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Martin Simpson, Queen Elizabeth Hall
Martin Simpson, Queen Elizabeth Hall
Hard folkie brings a sceptic round with his guitar-playing
Thursday, 17 September 2009
Martin Pickin'Folkandroots
Folk singers travel well. And it’s often as ex-pats that they best appreciate their own culture. Martin Simpson, born in Scunthorpe, lived the life of a professional English folkie for 15 years before relocating to America. Although working the clubs as a bluesman he never lost his keen ear for his own roots music.
Folk singers travel well. And it’s often as ex-pats that they best appreciate their own culture. Martin Simpson, born in Scunthorpe, lived the life of a professional English folkie for 15 years before relocating to America. Although working the clubs as a bluesman he never lost his keen ear for his own roots music.
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