Not just me but Ian Carr as well. What a great festival full of brilliant music from from locals to professionals. Loads of fantastic dancing as well! Home tomorrow. … [Read more...]
Bath Festival with Dave Milligan
I'm really looking forward to performing with Dave Milligan at Bath Festival on May 26th! They have been very complimentary about us on their website! Come along and say hello! Simon Thoumire is a magician on one of the smallest and, some would say, most limited instruments in the world. He is a concertina player, and in his hands this instrument becomes the most … [Read more...]
Celtic Connections is here!
The time of year has arrived that everyone looks forward to. It's time for Celtic Connections! There can't be many festivals across the globe that are so looked forward to. The crowds are amazing, the folkies are employed and there are amazing parties everynight! What did we do before Celtic Connections? Everyone has an opinion on the acts booked - good or bad but the events … [Read more...]
New Thoumire / Milligan video on the way
Whilst in Orkney in June I videoed the concert of Dave Milligan and I. The results are good apart from the camera moved in the interval and my head gets cut off... Hey Ho. I will upload the complete concert to YouTube in the next week for all interested parties to see :-) There will also be selected excerpts available as well for those with a short concentration span or who … [Read more...]
What a trip!
Well that was another great trip to Arseguel in Catelonia! We arrived on the Thursday evening after a long and winding trip from Barcelona. The theme for the weekend was music and family but as usual the food was fabulous! On the Thursday evening after dinner Mark and i started para rising drinking wine using the Catalan drinking vessel. The aim is pour drink from a height … [Read more...]