Posted on January 20, 2009 by Simon Thoumire
Listen to the Foot Stompin\' Free Scottish Music Podcast No 30
In preparing this podcast I had two things in my mind – Celtic Connections and Robert Burns 250th birthday. I started of by choosing Salsa Celtica who play the Old Fruitmarket on the 24th January. I’ve always loved the bands fusion of latin and celtic. [...]
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Posted on July 23, 2008 by Simon Thoumire
Whilst in Ireland last week I was reflecting on as a Scottish musician getting older (38 this year) how do you keep up the momentum of doing the gigs when there are lots of younger musicians coming up through the ranks. Family and financial pressures tend to strip you of the major time you once [...]
Filed under: music, scottish | Tagged: age, Aly Bain, Battlefield Band, Dick Gaughan, Phil Cunningham | Leave a Comment »
