Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham

Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham are the epitome of excellence in the world of traditional music.

“Simply the best traditional musicians you are ever likely to hear.”
Mike Russell(The Glasgow Herald)

Enjoy an intimate concert with Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham, celebrating over 30 years on the road.
An evening with two of the UK’s finest exponents of traditional music as they swap stories and play tunes during an intimate evening with two of the best of friends playing the best of music.

With their musical magic and quick-witted humour they will pull your emotional strings one moment and have you falling off the seat with laughter the next.

Having toured together since 1986 to packed concert halls all over the world, Aly and Phil continue to charm audiences with their stunning music, and on-stage charisma that defies description. Witty and humorous banter sits alongside tunes that tug the heartstrings and joyous reels and melodies that have feet tapping along at their ever popular concerts.

The pair have recorded many highly acclaimed albums in their thirty years together including two ‘Best of’ collections. Aly & Phil have won numerous awards including the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards – BEST DUO Award and have been nominated in the Scottish Traditional Music Awards for’Live Act of the Year.’

ALY BAIN is rightly regarded as Scotland’s supreme fiddler – arguably the finest of all time. As a founder member of Boys of the Lough, Aly has toured extensively in America, Europe and the UK. In 1994 he was awarded an MBE in recognition of his services to music. In 2013 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.

PHIL CUNNINGHAM is a world famous accordion playerand composer and was nominated in 1996 by The Scotsman as one of ‘Scotland’s most influential people’. He has produced and recorded with top musicians including James Taylor, Rosanne Cash, Midge Ure and Mark Knopfler.

Together they are simply the best traditional musicians you are ever likely to hear