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Aly Bain
Lerwick, United Kingdom
Aly Bain is credited on 282 releases across 76 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1968–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
282
Pressings credited
76
Albums
7
Decades active
30
In collections
Biography
Aly Bain MBE (born 15 May 1946) is a Scottish fiddler who learned his instrument from the old-time master Tom Anderson. The former First Minister of Scotland Jack McConnell called Bain a "Scottish icon."
Bio from Wikipedia
Credited work
282 releases · 76 albums · active 1968–2026
- Other credits · 272
- Performance · 229
- Production · 11
Studios: Castlesound Studios · Sound Techniques, London · The Roundhouse · Queen Elizabeth Hall
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Rumor And Sigh
1991

Hand Of Kindness
1983

Meanwhile
2024

Vigil In A Wilderness Of Mirrors
1990

The Headboys
1979

Pour Down Like Silver
1975

Amnesia
1988

Moonshine
1973

The Best Of Richard & Linda Thompson (The Island Records Years)
2000

Watching The Dark (The History Of Richard Thompson)
1993

Mirmama
1992

Hokey Pokey
1975
Frequent collaborators
- The Boys Of The Lough
- Boys Of The Lough
- Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham
- Various
- Connie Dover
- Richard Thompson
- Richard & Linda Thompson
- Tom Anderson (10)
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