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Legendary guitarist Ian Bairnson (born August 3 1953 in the Shetland Isles , Scotland ) has been one of the most sought after Sessionist s in the Music Industry , working with a myriad of artists from a plethora of Musical Genres . Producer, engineer, and composer and long time collaborator Alan Parsons has said of Ian, "he is arguably the best guitarist in the UK" . His commercial success started in 1974 , with the band Pilot . During this time with Pilot, he collaborated with Parsons, the producer on their debut self-titled album. It was this relationship that helped move most of the band's members (bassist/lead singer David Paton and drummer Stuart Tosh ) into The Alan Parsons Project . His guitar work, emphasis, and influence is evident all throughout the Project's long history, however critics feel his strongest performances came from the early 1990s , when the Project became the Alan Parsons Band . Critical acclaim is drawn to songs from the album Try Anything Once (especially "Mr. Time" and "Jigue"), as well as songs from the follow-up album On Air (especially "Cloudbreak" and "Blown By The Wind"). COLLABORATIONS Besides working with Alan Parsons, Bairnson has also worked with the following artists: Yvonne Keeley , Scotch Mist , Jack Harris , David Courtney , William Lyall , Marylin Miller , Arlan Greene , Hudson-Ford , Paul McCartney & Wings , Don Black & Geoff Stephens , Steve Harley , Kate Bush , Rab Noakes , Chris De Burgh , Chris Rainbow , John Townley , Lenny Zakatek , Eberhard Schoener , Maximum Penetration , Les Lavin , Jon Anderson , Bucks Fizz , Elaine Paige , Paris , Mick Fleetwood , Bob Fish , Bananarama , Esther Ofarim , Bardo , Panarama , Akira Inoue , Prelude , Rick Cua , David Van Day , Julia Downes , Andrew Powell , Bobby Gee , Keats , Kenny Rogers , Mari Iijima , Uwe Buschkotter , David Sylvian , Anri , James Reyne , Nobuhide Saki , Thomas Anders , Masamichi Sugi , Eric Woolfson , Yukio Sasaki , Yui Asaka , Kyoko Koizumi , Chage & Aska , Marie Claire , Tom Jones , David Paton , Tam White , Marian Gold , Stefano Pieroni , Beverley Craven , Jim Diamond , Marajan , Takafumi Ishida , Mary Mac , Jargon , Manolo Garcia , Alfonso XII , Carola , and Liverpool Express . Bairnson's proficiency as a Saxophone player was made evident on The Time Machine , his collaborative effort with Parsons. More recently, he is doing session and touring work with a number of different bands, the latest being that of the band Junk ( Ian Bairnson , Jesús Gabaldón , Pau Chaffer , Sarah Rope , Ángel Celada ). EXTERNAL LINKS |
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