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Phil Cunningham

Scottish musician

Philip Martin Cunningham, MBE (born 27 January 1960 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a Scottish folk musician and composer. He is best known for playing the accordion with Silly Wizard, as well as in other bands and in duets with his brother, Johnny. When they played together, they would egg each other on to play faster and faster, and try, light-heartedly, to trip each other up.

Phil has also collaborated with numerous other great Celtic musicians; one prominent example of this is his partnership with Aly Bain. The duo have (as of 2020) released nine albums, and between 1989 and 2019 they had a yearly spot at the New Year's Hogmanay Live broadcast on BBC Scotland.

Read more about this composer on Wikipedia.

Works

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  • 5/4 Madness
  • Appropriate Dipstick
  • Come Up Alang
  • Eternal Friendship
  • Farewell to Govan
  • Flatwater Fran
  • For Johnny
  • Hogties Reel
  • In Aimsir Bhaint an Fhéir (At Hay Cutting Time)
  • Lament for the Fisherman's Wife
  • Laura Lynn Cunningham
  • Lover’s Heart
  • Manus Lunny’s Terracotta Plower Pop
  • Mrs. Martha Knowles
  • Máirtín O’Connor’s Flying Clog
  • Sior-Uaine
  • The Golden Tooth
  • The House in Rose Valley
  • The Kestrel
  • The Monday Morning Reel