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Spring The Summer Long

by Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham

This 10 track CD has a fine selection of airs, jigs, waltzes strathspeys and reels played by two masters of their instruments. The title track "Spring the Summer Long" is a perfect example of Phil's skill as a composer as is the lovely "Eleanor of Usan". Aly Bain has an instantly recognisable style to his fiddle playing and oh such strength and lyricism in his execution. The pair have produced a delightfully pleasing album which will induce a smile from the first track.

Aly Bain (fiddles) and Phil Cunningham (accordion, whistles, cittern, piano, keyboards, trump, mandolin) with Malcolm Stitt (acoustic guitar, bouzouki) and Stuart Nisbet (acoustic guitar, dobro, pedal steel).

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1.	Spring The Summer Long
	Phil Wrote this tune originally for Northumbrian pipes.
2.	Captain Carswell / Mrs MacDonald of Dunach
	Both tunes written by Pipe Major William Lawrie
3.	Enviken's Waltz
	Aly learned this lovely waltz from an album of his friends, Swedish fiddlers "Svardsjo Spelmanslag"
4.	The Voice of the Borders
	Phil composed this tune for Sports commentator Bill McLaren on the occasion of his retirement in 2002.
5.	Michael Coleman's Jig / The Gingerhog's No 2 / Give Me A Drink of Water / Jiggy Jig
	This set starts with an Irish jig, followed by a pipe tune written by Phil (whose nickname is "The Gingerhog!")
6.	The Colours of Cape Breton
	Phil wrote this during his first visit to Cape Breton.
7.	Mrs Crawford's Favourite / James Cameron's March / Drew Tulloch's Magic Cupboard / Lord Gordon's Reel
	This set begins with a beautiful slow strathspey from the late Robert Petrie.
8.	Boo Baby's Lullaby
	A lovely waltz from Cape Breton fiddler Jerry Holland
9.	Eleanor of Usan
	Phil has dedicated this tune to the memory of Mrs Eleanor Pullar, with love from her husband Dave.
10.	Western Lilt / The Harsh February / Far From Home
	Aly learned the first reel from the great Irish button box player Sharon Shannon, the 2nd was written by Phil and the last is an old favourite - a tune which everbody knows, but have no idea where they learned it.