Ali McMordie
Ali cropped from the current official Stiff Little Fingers promo photo. Stiff Little Fingers are a punk band from Belfast, Northern Ireland, formed in 1977
Background information
Birth name	Alistair Jardine McMordie
Born	March 31, 1959 (1959-03-31) (age 49)
Origin	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Genre(s)	Punk, rock, pop
Instrument(s)	Vocals, bass guitar
Years active	1977–present
Label(s)	Chrysalis, Rough Trade Records, Rigid Digits Records
Associated acts	Stiff Little Fingers (1977–1982, 2006–Present) Friction Groove (1982) Sinéad O'Connor (1986) Moby (1994–Present) Dan Donnelly (2006)

Alistair Jardine "Ali" McMordie (born 31 March 1959, Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a bass guitarist, who made his name with, and was a founding member of, Stiff Little Fingers. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Belfast ( is the capital city of Northern Ireland and the seat of government in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Chrysalis Records was a British Record label that was created in 1969 Stiff Little Fingers are a punk band from Belfast, Northern Ireland, formed in 1977 Friction Groove was a band formed c1983 by Ali McMordie after the break up of Stiff Little Fingers. Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor (ʃɪˈneɪd oʊˈkɒnɚ (born 8 December 1966 is a Grammy Award winning Irish singer and songwriter Richard Melville Hall, also known as Moby (born September 11, 1965 in Harlem, New York) is an American DJ Daniel Thomas Donnelly (born 1974) is a New York based Singer-songwriter. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Belfast ( is the capital city of Northern Ireland and the seat of government in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of Stiff Little Fingers are a punk band from Belfast, Northern Ireland, formed in 1977 He was with them from their inception in 1977 until they broke up in 1983, and joined them on the first few years worth of reunion tours five years later. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar)

Ali performing on stage.

After Stiff Little Fingers disbanded in 1983, McMordie formed Friction Groove with a group of Reading musicians who were in a successful local band, Between Pictures. Stiff Little Fingers are a punk band from Belfast, Northern Ireland, formed in 1977 Friction Groove was a band formed c1983 by Ali McMordie after the break up of Stiff Little Fingers. Friction Groove secured a deal with Warner label, Atlantic, and went on to record an album - The Black Box - in Berlin and Brussels, from which the first single (Time Bomb) charted very briefly. Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock

Around 1986 he provided, along with other FG members, the core band behind Sinéad O'Connor, who had just arrived in London from Dublin. Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor (ʃɪˈneɪd oʊˈkɒnɚ (born 8 December 1966 is a Grammy Award winning Irish singer and songwriter Ali was later sacked.

Between 1992 and 1994 Ali McMordie was executive producer for the Peace Together Irish concert events. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Since 1994 he has been the tour manager for American artist Richard Hall AKA Moby (with whos band he has sometimes played bass). The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Richard Melville Hall, also known as Moby (born September 11, 1965 in Harlem, New York) is an American DJ Ali has also been used as the live bassist for Belfast singer-songwriter Dan Donnelly, having played in Dan's live band at the Beautiful Days Festival 2006 in Devon. Daniel Thomas Donnelly (born 1974) is a New York based Singer-songwriter. Devon is a large county in the South West of England. The county is also referred to as Devonshire, but that is an entirely unofficial name

On 23 January 2006 it was announced that McMordie was to rejoin Stiff Little Fingers for the duration of their upcoming March tour. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. On April 26, 2006, it was further announced that he had rejoined the band on a permanent basis, although as he has other business interests, a replacement may occasionally have to be used live. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Besides being a live musician, McMordie runs Alistair McMordie Tour Management.

External links

• Official website