“One of the virtuoso instrumentalists of the English music scene… sounds better than ever” **** The Guardian
One of England’s most revered folk performers, widely acknowledged as one of the finest acoustic and slide guitar players in the world, Martin Simpson‘s interpretations of traditional songs are masterpieces of storytelling. His remarkable solo shows are intense, eclectic, spellbinding and deeply moving. Always prolific, and never one to rest long without a guitar in his hands and a song in his head, Martin continues to travel the length and breadth of the UK and beyond giving rapt audiences passion, sorrow, love, beauty, tragedy and majesty through his remarkable intimate solo performances. Martin was nominated an astounding 32 times in the 18 years of the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards – more than any other performer – and has won numerous awards.
September 2026 sees the release of Martin’s new album Some Kind of Jubilee. Fifty years on from his first LP this record captures Martin at his absolute best supported by a cast of brilliant musicians. Recorded in Yorkshire and Santa Monica, courtesy of Jackson Browne, Some Kind of Jubilee contains new originals, reimagined classics and traditional songs.
Photo credit A. Muscroft.
Reviews
“One of the virtuoso instrumentalists of the English music scene... sounds better than ever”
The Guardian
“an excellent record from a master of his craft ”
KLOF MAG
“acoustic finger-picking magic”
UNCUT
“Penguin Eggs-good. Seriously”
MOJO
“It’s stunning and without doubt his finest work in almost half a century of being at the vanguard of british guitar players, songwriters, singers and true custodians of folk music”
RICHARD HAWLEY
“I do believe this set could be equal to, maybe better than, anything he’s ever done”
Ian Anderson, TRADFOLK
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