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Alistair Manson McErlaine (born 31 October 1968), known as Ally McErlaine, is a Scottish guitarist, best known for his work with the band Texas, which he has been a member of since 1988. Ally is also a member of Red Sky July, who released their self-titled debut album on 17 October 2011.
Poole married Ally McErlaine, the lead guitarist from the Scottish band Texas, in Glasgow on 5 October 2001. [5] [6] Shelly Poole went on to achieve success writing songs and producing for other artists throughout the late nineties, and to the present day.
Texas is a Scottish rock band from Glasgow, founded in 1986 by Johnny McElhone (formerly of the bands Altered Images and Hipsway), Ally McErlaine, and Sharleen Spiteri (on lead vocals). Texas made their performing debut in March 1988 at the University of Dundee .
- Tony O'Boyle, Stuart Kerr, Richard Hynd, Neil Payne, Ross McFarlane, Michael Bannister
- Glasgow, Scotland
- 1986–present
Ally McErlaine. Shelly Poole. Haley Giennie-Smith. Past members. Charity Hair. Website. redskyjuly .com. Red Sky July are a British alternative country band, consisting of husband and wife Ally McErlaine (ex- Texas) and Shelly Poole (ex- Alisha's Attic) along with Charity Hair ( The Alice Band and The Ailerons ). [1]
Ally McErlaine is a brilliant slide guitarist who can move from grungy, greasy rock to desolate acoustic Delta blues without missing a beat. It's true that the group still needs to digest its influences a bit -- "Dream Hotel," in particular, sounds like a U2 reject—but most of the time, Texas does a good job of mapping out its own territory.
- 1990-1991
- Alternative rock
- 23 September 1991
- Tim Palmer
Oct 25, 2011 · Interview: Ally McErlaine, musician. By The Newsroom. Published 25th Oct 2011, 01:00 BST. PAUL Maxwell. The first two words Ally McErlaine spoke after waking up from months in a coma was the name ...
The Hush. The Hush is the fifth album by Scottish rock band Texas. Released in May 1999 as the follow up to the previous studio album, White on Blonde (1997), the album went onto achieve similar international success than that of its predecessor. It debuted at number one in Scotland and the United Kingdom and spent a total of 43 weeks on the UK ...
