NEW SINGLE!
"A Joyful Peaceful Christmas" available for free download at: faulknersongs.net

For interviews/media please contact:
promo@ericfaulkner.co.uk

Eric Faulkner, best known as the guitarist/songwriter of The Bay City Rollers, has reinvented himself as a thoughtful and passionate solo artist. While fans still remember the tartan-era hits that made him a global star, Eric’s solo work reveals a deeper, more reflective musician — one who has weathered life’s storms and emerged with songs full of substance and soul.
His music now blends folk, acoustic rock, and protest song traditions, drawing inspiration from personal experience, political awareness, and a strong sense of humanity. With a rich voice and expressive guitar playing, Eric connects with audiences on an intimate level, sharing not just melodies, but messages.
Far from resting on past fame, Faulkner has carved a meaningful path in the contemporary folk/ acoustic music scene. His performances are honest, often poignant, and always engaging, with his Scottish humour never too far from the surface — a true artist who continues to evolve and inspire.
His musical journey began with him playing viola in The Edinburgh Schools Orchestra. At thirteen years old he formed his first high school band, Kip, whose line up included the now famous actor Kenny Stott. This period and his early Bay City Roller days feature in the first volume of his autobiography, An Edinburgh Lad, (available on BandCamp).
In recent years Faulkner has performed at acoustic festivals, Arts Centres and more intimate shows in community centres, libraries and singer-songwriter circles.
Sitting in for an AWOL Jake Burns he guitar'd for Pauline Black's "3 Men and Black". During a show at Guilfest Festival he stilled the crowd with an impromptu acoustic version of the Pink Floyd song "See Emily Play" in tribute to the recently deceased Syd Barrett. Then after the set he wandered into the UNISON Trade Union tent to play a set of his own work/protest songs – beliefs and ethics that he inherited from his father's left wing views. Since then he has performed at various Trade Union fundraiser/ awareness gigs.
He continued as a solo artist and appeared at the Glastonbury Festival as a protest singer where, at the end of his set, it was arranged for him to introduce the British politician Tony Benn on the Left Field Stage under the banner "Another World Is Possible".
In 2015 Faulkner contracted Viral Encephalitis which almost killed him and left him with Post- Encephalitic Syndrome. He has since shown support for Encephalitis charities. Recovery has been slow but he is now working again with the release of the single "A Joyful Peaceful Christmas", being the first of many planned releases. Faulkner will be releasing an album in the New Year.

"A Joyful Peaceful Christmas" is available at faulknersongs.net