Elizabeth Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 Simon Thoumire & Ian Carr perform The Mason's Apron/Ale is Dear/Dick Gossip's Reel/The Clumsy Lover. Filmed for the BBC as part of Celtic Connections Festival 2011. http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/celticconnections/2011/artists/simon_thoumire_and_ian_carr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RatFace Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 Wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Hi Elizabeth  That's a nice concert. I'm surprised it plays O.K. for me in the US. The BBC sometimes does and sometimes doesn't. Would you believe it's on YouTube already for those that can't see it on the BBC player:  Simon Thoumire & Ian Carr-Travelling Folk-Celtic Connections 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BXeIDeya-M&fmt=18  Thanks Leo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fernando Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Amazing! this man is a genious! Â Fernando Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael stutesman Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 What is the little lever he's operating with his right thumb? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tona Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 hi, Â perhaps it is the button air? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael sam wild Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 So could he paly Irish music on the EC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Drinkwater Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Wow  Wow, indeed! That is some playing. Just look at the close-ups of his fingering. And Ian Carr is pretty good, too.  Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Stein Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Now that was cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jileha Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 It definitely has the "wow" effect. But IMHO, the musicality suffers. At that speed, for me, everything turns to mush. I'd rather have those tunes at half the speed with a nice rhythm going on. Maybe my ears are just too slow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Hersh Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 It definitely has the "wow" effect. But IMHO, the musicality suffers. At that speed, for me, everything turns to mush. I'd rather have those tunes at half the speed with a nice rhythm going on.Maybe my ears are just too slow... I don't know if there are any good examples available online, but Simon Thoumire does a great job with slower tunes too. When I listen to his CDs I actually enjoy the slow tunes more than the some of the fast ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wild Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 (edited) I don't know if there are any good examples available online, but Simon Thoumire does a great job with slower tunes too. When I listen to his CDs I actually enjoy the slow tunes more than the some of the fast ones.  Try this: Simon's own tune for the Burns song My love is like a red red rose.   regards  John Edited February 3, 2011 by John Wild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Try this: Simon's own tune for the burns song My love is like a red red rose. Â Â Â Or this: Â Â Not as slow as Red Red Rose, but at a gentle speed and with a great rythm section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Albea Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Somebody should tell him that he's holding the instrument at 90 degrees from the way the rest of the world holds it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ransom Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Somebody should tell him that he's holding the instrument at 90 degrees from the way the rest of the world holds it. Oh, he knows. =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Somebody should tell him that he's holding the instrument at 90 degrees from the way the rest of the world holds it. Oh, he knows. =) Â Here he explains why: http://www.concertin...nique/index.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maccannic Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Anyone know how he gets those rapid repeating notes? Is it with the bellows? Or is it done by fingering? (One finger, or changing fingers?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RatFace Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Anyone know how he gets those rapid repeating notes? Is it with the bellows? Or is it done by fingering? (One finger, or changing fingers?). Alternating fingers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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