Glasgow-born artist Martin Aelred Colgan has had a long and decorated music career that began with him fronting various bands before making his debut with Juni Morrison of P Funk back in 1992. Going on to have a successful career as a music producer, he worked with UK acts including Soul II Soul, Jocelyn Brown and Sinitta.
As a multi-instrumentalist who’s a deft hand at cello, violin and piano, his main artistic love is the guitar, having studied classical and flamenco disciplines with the renowned French virtuoso Manitas de Plata. A talented vocalist too, he’s a trained opera singer who can sing fluently in Italian, French and Spanish.
Combining his accomplished musicianship with his experienced songwriting panache, his latest release sees him pay homage to the legendary Scottish poet Robert Burns. Originally conceived as the final song idea for a TV series about the famous wordsmith commissioned by James Campbell from the independent imprint Hummdrumm Records, “Tam O Shanter” sees Martin Aelred deliver a sonic rendition of the poem of the same name.
Written and performed as a touching tribute to the late Billy Mackenzie of The Associates, with his version of “Tam O Shanter”, Martin Aelred lays down a timeless indie rock sound led by his captivating vocal work and backed up by an energising arrangement of piano, strings and touches of bright synth tones.
Listen to Tam O Shanter below
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