BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2008 winner of Best Album for 'Prodigal Son' and Best Original Song for 'Never Any Good'
Twice-winner Musician Of The Year BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and nominated for Musician of the Year 2009
In the last two years, Martin Simpson has been busier, more successful and more visible than ever before in his 37 year career, a veritable overnight sensation at the age of 56. Televised appearances at the Albert Hall at the first ever Folk Prom, and on 'Later with Jools', together with radio appearances with Aled Jones, Mike Harding and Simon Mayo amongst others, garnered extraordinarily good reactions.
Hailed as one of the finest acoustic finger-style and slide guitar players in the world come and see why audiences on both sides of the Atlantic are appreciating the talent and style that is Martin Simpson.