Ian Bairnson

One of the Project stalwarts, Ian is the only person (excluding Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson, of course) to have taken part in every Project album. He was also involved in Freudiana and Andrew Powell and The Philharmonia Orchestra Play the Best of the Alan Parsons Project. Ian's most significant contribution in the Project days was in the role of lead guitar player, although since Alan has gone solo he has also been writing some of the songs, with the number of contributions rising with each successive release.

Prior to his involvement with the Project, Ian was a late addition to the group Pilot which consisted of other project contributers Billy Lyall, Stuart Tosh and David Paton.

Ian also plays sax on the album "The Time Machine", on the tracks: "Call Up", "Ignorance is Bliss" and "Rubber Universe". Thank-you for your time.

- Larry Slother

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Album Credits

Writing credit for:

  1. Apollo
  2. Ask No Questions
  3. Back Against The Wall
  4. Blown By The Wind
  5. Blue Blue Sky 1
  6. Blue Blue Sky 2
  7. Brother Up In Heaven
  8. Call Of The Wild
  9. Call Up
  10. Can't Look Down
  11. Cloudbreak
  12. Fall Free
  13. Far Ago And Long Away
  14. Give It Up
  15. Hollywood Heart
  16. Ignorance Is Bliss
  17. Interview With Ian Bairnson And Alan Parsons
  18. Out Of The Blue
  19. Rubber Universe
  20. Siren Song
  21. So Far Away
  22. Too Close To The Sun
  23. Turn It Up
  24. The Very Last Time
  25. When
  26. Wine From The Water

Vocal credit for:

  1. Interview With Ian Bairnson And Alan Parsons

Other credits:

  1. Alan Parsons Live (European Release) (Lead Guitar)
  2. Alan Parsons Live (US Release) (Lead Guitar)
  3. Ammonia Avenue (Guitars)
  4. Andrew Powell And The Philharmonia Orchestra Play The Best Of The Alan Parsons Project (Guitars)
  5. Eve (Guitars)
  6. Eye In The Sky (Guitars)
  7. Freudiana (Guitars)
  8. Gaudi (Guitars)
  9. I Robot (Guitars, Backing Vocals)
  10. Keats... Plus (Guitars, Flight Simulator, Backing Vocals)
  11. Keats (1996 Release) (Guitars, Flight Simulator, Backing Vocals)
  12. Keats (Original Release) (Guitars, Flight Simulator, Backing Vocals)
  13. Keats (Original US Release) (Guitars, Flight Simulator, Backing Vocals)
  14. Ladyhawke (GNP Crescendo Release) (Guitars)
  15. Ladyhawke (Original Release) (Guitars)
  16. On Air (Bass, Guitars, Bass synth, Backing Vocals)
  17. Pyramid (Guitars)
  18. Stereotomy (Guitars)
  19. Tales Of Mystery And Imagination (Guitars)
  20. Try Anything Once (Bass, Guitars, Synthesizers, Harmony Guitars, Pedal Steel, Backing Vocals)
  21. The Turn Of A Friendly Card (Guitars)
  22. Vulture Culture (Guitars)
Miscellaneous Links
  1. The Ian Bairnson Pages
  2. The Pilot Website

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