Release Date: 06 September 2019
Label: Stony Plain
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 2
Barcode: 772532140829
Release Date: 29 November 2019
Label: Stony Plain
Packaging Type: Gate Fold Vinyl
No of Units: 2
Barcode: 772532140812
Description
Collectively as individuals & as a duo Ian & Sylvia Tyson have sold over 400K albums in the US alone during the Soundscan era.
Regarded as pioneers of the folk & Americana genre, Ian & Sylvia first came to prominence in the early 60's folk scene in Greenwich Village and Yorkville performing alongside Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell and Gordon Lightfoot and were a headliner on the now famous 1063 Newport Folk Festival. Ian's composition "Four Strong Winds" is now considered a standard and a CBC poll in 2005 named it the "most essential" piece of Canadian music. Ian & Sylvia were one of the first artists to explore an electric Country Rock sound recording with both New York and Nashville musicians.
In early 2019 Sylvia discovered a box of old 1/4" analog tapes in her attic that were professionally recorded in the early 1970s in front of a live studio audience. Over 20 previously unreleased recordings, included many of Ian & Sylvia's classics, but also enough to have a full CD of recordings of songs never before included on any Ian & Sylvia album.
The Lost Tapes is being released as a 2CD album on September 6th, the week prior to Sylvia's induction into the Canadian Songwriter's Hall of Fame. Both Ian & Sylvia have been inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.
Description
Both individually and as a duo, Ian Tyson and Sylvia Tyson have sold over 400,000 albums in the U.S. alone during the SoundScan era. Regarded as pioneers in the folk and Americana genre, Ian & Sylvia first came into prominence in the early 60s folk scenes in Yorkville and Greenwich Village, performing alongside such legends as Bob Dylan, Peter, Paul and Mary and Odetta, as well as Canadian icons Gordon Lightfoot and Joni Mitchell, and were headliners at the now famous 1963 Newport Festival. Ian’s composition, “Four Strong Winds” is now considered a standard. A CBC Radio poll in 2005 named it “the most essential piece of Canadian music”. Sylvia’s song, “You Were On My Mind”, was recorded by The We Five in 1965 and reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. On the 1968 “Nashville” album, Ian & Sylvia were among the first artists to record Country Rock Music with top Nashville musicians, one month before the Byrds Recorded ‘Sweetheart of the Rodeo”. They are both in the Canadian music Hall of Fame and the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame, and are both recipients of the Order of Canada. In early 2019, Sylvia came across a collection of 1/4” analog tapes, recorded before live audiences over a period of three or four years in the 70s. The result is a collection of 26 performances, most never previously released. This landmark collection titled “Ian & Sylvia, The Lost Tapes”, a double CD package, is being released on September 6th, the day following both Ian and Sylvia being inducted into the Canadian Songwriters’ Hall of Fame.
Includes download card
Tracklisting
Tracklisting
Eric Bibb
Eric Bibb
Maria Muldaur With Tuba Skinny
Taj Mahal
Duke Robillard
Rory Block
Sue Foley
Ronnie Earl And The Broadcasters
Don Rigsby
George Jones
Skyeros
Satori Circus
Catch Pritchard
Connie Smith
Forrest VanTuyl
Dylan Scott
