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Martin Simpson (05 May 1953 - )

Male Person - United Kingdom

 Also known as (1)

Releases (26)

Official

Album

  1. Special Agent 1981
  2. Grinning in Your Face 1983
  3. Sad or High Kicking 1985
  4. Nobody's Fault but Mine 1986
  5. Leaves of Life 1989
  6. When I Was on Horseback 1991
  7. A Closer Walk With Thee 1994
  8. Smoke & Mirrors 1995
  9. Cool & Unusual 1997
  10. The Bramble Briar 2001
  11. Righteousness & Humidity 2003
  12. Kind Letters 07 Mar 2005
  13. Prodigal Son 30 Jul 2007
  14. True Stories 03 Aug 2009
  15. Purpose + Grace 05 Sep 2011
  16. Vagrant Stanzas 29 Jul 2013
  17. Trails & Tribulations 01 Sep 2017
  18. Rooted 30 Aug 2019
  19. Home Recordings 13 Nov 2020

Album - Compilation

  1. The Collection 1992
  2. The Definitive Collection 2004

Album - Live

  1. Live 1996
  2. Bootleg USA 1999
  3. Live Before Lockdown, Bootleg 2019 01 Apr 2021

Single

  1. Green Onions / Willie Taylor 16 Apr 2016 (as Martin Simpson & Friends)

Bootleg

Album - Live

  1. 2008-03-30: Sun Hotel, Hitchin, UK 2008

Relationships (4)

Collaborator On

  1. The Elizabethan Session (Mar 2014)

Member Of

  1. The Full English original, guitar
  2. The Magpie Arc

Married

  1. Jessica Ruby Simpson (1985)

Recordings by (332)

  1. Special Agent 3:30 (1981)
  2. Desperadoes Waiting for a Train 6:08 (1981)
  3. Guitar (medley) 2:24 (1981)
  4. Roustabout 4:53 (1981)
  5. Jamaica Farewell 3:34 (1981)
  6. Banjo (medley) 2:32 (1981)
  7. Joshua Gone Barbados 5:08 (1981)
  8. McCrimmons Lament 4:10 (1981)
  9. Broke Down Engine 2:21 (1981)
  10. The Demon Lover 5:00 (1981)
  11. You Win Again 3:43 (1981)
  12. I Think It's Going to Rain Today 3:59 (1981)
  13. Green Linnet / Grinning in Your Face 5:52 (1983)
  14. It Doesn't Matter Anymore 2:58 (1983)
  15. Little Birdie 3:27 (1983)
  16. The First Cut Is the Deepest 3:36 (1983)
  17. Roving Gambler 3:42 (1983)
  18. This War May Last You for Years 2:49 (1983)
  19. Masters of War 5:34 (1983)
  20. Reuben's Train 2:54 (1983)
  21. Your Cheatin' Heart 3:44 (1983)
  22. Handsome Molly 2:25 (1983)
  23. Townships / Biko 5:04 (1983)
  24. Moonshine 2:12 (1983)
  25. Jazzman 3:56 (1985)
  26. Shawnee Town 3:50 (1985)
  27. Moth 4:04 (1985)
  28. Living Without You 3:34 (1985)
  29. For Jessica, Sad or High Kicking / My Dearest Dear 5:21 (1985)
  30. Icarus 4:16 (1985)
  31. No Depression in Heaven 4:08 (1985)
  32. Let It Be Me 3:38 (1985)
  33. Stillness in Company 3:54 (1985)
  34. The Lakes of Ponchartrain 3:39 (1985)
  35. The Granmore Hare 5:39 (1986)
  36. Nobody's Fault but Mine 2:08 (1986)
  37. Lulu's Back in Town 2:12 (1986)
  38. Garryowen 2:53 (1986)
  39. Muskrat / Bonaparte's Retreat 1:37 (1986)
  40. Mountain Roads 1:13 (1986)
  41. Yo Yo Blues 1:50 (1986)
  42. Hard Time Killing Floor 4:15 (1986)
  43. Champagne Charlie 1:31 (1986)
  44. Honey Babe 3:03 (1986)
  45. Dingle Regatta 1:29 (1986)
  46. Charlie's Boogie 4:12 (1986)
  47. Foxhunter's Jig 1:20 (1986)
  48. Sean o Duibhir a' Ghleanna 3:57 (1986)
  49. Bluebird (Judy G) 4:05 (May 1987)
  50. The Dark Plaintive Youth 2:28 (1988)
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On Recordings (50)

