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Ian Bairnson

real name John Bairnson

Lerwick, United Kingdom

Ian Bairnson is credited on 1,265 releases across 128 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1974–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,265

Credits

128

Albums

6

Decades active

708

In collections

Biography

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Scottish guitarist, saxophonist, and keyboardist.
Born 3rd August 1953, Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland
Died 7th April 2023.
He was a member of Pilot (1974-77), Paris and The Alan Parsons Project (1975-87, 1993-99). As a session guitarist he played with Kate Bush, Paul McCartney, Chris de Burgh, and Elaine Paige.

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Credited work

1,265 releases · 128 albums · active 1974–2026

  • Performance · 4,070
  • Other credits · 109
  • Production · 12
  • Engineering · 4

Studios: Abbey Road Studios · Air Studios · Mayfair Studios · The Grange

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