Blair Cowan is a Scottish

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, formerly a member of

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. Following the breakup of that band, he continued to collaborate with

Lloyd Cole Lloyd Cole (born 31 January 1961) is an English singer and songwriter. He was lead singer of Lloyd Cole and the Commotions from 1984 to 1989 and subsequently worked solo. Early life Cole was born in Buxton, Derbyshire, England. He grew up in ne ...

early in the singer's solo career, playing and co-writing on 1990's ''

'' and 1991's ''

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''. He has since performed on other artists' recordings, including

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, the Hot Rod Cadets, the

Kevin McDermott Orchestra Kevin Francis McDermott (born 10 February 1962 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish musician, singer and songwriter. Early life Kevin Francis McDermott was born 10 February 1962, to Evelyn and Frank McDermott. He has two younger brothers, Paul, ...

, and Alisdair Robertson. His collaboration with Robertson resulted in the album ''Confessions of a Justified Singer''. He plays piano,

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, and

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. In the 1990s, Cowan was a member and co-producer of Paul Quinn and the Independent Group on the revived

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. In 2007, Cowan played in Kevin McDermott's album, ''Wise to the Fade''. In 2010, Cowan collaborated on

's ''

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'', co-writing "Oh Genevieve". In 2019, Cowan also collaborated on Cole's '' Guesswork'', teaming up with former Commotions bandmate, Neil Clark.

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