Banks - Warm Water (Cover)

The Oak Creek Ensemble guest conducted live at Circle A in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, January 10, 2015.
One of three album preview pieces.
(a previous, studio recording of Oak Creek Ensemble:
https://soundcloud.com/wilhelm-matthies/sets/first-gathering)

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OCE - Live At Circle A (2)

An early morning, scratchy-voiced, kitchen table cover of Rock Redbeard's beautiful "Wildlove", which I will sing tonight (29/11/15) at The Only Way is Ethics, St. Luke's in Glasgow. 

WILDLOVE KITCHEN DEMO by Karine Polwart (song by Rick Redbeard)

www.simonthacker.com/songs-of-the-roma

Ederlezi (also known as Djurdjevdan), one of the most beautiful traditional Roma melodies, reimagined by Simon Thacker (guitar), featuring Polish cellist Justyna Jablonska and traditional Roma singer/violinist Masha Natanson.
From their"Songs of the Roma" programme,  a new Romani musical journey and vision for gypsy music which premiered at the prestigious Made in Scotland showcase at the Edinburgh Fringe festival in 2016.
www.simonthacker.com/songs-of-the-roma
www.simonthacker.com
www.justynacello.co.uk

Ederlezi: Simon Thacker/Justyna Jablonska/Masha Natanson (Songs of the Roma)

Live performance recorded
Sitar: Denis Teste
Pakhawaj: Gerard Hababou

Purya kalyan

This work was initially conceived for tenor saxophone, on which I gave the premiere in 2008 (see other recording on this site). I have subsequently performed it on alto and soprano - here is the premiere of the soprano version, somewhat-roughly recorded live by me on my laptop at Holy Trinity Church, Surrey Hills, Melbourne, in October 2012, in association with Surrey Hills Music Festival. To any audiophiles out there: OK so it's not the most perfect recording; a couple of 'clippy' moments etc... if you feel like seeing how much you could tidy it up, please feel free to contact me and I'll send you the file! Cheers :)
My alto sax performance of this work appears on my 2014 album 'Grooves Unspoken'.
Album available for download here:
itunes.apple.com/us/album/grooves…oken/id935061612
play.google.com/store/music/album…ogcvdud556lgyyu4y
www.amplifier.co.nz/release/110358/…s-unspoken.html
Sheet music available here:
http://sounz.org.nz/works/availability/19496#scores

Hazine (Treasure) - soprano sax version (written 2008; this performance 2012)

karmeghaangal maayumo rithul

Ernest Shand - Légende op. 201
Rui Namora, guitar

Rui Namora - Légende op.201 (Ernest Shand)

I.Ben Adagio and II.Allegretto from Reginald Smith Brindle's El Polifemo de Oro

El Polifemo de Oro-Reginal Smith Brindle.

Tracks from some of the projects and ensembles led by visionary Scottish guitar virtuoso Simon Thacker, including Simon Thacker's Svara-Kanti, Simon Thacker's Ritmata, Karmana and the Nava Rasa Ensemble. CD store: http://www.simonthacker.com/shop

Ederlezi: Simon Thacker/Justyna Jablonska/Masha Natanson (Songs of the Roma)

Simon Thacker

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