Silly Wizard was a folk band, formed in about 1971 in Edinburgh, Scotland by
Johnny Cunningham (fiddle, viola, mandola, vocals),
Bob Thomas (guitar, mandolin, mandola, banjo, concertina) and
Gordon Jones (guitar, bodhran, vocals, bouzouki, mandola). They performed at the Triangle Folk Club for a time, then went on a tour of France in 1972. Soon after, they signed to Transatlantic Records to record an album with
Maddy Taylor, who had sung with them on the tour. The album was recorded but has never been released. The band then added
Phil Cunningham (accordion, tin whistle, harmonium, …
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