Martin Simpson

Martin Stewart Simpson (born 5 May 1953) is an English folk singer, guitarist and songwriter. His music reflects a wide variety of influences and styles, rooted in Britain, Ireland, America and beyond. He builds a purposeful, often upbeat voice on a spare picking style.

For the Isle of Wight-based British paleontologist, see Martin I. Simpson. For the Whitby-based British geologist (1800-1892), see Martin Simpson (geologist).

Martin Simpson
Martin Simpson at Towersey Festival, 2018
Background information
Born (1953-05-05) 5 May 1953
Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England
GenresFolk
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Instrument(s)Guitar, banjo, vocals
LabelsTopic, Red House, Compass
Websitewww.martinsimpson.com

According to his discography, Simpson has appeared solo (21 albums), as a session musician (16 albums), in collaboration (9 albums), in compilations, live, and on performance and instructional DVDs (7). He has also published a book. Between 2002 and 2010, he was awarded multiple honours among the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.

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