Martin Simpson

T0768616218
Keeps alive the names of the great country bluesmen like Blind Willie Johnson and McTell. His work with the Albion Band and June Tabor.

Performer

Martin Simpson

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Production details

BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2008 winner of Best Album and Best Original Song Twice-winner Musician Of The Year BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and nominated for Musician of the Year 2009. Much-acclaimed folk guitarist, Martin Simpson’s 2007 release, Prodigal Son was nominated for 5 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, and won Album of the Year, and Best Original song for the deeply moving Never Any Good. 2009 sees the release of True Stories, a mixture of traditional songs and Simpson’s own compositions which tell true stories of love, loss, home and much more.