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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.
Philip Martin Cunningham, MBE 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,...
- A toy accordion. A SEED was sown in 1963 when I was given a toy accordion for my Christmas. It was a month before my fourth birthday and was a present given to me by my parents for no real reason.
- Planxty. I WAS learning classical accordion but in 1972 my brother Johnny gave me an album for Christmas that he wanted to hear. It was by Planxty, the most famous band in Ireland at the time.
- Joining Silly Wizard. I WAS learning classical accordion but in 1972 my brother Johnny gave me an album for Christmas that he wanted to hear. It was by Planxty, the most famous band in Ireland at the time.
- My first album. THAT was Airs and Grace in 1983. I was living in Skye at the time and I borrowed £3000 from the Clydesdale Bank manager in Broadford. I paid the money back in the first three or four months out of the album sales.
The younger brother of Scottish fiddler Johnny Cunningham, Phil Cunningham has combined a mastery of Celtic music traditions and a melodically rich style of composition. A member of Silly Wizard from… Read Full Biography
Jan 27, 2023 · Scottish folk musician and historian Phil Cunningham presents Wayfaring Stranger, a three-part BBC documentary exploring the age-old musical connections between Scotland, Ulster and America
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Musician, composer, teacher, TV and radio presenter, record producer and Grammy winner, Phil Cunningham is one of Scottish traditional music’s finest exponents and one of the music’s greatest ambassadors.