Arranged

  1. The Broomfield Wager 4:21 June Tabor (17 Oct 2005)
  2. Lie Near Me 7:16 June Tabor (17 Oct 2005)

Instruments

  1. Down Where the Drunkards Roll 4:54 Martin & Jessica Simpson (1993) lap steel guitar, acoustic guitar
  2. Six Days on the Road 3:37 The Albion Band (1994) slide guitar
  3. Quiet People 2:50 Anne Lister, Laurie Harper, Mary McLaughlin, Martin Simpson (1994) bass guitar, guitar
  4. Living in the Country 3:24 Martin Simpson (17 Mar 1998) guitar
  5. Jasper Songbird / Spoonful 8:39 Martin Simpson (1999) guitar
  6. Fool Me Once 4:44 Martin Simpson (1999) guitar
  7. Roadkill 7:28 Martin Simpson (1999) guitar
  8. Highway 61 / Highway 61 Revisited 7:45 Martin Simpson (1999) guitar
  9. Granemore Hare 5:58 Martin Simpson (1999) guitar
  10. Strange Affair 4:16 Martin Simpson (1999) guitar
  11. Plains of Waterloo / James Connolly 5:39 Martin Simpson (1999) guitar
  12. One More Day / Boots of Spanish Leather 9:20 Martin Simpson (1999) guitar
  13. Boots of Spanish Leather 6:16 Martin Simpson (08 May 2001) guitar
  14. Horn Island 3:40 Martin Simpson (2003) foot stomps, hi-hat, lap steel guitar, electric guitar, ukulele
  15. The Leaving of Liverpool 5:37 Steve Tilston (25 Jul 2005) slide guitar
  16. Going to the West 3:18 Steve Tilston (25 Jul 2005) slide guitar
  17. Barbry Allen 5:41 Steve Tilston (25 Jul 2005) slide guitar
  18. More Than Enough 3:37 Roy Bailey with Martin Simpson & John Kirkpatrick (2005) guitar
  19. Weevils In The Flour 5:25 Roy Bailey with Martin Simpson & John Kirkpatrick (2005) guitar
  20. I Ain't Afraid 3:33 Roy Bailey with Martin Simpson & John Kirkpatrick (2005) guitar
  21. Five Days A Week 3:44 Roy Bailey with Martin Simpson & John Kirkpatrick (2005) guitar
  22. Labouring Man 2:44 Roy Bailey with Martin Simpson & John Kirkpatrick (2005) guitar
  23. Go To Work On Monday 4:38 Roy Bailey with Martin Simpson & John Kirkpatrick (2005) guitar
  24. Sheffield Grinder 4:09 Roy Bailey with Martin Simpson & John Kirkpatrick (2005) guitar
  25. Miners Lullaby 4:32 Roy Bailey with Martin Simpson & John Kirkpatrick (2005) guitar
  26. Dillard Chandler 3:02 Roy Bailey with Martin Simpson & John Kirkpatrick (2005) guitar
  27. Palaces Of Gold 4:20 Roy Bailey with Martin Simpson & John Kirkpatrick (2005) guitar
  28. Song For David 4:11 Roy Bailey with Martin Simpson & John Kirkpatrick (2005) guitar
  29. Perspectives 3:04 Roy Bailey with Martin Simpson & John Kirkpatrick (2005) guitar
  30. Swooping Molly 2:20 Martin Simpson (03 Aug 2009) guitar
  31. Look Up, Look Down 3:24 Martin Simpson (03 Aug 2009) banjolin
  32. Lord Thomas & Fair Ellender 6:54 Martin Simpson (03 Aug 2009) guitar
  33. Will Atkinson 4:01 Martin Simpson (03 Aug 2009) guitar

Vocals

  1. Down Where the Drunkards Roll 4:54 Martin & Jessica Simpson (1993)
  2. Plains of Waterloo / James Connolly 5:39 Martin Simpson (1999)
  3. Jasper Songbird / Spoonful 8:39 Martin Simpson (1999)
  4. Highway 61 / Highway 61 Revisited 7:45 Martin Simpson (1999)
  5. Fool Me Once 4:44 Martin Simpson (1999)
  6. Granemore Hare 5:58 Martin Simpson (1999)
  7. Strange Affair 4:16 Martin Simpson (1999)
  8. One More Day / Boots of Spanish Leather 9:20 Martin Simpson (1999)
  9. Roadkill 7:28 Martin Simpson (1999)
  10. Boots of Spanish Leather 6:16 Martin Simpson (08 May 2001)
  11. Look Up, Look Down 3:24 Martin Simpson (03 Aug 2009)
  12. Stagolee 3:29 Martin Simpson (03 Aug 2009)

Produced

  1. Living in the Country 3:24 Martin Simpson (17 Mar 1998)
  2. Boots of Spanish Leather 6:16 Martin Simpson (08 May 2001)
  3. Horn Island 3:40 Martin Simpson (2003)

Credited as (68)

