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Blair Cowan (musician)

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Blair Cowan
OriginScotland
GenresPop, rock, indie pop
Occupation(s)Instrumentalist
Instrument(s)Piano, keyboards, accordion, melodica

Blair Cowan is a Scottish musician, formerly a member of Lloyd Cole and the Commotions.[1] Following the breakup of that band, he continued to collaborate with Lloyd Cole early in the singer's solo career, playing and co-writing on 1990s Lloyd Cole and 1991's Don't Get Weird on Me Babe.

He has since performed on other artists' recordings, including Del Amitri, Texas, the Hot Rod Cadets,[2] the Kevin McDermott Orchestra, and Alisdair Robertson. His collaboration with Alisdair resulted in the album Confessions of a Justified Singer. He plays piano, keyboards, accordion, and melodica. In the 1990s, Cowan was a member and co-producer of Paul Quinn and the Independent Group on the revived Postcard Records.

In 2007 Blair played in Kevin McDermott's album, Wise to the Fade.[3]

In 2010, Blair collaborated on Lloyd Cole's Broken Record, co-writing Oh Genevieve.[4]

In 2019, Blair also collaborated on Lloyd Cole's Guesswork, teaming up with former Commotions bandmate, Neil Clark.[5]

References

  1. ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Biography: Lloyd Cole". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
  2. ^ "Weblog". Lloydcole.com. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Record Of The Week, Kevin McDermott, Wise To The Fade". The Scotsman.
  4. ^ "Broken Record Discography". Archived from the original on 20 July 2013.
  5. ^ "Guesswork". Lloydcole.com. Retrieved 6 August 2020.