Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham - 19 March 2018

This was the fourth time we have seen Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham as a duo and we have seen Aly a couple of times in a trio as well as regularly at the Transatlantic Sessions concerts. Every time I am amazed at his dexterity, timing and astonishing dynamic musicality and he is now into his 70s yet I notice no diminution of his skill. Phil Cunningham is also an astonishing musician both for his amazing skill on the accordion and for the beautiful airs that he writes prolifically. Together they present a relaxed intimate set with chat and anecdotes in between every set of tunes. They were on excellent form - I particularly enjoyed 'The Hangman Reel' which was I think the only song played on a second differently tuned fiddle. Also all of the slow airs and indeed all of the reels and jigs and anything else they played at St Georges last night....