Martin Simpson
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Biography
[Edit]Martin Simpson is one of the most visible examples of the relationship between the Celtic folk of the United Kingdom and American musics such as country and the blues, which branched away from their British sources as American immigrants became distant from their past countrymen. Simpson's life charts a similar journey — one of the most technically gifted guitarists alive in the 2000s, he was born in South Humberside, England, but moved to the United States in the late '80s (after recording several solo albums and appearing with many major British folk-rock figures) to absorb Stateside forms of guitar playing, meanwhile recording both as himself and with his American wife, Jessica Radcliffe Simpson.
Born in the Humberside town of Scunthorpe in northern England, Simpson began playing guitar at the age of 12, and just two years later was playing local pubs. Well-known on the regional circuit by the early '70s, he recorded his debut album, Golden Vanity, in 1976, for Bill Leader's Trailer Records. Instead of aligning itself with the new contemporary folk songs or their traditional precursors, Golden Vanity borrowed elements of both, with Dylan covers alongside ancient ballads. He toured with Steeleye Span and the Albion Band during the late '70s, and began a long relationship with June Tabor, working on her solo albums and earning a co-billing for 1981's A Cut Above. His next three albums, released from 1981 to 1986, were quite good, and though they generated little fanfare, Shanachie Records signed him just after his move to the U.S. in 1987. That same year, he released a duet album with his wife Jessica entitled True Dare or Promise. His first Shanachie release, 1989's Leaves of Life, signaled another period of artistic excellence, exemplified by its follow-ups When I Was on Horseback, A Closer Walk with Thee, and Red Roses, again recorded with Jessica. During the mid-'90s, the Simpsons played with a group called the Band of Angels and recorded for such labels as Rhiannon, Red House, and Water Lily Acoustic. A new collection of British traditional folk songs called Bramble Briar arrived in 2001, followed by Righteousness and Humidity, a bluesy set inspired by the deep south featuring Steeleye Span's Rick Kemp. 2005 saw a return to English folk with Kind Letters, followed by the award-winning Prodigal Son (2007), the genre-hopping True Stories (2009), and the star-studded Purpose & Grace (2011). After the embellishments of Purpose & Grace, Simpson stripped everything back to just banjo, guitar, and vocals on 2013's Vagrant Stanzas.
Title: Home Recordings
Artist: Martin Simpson
Genre: World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Acoustic, Folk
Title: Kind Letters
Artist: Martin Simpson
Genre: World Music, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk, Celtic, Folk
Title: Vagrant Stanzas
Artist: Martin Simpson
Genre: Rock, Folk Rock, Reggae, World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk, Folk
Title: Music for the Motherless Child
Artist: Martin Simpson, Wu Man
Title: Murmurs (Deluxe Edition)
Artist: Martin Simpson, Nancy Kerr, Andy Cutting
Genre: World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Folk
Title: The Flow
Artist: Martin Simpson, Chris Leslie, Ric Sanders, Margaret Knight, Maartin Allcock, Anne-Marie Doyle, Simon Mayor
Genre: World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Folk
Title: A Closer Walk With Thee
Artist: Martin Simpson
Genre: Gospel, Rock, World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Instrumental, Contemporary Folk
Title: Kambara Music In Native Tongues
Artist: David Hidalgo, Martin Simpson
Genre: Rock, Folk Rock, World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Psychedelic, Contemporary Folk
Title: Rooted (Deluxe Version) (CD2)
Artist: ΟΡΓΑΝΙΚΟ / ORGANIKO, Martin Simpson
Genre: World Music, Folk
Title: True Dare Or Promise
Artist: Jessica Simpson, Martin Simpson
Genre: Rock, World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk, Folk
Title: Nothing But Green Willow: The Songs Of Mary Sands And Jane Gentry
Artist: Martin Simpson, Thomm Jutz
Genre: World Music, Folk
Title: Sad Or High Kicking
Artist: Martin Simpson
Genre: Rock, Folk Rock, World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Psychedelic, Contemporary Folk, Folk
Title: Beautiful Darkness, Celebrating the Winter Solstice
Artist: Martin Simpson, Jessica Radcliffe
Genre: New Age, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Music of Ireland: Airs, Jigs, Reels, Hornpipes and Marches
Artist: Martin Simpson
Genre: Rock, World Music, Celtic
Title: True Stories
Artist: Martin Simpson
Genre: World Music, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk, Celtic, Folk
Title: The Collection
Artist: Martin Simpson
Genre: Rock, World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk, Folk
Title: Murmurs
Artist: Martin Simpson, Nancy Kerr, Andy Cutting
