'Roads Not Travelled' - Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham
This is their sixth release as a duo.
Three of Phil Cunningham jigs, including the Para Handy Theme, kick off this CD.
There are also a couple of lovely Ronnie Cooper waltzes originally recorded by Aly on his first solo album 20 years ago.
Aly Bain's makes a grand job of Phil's slow airs - "The Gentle Light that Wakes Me" and "A Bright Star in Cepheus" which was written in memory of Phil's brother Johnny.
Aly Bain - fiddle;
Phil Cunningham - accordions, whistles, mandolin, piano, cittern, keyboards.
Guests:
Anna Massie - Acoustic guitars;
Martin O’Neil - bodhran.
I had the joy of hearing the dynamic duo live in Lichfield not so long ago and the tune that really stood out for me that evening was, "The Gentle Light That Wakes Me". I've been patiently waiting for this CD so I could hear it again and now I'm hard at work trying to master playing it as amazingly as Aly does. He never fails to produce phenomenal tone out of his fiddle as well as having spot on intonation - then again, he has been playing 50 years longer than me!
'Roads Not Travelled' - Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham
This is their sixth release as a duo.
Three of Phil Cunningham jigs, including the Para Handy Theme, kick off this CD.
There are also a couple of lovely Ronnie Cooper waltzes originally recorded by Aly on his first solo album 20 years ago.
Aly Bain's makes a grand job of Phil's slow airs - "The Gentle Light that Wakes Me" and "A Bright Star in Cepheus" which was written in memory of Phil's brother Johnny.
Aly Bain - fiddle;
Phil Cunningham - accordions, whistles, mandolin, piano, cittern, keyboards.
Guests:
Anna Massie - Acoustic guitars;
Martin O’Neil - bodhran.
# Posted on August 8th 2006 by Ptarmigan
I had the joy of hearing the dynamic duo live in Lichfield not so long ago and the tune that really stood out for me that evening was, "The Gentle Light That Wakes Me". I've been patiently waiting for this CD so I could hear it again and now I'm hard at work trying to master playing it as amazingly as Aly does. He never fails to produce phenomenal tone out of his fiddle as well as having spot on intonation - then again, he has been playing 50 years longer than me!
# Posted on August 21st 2006 by Jay-eye