Does Ian Tyson still do concerts?

Ian Dawson Tyson, a Canadian singer-songwriter who wrote a significant number of modern folk songs has died. Tyson was born on September 25, 1933 and died on December 29, 2022 at age 89.

Does Ian Tyson still do concerts? There were no concert date scheduled for Ian Tyson in 2022.

Tyson is perhaps best known for the folklore songs “Four Strong Winds” and “Someday Soon”, which he performed with partner Sylvia Tyson as the duo Ian & Sylvia.

Tyson began to sing on occasion with Sylvia Fricker in 1959, after he graduated and moved to Toronto.

By early 1959, Tyson and Fricker were performing part-time at the Village Corner as Ian & Sylvia.

The pair became a full-time musical act in 1961 and married three years later.

In 1969, they formed and fronted the group The Great Speckled Bird. Residing in southern Alberta, the Tysons toured all over the world.

During their years together, the pair released 13 albums of folk and country music.