Musician. Trumpet player. Composer
LATEST NEWS
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April 2025
Really busy period in different areas of music, performance and visual art
I'm part of a volunteer team organising Thornton Art Trail June 14-15
I'm also getting ready for exhibiting at Saltaire Art Trail May 24-26
And before that happens the audio visual duo Latterhand have a weeks residency at Trapezium Arts in Bradford April 28th - May 3rd
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October 2024
Exhibition of collages coming up at South Square Centre opening on Friday November 1st
The title 'Curious' comes from my feeling that everything is interesting and strange. I'll be running a family workshop on the theme on Wednesday 30th October
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August 2024
New release by audio visual duo Latterhand will be accompanied by live performances in Autumn 2024.
I'm also preparing a solo collage exhibition at Unit 9, South Square Centre November 1-30
May 2024
Playing the violin and making collages, two of my favourite activites...On Saturday 18th May I get to to both at once, it's Mindful May at South Square Centre. Theres an all day open collage making session and solo violin from me at 12.00 and 1.30
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January 2024
Lots of different art and music activity coming on at the minute, watch this space for details. There's collages included in current issue of Photosynthesis magazine, a premiere performance of a new audio visual work by Latterhand (formerly These Men) in February 2024 and an exhibition of artwork as part of Saltaire Open Village in May 2024.
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July 2023
Solo exhibition of collages at Unit 9, South Square Centre Bradford
July7th-July 30th
May 2023
Going to be part of Saltaire Arts Trail May 25-27, details in programme
January -February 2023
Heading into South Square Centre for artist in residence role, developing the work of These Men and our investigation of the human interaction with local stone landscape. Bringing together all our interests in music, film, visual art, collage, soundscapes in an arts lab public participation project
December 2022
So thrilled and excited to be included in the brilliant collage magazine Cut Me Up issue 10
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October -December 2022
Series of audio visual live performances with These Men and release of album 'from stone'
September/October 2022
Solo collage exhibition coming up at Bradford City Library September 17th-October 15th featuring collages based on the novel 'Piranesi' by Susanna Clarke. From 26th October it moves to the Apothecary Gallery, Market St, Thornton
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June 2022
Head over to my audio visual duo These Men website for updates on an exciting project 'From Stone'. Soundscapes are being formed....
March 2022
Collage featured in 'Futures' published by Fragmented Collective and another accepted for exhibition at Fronteer Gallery, Sheffield which runs from March 26th
January 2022
Very excited to be having exhibition of collages at South Square Centre, Bradford, UK. It's up now until February 26th
October 2021
Two live shows coming up, acoustic versions of pieces from album Flections
Sunday 10th October 1.00 pm Bowling Community Orchard, Bradford
Monday 25th October 1.00 pm
King St Gallery, Lancaster where I also have three collages in an exhibition
July 2021
Series of outdoor acoustic live shows coming up with duo These Men
June 2021
With live music still waiting to restart, I've had a collage making spring, been part of several exhibitions online and in galleries. More on @iantothill instagram
March 2021
Here's link for noisesoundmusic album on Spotify, individual tracks are on Bandcamp. Winter months have seen a return to collage making after a gap of many years. They can be seen on Instagram with a selection on Images page
November 2020
Finished mixing the final track for forthcoming album 'noisesoundmusic' today. It will be released on digital platforms in about 2 weeks under the name Tribe of One. It's a collection of pieces which integrate field recordings with violin and a few other instruments plus some found sound samples. Contact me if you want a hard copy, I'll make a bespoke mix for you.
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October 2020
Breaking News...going to play a live unplugged set Sunday 25th October 16.30 UK time on Facebook live, turn up at my page and I'll play some tunes
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Playing solo violin by candlelight with no effects or loops was magical last week. New tracks getting released roughly weekly on Bandcamp, here's an example 'The Hills Are Alive'
September 2020
Been busy recording solo work as Tribe of One, mixing field recordings with instruments, releasing these soon on Bandcamp. Exciting news is a solo live show coming up, Friday 16th October at South Square Centre in Bradford, West Yorkshire. Details from quietnightlive@gmail.com or my fb page
June 2020
First ever solo show by Ian aka Tribe of One live streamed on Facebook
The show went on for over an hour and had more than a hundred online viewers
May 2020 Lockdown is here - barrier or opportunity? Or both?
Ian has recorded and released a solo album as 'Tribe of One' called Flections. Its out on Bandcamp and available on Spotify, Deezer, Youtube Music and iTunes. The intention is to rehearse it to a point of doing a live online performance, watch this space
