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English folk singer and guitarist

For the Isle of Wight-based British paleontologist, see Martin I. Simpson.

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For the Whitby-based British geologist (1800-1892), see Martin Simpson (geologist).

Musical artist

Martin Stewart Simpson (born 5 May 1953) is an English folk singer, guitarist and songwriter.^[1] His music reflects a wide variety of influences and styles, rooted in Britain, Ireland, America and beyond.^[2] He builds a purposeful, often upbeat voice on a spare picking style.^[3]

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.^[4]

Biography

Martin Simpson was born in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England on 5 May 1953.^[5] He took an e Graeme B. Martin - Wikipedia QUF