en Ian McCallum (guitarist)

Ian McCallum
Ian McCallum
	Ian McCallum in 2004
Background information
Born	September 1965 (age 59); Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
Genres	Rock, punk rock
Occupation(s)	Guitarist, songwriter
Instrument	Guitar

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)

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.

External links

Ian McCallum at AllMusic

Preceded by Henry Cluney	Guitarist for Stiff Little Fingers (alternating with Dave Sharp) 1993–1994	Succeeded by incumbent
Preceded by Dave Sharp/Ian McCallum	Guitarist for Stiff Little Fingers Since 1994	Succeeded by incumbent