This is Anastasia McAroe’s Waltz (written by Simon Thoumire) from our album Portraits performed live at Edinburgh TradFest on 11th May 2024. Find out about the album here https://simonthoumire.ffm.to/portraits
This is King Bill’s Hornpipe (written by Dave Milligan) from our album Portraits performed live at Edinburgh TradFest on 11th May 2024. Find out about the album here https://simonthoumire.ffm.to/portraits
This is Come on, let us sway together (written by Simon Thoumire) from our album Portraits performed live at Edinburgh TradFest on 11th May 2024. Find out about the album here https://simonthoumire.ffm.to/portraits
Here’s a wee video of myself and Ian playing the Waterworks Jig (Simon Thoumire) and the Stool of Repentance (traditional).
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This is a live video recorded at Ardkinglas House in Argyll on Saturday 20th April 2024. Improvisation (David Milligan)/ Moch madainn chéitein/ Becky Taylor’s Audacity (Simon Thoumire)Becky Taylor’s Audacity is a set which features on our album Third Flight Home. Find out where you can listen to it here https://simonthoumire.ffm.to/thirdflighthome
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This is a live video recorded at Ardkinglas House in Argyll on Saturday 20th April 2024. Louis DeCarlo’s 70th Birthday Strathspey is a tune written by Simon which features on our album Portraits. Find out where you can listen to it here https://simonthoumire.ffm.to/portraits
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Sitting in the beautiful Wiston Lodge, I thought a minor version of Largo’s Fairy Dance would be suitable. http://www.patreon.com/simonthoumire
Here’s a new tune played by me and Ian Carr and written by Simon Thoumire and Alana NicAonghais with financial help from TASGADH (Traditional Arts Small Grants) and Creative Scotland.
The title is to remind me and Ian where we sit on the stage! It’s full title should be Ian on stage left…
This is a new composition of Ian’s that we recorded in Sweden in September 23. It was originally written in 2021 during the height of lockdown and we made a version of this from our two house. At last we managed to play it in the same room. Find out more https://simonthoumire.ffm.to/invisible
Me and Ian David Carr had a great time playing music in Sweden. Here’s a new set featuring Miss Sineag Thomson by Alana NicAonghais, Diddley iPod by Sharon Shannon and Road to Coalburns by Ian Stephenson. Find out more https://simonthoumire.ffm.to/invisible