Recordings produced and co-produced by Ian:

Yes Capitan Helen Rivero 2007
Cantara Jenny Gall 2006
Luminous Helen Rivero and Ian Blake 2005
Ochre Andrew Cronshaw 2004
Rockface Ian Blake 2003
Verklärter Bungalow (on Captain Cook's Cello ) Lowri Blake 2001
Choralations Judith Clingan 2000
Endangered Species Eric Bogle 1999
On the Shoulders of the Great Bear Andrew Cronshaw 1999
Wonder Tales of Earth and Sea Jenni Cargill 1999
Elves and Fairies Ian Blake, Christine Hutchinson, George Spartels (Larrikin) 1998
Small Miracles Eric Bogle (Larrikin) 1997
The Contract Eric Bogle (Greentrax) 1996
Spirit of Place Ian Blake (ABC Music) 1996
Secrets, Vows & Lies Peter Hawkes (Larrikin) 1996
The Magic Pudding, Slices One to Four (a 4 CD set) Ian Blake, Christine Hutchinson, George Spartels (Festival) 1996
Persephone Ian Blake 1995
The Toybox Bop Mike Jackson and Ian Blake (ABC for Kids) 1995
CJ Dennis' Book for Kids (3 albums) Ian Blake, Pat Drummond, Christine Hutchinson and Mike Jackson (Karussell) 1994 -5
Mulga Bill's Bicycle Ian Blake, Mike Jackson and Rowan Hammond (Karussell) 1994
Mike Jackson Live for Little Kids album and video (ABC for Kids) 1994
Happy Birthday to You! Ian Blake, Gillian Eastoe, Franciscus Henri, Mike Jackson, Don Spencer, Monica Trapaga (ABC for Kids) 1994
Out of the Hat Christine Hutchinson (ABC for Kids) 1993
Afloat in a Boat Mike Jackson and Ian Blake (ABC for Kids) 1992
Rufty Tufty Mike Jackson and Ian Blake (ABC for Kids) 1992
Dances for Little Kids Mike Jackson and Ian Blake 1990
This Crazy Paradise Pyewackett (Familiar Records FAM 59) 1986
7 to Midnight Pyewackett (Familiar Records FAM 57) 1984
The Man in the Moon drinks Claret Pyewackett (Familiar Records FAM 43) 1982, re-released 1995 by Music and Words
Pyewackett (Dingles DIN 312) 1980

Soundworks and Music for Media:
A Drop and an Ocean for the Water, Water exhibition at the ANU School of Art 2007
The Fishman - music for the documentary on John Reid's discovery of an aquatic hominid in the wilderness of New South Wales. 2007
A Home for the House - music for the House of Representatives' CD ROM 2002
tumblegum.com (NRS Group) pilot for a kids' TV show 1999
Acid in Paradise (Media Associates) 1998
Discover Our Floral Heritage (Australian National Botanic Gardens) 1997
Where the River runs dry (Media Associates) 1997
Mice: no food, no shelter (Media Associates) 1996
Dreaming Civic - installation at the National Festival of Australian Theatre 1994
The Tree House Gang (NRS Group, Canberra ) 1993
Tidbinbilla (music for the Visitors' Centre: ACT Parks and Conservation Service) 1987

Ian Blake: composer, producer :: bass, woodwinds, keyboards.

Ian enjoys folk music, early music and electronica, and his own music often shows traces of all three: he has worked as a composer for theatre, film, chamber music, dance and public art projects, while his production and sound engineering skills have earned him a Gold Disc and an ARIA nomination.

Originally from London, Ian made his Covent Garden debut at the age of 13, but hasn't had a gig there since: however, his subsequent career has been varied and far-ranging... mainly in the folk and world music scene with, amongst others, Pyewackett, June Tabor, Michelle Shocked, and the Mellstock Band; in venues from Alaska to Zanzibar. Since moving to Australia, Ian has toured extensively with Eric Bogle and produced two of Eric's CDs at his Canberra studio.

Ian has produced award-winning records for children, many for the ABC: his multi-instrumental abilities and arranging skills have contributed to some classics, notably with Mike Jackson.

He works in Europe regularly, mostly with long-time collaborator Andrew Cronshaw: projects include the 2002 Contemporary Music Network tour with the Finnish show On the Shoulders of the Great Bear, and Cronshaw's CD Ochre in which musicians from Wales, Ireland, Finland, Greece, Egypt and Syria brought their skills and traditions to English folksong. There's a new project in the works with Andrew plus Serbian singer Svetlana Spajic, duduk player Tigran Aleksanyan and soundwrangler Jamie Orchard-Lisle.

In 2005 he received an ACT Creative Arts Fellowship and is now pursuing a PhD in composition and sound art at the Australian National University. He was awarded the 2006 National Folk Fellowship which led to a live/electroacoustic piece based on material from the children's folklore collections at the National Library, performed at the 2007 National Folk Festival.