Ian Fitzgerald

Genre: Folk
Secondary Genre: Acoustic Somerville, Massachusetts USA Contact

Though up to 25% less cougary* than John Mellencamp, Ian has actually been influenced by the artists that Johnny merely cites: Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan, along with others such as Townes Van Zandt, Gillian Welch, and Neil Young. [*Ian has never fought the law and generally F-O-L-Ks in the USA.]

Artist Information

Biography

Though perhaps technically a singer-songwriter, Ian Fitzgerald prefers the term 'folk singer,' as it more accurately describes the tradition in which Ian's music is rooted. From early twentieth century field recordings through Woody Guthrie, Hank Williams, Bob Dylan, Townes Van Zandt, Gillian Welch, and hundreds of artists in between, Ian has been influenced by one of the sturdiest strains of American music.

Ian has been performing since 2004, and his schedule keeps getting busier. He's performed at venues throughout the eastern U.S. and Canada, including the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival's Emerging Artist Showcase; Club Passim's Cutting Edge of the Campfire Festival; the Word X Word Festival; the In The Dead of Winter Festival; and the New England Americana Festival, among many others. In 2009, his song "Lillian" won the Boston Folk Festival Songwriting Contest and earned Ian a performance spot at the festival. And earlier this year, Ian opened for the great Tracy Grammer.

Since April of 2012, Ian has been joined in live performance by harmony vocalist Courtney Gallagher. In addition to developing harmony parts for several of Ian's newest works, Courtney has added her voice to a number of Ian's older songs.

Ian and Courtney perform at coffeehouses, clubs, concert halls and venues of all kinds both as openers and headliners. They can also be heard on Ian's brand new album, No Time To Be Tender.

Instrumentation

Ian Fitzgerald - acoustic guitar, harmonica

Discography

No Time To Be Tender - LP, 2013
Empty Like The Lion Den - LP, 2009
Former Glory - LP, 2007
Torn Up Routes - LP, 2005
Missing Silver - LP, 2004

Official Website

http://www.ianfitzgerald.com

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Press

  • Editor's Pick [+ Show ]

    A trio of songwriting sets mark the night at Blue. That affair starts at 6 with the earnest acoustic...

  • Former Glory (review) [+ Show ]

    Listen to most any song by North Attleboro native Ian Fitzgerald and the first thing to grab you mi...

  • Ian Fitzgerald: A Bard & his ’Former Glory’ [+ Show ]

    After taking three full passes at the new Ian Fitzgerald CD Former Glory, I came away with only one...

Setlist

Ian draws from all of his albums and peppers his set with new material. Sets are comprised predominantly of original material, with only the occasional cover.

Basic Requirements


Calendar

DateTimeVenueCity
May 24, 2013 Friday 7:00 PM Artists' Exchange Cranston, RI, US
May 30, 2013 Thursday 10:30 PM The Plough & Stars Cambridge, MA, US
May 31, 2013 Friday 7:00 PM The Locals North Providence, RI, US
Jun 2, 2013 Sunday 2:00 PM Sandywoods Center for the Arts Tiverton, RI, US
Jun 8, 2013 Saturday 7:00 PM The Bean and Leaf New London, CT, US
Jun 15, 2013 Saturday 12:00 PM Higher Grounds at 70 Main East Hampton, CT, US
Jun 17, 2013 Monday 10:00 PM ZUZU Cambridge, MA, US
Jun 29, 2013 Saturday 7:00 PM Luthier's Co-op Easthampton, MA, US
Jul 12, 2013 Friday 7:00 PM Beans In the Belfry Brunswick, MD, US
Jul 13, 2013 Saturday 8:30 PM Southern Culture Greenvillle, SC, US
Jul 14, 2013 Sunday 9:00 PM The Royal American , SC, US
Jul 16, 2013 Tuesday 8:30 PM The Purple Fiddle Thomas, WV, US
Jul 17, 2013 Wednesday 8:00 PM The Garage Charlottesville, VA, US
Jul 18, 2013 Thursday 7:30 PM Birdie's Cafe Westminster, MD, US
Jul 20, 2013 Saturday 7:00 PM Borjo Coffeehouse Norfolk, VA, US
Jul 21, 2013 Sunday 11:00 AM Urban Farmhouse Richmond, VA, US
Aug 10, 2013 Saturday 8:00 PM Paradise Cafe Dedham, MA, US
Aug 15, 2013 Thursday 7:00 PM Burlap and Bean Newtown Square, PA, US
Aug 23, 2013 Friday 8:00 PM She Doesn't Like Guthries Lewiston, ME, US
Sep 22, 2013 Sunday 11:00 AM Acton-Boxborough Farmer's Market West Acton, MA, US