Badenoch & Strathspey
Wednesday 9th September 2009
Badenoch Centre, Kingussie Venue Postcode: PH21 1EH
7.30pm
Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham - Legends
with Ishbel MacAskill
We extend a warm Highland welcome to Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham who make a welcome return to our festival. The famous fiddle and accordion duo will be joined by a selection of young, local and professional musicians in their various concerts at Blas.
Aly & Phil started playing music together after having great fun recording one of Aly's early TV shows. Public response to these sessions was such that they decided to tour together and so a great partnership was born. Their annual tour has grown and has become something of an institution with the concerts selling out faster each year.
Aly Bain is the best known and most significant fiddle player in the celtic tradition. He 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 Aly was awarded an M.B.E. in recognition of his services to music and was further honoured in 1999, receiving the degree of Doctor of Music from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.
Phil Cunningham is a world famous accordion player and composer. At sixteen he joined his brother John in the highly acclaimed band Silly Wizard. He was nominated in June 1996 in The Scotsman as one of Scotland's most influential people. In recent years Phil's work load has included numerous commissions for TV and film and an increasing amount of work as musical director for television and large theatrical events.
Adult Earlybird Ticket (up to 31st July 2009) £12.00 and £14.00 (from 01.08.09)
Senior Citizen £12.00
Children (U16) and School Pupils £5.00
Family Ticket (2 adults with 2 children) £30.00
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