Ian Carr (guitarist)

Ian Carr
GenresCeltic music, English folk music, fusion, Northumbrian folk music, Scandinavian folk music, world music
Occupation(s)Guitarist, record producer
Years active1987–present
LabelsVarious
Websitewww.iancarrguitar.com

Ian Carr is an English guitarist and record producer from Cumbria, who has performed with Swåp and The Kate Rusby Band.[1]

He learned to play mouth organ at the age of three before going on to learn piano, piano accordion and rock guitar at the age of 13, since when he has developed his highly original style of accompaniment.[citation needed] He cites one of his many influences as Peerie Willie Johnson.[2]

Until the late 1990s, Carr was a part of The Kathryn Tickell Band. He plays a Collings acoustic guitar in both standard and dropped-D tunings.[3]

  1. ^ "Ian Carr biography on Under One Sky". Underonesky.co.uk. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  2. ^ "BBC - Radio 2 - Folk and Acoustic". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Swimming Upstream. Profile of Celtic guitarist Ian Carr". Acoustic Guitar, October 2000, No. 94