Ian McCallum is a Scottish

Scottish people

The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...

 guitarist

Guitarist

A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...

. Born in Kenton

Kenton, Newcastle upon Tyne

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, Newcastle Upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne

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, England

England

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 he now lives in Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

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. He started writing and touring in the early 1980s. He plays guitar

Guitar

The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...

 for Stiff Little Fingers

Stiff Little Fingers

Stiff Little Fingers are a punk rock band from Belfast, Northern Ireland. They formed in 1977, at the height of the Troubles. They started out as a schoolboy band called Highway Star , doing rock covers, until they discovered punk. They split up after six years and four albums, although they...

, and is also a recording artist in his own right.

He is a fan of Lindisfarne

Lindisfarne (band)

Lindisfarne were a British folk/rock group from Newcastle upon Tyne established in 1970 and fronted by singer/songwriter Alan Hull. Their music combined a strong sense of yearning with an even stronger sense of fun...

, and in fact played guitar for them on one occasion when Simon Cowe was unavailable. He also co-wrote, with Alan Hull

Alan Hull

Alan Hull was an English singer-songwriter and founding member of the Tyneside folk rock band, Lindisfarne.-Career:...

, the band's single "We Can Make It". The 1997 McCallum album Take Me as I Am

Take Me as I Am (McCallum album)

Take Me as I Am is a 1997 album by Ian McCallum.-Track listing:# Take Me as I Am - # No English Rose - # Heroes - # Nobody Knows -...

 features a cover of the Lindisfarne

Lindisfarne

Lindisfarne is a tidal island off the north-east coast of England. It is also known as Holy Island and constitutes a civil parish in Northumberland...

 song "Heroes" (from Dance Your Life Away) and a tribute to Alan Hull

Alan Hull

Alan Hull was an English singer-songwriter and founding member of the Tyneside folk rock band, Lindisfarne.-Career:...

 - "Song for Alan".

As McCallum

• Left Handed (1988)
• Big Bigg Market (1992)
• Take Me As I Am
  Take Me as I Am (McCallum album)
  Take Me as I Am is a 1997 album by Ian McCallum.-Track listing:# Take Me as I Am - # No English Rose - # Heroes - # Nobody Knows -...
  
  (1997)