Ian McCallum (born September 1965) is an English guitarist and songwriter.
Early life
He was born in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, England and supports Scottish football club Rangers.[1]
Career
McCallum started writing and touring in the early 1980s. He plays guitar for Stiff Little Fingers,[2][3] and is also a recording artist in his own right.
He is a fan of the English folk-rock band Lindisfarne, and played guitar for them on one occasion when Simon Cowe was unavailable. He also co-wrote, with Lindisfarne member Alan Hull, the band's single "We Can Make It". Additionally, McCallum's album Take Me as I Am (1997) features a cover of the Lindisfarne song "Heroes" (from their album Dance Your Life Away (1986)) and a tribute to Hull – "Song for Alan".
Discography
As McCallum
- Left Handed (1988)
- Big Bigg Market (1992)
- Take Me As I Am (1997)
With Stiff Little Fingers
- Hope Street (1999)
- Guitar and Drum (2004)
- No Going Back (2014)
See also
References
- ^ "Ian McCallum interview June 2001". Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ^ "Irish punks in town". Scarborough Evening News. 17 December 1997. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
- ^ Thompson, Dave (2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. pp. 655–657. ISBN 978-0-87930-607-6. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
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