Johnny & Phil Cunningham

The tunes are: "The Laird of Drumblair" - strathspey, with a reel version played by Johnny "Jean's Reel" - Phil's solo "The Musical Priest" - final reel played by both. Thanks to UISTMAN for the info and the original video

[@celticdollface]

2 of the nicest and most talented guys known to music in modern times. Spare a thought for Mother Cunningham having to watch her 2 boys have heart attacks at such young ages, and to suffer the devastating loss of her eldest son Johnny at the young age of just 46. Phil may you live 2 lifetimes and keep us all entertained when we've all gone onto Gods' green pastures!

[@yeekins]

RIP Johnny Cunningham. Brilliant musician & one very funny guy. Phil Cunningham also fabulous!

[@papymino]

From France : Make sure that french guys like me are in love with this music ! I saw these two great musicians 25 years ago when I was a student, and they are still in my mind ! Great, great pleasure to hear such a music : keep on playing, guys !

[@nobanjono]

@Guiness1988...yeah...speed is NOT everything...but I just can't help from smiling when I hear Phil...and I sure do miss Johnny!

[@TekkerzOOT]

Phil is an outstanding player, no doubt about it.

[@untied1000]

toe tapping hand-clapping knee-knocking tunes from the maestro of the accordian phil cunningham and his dear late brother johnny.

[@kylegordon6279]

2 absolute great brothers belting top skills in music

[@gerryvalliere3243]

A lot of healthy competition occurred between these two brothers. Amazing talent

[@melcina]

That is grand, lads. Thanks from the Rocky Mountain West!

[@windybaer]

OMG Was that in this world? Thanks for posting this. I actually got to hear them do this LIVE, (unplanned), in Pittsburgh and it was positively orgasmic.

[@Henry-vu5sg]

Love these boys

[@gaitero77]

From Spain, I love you.

[@efdiyi]

Incredible what these people are able to do!

[@LumsdenStreet]

wonderful...

[@UISTMAN59]

Belated reply - I don't mind at all. Thanks for all your excellent posts :-) Best regards Iain

[@thedeadscientist]

never seen such skills before

[@carmencatalano629]

god these guys are GOOD

[@trunkeight]

The bar unto which to measure!

[@UISTMAN59]

The tunes are: "The Laird of Drumblair" - strathspey, with a reel version played by Johnny "Jean's Reel" - Phil's solo "The Musical Priest" - final reel played by both. as noted by SwinginDrumMeister. (From my posting of this set 04 Aug 2007.)

[@Dayepipes]

I competed upper grade pipe solos. I wired up a boom box in this time period and played PC solos to students at greatly slowed speed to use for instructional purposes in piping. His better recordings were incredibly accurate and consistent in melody timing, and rich in articulation. Some of the live performances weren't as good, but his best work stands up to slow speed examination, to my somewhat informed ear.

[@thelightisahead]

I still don’t understand how Johnny plays those notes so fast at 1:13 etc - he sometimes seems to be doing quite long bows on them.

[@Dayepipes]

We enjoyed their visit on this same tour at a table 10 feet away. Utterly inspirational. Thanks for sharing. Does anyone know if the Silly Wizard "Live in America" record is ever going to become available in download format, last time I checked I didn't see it on iTunes. Thanks for sharing!

[@AlbertoAblanedo]

Thanks. I think I got the video from your posting. I wanted to embed it in my website but I think your upload didn't allow that. I wouldn't have uploaded if it could. Thanks for posting it originally and I hope you don't mind.

[@Melvorgazh]

Do they have that 5-part Sagart Ceolmhar version on an alboim?

[@BarnabyWalters]

Crazy accordion ornamentation! Sometimes overdoing it, but VERY impressive! Perhaps one day I will be that good... :)

[@gerryjtierney]

Oh fuck off

[@abraxas123]

They play Jean´s reel so ridiculously fast. Hear the accordion ornamentation at 1:58 hahaha

[@alanscott6836]

This would leave Usain Bolt breathless

[@UISTMAN59]

@Cagun Belated reply - no that's perfectly OK. Lover your many posts.

[@jaythefiddler]

The Reel Version is Called Angus Campbell.

[@balkanhills]

I wonder if the reels were really played at this speed, or is somebody having a joke on us?

[@mvztvp]

balkanhills They were played at this speed, hard to believe I know.

[@boogieeck]

I have seen Phil do it live twice. It happened

[@salal2007]

yes, balkanhills,Phil Cunningham played at this speed - i was so lucky to sit next to him!! when he was jamming with other fantastic Celtic musicians and others, after a Vancouver Folk Festival in the 1980s. This piece stuck to my spirit ever since, the vibration of the accordion was amazing....

[@stuartwilliams7371]

This is played at is, I have seen them do this many times over the years, Brilliant

[@TheZwieblekopf]

wana gie a loot o koorn ma tigh

[@Dragonkin7]

Fans of Irish music, they'll complain and moan when you bring up piano accordions in irish music... show them some Phil Cunningham though, and they shut their mouths!

[@itobyford]

WHY???

[@Melvorgazh]

Couldn’t they play faster? A bit boring. 😛

[@Guiness1988]

I simply don't get why PC is always considered as being an outstanding acc. player -.- there are many more who just were not as lucky as him... just listen; where's the articulation? Speed is not everything

[@gerryjtierney]

Fuck off you hack