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    New album from Simon Thoumire and Dave Milligan

    in Concertina Videos & Music

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    Hi folks,

     

    Myself and Dave Milligan have released a new album called Portraits. It's an album of self-composed material that we started in lockdown. We wrote 11 tunes about people we know and love and I'm very happy with it. It's not our usual release with lots of reels etc - more ballads which is an album that I've always want to bring out. You can find out about it here https://simonthoumire.ffm.to/findoutmore

     

    We recorded this track at the weekend live at Hatton Castle near Dundee (Scotland). You can watch it on YouTube here as it won't let me paste link.

     

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    I Want To Play Like That

    in Teaching and Learning

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    This is funny! The answer is always practice however it isn't easy. I started when I was 12 and I'm now 52 so a few years in between. The most important thing in my mind is just to enjoy playing and practice when you can. Never be scared to try anything - no one is going to die because you played a wrong note! Playing music is about enrichment of the soul, not about virtuosity so just do it.

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    Concertina and string quintet

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    Hi folks,

     

    I performed a new concertina piece last week. It was called Two Interwining Scots Riddles and was written by a great young concertina player Neil Sutcliffe. It wasn't an easy piece of music but Neil definitely understood the concertina when he was writing it. A lot of it was based on playing notes on the outside columns of button which made in 6 flats! You can listen below.

     

     

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    New album from Simon Thoumire and David McGuinness

    in General Concertina Discussion

    Posted · Edited by SimonThoumire
    words missing

    Hi folks, I've made a new album! First one since 2013. Where does the time go... It's called Pie in the Sky and I think it is a slightly differently album from my usual albums. We made it over it lockdown and it consists of some Scandic folk and some popular songs from the 19th century (without singing...) and some really old 18th century music. Working with pianist David McGuinness has been really interesting. David has been involved with historical Scottish music for the last 30 years with Concerto Caledonia, while also pursuing many other musical avenues and collaborations, playing as many obscure keyboard instruments as possible, and composing and producing for television and radio. (I love a bit of copy and paste...)

     

    Anyway check it out. You can hear it all here. I think the cover is good too!

     

    https://concertocaledonia.bandcamp.com/album/pie-in-the-sky

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    Sippin' at Bells by Miles Davis - concertina and guitar

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    Here's a wee video I made yesterday with fab guitar player Kevin MacKenzie. It's a Miles Davis tune called Sippin' at Bells. If you want to try it here is the sheet music. I've never been very confident at taking a jazz solo but I go for it here with my eyes shut!! This video is an edit of my latest vlog where me and Kev reminisce about the good old days. Watch the whole thing here.

     

     

     

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    Trip to Swaledale Squeeze

    in Concertina Videos & Music

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    This week I’m in Yorkshire Dales National Park at Swaledale Squeeze teaching the English concertina! Have a look at the beautiful countryside, learn about the concertina and possibly decide to play it!

     

    If you enjoy this content please consider supporting my Patreon at http://www.patreon.com/simonthoumire

     

     

    Check out the tune The Hawk https://thesession.org/tunes/3146

     

    Download Alistair Anderson's Concertina Workshop http://www.alistairanderson.com/cds/2008-concertina-workshop.htm

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    Coilsfield House Air

    in Concertina Videos & Music

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    That lovely David! Great harmonies!

     

    King Coil's Grave is really interesting. Like most things there is nothing left of it and you wouldn't notice it if it wasn't featured on the map. Bones were found there in the early nineteenth century and a really interesting carved stone. There are pictures of it on the net but I don't know if anyone knows where it was. 

     

    https://canmore.org.uk/site/42711/coilsfield-mains-king-coils-grave

    Coilsfield House Air

    in Concertina Videos & Music

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    I've recently made a few vlogs and recordings featuring the beautiful Scottish air Coilsfield House by Nathaniel Gow. Below is two recordings I made with David McGuinness - take one and take two! I've also included a video I made about the history of Coilsfield House and it's own Sir Hugh Montgomerie. Thanks for watching / listening! Oh yeah you can download the original 1809 version of tune here.

     

     

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    Name of this tune from the Hebrides?

    in Tunes /Songs

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    I agree that it is possibly a wrong version of "Ye Jacobites by Name"! Sounds like they've not listened to it properly or it has been wrongly transcribed. If it is not that then I've never heard it before. I think Robert Burns' 1790 rewrite can be a message for all governments today.

     

    Ye Jacobites by name, give an ear, give an ear,
    Ye Jacobites by name, give an ear,
    Ye Jacobites by name,
    Your fautes I will proclaim,
    Your doctrines I maun blame, you shall hear, you shall hear
    Your doctrines I maun blame, you shall hear.

     

    What is Right, and What is Wrang, by the law, by the law?
    What is Right and what is Wrang by the law?
    What is Right, and what is Wrang?
    A short sword, and a lang,
    A weak arm and a strang, for to draw, for to draw
    A weak arm and a strang, for to draw.

     

    What makes heroic strife, famed afar, famed afar?
    What makes heroic strife famed afar?
    What makes heroic strife?
    To whet th' assassin's knife,
    Or haunt a Parent's life, wi' bluidy war?

     

    Then let your schemes alone, in the state, in the state,
    Then let your schemes alone in the state.
    So let your schemes alone,
    Adore the rising sun,
    And leave a man undone, to his fate, to his fate.
    And leave a man undone, to his fate.

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