Guitarist originally from the vllage of Newtonmore in in the Highlands of Scotland, UK. He co-founded
Buba & The Shop Assistants in 1983 which shortened their name to
Shop Assistants with a new line-up after releasing one 7 and moving to Edinburgh (Scotland, UK). In 1990 the band disbanded, and he joined
The Pastels as guest guitarist, initially for a tour of Japan. He’s also a co-founder of the label 53rd & 3rd.