Johnny Cunningham

Fiddle, Musical Artist

1957 – 2003

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Who was Johnny Cunningham?

Johnny Cunningham was a Scottish folk musician. He was a founding member of Silly Wizard, as well as a member of Relativity, The Raindogs, and Nightnoise. Throughout his career, Cunningham was also a fiddler, composer and producer. His younger brother, Phil Cunningham, is a multi-instrumentalist best known for his piano-accordion and whistle playing. He is also a former member of Silly Wizard and was involved in promoting a greater awareness of Scottish Traditional Music and its performers through the medium of television, doing interviews interwoven with music.

Cunningham was born on 27 August 1957 in Portobello, Edinburgh, and died at the age of 46 on 15 December 2003 in New York City.

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Born
Aug 27, 1957
Portobello
Also known as
  • Johnny Cunnigham
  • Cunningham, Johnny
Siblings
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
Lived in
  • Edinburgh
Died
Dec 15, 2003

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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