The second album from virtuoso musicians Simon Thoumire (concertina) and David Milligan (piano). It also features Deaf Shepherd fiddler Clare McLaughlin on the title track (and her own tune) Third Flight Home.
Media Reviews
Fast fingering, quixotic diversions, cheeky asides and an unfettered musical imagination.
Concertina wiz and folk entrepreneur Thoumire brings out a second album with ace jazz-piano player Milligan in the festive folk/fusion style that's become associated with the Edinburgh scene. Fast fingering, quixotic diversions, cheeky asides and an unfettered musical imagination are given full reign in pieces that originate in Highland traditions, the work of the Moscow Art Trio, or even English Morris music. If there is little tonal variety in the free-reed and piano pairing, there is certainly huge variety of form. Norman Chalmers, Scotland on Sunday.
A hugely enjoyable release from two of our leading talents.
..The Scottish folk scene’s Mr Ideas and his genre-straddling piano-playing buddy have a ball taking strathspeys, reels and pipe tunes down unpredictable paths...
Rob Adams..The Herald
..a refreshing zest and sparkle that never flags
The duo of concertina player Simon Thoumire and pianist David Milligan is a well-established musical partnership, and one that offers a diverse range of stylistic options. The combination of instruments is an unusual but effective one, and both players wear their considerable virtuosity lightly. Their selection of material, much of it from contemporary sources, is spot-on, and the music has a refreshing zest and sparkle that never flags, whether on conventional reels and Strathspeys from the Scottish tradition or more off-the-wall selections like Russion pianist Misha Alperin’s Wedding in the Wild Forest.
The Scotsman – Kenny Mathieson 8th June 2007.
Customer Reviews
Rockin! Hamish Napier
I pooed and peed my pants at the same time, then i put the CD on...and it happened again! Great fun.
Review the review Simon T
Thanks Hamish for an interesting vision bite into your life. 5 stars though for a must read twice review.
Astounding! Maisie
I really like everything on this CD . The slow tunes so beautiful and played with great feeling. The others are a demonstration of staggering technique as well as a higher level altogether of musical arrangements - and they make it all sound so easy!
A lovely tune written by Scotland’s most well known and highest selling artist – the late Sir Jimmy Shand MBE MA. This was one of the first tunes that Simon and Dave played together.
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Marvin Garnish
The Kitchen Piper (Neil Dickie)/ Third Flight Home (Clare McLaughlin)/ Marvin Garnish (Simon Thoumire)
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Third Flight Home by Simon Thoumire and David Milligan
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