Simon Thoumire | Concertina player and composer

Simon Thoumire

LATEST MEDIA

Moving Cloud reel

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Concertina and Hip Hop

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Troy’s Wedding

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Snow in The Hills in the snow on a hill

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LATEST NEWS

A couple of gigs coming up!

Myself and Dave Milligan have got a couple of gigs coming up! We are performing at Ardkinglas House – Saturday 20th AprilThe Square, CairndowPA26 8BHArgyll01499 600261 Also at Edinburgh Tradfest Festival on Saturday 11th May at 6:30pm Traverse Theatre10 Cambridge StreetEH1 2EDEdinburgh, UK

My concertina after Steve Dickinson spent a week with it

I thought you would like to see this photo of my concertina after Steve Dickinson, concertina repairer took it away from West Country Concertina Players in Somerset and did some work on it. I’ve never given my concertina away before so it was slightly daunting however when I showed it[…]

Gig at Celtic Connections 2024

I’m very happy to tell you that me and Dave Milligan will be playing at Celtic Connections festival on the 2nd February 2024 in the City Halls, Recital Rooms. It would be great to see you and we will be playing a mixture of new and classic material from our[…]

Foot Stompin’ Free Scottish Music Podcast No 256

Hi there! Ciamar a tha thu? What’s happening? Sorry for the long break between these podcasts. Sometimes life just gets in the way… Anyway we are back now with the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards Album of the Year Podcast 2023! Starting of with the winner Duncan Chisholm! If[…]

Ian on the left, Simon on the right

https://www.youtube.com/v/XbqGWNZuXmE?version=3 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[…]