Aly Bain Musical artist

Aly Bain MBE (born 15 May 1946 in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland) is a Scottish 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.

Personal facts

Aly Bain
Birth dateMay 15, 1946
Birth place
Shetland
Hometown
Shetland
Lerwick

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Musical artist

Career started1968
associated musical artist
Ale Möller
Bruce Molsky
Transatlantic Sessions
The Boys of the Lough
Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham
BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist
genre
Celtic music
Folk music
World music
instrument
Fiddle
Viola
record label
Whirlie Records

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Aly Bain on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.philandaly.com
  2. http://www.whirlierecords.co.uk
  3. http://www.whirlierecords.com