Malcolm Ross (born 31 July 1960 in

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) is a Scottish guitarist. His musical career started when he played guitar in the Scottish band Josef K. They released a string of singles and an album, ''The Only Fun in Town'', on

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in the early 1980s. After the demise of Josef K, Ross joined

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in the group

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, playing and writing songs for both the ''Rip it Up'' and ''Texas Fever'' albums. After Orange Juice, Ross joined

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as the second guitarist, and recorded and toured the

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produced ''Knife'' album. Next, Ross embarked on other projects such as the High Bees with his wife, Syuzen Buckley, and Dave Ruffy (formerly with

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). In the mid-1980s and throughout the 1990s, Ross worked with many artists such as former Josef K bandmate Paul Haig,

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and The Coral Snakes,

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and

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(ex- Magazine and The Bad Seeds). He was also hired as musical consultant on

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biographical film ''

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'' (1993), and contributed to the original musical score of the film '' Chocolat'' (2000), playing guitar alongside Johnny Depp. Ross appeared on ex-Fire Engine Davy Henderson's band

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's last album: ''I Love Total Destruction'' (2004) and is currently working with another ex-Fire Engine, Russell Burn in their new band: Stac Lee. Ross continues to play with wife Syuzen in the group: Buckley's Chance mostly around

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, Scotland. He has also worked in various one-off projects including The Lonely Crowd with Bassist Billy Buckley, (his brother-in-law) Drummer Chris McArthur and New York songwriter Spike Priggen. Ross' solo career includes two solo albums on the German label Marina Records: ''Low Shot'' (1995) and: ''Happy Boy'' (1998). A

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of Ross' work was released on Re-Action Recordings in 2006 and he recently was performing as a member of Barry Adamson's live band. Ross appeared prominently in the 2015 history of Scotland's post-punk scene: '' Big Gold Dream''.

Solo discography

*"Another Year, Another Town" / "Big Woman" – 7" single – The Bus Stop Label (BUS045) 1994 *''Lowshot'' – CD album – Marina Records (MA14) 1995 *''Happy Boy'' – CD album – Marina Records (MA33) 1998

External links

Malcolm Ross mini-biography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ross, Malcolm 1960 births Living people People from Blantyre Scottish rock guitarists Scottish male guitarists Aztec Camera members