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Join me for a great chat with legendary fiddler Charlie McKerron. We chat about his musician beginnings through success with Capercaillie and Session A9. If you enjoy these podcasts please support my Patreon at http://www.Patreon.com/SimonThoumire

This is a very enjoyable chat with guitarist and box player Tim Edey. He is so full of energy!! Find out more about Tim at http://www.timedey.com/ These podcasts are made possible by my Patreon subscribers and if you would like to join in please visit www.patreon.com/simonthoumire or why not buy me a coffee!

It's not often you get to meet your heroes and Ian McCalman is one of mine. I wouldn't have had the career in folk music with out Ian and the McCalman's. Ian has done so much and is a great interview and I know you will enjoy this. Visit https://mccalmans.bandcamp.com for many great digital releases of The McCalmans. If you enjoy these podcasts please consider supporting my Patreon at www.patreon.com/simonthoumire or feel free to Buy Me A Coffee.

It was great to chat to whistle player and piper Ali Levack as his year of BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Award Winner came to an end. Find out more about Ali Levack and his music at https://www.alilevack.com If you enjoy these podcasts please consider supporting www.patreon.com/simonthoumire or feel free to Buy Me A Coffee.

This chat was originally recorded on the Hands Up for Trad Afternoon Show in February 2021. As you will hear accordionist John Carmichael is an amazing guy with so many fantastic experiences. Check out his Facebook page to watch his daily uploads here. If you enjoy these podcasts please support my Patreon at www.patreon.com/simonthoumire or feel free to Buy Me A Coffee.

This chat with fiddler Duncan Chisholm was originally recorded on the Hands Up for Trad Afternoon Show on Wednesday 17th March 2021. Duncan is an amazing musician with some fabulous stories about his music and past. Check out Duncan's music at www.duncanchisholm.com These podcasts are made possible by my Patreon subscribers. If you would like to be one visit http://www.patreon.com/simonthoumire or feel free to Buy Me A Coffee.

I really enjoyed chatting to Adam Holmes the other day. We have known each other for many years and it was great to catch up on Adam's career spanning 3 albums, brand new projects and just to see how well he is doing. Find out more about Adam at https://adamholmesmusic.co.uk These podcasts are made possible by my Patreon subscribers. If you would like to be one visit http://www.patreon.com/simonthoumire or feel free to Buy Me A Coffee.

It was lovely to chat with top fiddler Ryan Young about his career so far. If you would like to find out more about Ryan check out his website here. These podcasts are made possible by my Patreon's. If you would like to help please visit http://www.patreon.com/simonthoumire or feel free to Buy Me A Coffee.

It was great to chat to Lorne about his performance, recording (for Disney!) and podcasting career. You can find out more about Lorne here. Listen to Planet Pipe here. The podcasts are made possible by my Patreon subscribers. If you are interested in being a Patreon visit here or feel free to Buy Me A Coffee.

I really enjoyed this chat with Jenn and there are some great tips hear for any musician wanting to improve! Check out Jenn's Patreon here and find out about all her projects at her website. These podcasts are made possible by my Patreon's. If you would like to support me check out http://www.patreon.com/simonthoumire or feel free to Buy Me A Coffee.

It was great to chat with Scottish Borders musician Lori Watson about where she comes from and where she is going to! Check out Lori's website http://www.loriwatson.net and her Bandcamp page https://loriwatson.bandcamp.com If you enjoy these podcasts please support my Patreon http://www.patreon.com/simonthoumire or feel free to Buy Me A Coffee.

Had a great chat to Hamish Napier about his musical life so far! Check out his latest release The Woods and his other many projects over at his Bandcamp page https://hamishnapier.bandcamp.com If you enjoy these podcasts please support my Patreon at http://www.patreon.com/simonthoumire or feel free to Buy Me A Coffee.

I spent a lovely 30 minutes with brilliant musician Laura Wilkie talking about her life from Tain to Glasgow and the places she has travelled. Check out Laura's band Kinnaris Quintet https://kinnarisquintet.bandcamp.com/releases. If you enjoy this content please support my Patreon at http://www.patreon.com/simonthoumire or feel free to Buy Me A Coffee. Check out my weekly vlogs at http://www.youtube.com/simonthoumire1

This was a great chat with Rua talking about his fiddling life from learning in Inverness to performing all over the world. Visit Rua's website here ruafiddle.com If you would like to hear more of Blazin' Fiddles visit their website here https://www.blazinfiddles.com/home If you enjoy these podcasts please support my Patreon at http://www.patreon.com/simonthoumire or feel free to Buy Me A Coffee.

This is a lovely chat with Norway based Scottish musician Sarah-Jane. She does so much! Listen in for her very interesting journey! Check out all her albums at https://www.sarah-janesummers.com If you enjoy these podcasts please support my Patreon http://www.patreon.com/simonthoumire or feel free to Buy Me A Coffee. Also check out my weekly vlogs at http://www.youtube.com/simonthoumire1

It was great to chat to fiddler Adam Sutherland today. He is an inspiring teacher, composer and performer. Find out more about him at http://www.adamsutherland.co.uk If you enjoy these podcasts please support my Patreon http://www.patreon.com/simonthoumire or feel free to Buy Me A Coffee.

It was great to chat to Shetland fiddler Kevin Henderson about his music and life. If would like to buy his new CD with Neil Pearlman you can do so here https://kevinandneil.com. If you would a lesson with Kevin contact him here http://kevinhenderson.co.uk/contact/ If you enjoy these podcasts please support my Patreon at http://www.patreon.com/simonthoumire or feel free to Buy Me A Coffee.

I met up with US photographer Louis DeCarlo to chat about his life and photographs. Louis arrived in Edinburgh in the 1990s and started to photograph the folk music scene and everyone loved working with him! Listen to find out more. If you enjoy this podcast please consider supporting my Patreon at http://www.patreon.com/simonthoumire or feel free to Buy Me A Coffee. Find out more about Louis here https://www.louisdecarlophotography.com

I was very lucky to meet up with Gaelic singer and harpist Mischa Macpherson the other day to chat about her career to date. Have a listen to find out where Mischa found her love of Gaelic song and how she liked to wear a kilt when she was young! Find out more about Mischa here https://www.mischamacpherson.com If you enjoy these podcasts please consider supporting the show Patreon at http://www.patreon.com/simonthoumire or feel free to Buy Me A Coffee. http://www.simonthoumire.com

I spent a great couple of hours with the legendary folk / pop singer Eddi Reader in Glasgow chatting about her long career from leaving Irvine (in Ayrshire) to performing across the world to thousands of people. Find out more about Eddi at her website http://eddireader.co.uk and listen to her latest album Cavalier - it's great! If you enjoy these podcasts please consider supporting my Patreon at http://www.patreon.com/simonthoumire or feel free to Buy Me A Coffee. You can get more information about me ➡️ http://www.youtube.com/simonthoumire1 ➡️ http://www.simonthoumire.com ➡️ http://www.soundcloud.com/simonthoumire Twitter @simonthoumire Facebook @simonthoumiremusic Instagram @simonthoumire