Beattyville, Lee County, Kentucky, United States (9 May 1990)
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Ian Noe (born May 9, 1990) is an American singer-songwriter from Beattyville, KY. It's said that Noe had a guitar in his hand from an early age. Brought up on the great ones of folk, Bob Dylan, Arlo Guthrie, John Prine, and others, Noe developed a knack for acoustic roots music. He began playing in local talent shows, school assemblies, and festivals. It was…
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Americana (UK)
May 30, 2022
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Nestled below corporate buildings and next door to Google's HQ sits Lafayette, a new stripped-back venue. On a wet Tuesday it's mobbed, the folks from these parts desperate for unadorned tales of small-town Kentucky: of gravel banks on river bends; mountain wine; black top crews and broken Vietnam veterans.
The first time I saw Ian Noe, he was opening for Colter Wall in London UK. I got there early, hoping to get nice and close to stage to see Colter do his thing.
Singer-songwriter Ian Noe displayed his authentic Kentuckian bonafides as well as a shrewd sense of the greater world in a fantastic set at the Songbyrd Music House recently.