Instrumentals

Soundtracks and Soundscapes ;)

Ian Tait

Funk

A totally self indulgent collection of my favourite tracks from my collection....hope you guys have enjoyed these as much as I have :)

My Personal Faves

An original instrumental track that's a bit of a Rocker.

Instrumentals 5

Buried Secrets by Ian Tait

Sometimes you just gotta Funky Yer Strat!

Instrumentals Volume 3

Funky Yer Strat by Ian Tait

An original instrumental track with nice melodies.

Flicker by Ian Tait

If It Grooves...Funk It! by Ian Tait

Instrumentals Volume 2

Funky Strat Strut by Ian Tait

Folsom Prison (Cover)

Guitars (Bass, Rhythm, Lead) - Ian Tait
Vocals - Ian Tait
Drums, Remix, Remaster and Produced by Lee Joyes

We Are... JYST THE ONE

Thankyou For Listening ;)

Let It Fly

In addition to being a fine guitar player with a tremendous sense of humor, Ian Tait cooks.  Both on his Strat and in the kitchen.  He's a very fine professional chef from Scotland whose specialty is pastries.   Not blowing anything up your Kilt when I say fine.  So when we put this together, Cooking with Ian seemed to be the perfect title.  Loved working together with him....you'll really enjoy his funky and tight playing.   Thanks so much Ian...great fun

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Cooking With Ian - with Ian Tait / guitar

Another fun one with Scotland's outstanding guitarist and master chef Ian Tait.  Ian once again brings it home with his signature funky solo and rhythm playing that matches so well with my jazz fusion roots.  Sure you'll enjoy this groove and tune I wrote, and be sure to check out Ian's gallery here too.  He cooks!  

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Goin' Home - with Ian Tait / guitar

One might think that at midnight, Scotland's top chef and SC guitarist Ian Tait is done cooking.  But no - a note to me says lets do a late night jam.  So we gather the ingredients - keyboards, guitar, bass, drums and vibes - and get to work.  A little later we have some dessert to share with you - Smooth Move - a simply I-IV jam that modulates a few times.  Hope you enjoy the track - let us know what you think:)))  Thanks as always for listening

https://soundcloud.com/ian-tait

Smooth Move - with Ian Tait / guitar

Bedtime Blues

Vocals, lyrics, and lead guitar by Ian Tait
Song and all other instruments:  ProgRockDan1 

I can't sleep at night
'Cause nothing feels right
I can't close my eyes
My fears start to rise
Now is it my time to lose
I've got those bedtime blues

The darkness sets in
This loser can't win
The good times have passed
They just didn't last
Now is it my time to lose
I got those bedtime blues

I've paid for my sins
With whisky and gin
I've drunk myself dry
With no reason why
Now is it my time to lose
I've got those bedtime blues

I've got those Bedtime Blues

I was amazed at how quickly Ian Tait took what I gave him and turned out this song.  I sent him the basic blues structures of this song and in 48 hours he had the lyrics, vocals, and guitar all on top of the track.  AMAZING!

To listen to some great music visit Ian Tait's page:  https://soundcloud.com/ian-tait

Bedtime Blues (Featuring Ian Tait)

A brand new ambient ballad mix of the original 'Sink Into Oblivion'  featuring Ian Tait on the lead guitar. The song is originally intended to be a Chillout and meditative , but Ian's guitar work has added an unexpected rock ballad flavour to the song !!. It was great experience working with Ian on this collab. Please share it with your friends and let us know what you feel

Sink Into Oblivion (Ambient ballad mix Feat. Ian Tait)

Scotland's finest SC guitar player and gourmet chef Ian Tait https://soundcloud.com/ian-tait and I have whipped up some fall chill for you.  Wouldn't be Ian without a little funk too, so we've kept a funky groove for the chill.  Summer is leaving us, our leaves are turning, so why not throw out some Fall Chill.  If you haven't yet checked out Ian's outstanding gallery, you will find him here at https://soundcloud.com/ian-tait

Thanks as always for your time listening, commenting and sharing among the SoundCloud and social media communities.  

