Ian Tamblyn OC (born December 2, 1947) is a Canadian folk music singer-songwriter and record producer, adventurer and playwright.

Tamblyn was born and raised in Fort William (now Thunder Bay), Ontario,[1] and studied at Trent University, graduating in 1971 and subsequently settling in Chelsea, Quebec.

Tamblyn has recorded a number of instrumental music albums inspired by his adventure travels to remote places such as the north shore of Lake Superior, the Nahanni River and the Chukchi Sea, and his participation in scientific research expeditions to locations such as Greenland and Antarctica.

In 1999, Tamblyn composed the background music for the first season of the Canadian animated TV series Toad Patrol.

[4] Ian Tamblyn joined the Ottawa Grassroots Festival as artistic director in 2021 and currently remains in this position.