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I'Anson (musician)

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I'Anson
I'Anson in 2014
Background information
Birth nameHugh Carswell
BornGateshead, England
Genres
Websiteiansonmusic.com

I'Anson, real name Hugh Carswell,[1] is a British musician.

Origins

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Hugh Carswell was born in Gateshead and grew up in Rugby.[2] After an apprenticeship as an engineer and various jobs, he became director of London-based brand agency Park Avenue.[2] In 2007, he moved to the island of Jura, where he restored the family's cottage, the place in which he started to record his music.[2][3][4][1] His stage names comes from his grandfather, the writer and poet Hugh I'Anson Fausset.

In Chances of Light, I'Anson's debut album, was released on 4 November 2013 on the independent label Maker and distributed by Burning Shed.[5] I'Anson has defined the album's songs as "very much of Jura and about Jura".[2] The album has seen the collaboration, among others, of Steve Jansen and the Scottish Ensemble.[6]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Smith, Emma Grace (24 May 2015). "Peek in Your Pad: I swapped London for the idyllic Jura holiday home of my childhood". Daily Record. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d Ranscombe, Peter; Blackburn, Angus (September 2014). "The music man" (PDF). Scottish Field: 91–98. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  3. ^ Brown, Annie (8 February 2014). "Businessman Hugh Carswell on how he left hectic London life to return to the Isle of Jura". Daily Record. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  4. ^ Moreton, Cole (17 October 2013). "Playing music has never been this easy". The Telegraph. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  5. ^ "I'Anson – In Chances Of Light". Discogs. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  6. ^ "i'Anson: In Chances of Light". The Wallbreakers. 10 November 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2015.

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