Martin Simpson
Regularly voted one of the world’s greatest guitarists, Martin Simpson has been nominated for an astonishing 23 Radio 2 Folk Awards – and won artist of the year twice. He was brought up in the North Lincolnshire steel town of Scunthorpe and takes Matthew on an emotional journey back to his childhood home, explaining how he hid from his formidable mother in the apple tree in the garden, went on imaginary expeditions through a pile of maps he found under a work bench in the garage and was introduced to the natural world on rambles through the local woods with his father. He sings his heartfelt tribute to his Dad, “Never Any Good” as well as “Toy Soldiers” and “Creeping Jane”.
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Creeping Jane
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Henry & Zack the Cat
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Never Any Good
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Toy Soldiers
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Martin Simpson at the Folk On Foot Front Room Festival
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Martin Simpson at the Folk On Foot Festival Of LOVE
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Martin Simpson—Front Room Gig
With an international audience of just ten people, Martin introduced us to his new (but very old) Martin Guitar, told us about his latest album – a transatlantic re-imagining of songs collected in the Appalachians in 1918 – and paid an emotional tribute to his late father-in-law Roy Bailey on the...