(Quote Big Tim)"Aly and Phil looked bored out of their skulls, probably because they were. It's not their type of scene but a pay cheque is a pay cheque."

I think this is a totally unfair and emotionless comment. Phil's brother Johnny died of a heart attack just 2 weeks before the show, so who on earth expects him to go on there all singing and dancing. Think about it, if your brother died at the age of 46, would you be cheerful just 2 weeks later?? I dont think so.


(Quote Auldtimer)"The sooner the BBC drop the musical Maffias dominated by Phil Cunningham and Donald Shaw the better"

And replace with who? Phil Cunningham has been in this buisness for over 25 years, and still continues to pack out theatres for his and Aly's tour. If anyone deserves that position, he does.

I think this whole thread is totally obsurd, as we are always complaining about how folk music isn't represented on the TV enough, and when the BBC finally decide to broadcast Hogmanay in England for the first time in years, this is how we repay them. I suppose you'll all be happy when they don't broadcast it down here next time. Well done everyone, very clever of you.