Simon Thacker has been to Ardross Hall twice now over the past three years, a very accomplished and inventive classical guitarist who blends new world sounds though is quite intense as a performer/musician. This was the first time I was seeing Simon perform with others and it was a sublime show. The women he has teamed up […]
A new Romany musical journey created and led by Simon Thacker (classical guitar), with the much admired Polish cellist Justyna Jablonska and leading Roma exponent, singer/violinist Masha Natanson.
"Simon Thacker's Svara-Kanti unites India, Bangladesh and the UK in its powerful incarnation expanding on the mystical Bengali Baul folk tradition. Scottish classical guitarist/composer Simon Thacker unites with Bangladeshi Baul singer Farida Yesmin, Indian singer and khomok virtuoso Raju Das Baul, and tabla player Kolkata's Sunayana Ghosh for an evening of gorgeous World Music. ' […]