Fall Chill  -  with Ian Tait / guitar

Hey Folks...as you guys know my Strat was in getting a complete overhaul recently as it had been out of action for a wee while....She's been playing beautifully,sounding great too! :)

Here is a link for the guitar tech and craftsman that fixed her up...Chris is a great guy and always willing to do what's necessary and some of the guitars he comission builds from scratch are "Off The Hook!!!!"...Please check out his website here...
http://www.mcintyreguitars.com/

As always,thankyou so much for the continued support,listens and fantastic comments and sorry I'm not able to reply as I used to...will get back on track soon tho :)

Enjoy! :)

Ian Tait

Fat Strat Funk

For Paris and For Peace!

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Ian Tait

Parisienne Walkways Cover - For Paris

Loved making this....Enjoy :)

Thankyou For Listening :)

Ian Tait

Voodoo Funk

Always loved the funky groove tracks from the 80's...usually played by ridiculously talented, geeky looking bands...you know the ones I mean...as the cameras zoomed in on them...their embarrassed smiles, lots of nodding to each other, the odd hand in the air to signal a change...anyways back to the music :)

Had fun doing this though I'm not too sure about the mix...it's not sitting how I'd like it to but it still sounds fun...Enjoy my friends :)

Thankyou For Listening :)

Ian Tait

Rent A Funk

Something to help blow off the winter cobwebs :)

Hope you guys enjoy it...aint let rip like this for a while :)

Thankyou For Listening :)

Ian Tait

Le Mans

Had this one sitting in the 8 track for a few months now...played around with the levels a bit today and felt it was worth a post! :)

Hope you guys enjoy it :)

Thankyou For Listening

Ian Tait

Funk It Up

Hey Friends ;) Been ages,sorry for the break!
Had this one on the 8 track for a while,was always re-doing the first solo and trying to balance and mix the vocals, which is defo NOT my forte!!!

Anyways...thankyou so much for all the plays and comments and messages from you all....hope this one tickles yer fancy! :)

Thankyou, as always, For Listening :)

Ian Tait

Meet Me On The Dark Side

Just added some bass guitar and a bit more wah rhythm to this...you can never have enough wah lol :)

Hope you guys enjoy it,love to hear your thoughts as always :)

Thankyou For Listening

Ian Tait

Short 'N' Sweeter ;)

Always felt pretty proud of this track,so decided to have another go at it...everything except the keys have been completely re-recorded and I think this version is sounding better,though I'd love to hear your thoughts on that guys??? :)

Thankyou as always for all the continuing support,reposts,comments and kindness :)

Thankyou for listening

Ian Tait

Loving You Back - Complete Rework

Hey again...saying as I've been away so long, I thought I'd hit you up with another track! This is a complete rework of an older track "Fuggy Hunk" (see what I did there???)

https://soundcloud.com/ian-tait/fuggy-hunk

Anyways... I hope you guys enjoy this one...the drums by Tony Alan via www.drumdrops.com are just off the hook!!!!

Thankyou For Listening :)

Ian Tait

All guitars,bass and keys, written and performed by Ian Tait
Copyright...TaitoMusic2017

Huggy Funk

Bass Sic

A nice bit of Scottish Dub Groove...hope you guys enjoy it :)

Dub Groove

This is one of my all time favs. Track I wrote with my buddy Ian Tait a few years ago, Dark & Heavy - Rock on.

JoyzNoiz & Ian Tait - That other guitar track we did

Hey...Thanks for stopping by, I'm sure I've got something in my "Track List" that you will enjoy...From Reggae to Heavy Rock via Blues and I've even got a Retro TV Theme in there :)

Besides being taught the basic chords at the age of eight I am completely self taught. Sadly this also means that I don't read music, relying on my "ear" to pick out lines/playing styles/tracks etc :) But hey...I get by ok...don't I??? :)

Born, Bred, Raised and Living in Edinburgh Scotland. I'm a family man and fully trained Head Chef who never lived up to his musical potential...I'm sure that must stand for a few of us...yeah?

Met and listened to some fantastic musicians and beautiful people. Keep The Faith Fellow Muso's...There's room for us all!!! :)Enjoy the tunes, Thankyou for listening.

 Ian Tait

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