Simon Thoumire & Ian Carr – Live in Forsa, Sweden 2026

In November, Ian Carr and I toured Sweden as part of Region Gävleborg’s public concerts programme. The last stop was Backa Bygdegård in Forsa on 7 November, a two-set evening presented by Forsa kulturgrupp. We recorded the whole concert, and you can watch it here.

The set mixes tunes from our album “He Thinks He’s Invisible” with newer pieces by both of us, alongside traditional tunes from Scotland, Shetland, Ireland and Sweden. It includes Provost of Forgandenny, Calliope House, Sound of the Sea, Road Drill, Mora Yngre Brudmarsch and Room 24, and finishes with an encore of The Mason’s Apron, Ale Is Dear, Dick Gossip’s Reel and The Clumsy Lover.

Each tune is also available as its own video, and the whole concert is gathered in a playlist here.

Simon Thoumire – concertina
Ian Carr – guitar
Sound – Mats Andersson

Many thanks to Forsa kulturgrupp and Mats Andersson for looking after us, and to everyone who came along.

“He Thinks He’s Invisible” is available on Bandcamp: https://simonthoumire.bandcamp.com/album/he-thinks-hes-invisible
Ian’s website: https://www.iancarrguitar.com