Artist Information
Aly Bain
Aly Bain MBE (born 15 May 1946 in Lerwick, Shetland) is a Shetland fiddler who learned his instrument from the old-time master Tom Anderson. In 1967 he was a member of the Shetland-based band Gordon Hank and the Country Ramblers, with Gordon Smith, Ian Stewart and Jack Robertson. Bain is now considered one of the finest fiddlers in the Scottish tradition. In the early days of his career he formed part of the band The Humblebums with two other ‘unknowns’ Gerry Rafferty and Billy Connolly. He became nationally prominent as a founding member of The Boys of the Lough, with whom he played for over 30 years; receiving several honorary citizenships in the USA.
Simultaneously, Bain pursued a solo career in collaborative and television projects with Pelicula Films Director, Mike Alexander and Producer, Douglas Eadie, working on several international television series: 'The Down home Recordings', 'The Shetland Sessions', 'Aly Meets The Cajuns', and four series of the Transatlantic Sessions - in 2010 winning the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, "Good Tradition Award". Since the early eighties Bain has regularly collaborated and recorded with prominent musicians from across the globe, including: Jerry Douglas, Emmylou Harris, Mark O'Connor, Jay Ungar, Mary Black, Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, Dan Tyminski, Rosanne Cash, James Taylor, Eddi Reader, Paul Brady, Darrell Scott, Michael Doucet, Martha Wainwright, Kate and Anna McGarrigle, John Martyn, Danny Thompson, Iris DeMent, Karen Matheson, Donal Lunny, Joan Osborne, Allison Moorer, Bruce Molsky and Allan MacDonald, bringing traditional music to a constantly widening audience.
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Events
Aly Bain has been scheduled to appear in 30 events since 2006.
Upcoming Events
Past Events
Sun 5th February 2012, 7.30pm, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Sat 3rd December 2005, 7.30pm, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
RSNO Pops St Andrews Night Concert
Sat 14th January 2006, 7.30pm, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Fri 27th January 2006, 8.00pm, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Aly Bain & Ale Möller "Around the world in 80 minutes"
Sun 29th January 2006, 7.30pm, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Sat 16th September 2006, 7.30pm, Old Fruitmarket
An Lochran presents Fergie MacDonald and Friends
Sat 2nd December 2006, 7.30pm, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
RSNO The Season Phil & Aly's RSNO Ceilidh
Thu 18th January 2007, 10.00pm, Old Fruitmarket
Phil Cunningham and Friends with Dòchas
Sun 4th February 2007, 7.30pm, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Transatlantic Sessions hosted by Aly Bain and Jerry Douglas
Sun 9th September 2007, 7.30pm, City Halls
Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham Celtic Concert
Thu 29th November 2007, 7.30pm, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
RSNO - The 07:08 Season Phil and Aly's RSNO Ceilidh
Sat 19th January 2008, 7.30pm, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Shetland Night with Fiddlers' Bid
Wed 30th January 2008, 8.00pm, Old Fruitmarket
Bellows and Bows featuring Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham
Fri 1st February 2008, 7.30pm, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Sun 3rd February 2008, 7.30pm, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Sat 29th November 2008, 7.30pm, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
RSNO - The 08:09 Season A St Andrew's Party! An Evening With Phil and Aly
Tue 20th January 2009, 12.30pm, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Iain Anderson in Conversation Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham
Tue 27th January 2009, 8.00pm, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Aly Bain, Ale Möller & Bruce Molsky with Strung
Fri 30th January 2009, 7.30pm, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Transatlantic Sessions "Bringing it all Back Home"
Sun 1st February 2009, 7.30pm, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Transatlantic Sessions "Bringing it all Back Home"
Sat 19th September 2009, 8.00pm, Old Fruitmarket
The Acoustic Affair presents Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham
Sat 28th November 2009, 7.30pm, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
RSNO - The 09:10 Season: A St Andrew's Party with Phil and Aly!
Sat 23rd January 2010, 7.30pm, City Halls
Aly Bain and Karen Matheson with The Scottish Ensemble
Fri 29th January 2010, 7.30pm, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Sun 31st January 2010, 7.30pm, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Sat 27th November 2010, 7.30pm, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
RSNO - The 10:11 Season A St Andrew's Party with Phil & Aly!
Thu 27th January 2011, 7.30pm, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Fri 28th January 2011, 7.30pm, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Sat 26th November 2011, 7.30pm, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
RSNO 11:12 Season A St Andrews Party with Phil and Aly
Thu 2nd February 2012, 7.30pm, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Links
philandaly.com (official homepage)
Aly Bain (wikipedia)
Aly Bain (Last.fm)
Aly Bain (MusicBrainz)
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