Come Back Baby - Lil' Ian Goodsman

My name is Ian Goodsman but known widely as Lil' Ian (that's Lil' as in 'little', Lilian is my mother's name and that's another story). I am an acoustic roots musician spending time between the UK, where I was born, and New Zealand where I have a home. I am known mostly for my ragtime, slide and Piedmont style of blues. I have performed at festivals and clubs both in the UK and New Zealand as well as TV and radio shows in both. I have played in the Club Tent of the Cambridge Folk Festival (2000), Smokie Blues Festival (Arbroath, 2009), Auckland Folk Festival (2002), Bay Of Islands Jazz and Blues Festival (2001 - 2008), Crossroads Blues Club (Birmingham, UK, 2009) and many other clubs and Festivals.

I have appeared on local radio stations throughout the UK and National Radio in New Zealand as well as being the featured artiste over two weeks on New Zealand's Radio Hauraki's Blues show where they dubbed me 'Kiwi slide guitarist extraordinaire'. I recorded for a satellite TV show in the UK and the Good Morning Show on New Zealand's TVOne.

During my playing career I have opened for the Delta Bluesman and side-kick to Robert Johnson in the 1930's, Dave 'Honeyboy' Edwards, the amazing CandyRat recording artist Andrew White and one of my original inspirations - Stefan Grossman. I have also played with the ragtime guitarist John James, on the same stage as the likes of Steve Tilston, Gypsy Dave Smith, Kent Duchaine and Duck Baker, and played a session for the Piedmont player - the late John Jackson.
If you see me play, you will never see me strum a guitar. I pick, I do not strum, my National, Dobro and Mike Messer resonator guitars and my Gibson, Bozo and hand-made Hullah wooden guitars. For some of my set you will find I use a brass or glass bottleneck on my left pinkie. The music I play comes from such sources as Blind Blake, Blind Boy Fuller, Robert Johnson, Big Bill Broonzy amongst others. I also play more recent numbers from the likes of Keb' Mo, David Lindley and Merle Travis.
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