Popular trad music duo to perform live at Greenock's Beacon Arts Centre

Erin Maguire

30 June 2024 at 6:00 am

Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham <i>(Image: Beacon Arts Centre)</i> — Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham *(Image: Beacon Arts Centre)*

A POPULAR traditional music duo are set to perform live in Greenock later this year.

Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham will take to the stage at the Beacon Arts Centre on August 16.

The pair are well established in the world of traditional music and have been touring together since 1986, playing packed venues across the world.

Aly and Phil’s Greenock show promises to offer their famous ‘musical magic and quick-witted humour’.

Tickets are on sale now at beaconartscentre.co.uk.

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