Iain Harvie

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Iain Harvie
Birth nameIain Wallace Harvie
Born (1962-05-19) 19 May 1962 (age 60)
Genres Rock
InstrumentsGuitar

Iain Wallace Harvie (born 19 May 1962 [1] in Glasgow, Scotland) [2] is the guitarist with the Scottish rock band Del Amitri. [2] Along with lead singer and bassist Justin Currie, Harvie is one of only two members to be present throughout Del Amitri's history since its 1982 inception. He is also the co-writer, with Currie, of many of the group's songs.

Harvie now works as a record producer on albums with both Eileen Rose and The Maccabees. In 2000, Harvie was married and in September 2001, he and his wife Madeleine had a boy, Louis. [3]

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References

  1. "Iain Harvie, Scottish rock guitarist, Nothing Ever... May 19 in History". Brainyhistory.com. 19 May 1962. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Iain Harvie | Credits". AllMusic. 19 May 1962. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  3. Archived 24 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine