Martin Simpson (born 1953)
English singer of blues, traditional and contemporary songs. Also noted as
accomplished guitarist to accompany June Tabor's singing.
(Martin Simpson has also recorded with June Tabor and The Albion Band)
(Martin moved to America in 1986)
Albums.
| Title. | year. | Label. | number.
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| Golden Vanity | 1976 |
Trailer | LER 2099
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| Special Agent | 1981 |
Waterfront | WF 008
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| Grinning In Your Face | 1983 |
Topic | 12TS 430
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| Sad or High Kicking | 1985 | |
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| Leaves of Life | 1990 | |
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| When I Was On Horseback | 1992 | |
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| A Closer Walk With Thee | 1993 | |
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| Red Roses | | |
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| Smoke and Mirrors (blues) | | |
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| Cool and Unusual (instr) | 1997 | |
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| Bootleg USA | 1999 | |
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| The Bramble Briar | 2001 |
Topic | 513
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| Righteousness and Humidity | 2003 | |
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| Kind Letters | 2005 |
Topic | 553
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| Prodigal Son | 2007 | | |
Live Albums.
| Title.
| year.
| Label.
| Number.
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| Live (recorded 1994, Oxford) | 1997 | | |
| 61 Highway | 1999 |
? | |
Collaborations - Martin and Jessica Ruby Simpson.
| Title. | year. | Label. | number.
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| Truth Dare or Promise | 1987 | |
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| Band Of Angels | 1996 | |
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Collaborations - Martin Simpson, Jessica Radcliffe and Lisa Ekstrom.
| Title. | year. | Label. | number.
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| Beautiful Darkness | 2001 | |
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Collaborations - Martin Simpson and Wu Man.
| Title. | year. | Label. | number.
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| Music for the Motherless Child |
1996 | |
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Collaborations - Martin Simpson, David Hidalgo and Viji Krishnan.
| Title. | year. | Label. | number.
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| Kambara Music in Native Tongues |
1998 | |
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Compilations.
| Title. | year. | Label. | number.
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| The Collection | 1994 | |
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| The Definitive Martin Simpson | 2005 | |
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Anthology - Davey Graham, Martin Simpson, Richard Royal Baker (*), John
Renbourn and Stefan Grossman.
| Title. | year. | Label. | Number.
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| Music of Ireland: Jigs, Reels, Hornpipes and Marches
| 1979 | |
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(* Richard Royal Baker is Duck Baker)
Anthology - Rubber Folk: a Folk Tribute to the Beatles.
| Album title.
| year
| Label.
| Number.
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| Rubber Folk: a Folk Tribute to the Beatles (*)
| 2006
| Keltia Musique-
| KMCD63
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(* One track only - "I'm Looking through You")
Anthology - Altan, Kate Rusby, Beth Orton, Martin Simpson, Eliza Carthy,
Joan Baez et al.
| Album title.
| year
| Label.
| Number.
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| Cool as Folk: Cambridge Folk Festival (live) | 2007
| ? | ? |
Anthologies.
| Album title.
| year
| Label.
| Number.
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| Where Have All the Flowers Gone: the Songs of Pete Seeger
| 1998
| Appleseed
| 1024 |
| A Nod to Bob (Dylan Tribute) |
2001 | | |
| Seeds: the Songs of Pete Seeger Vol 3 |
2003 | | |
| A Rough Guide to Bottleneck Blues |
2005 | | |
Martin Simpson as session musician.
| Title. | year. |
|---|
| June Tabor: Ashes And Diamonds | 1977 |
| June Tabor: A Cut Above | 1980 |
| June Tabor: Abyssinians | 1983 |
| Albion: Lark Rise To Candleford | 1980 |
| Chris Leslie: The Flow | 1997 |
| Julie Murphy: Black Mountain Revisited | 1999 |
| Chris Leslie: The Flow | 2002 |
| June Tabor: An Echo of Hooves | 2003 |
| June Tabor: At The Wood's Heart | 2005 |
| Nancy Kerr & James Fagan: Strand of Gold | 2006 |
DVDs.
| Title | year. | Label.
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| Acoustic Guitar Instrumentals - Martin Simpson Vol 1 | 1993 |
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| Instrumentals 2 | 2005 |
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| Martins 4 (*) | 2005 |
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| In Concert at the Freight and Salvage (Berkeley,
California) | 2005 |
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(*) Martin Carthy, Martin Simpson, Martin Taylor and Juan Martin.
Book: "Cool and Unusual: Creative Fingerstyle Guitar Solos" (2000).
Websites
www.martinsimpson.com/biography/?PHPSESSID=a01a43afccaad807eed1f224a800c456 Biography
Last updated on 23/03/2008