Simon Thacker is a virtuoso guitarist and composer who is acclaimed for his genre-defying music. As the leader of Simon Thacker's Svari Kanti, he has worked with some of the world's leading Western and Indian classical musicians to redefine cro

Episode 12 - PianoPiano

Aug 24th, 2015 17m 40s

In this last podcast from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2015, PianoPiano (AKA Karen Maciver and Hillary Brooks) talk about their show Dedicated, a series of new works for two pianos which celebrate the lives of women who have changed history.

Episode 11 - Fiona Soe Paing

Aug 23rd, 2015 13m 33s

In the fourth episode of ICWID! from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, we speak to Scottish/Burmese producer-vocalist Fiona Soe Paing about her multimedia work Alien Lullabies which blends other-worldly live vocals with detailed electronica and me

Episode 10 - John De Simone

Aug 22nd, 2015 14m 16s

In this third show from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, John De Simone talks about his work Independence, an exploration of cultural and political identity in Scotland from his perspective as an English-born Scottish-Italian whose grandfather, J

Episode 09 - John Harris

Aug 21st, 2015 18m 27s

In this second podcast from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2015, John Harris talks about his opera The Garden which is being performed at the Traverse Theatre. Based on an original play by Zinnie Harris, The Garden is set in a dystopian future w

Episode 08 - Matthew Collings

Aug 19th, 2015 15m 41s

In this first podcast from the 2015 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Matthew Collings talks about his work A Requiem for Edward Snowden which is being performed as part of the Made in Scotland Showcase at the Fringe before performances at the Gaudeam

Episode 07 - David Fennessy

Aug 4th, 2014 29m 13s

In this first episode of the second series of ICWID!, David Fennessy talks about his piece Hauptstimme which recently received its first performance at HCMF//. A sort-of viola concerto, the piece explores David's interest in the relationship be

Episode 06 - Postcards from Scotland

Nov 14th, 2013 27m 13s

Timothy Cooper, Matthew Whiteside and Nicholas Virgoâthe composers behind Edit-Point, Scotlandâs only touring electroacoustic ensembleâshare their recent sound recordings made in Scotland, along with those by Nick Fells and Pete Stollery.

Episode 05 - Francois Sarhan

Oct 20th, 2013 22m 28s

To describe Francois Sarhan as just a composer doesn't convey the huge scope of his output: aside from writing music, he is a photographer, writer, film maker and performer who blends all these elements to create unique and often political musi

Episode 04 - Bill Sweeney

Sep 12th, 2013 24m 54s

In this episode, composer Bill Sweeney discusses his recent work for cello. Recorded and released by Delphian Records, this music takes as its influence such diverse interests as poets Hugh MacDiarmid and Jorge Luis Borges, the music of Robert

Episode 03 - Gareth Williams

Aug 12th, 2013 27m 58s

Originally a singer-songwriter, Gareth Williams was seduced into writing opera by a love of storytelling. His piano-bar roots mean he isn't sure whether the music he writes now is best described as pop or contemporary classical music. However,

Episode 02 - Shiori Usui

Jul 4th, 2013 25m 14s

Shiori Usui's recent music has been obsessed with the human body; from using a string orchestra to mimic the sound of a digesting stomach to basing the pulse of a work on her own heartbeat, her scores always feature an array of colour and unusu

Episode 01 - John De Simone

Jun 6th, 2013 24m 59s

John De Simone discusses his transition from a manifesto-writing Angry Young Minimalist to the composer of a lush, Romantic (-ish) violin concerto. He talks about how death, the desire to be useful and a fear of flying have all influenced his m

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