Me and Adam Sutherland paid a visit to play a tune – Scott Skinner’s Complements to Dr MacDonald – with the aim of giving you some history of the tune. We got distracted and never said very much but we did have a nice time! Here’s the original version of[…]
It is always great to meet your heroes and when I got to chat to Ian McCalman on the Hands Up for Trad Afternoon Show I had a great time. Loads of great chat and music. Visit https://mccalmans.bandcamp.com for many great digital releases of The McCalmans. In my house in[…]
I really enjoyed this chat with Shetland fiddler Jenna Reid in May 2020 about her latest album Working Hands and her life so far. In the chat we talk about Jenna’s move from Shetland – nearly going home again, finally settling in Glasgow, nearly becoming a teacher and succeeding in[…]
I like to record a hymn at Easter which looks forward to the year yet to come. This year I’ve recorded two beautiful melodies – Now The Green Blade Riseth and Take My Life and Let It Be. Both have gorgeous lyrics which are particularly pertinent in 2021 after the year[…]
It was great to chat to whistle player and piper Ali Levack as his year of BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Award Winner came to an end. Find out more about Ali Levack and his music at https://www.alilevack.com If you enjoy these podcasts please consider supporting www.patreon.com/simonthoumire