| 2008-2023 |
In 2023 the Holy Church of Iggy the Inuit celebrates its 15th anniversary.
Picture: © Chris Lanaway, 2010.
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August
2008 |
A fashion documentary from 1967, starring Iggy,
is discovered. |
January
2009 |
JenS reveals how Syd Barrett and Ig first met.
En passant the shooting date of The Madcap Laughs cover picture is set straight. |
February
2010 |
WORLD EXCLUSIVE:
Ig is alive
and well and living in England. |
March
2010 |
Gretta Barclay, a friend of Syd, Ig and JenS,
remembers 1969 in her first interview in 4 decades. |
May
2010 |
In The Case of the Painted
Floorboards, an attempt is made to unravel the secret about one of the most ardent legends regarding Syd Barrett. |
January
2011 |
The Mark 'Pigs Might Fly' Blake Iggy interviews are published:
Iggy
The Eskimo Phones Home (Mojo 207 article)
The Strange Tale Of
Iggy The Eskimo - part 1
The Strange Tale Of
Iggy The Eskimo - part 2 |
April
2011 |
Iggy surprises friends and foes by visiting the 'Barrett' book launch, her first public appearance in over 30 years:
Iggy at the Exhibition. |
January
2012 |
A follow up of
The Case of the Painted Floorboards (v 2.012) causes a storm in the mostly lethargic Syd Barrett world. |
May
2012 |
The Church reports about a Hispanic urban legend from the mid-eighties:
Spanishgrass or Syd Barrett's lost Spanish record. It will grow into a
series, an
interview with the originator
and a tribute album. |
September
2012 |
A 'lost' Iggy picture from 1967 has been unearthed:
Iggy - a new look in festivals. |
March
2014 |
The Church reveals who is the mystery lady on Syd's arty-farty 'Fart Enjoy' and en passant
manages to pinpoint the date it was made: Smart Enjoy. |
April
2014 |
An innerview with Peter Jenner, a Hall, Hop & Madcaps co-production. |
June
2014 |
Just letting you know that Iggy is still alive and kicking:
A sunny afternoon with Iggy. |
July
2014 |
The Holy Church is about the only blog in the world that reports about the Last Minute Put Together
Boogie Band release, with Syd Barrett jamming on three tracks. A 6-part series
, including an interview with
Mohammed Abdullah John Alder, better known as Twink, and
Fred Frith, from Henry Cow fame. |
January
2015 |
Eat your heart out! Iggy has been pictured on another record cover:
Bend It (2015):
New Iggy Picture Found. |
May
2015 |
Iggy gave her first radio interview on Nikki Palomino's Dazed Radio show on the
25th of May. Listen to it at:
Dazed Radio: Iggy Rose. |
June
2015 |
Iggy is a special guest at the second Birdie Hop meeting in Cambridge. Extensive coverage at our
Tumblr page: Iggy Rose in Cambridge. |
October
2015 |
Another Iggy picture from 1967 is unearthed by a fan:
Iggy - another festival, another look. |
April
2016 |
A complete version of the 1968 Anthony Stern movie 'iggy the eskimo girl' is found (and immediately censored by Chimera Arts):
Iggy The Eskimo Girl (full movie). |
October
2016 |
Anthony Stern and/or Chimera Arts do their best to prevent fans from acquiring the BBC documentary
'Lost and Found: The Memory Marbles of Anthony Stern'. Pink Floyd, Syd Barrett and Iggy Rose fans stick together to locate
a hi-res copy of the broadcast:
Memory Marbles (2016): new Iggy pictures found. |
May
2017 |
There are so many versions of Barrett's visit during the Wish You Were Here sessions, that we made an article about it:
Shady Diamond. |
October
2017 |
Three new Iggy pictures have been found, allegedly from 1968 and taken by a friend 'Gabi':
3 new pictures found! |
December
2017 |
RIP Iggy Rose: 1947-2017. An obituary:
Eskimos and Unicorns. |
October
2018 |
In 1968 a bunch of aristo-hippies visits the castle of Port Eliot, where they are welcomed by Peregrine Eliot
(who would later become the tenth Earl of St Germans). And guess who travelled with them?
Paint Your Wagon: Iggy movie unearthed! |
March
2020 |
In an Amateur Photographer magazine from 1970, a new picture of Iggy is found, taken by rock photographer Feri Lukas.
Amateur Photographer: New Iggy Picture Found! |
June
2021 |
The Mizo branch (North-East India) of Iggy's family is (virtually) reunited with the British family they had lost contact with since the sixties.
Iggy takes India by Storm! |
July
2023 |
A Viennese collector of pictures and curiosa finds a Feri Lukas contact sheet with 32 unknown Iggy pictures.
Viennese Iggy Treasure Found! |
