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...]
Simon Thoumire and Dave Milligan live in Orkney video
After many hours of rendering and uploading this 59 minutes and 15 seconds video of Dave and I performing in The Reel, Orkney in June 2013 is now available on YouTube. I'm really glad I spent the time. I've enjoyed the process listening and watching our facial reactions at the music. As I mentioned in the last blog I managed to cut my head of (in the video) in the second set so … [Read more...]
Our trip to Orkney
We had a great trip to The Reel in Orkney last week. After a very early start from Glasgow and Pathhead we were met at the airport by Hazel Wrigley who introduced us to her convertible car. We got in and she put the roof down and we looked so cool driving to her house. We need more convertibles in folk music. After a cup of tea we then headed for lunch at Skara Brae with … [Read more...]
Woop – It’s a new Flowers of Edinburgh concert!
Back in 1997 David Francis and the Edinburgh Folk Festival scheduled the very first Flowers of Edinburgh Concert. We all gathered at Teviot House (the home of the Folk Festival) and had a photo taken of all the performers - well the ones that turned up... Then everyone got together to perform in different groups from their normal groups. I performed with Jim Sutherland (a jig … [Read more...]
St Magnus Festival 2013
Myself and David Milligan have been very lucky to be have invited to perform at the St Magnus International Festival in Orkney on Thursday 27th June. I haven't been up to Orkney for years so it's really exciting. I'm also going to finally see the Wrigley Sisters' The Reel venue which I've heard so much about. Orkney is an amazing place which everyone should visit. There is … [Read more...]