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-milli…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Glenn shares a little of his own research this episode. Support the show and help us reach our goal of producing Agnus year-round by becoming a patron on Patreon. Rate and review the show to help us reach more readers and listeners. Check out Elder Sign: A Weird Fiction Podcast for the exciting adventures of scholars saving the universe from scary …

Dr. Katherine Hodges-Kluck talks with Glenn about her research on the development of Canterbury as a New Jerusalem in medieval English Christianity. Support the show and help us reach our goal of producing Agnus year-round by becoming a patron on Patreon. Rate and review the show to help us reach more readers and listeners. Check out Elder Sign: A …

Dr. Thomas Pickles talks with Glenn about his research on Anglo-Saxon conversion to Christianity as a social process rather than a king-centered event. Support the show and help us reach our goal of producing Agnus year-round by becoming a patron on Patreon. Rate and review the show to help us reach more readers and listeners. Check out Elder Sign:…

Here's a wee experiment. This tune is featured in my latest vlog which you can watch here.https://youtu.be/G2iyeKsYeRABy Simon Thoumire

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/MX1dDzJRqfsIf you enjoy this content please support my Patreon http://www.patreon.com/simonthoumireBy Simon Thoumire

Dr. Elizabeth Urban on slavery, identity, and the ideology of rulership. Support the show and gain access to over two dozen bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon. Rate and review the show to help us reach more readers and listeners Check out Elder Sign: A Weird Fiction Podcast for the exciting adventures of scholars saving the universe fro…

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 …

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…

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…

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/Dv7n3KpplgMTo watch my inte…

Sorina Higgins talks to Glenn about her edited volume The Inklings and King Arthur, what goes into editing a volume of scholarship, and the state of Inklings studies. Pick up a copy of The Inklings and King Arthur. Check out our new podcast Elder Sign. Support the show and help us reach our goal of producing episodes year-round by becoming a patron…

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/simonthoumireWatch the whole vlog https://youtu.b…

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/2EDcRDQBy Simon Thoumire

I’ve been delving into the tune book The Airs and Melodies Peculiar to the Highlands of Scotland and The Isles this week. It’s full of tunes chiefly acquired during the period 1715 to 1745 and it was edited by Captain Simon Fraser. We play two airs from the book - Lady to Her Husband Who Was Killed at the Battle of Culloden and Hard is my fate with…

This is a version of Irish Polka The Rakes of Mallow. it comes from my vlog where I look at how to put together a solo performance that will stand out from the crowd. ➡️ Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/6gYJwGxMHA8 ➡️ Support my Patreon account: http://www.patreon.com/simonthoumire➡️ Play the tune: https://thesession.org/tunes/85➡️ Website: h…

This is my ensemble Class on the 10th February 2019 as part of the IMBOLC festival in Derry. The tunes are The Raft Race (Hamish Napier) and Stinger Pinger. It was a lovely time with lots of very talented young people. Our trad future is in safe hands! Read more about IMBOLC festival here http://www.imbolcfestival.comIf you like this content please…

Dr. Rory Cox talks to Glenn about war and peace in the philosophical and theological works of the late medieval priest and professor John Wyclif. Support the show and help us reach our goal of producing episodes year-round by becoming a patron on Patreon. Join the conversation on the Claytemple Forum.…

I got together with fab cellist Su-a Lee to record this version of Nathaniel Gow's Largo's Fairy Dance that was written in 1802 for the Fife Hunt. The 2nd tune - The Fairy Dance - has turned into a classic of Scottish traditional music and is played across the world. The first section is not so well known and we wanted to play it for you as it is b…

This track is the music part of my latest vlog with Mhairi Hall. If you would like to watch the whole thing where Mhairi talks about accompaniment you can watch it here https://youtu.be/TnMggTOddPEIf you like this content please consider supporting my Patreon at http://www.patreon.com/simonthoumire. Every little bit helps!…

Here is the hornpipe The Poppy Leaf from my YouTube vlog Easy Concertina Repair - Fix that note! I've played the Poppy Leaf for years now and I still love it! If you live my content please consider supporting my Patreon http://www.patreon.com/simonthoumireBy Simon Thoumire

I wrote this set of music based on Jim Sutherland's classic reel The Easy Club for the participants of Meitheal Summer School. The brief was to write a piece of music that could be memorised and be fun to play. Needless to say the young people were fabulous and did an amazing job. Check out Meitheal Summer School at https://tradweek.com.If you like…

Here's a great reel I learn from the playing of virtuoso fiddle Liz Caroll! If you like this content please consider supporting my Patreon http://www.patreon.com/simonthoumireThis tune was played on my video about New Years Resolutions watch it here https://youtu.be/6G2R6UzD094By Simon Thoumire

This tune was written in October 2018 in Braemar at a Live Music Now Scotland and St Margaret's Braemar teaching week. I worked with the young people to come up with ideas and we put this tune together. It's great! The musicians performing this recording are myself, Ellie McLaren (fiddle) and Brian McAlpine (piano). We used the tune as the theme tu…

I was revisiting some old tunes the other day and I happened across Margaret's Waltz by Pat Shuldham-Shaw. It's never been one of my favourites (stupid I know) however I read up on the tune and its amazing journey to reach Scotland and it is now one of my favourite tunes! I visited fab pianist Mhairi Hall in Dunblane and we played it with the Pat's…

Dr. Micol Long talks to Glenn about the role of travel in monastic culture and education during the high Middle Ages. Support the show and help us reach our goal of producing episodes year-round by becoming a patron on Patreon. Join the conversation on the Claytemple Forum.

