Introduction
Johnny Cunningham (27 August 1957 – 15 December 2003) was a Scottish folk musician instrumental in spreading interest in traditional Celtic music.
Johnny Cunningham was born on 27 August 1957 in Portobello, Edinburgh. 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 Scottish traditional music. Cunningham died of a heart attack on 15 December 2003 in New York City at the age of 46.
Discography
- Thoughts from Another World (1981)
- Fair Warning (1983)
With Phil Cunningham
- Against the Storm (1980)
With Silly Wizard
- Silly Wizard (1976)
- Caledonia's Hardy Sons (1978)
- So Many Partings (1979)
- Live In America (1985)
- Golden Golden (1985)
- A Glint of Silver (1986)
- Live Wizardry (1988)
With Relativity
- Relativity (1986)
- Gathering Pace (1987)
With Nightnoise
- Shadow of Time (1993)
- A Different Shore (1995)
- The White Horse Sessions (1997)
With Celtic Fiddle Festival
- Celtic Fiddle Festival (1993)
- Celtic Fiddle Festival: Encore (1998)
- Rendezvous (2001)
With Susan McKeown
- Peter & Wendy (1997), also with Seamus Egan, Karen Kandel and Jamshied Sharifi
- A Winter Talisman (2001)
- Sweet Liberty (2004)
With The Raindogs
- Lost Souls (1990)
- Border Drive-In Theatre (1991)
With others
- To Warm the Winter's Night, with Áine Minogue (1995)
- Live on 11th Street, with Casey Neill Band (2003)