South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture

 

Together, Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham have established themselves as the epitome of excellence in the world of traditional music.

With their musical magic and quick-witted humour, they will pull your emotional strings one moment and have you falling off your seat with laughter the next!

Join us to hear Phil Cunningham’s astonishing dexterity on accordion, and Aly Bain’s impassioned fiddle playing.

It’s little wonder that these two stalwarts of Scottish traditional music have both been recognised with doctorates and MBEs for their services to music. Aly has brought his musical knowledge to the production of several networked television series, bringing traditional music to a constantly widening audience, while Phil remains in great demand as a composer and presenter of programmes for BBC ranging from music to nature documentaries.

They have toured together since 1988 and created six albums as a duo.

Through living very international lives dedicated to music, these two have learned how to put on a cracking good show and never disappoint. Don’t miss out!

“Probably the best traditional musicians you are ever likely to hear” – Mike Russell

***** REVIEW

“I had been expecting a show of consummate virtuosity, polished and presented with wit, but perhaps overly laid-back. I and my companion (who had seen them twice before) were blown away by the sheer freshness of the performance, and how intently these long-time partners engaged with each-other, and us, through tantalising fiddle, delicious accordion, and general joy.”
Tina Moskal Fringe by The Sea 2023

Available to book online or by calling Lanark Memorial Hall on 01555 673199.

Cost: £32.50

 

Douglas McKechnie has been producing paintings, sculpture and mixed media projects from his early teens.  The artist has been on a mixed journey which has seen him gain a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Glasgow School of Art (1972) and create artwork for musicians such as blues legend John Martyn.

His artworks are now part of private collections in Scotland and abroad.  Over the years, Douglas has travelled extensively studying the works of artists he has long admired from Catalonia, Italy and France.  He has been creating works which have mirrored his universal influences, including artists such as Miro, Kandinsky, Hepworth and Mondrian.

His work fuses this myriad of styles to create personal statements of joy, loss, pain and the wonder of the human condition.  Over the last few years Douglas has created and exhibited his Line Man abstract series, which has further extended his joy of colour and form.

Cost: Free admission