  1. Martin Simpson
  2. June Tabor & Martin Simpson
  3. Martin Simpson & Wu Man
  4. Roy Bailey with Martin Simpson & John Kirkpatrick
  5. Lester Simpson & Martin Simpson
  6. June Tabor with Martin Simpson
  7. Martin Simpson & Jessica Ruby Simpson
  8. Martin & Jessica Simpson
  9. David Hidalgo, Martin Simpson & Viji Krishnan
  10. Martin Simpson feat. Roy Bailey
  11. Eric Bibb feat. Martin Simpson
  12. Martin Simpson & Jessica Radcliffe
  13. Martin Simpson's Flash Company
  14. Martin Simpson feat. Jessica Radcliffe
  15. Roy Bailey with Martin Simpson & Andy Cutting
  16. Simpson Cutting Kerr
  17. Martin & Jessica Ruby Simpson
  18. Martin Carthy, Martin Simpson, Martin Taylor & Juan Martín
  19. Martin Simpson & Dom Flemons
  20. Anne Lister, Laurie Harper, Mary McLaughlin, Martin Simpson
  21. Jessica Radcliffe, Lisa Ekström & Martin Simpson
  22. Jessica Radcliffe & Martin Simpson feat. Gina Le Faux & Chris Parkinson
  23. Jessica Radcliffe & Martin Simpson feat. Chris Parkinson, Barry Phillips & Shelley Phillips
  24. Jessica Radcliffe & Martin Simpson feat. Martin Carthy & Chris Parkinson
  25. Martin Simpson feat. Aphra O'Connor
  26. Jessica Radcliffe & Martin Simpson
  27. Jessica Radcliffe & Martin Simpson feat. Barry Phillips, Doug Robinson & Judah Bohannon
  28. Jessica Radcliffe & Martin Simpson feat. Gina Le Faux & Barry Phillips
  29. Martin Simpson feat. Chris Parkinson, Shelley Phillips & Barry Phillips
  30. Martin Simpson feat. Chris Parkinson
  31. Jessica Radcliffe & Martin Simpson feat. Martin Carthy, Norma Waterson & Barry Phillips
  32. Martin Simpson feat. Chris Parkinson & Gina Le Faux
  33. Resonance feat. Martin Simpson
  34. Martin & Jessica Simpson
  35. Martin Simpson & Friends
  36. Simpson Cutting Wright
  37. Eric Bibb with Martin Simpson
  38. Martin and Jessica Simpson
  39. Martin Simpson, David Hidalgo, Viji Krishnan, Puvalur Srinivasan
  40. Helene Blum & Martin Simpson
  41. Martin Simpson, Thomm Jutz
  42. Martin Simpson, Thomm Jutz, Emily Portman
  43. Martin Simpson, Thomm Jutz, Justin Moses, Sierra Hull
  44. Martin Simpson, Thomm Jutz, Odessa Settles
  45. Martin Simpson, Thomm Jutz, Tammy Rogers, Seth Lakeman
  46. Martin Simpson, Thomm Jutz, Tim O’Brien
  47. Martin Simpson, Thomm Jutz, Tammy Rogers, Tim Stafford, Dale Ann Bradley
  48. Martin Simpson, Thomm Jutz, Cara Dillon
  49. Martin Simpson, Thomm Jutz, Tammy Rogers
  50. Martin Simpson, Thomm Jutz, Angeline Morrison
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Works (18)

Arranged

  1. Adieu, Adieu
  2. Little Liza Jane

Wrote

  1. Never Any Good
  2. Trouble Brought Me Here
  3. Ken Small
  4. Henry Gray
  5. Fool Me Once
  6. Arbutus Turnaround
  7. A Blues
  8. Waenglapiau

Composed

  1. Banjo Bill
  2. Don't Put Your Banjo in the Shed Mr. Waterson
  3. King Arthur's World

Lyrics

  1. Little Liza Jane additional
  2. Who’s Going to Shoe Your Pretty Little Foot?
  3. Kingfisher
  4. Neo
  5. Banjo Bill

Events (2)

Main Performer At

  1. Deepdale Festival 2021
  2. Later… with Jools Holland: Series 30, Episode 7

Links (16)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.martinsimpson.com/

Other Databases

  1. http://musicmoz.org/Bands_and_Artists/S/Simpson,_Martin/
  2. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/martin_simpson
  3. https://mainlynorfolk.info/folk/records/martinsimpson.html

Wikipedia

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Simpson

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/306688

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/94800069

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6776592

Stream For Free

  1. https://www.deezer.com/artist/103539
  2. https://open.spotify.com/artist/5nUScDmyGIvoX7ol79YnBQ

Purchase Music For Download

  1. https://www.amazon.co.uk/-/e/B000APEM5O

Purchase Music For Mail-Order

  1. https://www.amazon.co.uk/-/e/B000APEM5O

Streaming Page

  1. https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/2491245

BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/e229170f-0340-44a9-a39f-f319c64bde75

Social Networking

  1. https://www.facebook.com/OfficialMartinSimpson
  2. https://twitter.com/msimpsonian