Keeps alive the names of the great country bluesmen like Blind Willie Johnson and McTell. His work with the Albion Band and June Tabor. 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. Martin Simpson website.| 13 Nov 10 | Assembly Rooms Derby, Derbyshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 8 Nov 10 | The Lowry Salford, Greater Manchester Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 7 Nov 10 | Bristol Beacon Bristol, City of Bristol Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 10 Oct 10 | Fibbers York, North Yorkshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 9 Apr 10 | The Met Bury, Greater Manchester Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 27 Mar 10 | Parr Hall Warrington, Cheshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 24 Feb 10 | Theatre Severn Shrewsbury, Shropshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 18 Feb 10 | Playhouse Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 6 Dec 09 | Hull Truck Theatre Hull, Humberside Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 5 Dec 09 | Theatre Royal Bath, Bath & North East Somerset Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 24 Oct 09 | Minerva Theatre Chichester, West Sussex Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 14 Oct 09 | Royal Spa Centre Leamington Spa, Warwickshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
