebergs of Greenland to the underwater world of Antarctica. He will be part of Students On Ice Expedition to the Antarctic commencing Dec. 25.

Tamblyn will perform a dinner concert at Respect Is Burning Supper Club on Friday, Nov. 30. There are a few tickets left for this all-inclusive dinner concert.

Tamblyn has released more than 30 albums yet he shows no sign of slowing down.

Approximately two years ago, when he was last in Sudbury, he called this writer at a very early hour to announce that he had just been granted permission to go underground to visit the Neutrino Observatory.

He advised this was a golden chance to gather material for an upcoming album called Machine Works. True to his word, that album was released in July of 2005.

In 2007, Tamblyn released the first of four CDs from the Four Coast Project. This CD, Superior: Spirit And Light, has a focus on Lake Superior and Northwest Ontario.

In the next two years, Tamblyn will turn his musical attention to the Pacific Northwest, the Arctic and the Labrador/Newfoundland coasts.

Tamblyn has never shown much concern for trying to put out product that is mainstream. With an unending curiosity about the world and a fascination of capturing with music whatever captures him, Tamblyn has remained unique in musical style.

Immediately following the show in Sudbury, he will head to the Canadian Folk Music Awards that will be held at the Museum Of Civilization And Man. He is a nominee for Solo Artist Of The Year. Another notable nominee in that category is Bruce Cockburn.

Tickets for the Nov. 30 dinner and show are $50 and can be purchased by phoning 523-6200.

Bob Bale is a concert producer in Sudbury.