“The most soulful light-skinned brother I know” Otis Redding Jnr

“Grounded in tradition, airbourne by imagination, this is one of the most inventive blues recordings ever made by a British artist.” MOJO Magazine Feb 06

Whether sitting on a stool with an old resonator guitar, or fronting his band with Telecaster in hand, Ian Siegal is power and emotion personified. Quite simply he is one of the most natural, exciting and vibrant talents on the scene today.

Ian is a remarkable and versatile singer - one minute digging deep in Howlin’ Wolf territory, the next minute caressing a ballad like the woman he loves. It has often been said that had Ian been around in the sixties, he would today be accorded the same reverence as names such as Joe Cocker, Van Morrison and Eric Clapton.

On the continent of Europe, particularly the Benelux countries, Ian is fast becoming a household name, topping the Jazz/Blues/Soul charts and playing many of the major festivals including the 2005 North Sea Jazz Festival (the World’s largest indoor music festival) where he shared the main stage with Al Green, Robert Cray and Solomon Burke.

It all started 15 years ago when as an occasional roadie for his cousin's band he was one night, quite unexpectedly, asked to sing. The result was a blown-away audience and a delighted (and rather surprised!) 16 year old vocal talent with a long career ahead of him. vTwo years later he picked up a guitar and taught himself to play, travelled to Berlin and started busking for a living. This is where he says his playing dramatically improved as, if he didn't make money, he didn't eat! By the time he returned to England he knew that a career in music was the only one for him.

He started out just as the Blues entered another of its periodic doldrums, but his talent built him a loyal following in areas around the UK. His gigs have always been packed. Then he found himself in increasing demand around Europe. A move to London gave him another springboard and a pool of first class musicians from which to create his current band.

In 2003/04 Ian toured two successive years opening for ex-Rolling Stones Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings and played a string of UK venues as a duo with Big Bill Morganfield. With his latest album “Meat & Potatoes” receiving rave reviews, Ian is ready to conquer the world.