Dr. Michael Stewart joins Glenn to talk about concepts of masculinity in the narrative account of the sixth-century Gothic War by the historian Procopius. Join the conversation on the Claytemple Forum. Support the show by becoming a patron on Patreon. Subscribe to the show. Follow Glenn on Twitter. Follow Claytemple Media on Twitter. Up next: Monas…

Dr. Sarah Baechle joins Glenn to talk about the notes in the manuscript margins of the works of Geoffrey Chaucer. Learn all about medieval manuscripts and book production, Middle English, and what we can learn from the notes on the sides of book pages. Join the conversation on the Claytemple Forum. Support the show by becoming a patron on Patreon. …

This month, Glenn talks with Dr. Maile Hutterer about architecture and religious expression during the early modern Wars of Religion. Join the conversation on the Claytemple Forum. To support the show and help us reach our goal of producing episodes more frequently, please become a patron on Patreon. You'll gain immediate access to more than a doze…

Join Glenn as he talks with Dr. Richard Broome about otherness in the early Carolingian world. Join the conversation on the Claytemple Forum. To support the show and help us reach our goal of producing episodes more frequently, please become a patron on Patreon. Follow Claytemple Media and Glenn on Twitter.…

Join Glenn as he talks with Dr. Valerie Hoagland about her work on female biography in early modern Italy. Join the conversation on the Claytemple Forum.

Join Glenn as he talks with Dr. Robin Whelan about his new book Being Christian in Vandal Africa. Join the conversation on the Claytemple Forum. Support the show and gain access to exclusive bonus content by becoming a patron on Patreon. Subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes, Stitcher; or listen directly from the website. Be sure to check out our o…

Join me as I talk with Dr. Divna Manolova about science and philosophy in Late Byzantium. Read more about her current project here. Subscribe to Agnus on iTunes or Stitcher. Join the conversation on the Claytemple Forum. Follow Claytemple Media on Facebook and Twitter. Subscribe to the Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast on iTunes or Stitcher; or stream di…

Join me as I talk with Dr. Laura Carlson about theology and politics in the Carolingian Empire in her article "Adoption, Adaptation, and Authority: The Use of Isidore of Seville in the Opus Caroli." Join the conversation on the Claytemple Forum. Read Dr. Carlson's article in Isidore of Seville and His Reception in the Early Middle Ages. Follow Clay…

Join me as I talk with Prof. Jay Diehl about his article “The Saint, The Voice, and the Author: Imagining Textual Authority and Personal Presence at Durham Priory,” which was published in the journal Viator in 2016. Visit us on the Claytemple Forum to join the conversation.By Claytemple Media

Interview with Dr. Jamie Wood about Isidore of Seville. You can get a copy of the book from Amazon.By Claytemple Media

Join me as I talk with Dr. Sarah Lynch about her book Elementary and Grammar Education in Late Medieval France: Lyon, 1285-1530. Get your copy of the book on Amazon.By Claytemple Media

Introduction to the Agnus project.By Claytemple Media

Three reels by the late great fiddler Hector MacAndrew. Burnside of Forglen is a small farm near Turiff, Aberdeenshire and belonged to Mr and Mrs George Morrison. Sandy Edmonstone who performed with Hector's dad lived in this cottage in Carradale and Bob Munro was fiddle enthusiast from Thurso.By Simon Thoumire

In Episode 07, we talked about the unity of the texts of the Mass. A reflection I wrote on the 12th Sunday after Pentecost, provides a splendid example of a Mass with a unified theme. By the parable of the Good Samaritan, the Church raises before our eyes Christ, the new Moses, who establishes the true and perfect worship that has power to save us …

Your browser does not support the audio element. Podcast (30m26s): Play in new window | Download NOTE: In another post, we have given the 12th Sunday After Pentecost as a case study in the unity of the Propers. The Unity of the Propers Masses sometimes are called by the first word of the introit. So, for instance, the third Sunday of Advent is call…

This is my fiddle concerto based on Alexander Troup's tune Cluny Castle. I wrote it for our Strathspey and Surreal Society project and it was performed by Patsy Reid at Celtic Connections 2017. Patsy Reid is an amazing fiddler and demonstrate's her virtuosity and skill in this piece.By Simon Thoumire