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Philip Martin Cunningham, MBE (born 27 January 1960 in Edinburgh, Scotland) [1] 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...
Leading figures in Scottish traditional music, brothers Phil and Johnny Cunningham were founders of the seminal 1970s band Silly Wizard and the 1980s supergroup Relativity. Born in Portobello...
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- 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.
Philip Cunningham (born 7 December 1974) is an English guitarist who is a member of the bands Marion, New Order, Bad Lieutenant, ShadowParty and, more recently in 2020, Sea Fever. Marion. Cunningham is a member of the Britpop group Marion, which formed in Macclesfield in 1993.
Learn about Phil Cunningham, a Grammy-winning musician, composer, producer and ambassador of Scottish traditional music. Explore his career highlights, from Silly Wizard to Aly Bain, and his awards and honors.
Phil Cunningham is a Scottish musician who plays Celtic and folk music. He is the brother of Johnny Cunningham and a former member of Silly Wizard and John & Phil Cunningham.
