Ian & Sylvia
Ian and Sylvia (sometimes Ian & Sylvia ) was a Canadian folk and country - rock duo.
History
The duo Ian and Sylvia was (according to other sources 1959) on the subsequent couple Ian and Sylvia Tyson in Toronto founded in 1961. In 1962, aware of her Albert Grossman in New York City, who also managed Bob Dylan at the time. Through him they obtained a contract with the label Vanguard Records, where they recorded the end of their first album and released.
The first album (Ian & Sylvia ) consisted largely of traditional folk songs. In addition to Canadian folk songs also British and some blues songs were used. With this album they gained initial success and in 1963 the Newport Folk Festival loaded.
1964 married Ian and Sylvia, and their son, Clay Tyson was born. In addition, they released their album Four Strong Winds, which also included a self- recorded version of Dylan's song Tomorrow is a Long Time. The title song Four Strong Winds, written by Ian Tyson, became a big hit, which shot to fame made the duo in Canada, and is considered his greatest success, which has been covered, among others, The Searchers, and Neil Young.
After their wedding in June, they released their third album, Northern Journey. This album also contained the Blue song You Were On My Mind, which is considered the greatest success of Sylvia Tyson. The song has been covered by later artists such as We Five and Crispian St. Peters. Along with a well-rehearsed by Bobby Bare version of Four Strong Winds, there was the song in the country music charts. In addition, the song Someday Soon was on the album, which reached the success of You Were On My Mind, and has been covered by Judy Collins and Suzy Bogguss.
In 1965 the fourth album of the duo Early Morning Rain was released, containing contemporary songs. Among them was a version of Gordon Lightfoot For Lovin ' Me, and Early Morning Rain. Also the song Darcy Farrow by Steve Gillette was recorded for the album. These three songs were so gecovert for the first time.
The album Play One More appeared in 1966. The duo presented songs that electric folk headed toward what was popular by bands like the Byrds and the Lovin ' Spoonful. To load instruments were used to achieve a Mariachieffekt.
In 1967 she released two albums: Lovin 'Sound and So Much for Dreaming, with Lovin' sound this time was published by Polydor and not by Vanguard Records. These albums were (also known as Nashville North ) used for CBC / Radio -Canada in the combined weekly TV show The Ian Tyson Show.
With Full Circle, Ian and Sylvia (1968) and Nashville in 1968 three albums were recorded, with Full Circle was released by MGM. For the produced in Nashville Nashville album Ian & Sylvia studied this time specially musicians together, the Great Speckled Bird as should accompany the duo later. Nashvillewar the first step to country-rock style.
Great Speckled Bird, published together with Ian & Sylvia Great Speckled Bird album of the same name, which for a long time should be the last of Vanguard Records. The album is regarded as one of the most sonorous of the duo. In addition, the band played for the TV show and participated in the concert tour Festival Express part that went across Canada. The first album were sold directly under the name Great Speckled Bird, later it was extended to " Ian & Sylvia & The Great Speckled Bird".
After this time, Great Speckled Bird slowly disappeared into oblivion. The 1971 album Ian & Sylvia ( 1971) ( Columbia Records) was released without the help of the band. The next album You Were on My Mind, the band worked again with the album but was out from the beginning of Ian & Sylvia & The Great Speckled Bird, and the band was officially disbanded, although the musicians continue to cooperate in the TV show. Both albums have sold very well, so that Columbia Records was packing both albums and as an album ( The Best of Ian and Sylvia ) sold. Even the album cover was a compilation of the two cover of the original albums.
In 1974, Ian and Sylvia Tyson divorced and the duo broke up. Ian Tyson moved for the time being in the western Canadian city of Alberta and began a life as a rancher, before he continued his career solo. Sylvia Tyson continued her career as a solo artist and together with the all-female folk group Quartette.
More albums from live performances and studio material has been compiled and put on the market in the 1990s.