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From: david@varian.UUCP (David Brown)
Newsgroups: net.music.folk
Subject: Re: Future of Silly Wizard and The Boys of the Lough
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Date: Tue, 11-Dec-84 22:24:39 EST
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Posted: Tue Dec 11 22:24:39 1984
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> 
>    One or two months ago I had heard something to the effect that Aly Bain 
>    from the Boys of the Lough and Phil Cunningham from Silly Wizard were
>    involved in an automobile accident that killed Aly and injured Phil
>    so badly that he'll never be able to play again. I haven't heard 
>    anymore about this and was wondering if anyone out there can substantiate
>    this horrible news.
>                                               Thanks
>                                               Terry Bermes

I first heard about the accident by word of mouth, and there was a mention
on the Prairie Home Companion once (perhaps this should be in net.wobegon..).
I later read something -- I think in the obit column of the Black Sheep
Review (a folk rag out of Boston) or Come For To Sing (out of Chicago).
It was a freak accident - something like a tree falling on the car (this
is the part from word of mouth).

Tich Richardson (the guitarist from Boys of the Lough) was the one killed,
not Aly Bain.   I heard that Phil Cunningham's hand was severely damaged
and that they were going to operate, but it was unclear whether or not
he would be able to play again.  Let's hope and pray.

As for the future of Silly Wizard, I was under the impression that they
had more or less broken up -- Phil Cunningham was supposed to be touring
last month with Andy Stewart (Manus Lunny (Donal's brother) from the
band The Wild Geese substituted on the tour),  and Martin Haddon
(the keyboard and bass player) is touring this month with Jane Rothfield
and Alan Carr (plug: they will be playing in San Francisco at Plowshares,
Fort Mason Center, this coming Sunday 12/16).


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