Iain Wallace Harvie (born 19 May 1962 in

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) is the guitarist with the Scottish rock band Del Amitri. Along with lead singer and bassist

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, Harvie is one of only two members to be present throughout Del Amitri's history since its 1982 inception. He is also the co-writer, with Currie, of many of the group's songs. Harvie now works as a

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with both

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and The Maccabees. In 2000, Harvie was married and in September 2001, he and his wife Madeleine had a boy, Louis.

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1962 births Living people Scottish rock guitarists Scottish male guitarists Musicians from Glasgow Del Amitri members {{Scotland-musician-stub