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Silly Wizard was a folk band, formed in about 1971 in Edinburgh, Scotland by Johnny Cunningham (fiddle, viola, mandola, vocals), Bob Thomas (guitar, mandolin, mandola, banjo, concertina) and Gordon Jones (guitar, bodhran, vocals, bouzouki, mandola). They performed at the Triangle Folk Club for a time, then went on a tour of France in 1972. Soon after, they signed to Transatlantic Records to record an album with Maddy Taylor, who had sung with them on the tour. The album was recorded but has never been released.
The band then added Phil Cunningham (accordion, tin whistle, harmonium, synthesizer, guitar, vocals), Alastair Donaldson, Martin Hadden (bass, guitar, piano) and Andy M. Stewart (vocals, whistle,banjo). Their first LP to be released was Silly Wizard, and they began touring throughout Europe. There were some line-up changes prior to recording their second LP, Caledonia’s Hardy Sons (Highway Records).
Silly Wizard played a variety of Scottish folk music, both instrumental and not, from fast jigs and reels to slow airs. While the majority of the music they played were traditional songs, the band did write many of their own. Phil Cunningham wrote generally instrumental music centered on the accordion, and Stewart wrote several songs in a style often distinctly trad...
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Top 10 Silly Wizard Songs
The Queen of Argyll
The Valley of Strathmore
The Banks of the Lee
Golden, Golden
The Isla Waters
If I Was a Blackbird
Bridget O'Malley
Donald McGillavry / O'Neill's Cavalry March
The Ramblin' Rover
Sweet Dublin Bay
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Top 10 Silly Wizard Albums
The Best of Silly Wizard
So Many Partings
Caledonia's Hardy Sons
Kiss the Tears Away
Live Again
Wild & Beautiful
The Early Years
A Glint of Silver
Live Wizardry: The Best of Silly Wizard in Concert
Golden, Golden
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