Simon Thacker, Scotland On Sunday, 24 November 2019
Printed in Scotland On Sunday, 24 November 2019 | Words by Derick Mackinnon and Olaf Furniss. Read full article on Scotsman.com in association with AIM (Association of Independent Music)Simon Thacker Artist of the Week in Scotland On Sunday 24 November 2019:Simon Thacker is a virtuoso classical guitarist and composer. One year on from his Indo-Western album Svara-Kanti, his latest Tàradh is released next week and has already been nominated for The Ivors Composer Awards.On Tàradh (a term from Gaelic witchcraft), he’s joined by three of Scotland’s leading improvisers, Paul Harrison (piano), Andrew Robb (bass) and Stu Brown (drums) and one of Spain’s greatest young cantaoras (flamenco singers), Ángeles Toledano.Thacker creates groundbreaking compositions, drawing from a diverse range of styles and cultures, Western, Indian, sephardic, Flamenco, and Romani to name a few - enabling his ensembles to tour the world.Featured by Classical Guitar (USA), Jazzwise, Rolling Stone (India) and five star reviews from publications such as (our sister title) The Scotsman, it’s clear there’s an appetite for Thacker and his genre-mashing collaborators. Tàradh is released next Saturday (30 November) visit https://www.simonthacker.com and https://www.instagram.com/simonthackerguitarOlaf Furniss and Derick Mackinnon run the music industry seminar and social night Born To Be Wide.www.borntobewide.co.ukUnder the Radar is in association with AIM (Association of Independent Music)AIM is a trade body established in 1999 to provide a collective voice for the UK’s independent music industry. The sector produces some of the most exciting and popular music in the world, and makes a huge contribution to the country’s economy. AIM’s 800+ members include the largest labels in the world, small start-ups and individual artists releasing their own music. Visit www.aim.org.uk/* For consideration as our Artist of the Week please click HERE scroll to the bottom and review checklist of what we NEED in order to feature bands in Scotland On Sunday. Then email: Derick Mackinnon with all the info