Ian Pedersen playing an acoustic guitar beside a limestone barn

Folk singer-songwriter

New album When I Left Home is out now.

Ian Pedersen standing in a stone doorway with his guitar

About

I let the music share what’s in my heart with every note I play, and the ones I don’t. I let the music speak with a louder voice for this quiet heart.

“Quiet Heart”

Ian’s musical style can be described as emotionally charged and expressive, with each note and lyric conveying a deep sense of feeling and sentiment. His music covers a wide range of emotions, from raw and intense to soft and tender, and everything in between.

Whether he is performing an original or a cover song, Ian infuses his music with an emotional energy that resonates with his listeners and leaves them feeling deeply moved.

In addition to being a singer-songwriter, Ian has written a musical, bringing together his passion for music and theater as both a musician and a storyteller. More information about the musical will be available soon.

Music

When I Left Home

Six original songs · Released January 21, 2026

Album cover for When I Left Home
  1. 1On My Own4:46
  2. 2Looking Back4:32
  3. 3While You're Growing Older4:22
  4. 4We're On Our Way3:01
  5. 5When I Left Home3:22
  6. 6We Can Choose3:30

“Being a musician isn’t about perfection, it’s about passion. People don’t go to shows to hear a perfect performance, they go to feel something.”

Sass Jordan

Videos

Originals & Favorite covers

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We Can Choose

Original · Lyric video

Catch Me When I Fall

Original · Lyric video

No Goodbyes

Original

Vincent

Don McLean cover

Buckets of Rain

Bob Dylan cover

Make it Through

Chris Trapper cover

Photos

From the Hill Country

Portrait of Ian leaning against a weathered cedar post
Ian playing guitar in a doorway, in black and white
Ian and a companion standing in tall grass by a stone barn, guitar at his feet
Ian standing in a field in front of a stone barn
Ian leaning on a cedar post beside a stone barn
Ian and a companion sitting together in a stone doorway beside his guitar
Ian playing guitar while sitting in a stone doorway
Ian leaning against a rack of oak barrels
A longhorn walking through a wildflower pasture
Ian smiling with his arms wrapped around his guitar
Ian walking hand in hand through a field at sunset, guitar at his side

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“With the right music, you either forget everything or you remember everything.”

Arikokba Kichu

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