This is an interview about our upcoming piece at Celtic Connections 26th January, Barony Halls 7:30pm. We would love to see you along at the gig - it will be amazing. They managed to say my name wrong and the name of the piece however outside o
This tune took me 7 years to write and I recorded it with fiddler Adam Sutherland and guitarist Michael Carr! Watch my vlog on how it came about https://youtu.be/MX1dDzJRqfsIf you enjoy this content please support my Patreon http://www.patreo
This tune is taken from my vlog - On Being Curious - where I look into tunes with 'Devil' in the title. I found De'il Tak the War in The Caledonian Muse (1790) and then found out about it's history - it was written by Thomas D'Urfey in circa 16
This is St Mungo's Welcome to Scott Skinner played by me and great guitarist Michael Bryan. It's James Scott Skinner tune and was written for the Celtic Tournament at Glasgow 4th Nov 1889. It appears in his Harp and Claymore Collection of music
This tune - Yes Sir I Can Boogie - was written by Ian Carr and we recorded it in Sundsvall in Sweden! It's a funny tune!If you like this content please consider supporting my Patreon account http://www.patreon.com/simonthoumire. Every little
I've started a new podcast on the Anchor.fm platform which means it is time to write a new theme tune! I'm very lucky to know some very talented musicians and piano player Ryan Corbett contributed some fabulous piano to this track. It's the bes
David and I got together to make a few vlogs and one of the outputs was the tune Coilsfield House by Nathaniel Gow. There are two version here - the first take and the second take - both subtly different.If you would like to find out more abo
Me and Mark went out to film a vlog on filmmaking in the Milngavie hills. We eventually found this log to sit on and record a couple of tunes. The jig is The Waterworks jig and the reel is Music in the Glen.If you like this content please con
This tune is from my latest vlog 'Ask Me A Question'. Thanks for the idea @JosieDuncanSong! In this vlog I'm answering questions sent to me on Twitter and Instagram using #stquestions. Watch the whole video on YouTube here http://bit.ly/2EDcRDQ
I’ve been delving into the tune book The Airs and Melodies Peculiar to the Highlands of Scotland and The Isles this week. It’s full of tunes chiefly acquired during the period 1715 to 1745 and it was edited by Captain Simon Fraser. We play two
This is a version of Irish Polka The Rakes of Mallow. it comes from my vlog where I look at how to put together a solo performance that will stand out from the crowd. ➡️ Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/6gYJwGxMHA8 ➡️ Support my Patr
This is my ensemble Class on the 10th February 2019 as part of the IMBOLC festival in Derry. The tunes are The Raft Race (Hamish Napier) and Stinger Pinger. It was a lovely time with lots of very talented young people. Our trad future is in saf
I got together with fab cellist Su-a Lee to record this version of Nathaniel Gow's Largo's Fairy Dance that was written in 1802 for the Fife Hunt. The 2nd tune - The Fairy Dance - has turned into a classic of Scottish traditional music and is p
This track is the music part of my latest vlog with Mhairi Hall. If you would like to watch the whole thing where Mhairi talks about accompaniment you can watch it here https://youtu.be/TnMggTOddPEIf you like this content please consider supp
Here is the hornpipe The Poppy Leaf from my YouTube vlog Easy Concertina Repair - Fix that note! I've played the Poppy Leaf for years now and I still love it! If you live my content please consider supporting my Patreon http://www.patreon.com/s
I wrote this set of music based on Jim Sutherland's classic reel The Easy Club for the participants of Meitheal Summer School. The brief was to write a piece of music that could be memorised and be fun to play. Needless to say the young people