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 1990's Lloyd Cole and 1991's Don't Get Weird on Me Babe.
Blair Cowan | |
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_and_Lloyd_Cole.png) Blair Cowan with Lloyd Cole in 2023 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Scotland |
| Genres | Pop, rock, indie pop |
| Occupation | Instrumentalist |
| Instrument(s) | Piano, keyboards, accordion, melodica |
| Formerly of | Lloyd Cole and the Commotions |
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 Robertson 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, Cowan played in Kevin McDermott's album, Wise to the Fade.[3]
In 2010, Cowan collaborated on Lloyd Cole's Broken Record, co-writing "Oh Genevieve".[4]
In 2019, Cowan also collaborated on Cole's Guesswork, teaming up with former Commotions bandmate, Neil Clark.[5]
References
edit- ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Biography: Lloyd Cole". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
- ^ "Weblog". Lloydcole.com. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ "Record of the Week, Kevin McDermott, Wise to the Fade". The Scotsman.
- ^ "Broken Record Discography". Archived from the original on 20 July 2013.
- ^ "Guesswork". Lloydcole.com. Retrieved 6 August 2020.