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Eric Faulkner | |
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 Faulkner (left) with the Bay City Rollers in 1976. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Eric Falconer |
| Born | 21 October 1953 Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, guitarist |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1972–present |
| Formerly of | Bay City Rollers |
| Website | www |
Eric Faulkner (born 21 October 1953 as Eric Falconer) is a guitarist, songwriter and singer, best known as a member of the Scottish pop band the Bay City Rollers.
His father, George Moir Falconer, was a trade unionist, being a shop steward and Scottish Trade Union Congress delegate, as well as a member of the B. C. P. (British Communist Party). Faulkner’s own left-wing tendencies have taken him to numerous Trades Union benefit shows.
In 2006 Faulkner sat in for Jake Burns in Pauline Black’s Three Men and Black for an Arts Centre tour. On Burns’ return, Faulkner continued the working relationship as support on their tours.
In February 2015, he almost died when he contracted viral encephalitis. Although initial recovery seemed rapid, he was left with post encephalitic syndrome.