Ian Anderson

Ian Anderson MBE
Anderson performing in 2024
Background information
Birth name	Ian Scott Anderson
Born	(1947-08-10) 10 August 1947 (age 77) Dunfermline, Scotland
Origin	Blackpool, Lancashire, England
Genres	Progressive rock folk rock hard rock blues rock
Occupations	Singer musician songwriter composer
Instruments	Vocals flute guitar
Years active	1962–present
Labels	Chrysalis Fuel 2000 RandM Angel EMI
Member of	Jethro Tull
Website	iananderson.com

Ian Scott Anderson MBE (born 10 August 1947) is a British musician best known for his work as the singer, flautist, acoustic guitarist, primary songwriter, and sole continuous member of the rock band Jethro Tull. He is a multi-instrumentalist who also plays harmonica, keyboards, bass guitar, bouzouki, balalaika, saxophone and a variety of whistles.^[1] His solo work began with Walk into Light in 1983; since then he has released another five albums, including the sequel to the 1972 Jethro Tull album Thick as a Brick, titled TaaB 2: Whatever Happened to Gerald Bostock? (2012).