Martin McLaughlan

In March 2007 Ayrshire music almost lost one of their most promising and loved artist Martin McLaughlan. Thankfully with the support of his now fiancé, he picked his guitar back up and gave it another go. Martin quite openly said that if it wasn’t for her then he still wouldn’t have thought about it. From this rebirth into music as it where Martin managed to play one of his best gigs in the 02 Academy in Glasgow.

With musical influence ranging from Jon McLaughlin and Newton Faulkner to Dallas Green and Eric Clapton, Martin breathes new life into acoustic music by provided it with a rocky edge which is not always seen within this genre.


When asked about what makes him unique Martin states that “I’m me, I don’t try and be anyone else and I don’t try to sound like anyone else. My style might not be unique, but the way I feel about my music is something that not a lot of musicians have.”



It is this feeling about music that does make Martin stand out from other artists within the area. His focus and passion for the music he creates and performs is outstanding, unlike most artists who want only money Martin cares deeply about his art -a bit of financial gain from it wouldn’t go a miss for him though since he now has a wedding to pay for. He believes firmly though that as long as he is still making music and has those closest to him in his life then he would be happy regardless of anything else.

Within a discussion concerning the local music scene within Ayrshire he feels that “It’s dire, the music is there, the acts are there and the commitment is there, it just needs nurtured into something we can be proud of.”

At present Martin is focusing on the upcoming recording of his eagerly awaited debut EP yet unnamed later this month (23rd of August to be exact), which is going to be recorded by his close friends from another local band The Underdog Theory.

For any future gigs and any other information concerning Martin, you can check out his pages on Facebook and MySpace of which the links are below.

www.myspace.com/martinmclaughlanuk
www.facebook.com/martinmclaughlanuk

Photography by Martin Bone Photography
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