I’m delighted to share that this August, I’ll be presenting a special retrospective concert as part of the Edinburgh International Festival, marking twenty years of my work as a composer. The Hub, Edinburgh — Monday 24 August 2026, 8.00pm The programme will look back across two decades of composition, drawing[…]
The world premiere of Dà Chòmhlan-Ciùil De Cheathrar — “Twa Quartets” — composed by Simon Thoumire, performed live at the North Atlantic Fiddle Convention (NAFCo) in the Cowdray Hall, Aberdeen. The piece brings together eight musicians — the Thistle String Quartet and the Cuan Quartet (a folk quartet of piano and three[…]
A Ceilidh for Fiddle and Clàrsach Performed by: Laura Penman (clàrsach) and Anna Robertson (fiddle) Film by: Martin Forry I wrote this three-movement ceilidh inspired by a haiku written by award-winning musician Josie Duncan when she lost her sunglasses at Tinto Summer School. While the poem began as a playful lament[…]
I’m delighted to announce that my new commission Dà Chòmhlan-Ciùil De Cheathrar (Twa Quartets) will receive its premiere at a special Lunchbreak Concert in Cowdray Hall, Aberdeen, on Thursday 9 April as a teaser for the North Atlantic Fiddle Convention. This piece has been an exciting creative challenge – it’s the first[…]
Many of the pieces on this album were originally written as part of The Scots Fiddle Collection, which was comissioned by Creative Scotland and premiered at the Scots Fiddle Festival in 2007. That project’s primary vision was to showcase the exceptional virtuosity and artistry of Scotland’s traditional musicians to a[…]
