Martin Allcock (born 5 January 1957), also known as Maartin Allcock, is a multi-instrumental musician and record producer.
Born in Middleton, Lancashire, Allcock studied music at Huddersfield and Leeds. He turned professional in January 1976, playing in dancebands and folk clubs. His first tour was in 1977 with Mike Harding as one of the Brown Ale Cowboys. He went to Brittany in 1978 and stayed much longer than planned and learned to cook there. On returning to Manchester he studied and qualified to become a chef, working in the Shetland Islands in 1980. In 1981 he joined the Bully Wee Band, a Celtic folk group, which led to an 11-year stint as lead guitarist with electric folk band Fairport Convention from October 1985 to December 1996, and concurrently four years as keyboard player with rock band Jethro Tull from January 1988 to December 1991. In summer 1991 he also played keys for The Mission. His session career includes more than 200 albums, including Robert Plant, Beverley Craven, Judith Durham, six albums with Breton guitarist Dan Ar Braz, Ralph McTell, Dave Swarbrick, Yusuf Islam and Dafydd Iwan. He began producing Welsh music in 2005 and has produced ten albums for Sain Records in Caernarfon. Allcock was a founder member of The Bad Shepherds, leaving in September 2009 to pursue various projects. He is UK bass player/tour manager for Nashville songwriter Beth Nielsen Chapman. He is currently a columnist in Acoustic Magazine.
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