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Biography
Infobox musical artist| name = Ian Campbell Folk Group| background = group_or_band| origin = Birmingham , England | genre = Folk Music | years_active = 1956& ndash;1978| label =| current_members =| past_members = Ian Campbell Lorna Campbell Gordon McCulloch Dave Phillips John Dunkerley Dave Swarbrick Brian Clark Mansell Davies George Watts Dave Pegg Andy Smith Mike HadleyThe Ian Campbell Folk Group were one of the most popular and respected folk groups of the British folk revival of the 1960s.cite journal|last=Winick|first=Stephen D.|year=1997|title=Reissuing the Revival: British and Irish Music on Topic Records |journal=The Journal of American Folklore|volume=110|issue=437|pages=324–341|doi=10.2307/541167|jstor=541167|publisher=American Folklore Society http://www.nme.com/artists/ian-campbell NME Artists: Ian Campbell NME .com. Retrieved 2009-08-20. The group made many appearances on radio, television, and at national and international venues and festivals. They performed a mixture of British traditional folk music and new material, including compositions by Campbell. Much of their popularity flowed from the variety of their performance which included a mixture of solos, group vocals and instrumental s.
History
The group formed in 1956 in Birmingham, as the Clarion Skiffle Group.cite web|url= http://www.brumbeat.net/iancampb.htm |title=The Ian Campbell Group |publisher=Brumbeat.net |date= |accessdate=2010-09-23 The band was renamed the Ian Campbell Folk Group in 1958 and became one of the most respected, popular and influential folk groups of the British folk scene of the 1960s. The group's first recordings included the EP, Ceilidh At The Crown , which was released in 1962 and was the first live folk club recording to be released on vinyl.Larkin C 'Virgin Encyclopedia of Sixties Music' (Muze UK Ltd, 1997) ISBN 0-7535-0149-X p91
In 1963, they signed to Transatlantic Records and released their first studio album, This is The Ian Campbell Folk Group . The group made television appearances throughout the 1960s including Hootenanny Show , Barn Dance and Hullabaloo . They established a substantial audience and played concerts at the Royal Albert Hall and the Royal Festival Hall and at the Newport Folk Festival in 1964. In 1965, their version of Bob Dylan 's " The Times They Are a-Changin' " reached #42 in the UK Singles Chart .cite book | first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 91
The group split in 1978 when Lorna separated from husband Brian Clark, who had been a singer and guitarist in the group since 1963. Ian and Lorna continued to perform with various other musicians as the New Ian Campbell Folk Group.cite book|title=Music Master Folk Music of the British Isles Catalogue|editor=Phillips, Duncan|publisher=Retail Entertainment Data Publishing|location=London|year=1994|edition=1st|isbn=978-0-904520-88-0
On 8 February 2012, at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards in Salford , Ian Campbell received the 'Good Tradition' Award, presented by Stuart Maconie , for Campbell's outstanding contribution to folk music over five decades.Citation needed|date=May 2012
Band members
The original line-up was Ian Campbell (guitar, vocals) (b. 10 June 1933, Aberdeen , Scotland ) his sister Lorna Campbell (vocals) (b. 1939, Aberdeen, Scotland), Dave Phillips (guitar) and Gordon McCulloch (banjo). During the group's 22 years, its membership included:
1956 - 1959 Gordon McCulloch.
1956 - 1963 Dave Phillips.
1959 - 1976 John Dunkerley (banjo, guitar, accordion). John Dunkerley left due to Hodgkin's lymphoma and died the following year aged 34.
1969 - 1971 Andy Smith (banjo, mandolin, guitar, fiddle)
1971 - 1974 Mike Hadley (bass).
1978 - The group disbanded, but Ian and Lorna continued to perform working with a variety of musicians, including: Aiden Forde (banjo, mandola), Colin Tommis (guitar) and Neil Cox (guitar).
1963 - This Is the Ian Campbell Folk Group! : Transatlantic TRA 110 LP (Re-released in 1964 as Presenting the Ian Campbell Folk Group : Contour 2870 314)
1964 - Across the Hills : Transatlantic TRA 118 LP
1965 - Coaldust Ballads : Transatlantic TRA 123 LP
1966 - Contemporary Campbells : Transatlantic TRA 137 LP
1967 - New Impression s : Transatlantic TRA 151 LP
