Martin Simpson

The virtuoso guitarist launches his latest album True Stories at this year�s festival.

This is the first time a Simpson album has featured an equal blend of traditional songs and his own material, ranging from solo guitar instrumentals to full band arrangements.

Martin Simpson at BBC Music

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Never Any Good (first 30 secs)

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Set List

1.Sir Patrick Spens
2.An Englishman Abroad
3.Look Up Look Down
4.Never Any Good

5.Home Again
6.Lakes Of The Ponchartrain
7.Stagolee

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1. At 11:35pm on 02 Aug 2009, Berniew wrote:
if this young man sticks at it he could have a future !! .. but wheres Danny Thompson ?.. its not the same without him ..That fidlle player looks familiar though !!!

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2. At 6:05pm on 03 Aug 2009, tintinmacrae wrote:
Martin is so relaxed when playing he really is a master. Shame the plugged in sound of his guitar is so plastic'y. Wish he was just using a mike, but I guess you can't have everything?

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3. At 00:05am on 04 Aug 2009, IanSELondon wrote:
Re tintinmacrae's comment on his guitar sound:

His guitar sound really spoils it for me. I heard Lakes Of Ponchartrain yesterday on BBC R2 and I thought he was playing an Ovation, because it sounded so, well, Ovationy - plasticy / fibre-glassy (is that what they make Ovations from?). I don't know if it's the guitar, an effect or whatever, but it sounds unlistenable to, to me, I'm afraid. I'm not too keen on his vocal style, either! But I like his playing. I saw him with Martins4 a few years ago, and he was very good (as were the other three Martins).

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