Allan William Stewart (born 21 January 1977 in

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musician. He is the second guitarist in Idlewild, the bassist in Holy Mountain and guitarist for the band Desalvo. He grew up in Farnborough,

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. Stewart joined Idlewild as a touring guitarist in 2000 and became a full member in 2003. He features on the Idlewild albums '' Warnings/Promises'', '' Make Another World'' and ''

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,'' of which, on the latter he is also pictured on the cover. He co-wrote "I Never Wanted" on ''

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''. Following Idlewild's hiatus in 2010, Stewart joined Glasgow band Holy Mountain with Pete Flett (drums) and Andy McGlone (vocals). Stewart also commenced work as a guitar, bass and drum tech for many popular touring bands such as

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, Belle & Sebastian and Icelandic band,

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. In 2019, Stewart once again took up touring guitarist duties for Idlewild whom he continues to perform with. He continues to reside in Glasgow, Scotland, U.K. with his partner.

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