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Martin Simpson (born 5 May 1953, Scunthorpe, England) is an English guitarist of some renown. In the 1970s he teamed up with legendary singer June Tabor; together they recorded three albums. In the 1980s he recorded with his American wife Jessica Radcliffe.
By the age of 12 Simpson was playing guitar and banjo. In 1970, Simpson dropped out of college to become a full-time professional musician, touring folk clubs. In 1976 he recorded his first solo album “Golden Vanity”. In the same year he opened for Steeleye Span on their UK tour. Teaming up with June Tabor, a folk singer who didn’t play an instrument, Simpson toured folk clubs and appeared at festivals. They recorded three albums together, highlighting each other’s complementary talents. There was a fluid jazzy feel about their approach to traditional material.
In 1985 he married an American singer Jessica Radcliffe. Together they recorded “Truth Dare or Promise” (1987) and shortly afterwards relocated to America, living initially in Ithaca, New York.
Over the next ten years Simpson became more and more adventurous, playing blues, bluegrass, cajun and even Indian-inflected music. He released a series of albums right through the 1990s.
In 2003 he teamed up with June Tabor again. ...
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Top 10 Martin Simpson Songs
Never Any Good
She Slips Away
Pretty Crowing Chicken
Louisiana 1927
Mother Love
Little Musgrave
Lakes of Champlain
The Sheffield Apprentice
Batchelors Hall
A Love Letter
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Top 10 Martin Simpson Albums
Prodigal Son
Purpose + Grace
The Collection
The Bramble Briar
True Stories
Grinning In Your Face
A Closer Walk With Thee
Righteousness and Humidity
When I Was on Horseback
Bootleg USA
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