Martin Simpson | |
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 Martin Simpson at Towersey Festival, 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 5 May 1953 Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England |
| Genres | Folk |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, banjo, vocals |
| Labels | Topic, Red House, Compass |
| Website | www |
Martin Stewart Simpson (born 5 May 1953) is an English folk singer, guitarist and songwriter.[1] His music reflects a wide variety of influences and styles, rooted in Britain, Ireland, America and beyond.[2] He builds a purposeful, often upbeat voice on a spare picking style.[3]
According to his discography, Simpson has appeared solo (21 albums), as a session musician (16 albums), in collaboration (9 albums), in compilations, live, and on performance and instructional DVDs (7). He has also published a book. Between 2002 and 2010, he was awarded multiple honours among the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.[4]
- ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Concise ed.). Virgin Books. p. 1089. ISBN 1-85227-745-9.
- ^ Bush, John. "Martin Simpson". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- ^ Holland, Simon (29 July 2013). "Martin Simpson – Vagrant Stanzas". Folk Radio UK. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- ^ Wagner, Erica (17 February 2014). "Martin Simpson: "Folk music is like an Olympic sport"". New Statesman. New Statesman Media. Retrieved 12 May 2019.