Charlie Burchill

Charles "Charlie" Burchill (born 27 November 1959 in Glasgow) is a Scottish musician and composer, best known as the guitarist of Simple Minds. He was one of the founders of the group.\n', '

During Simple Minds\' early to mid-1980s period, Burchill\'s guitar had a distinctive and atmospheric sound not dissimilar to Echo & the Bunnymen\'s Will Sergeant. Making heavy use of effects such as delay and chorus, his playing often provided subtle textures behind the band\'s more drum- and bass-propelled songs. This style was most apparent on 1982\'s New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84). From 1983\'s album Sparkle in the Rain onwards the group evolved a different style, bringing Burchill\'s playing more into the foreground.\n', '

As well as providing guitar, Burchill played the violin and saxophone on the band\'s first three studio albums and took over most studio keyboard duties following the 1989 dep…