Genre: World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Folk
Title: Bootleg USA
Artist: Martin Simpson
Genre: Blues, World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Celtic, Folk
Title: Cool And Unusual
Artist: Martin Simpson
Genre: World Music, Country, Pop, Contemporary Folk, Celtic, Folk
Title: Grinning In Your Face
Artist: Martin Simpson
Genre: World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk, Folk
Title: Purpose + Grace
Artist: Martin Simpson
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk, Celtic, Folk
Title: The Bramble Briar
Artist: Martin Simpson
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, World Music, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk, Celtic, Folk
Title: Trails & Tribulations (Deluxe Edition)
Artist: Martin Simpson
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk
Title: Martin Simpson: Live
Artist: Martin Simpson
Genre: Rock, Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk
Title: Cool & Unusual
Artist: Martin Simpson
Genre: Rock, World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk
Title: Martins4
Artist: Martin Taylor, Martin Simpson, Martin Carthy, Juan Martin
Genre: Jazz, World Music, Celtic
Title: A Selection Of Ever Popular Favourites
Artist: Martin Simpson, Dom Flemons
Genre: World Music, Folk
Title: Blues Run the Game - Single
Artist: Martin Simpson
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk
Title: When I Was On Horseback
Artist: Martin Simpson
Genre: Rock, Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk
Title: Righteousness & Humidity
Artist: Martin Simpson
Genre: Rock, Folk Rock, Punk Rock, World Music, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist, Psychedelic, Contemporary Folk, Celtic, Folk
Title: Prodigal Son
Artist: Martin Simpson
Genre: World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Acoustic, Contemporary Folk, Celtic, Folk
Title: The Long Dance of Summer
Artist: Martin Simpson, Jessica Radcliffe, Lisa Ekstrom
Genre: Rock, World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist
Collections
Title: Cool As Folk
Genre: World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Folk
Title: Voice & Vision
Genre: World Music, Folk
Title: Women of Steel the Album
Genre: Pop
Title: The Songs of the Radio Ballads
Genre: World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Folk
Title: The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan : A Folk Tribute
Genre: Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Three Score & Ten - A Journey Back In Time
Genre: World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Folk
Title: Blarney Pilgrim - Celtic Fingerstyle Guitar
Genre: World Music
Title: Rubber Folk: A Folk Tribute to the Beatles
Genre: World Music, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist, Folk
Title: Beginners Guide To English Folk
Genre: World Music, Folk
Title: Classic English Songs
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: A Celtic Tapestry
Genre: Rock
Title: BBC Folk Awards 2012
Genre: World Music
Title: The Acoustic Folk Box (Disc 3)
Genre: World Music, Celtic
Title: The Rough Guide To Bottleneck Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Anthology Of English Folk
Genre: Folk Rock, World Music
Title: The Beginners Guide To English Folk (CD1)
Genre: World Music, Country
Title: Awards 2014Folk (CD1)
Genre: World Music, Folk
Title: Cambridge Folk Festival Celebrating 50 Years
Genre: Blues, Rock, World Music, Folk
Title: BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2016
Genre: Jazz, World Music, Acoustic, Folk
Title: Four Seasons In Folk: Spring
Genre: World Music, Folk
Featuring albums
Title: Seeds: the Songs of Pete Seeger, Vol. 3
Artist: Pete Seeger
Title: Seeds: The Songs Of Pete Seeger, Volume 3
Artist: Pete Seeger
Genre: World Music, Contemporary Folk, Folk
Title: Celtic Fingerstyle Guitar V. 2: The Blarney Pilgrim
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: World Music, Contemporary Folk, Celtic, Folk
Title: Where Have All The Flowers Gone: The Songs Of Pete Seeger
Artist: Pete Seeger
Genre: Rock, Alternative Rock, New Wave, Post Punk, World Music, Country, Kids, Indie, Folk
Title: Acoustic Heart: The Passion And Romance Of Acoustic Guitar Masters
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Rock
Title: Beautiful Darkness, Celebrating the Winter Solstice
Artist: Lisa Ekstrom, Martin Simpson Jessica Radcliffe
Genre: New Age, World Music, Celtic, Folk
Title: Her Infinite Variety Celtic Women In Music & Song Vol. 2
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: World Music
Title: Big Bend Killing: The Appalachian Ballad Tradition
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: World Music, Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: The Cambridge Folk Festival 2010 / 11 (Live)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: World Music, Folk
Title: Vision & Revision: The First 80 Years of Topic Records
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Acoustic, Folk