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Four pieces performed by the Strathspey and Surreal Orchestra at the Scots Fiddle Festival on 15th November 2025 in Edinburgh. The pieces feature traditional and composed material - arranged by Simon Thoumire - the idea being to take old tunes and arrange them in new ways. The band on this recording are: Patsy Reid Benedict Morris Edie Elliott  Adam Sutherland Rae Maciver Rachel Henderson Elisabet...

Four pieces performed by the Strathspey and Surreal Orchestra at the Scots Fiddle Festival on 15th November 2025 in Edinburgh. The pieces feature traditional and composed material - arranged by Simon Thoumire - the idea being to take old tunes and arrange them in new ways. The band on this recording are: Patsy Reid Benedict Morris Edie Elliott  Adam Sutherland Rae Maciver Rachel Henderson Elisabet...

Four pieces performed by the Strathspey and Surreal Orchestra at the Scots Fiddle Festival on 15th November 2025 in Edinburgh. The pieces feature traditional and composed material - arranged by Simon Thoumire - the idea being to take old tunes and arrange them in new ways. The band on this recording are: Patsy Reid Benedict Morris Edie Elliott  Adam Sutherland Rae Maciver Rachel Henderson Elisabet...

Four pieces performed by the Strathspey and Surreal Orchestra at the Scots Fiddle Festival on 15th November 2025 in Edinburgh. The pieces feature traditional and composed material - arranged by Simon Thoumire - the idea being to take old tunes and arrange them in new ways. The band on this recording are: Patsy Reid Benedict Morris Edie Elliott  Adam Sutherland Rae Maciver Rachel Henderson Elisabet...

I’m delighted to announce the premiere of my latest work, Ceilearadh, at the Piping Live Festival on Thursday 14th August at 1:30pm in the Bothy tent. This collection of three Highland Bagpipe Sonatas represents something genuinely new in the piping repertoire – extended compositions that bridge traditional and contemporary approaches whilst drawing deeply from our Gaelic heritage. Special Thanks...

I’m delighted to announce the premiere of my latest work, Ceilearadh, at the Piping Live Festival on Thursday 14th August at 1:30pm in the Bothy tent. This collection of three Highland Bagpipe Sonatas represents something genuinely new in the piping repertoire – extended compositions that bridge traditional and contemporary approaches whilst drawing deeply from our Gaelic heritage. Special Thanks...

I’m delighted to announce the premiere of my latest work, Ceilearadh, at the Piping Live Festival on Thursday 14th August at 1:30pm in the Bothy tent. This collection of three Highland Bagpipe Sonatas represents something genuinely new in the piping repertoire – extended compositions that bridge traditional and contemporary approaches whilst drawing deeply from our Gaelic heritage. Special Thanks...

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 of that it's great! https://www.celticconnections.com/event/1/blazin-fiddles-with-simon-thoumire-dave-milligan-alana-nicaongais

This was played live in 2001 to open Celtic Connections festival.

This was played live in 2001 to open Celtic Connections festival.

This was played live in 2001 to open Celtic Connections festival.

This was played live in 2001 to open Celtic Connections festival.

This was played live in 2001 to open Celtic Connections festival.

This was played live in 2001 to open Celtic Connections festival.

This was played live in 2001 to open Celtic Connections festival.

This was played live in 2001 to open Celtic Connections festival.

Here's a wee experiment. This tune is featured in my latest vlog which you can watch here. https://youtu.be/G2iyeKsYeRA

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/MX1dDzJRqfs If you enjoy this content please support my Patreon http://www.patreon.com/simonthoumire

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 1696. Thanks to the fabulous David McGuinness for 1. suggesting we perform it on harpsichord and 2. playing the harpsichord! If you like the content please co...

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. If you like this material and would like to help support my music making please check out my Patreon http://www.patreon.com/simonthoumire

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 bit helps! Find out more about our music at http://www.thoumirecarr.com

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 best thing about it! You can listen to the podcast at https://anchor.fm/simon-thoumire

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 about the history behind the tune Coilsfield House watch this vlog https://youtu.be/Dv7n3KpplgM To watch my interview with David McGuinness click here https://y...

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 consider supporting my Patreon account http://www.patreon.com/simonthoumire Watch the whole vlog https://youtu.be/gKWZ_9CZek4 You can get more information about...

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