Artists:Ian Charles

Singer/Songwriter/Poet/ and Painter, Ian Charles was born in London, England in the revolutionary mid-60’s. By the mid-70’s after traveling almost as gypsies with his family for 10 years. They settled in America with his family in a one time small country town in Connecticut. A creative irish family, he discovered music at a very early age due to his heritage and his parents love of the arts.

Most family time was spent reading, and listening to music. He was consumed by the sounds of the best AM radio and the earliest days of FM radio along with a very diverse record collection. His father was into Jazz, Blues, Bluegrass, Country, and early pre- Beatles Rock-n-Roll. His mother was into Folk, Country, Classical and World Music. His older brother was into Rock-n-Roll. This world was life-changing for Ian who while sharing a room with his brother and living in a small house made all of this music swirl around his developing creative universe.

Ian joined his first band at 14, and by the time he finished high school he was writing his own songs and playing in three different bands. Playing drums in one, singing in another and being the songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist in his first all original band.

After spending due time in Los Angeles, Memphis, Nashville and New York City developing his songwriting chops, learning the ropes and working on his own sound by playing in a variety of bands from Garage/CowPunk to Ambient/Electronic, he discovered a melodic style which was born from the delta blues and rockabilly.

There was a distinct power to a simple melody with a powerful lyric. He made his way through Memphis again. But, this time as a solo performer. He wanted to feel the rhythm of the area. He indulged deeply in the musical history of the region, The "crossroads". The bumps, twists and turns in the music business provided Ian with all of his answers as to where he wanted his direction to go and exactly what he heard as a "sound". His sound. Read the rest here....