> Folk Music > Records > Martin Simpson: Golden Vanity

Martin Simpson: Golden Vanity

Golden Vanity (Trailer LER 2099)

Golden Vanity
Martin Simpson

Trailer LER 2099 (LP, UK, 1976)

Recorded and produced by Bill Leader at Leader Sound;
Sleeve designed by Al Schmidt and Janet Kerr

Musicians

Martin Simpson, vocals, banjo, guitar;
Al Schmidt, harmonicas;
Peter Thompson, bass guitar

Tracks

Side 1Side 2
  1. Beaulampkin (Roud 6; Child 93)
  2. Snowdrop
  3. The Bitter Withy (Roud 452)
  4. Cindy
  5. Golden Vanity (Roud 122; Child 286)
  1. Soldier's Joy
  2. Pretty Polly (Roud 329)
  3. Love Minus Zero / No Limit
  4. George Campbell (Roud 338; Child 210)
  5. Gotta Little Home to Go to
  6. Louisiana 1927

All tracks trad. arr. Martin Simpson except
Track 2 Kirk McGhee;
Track 8 Bob Dylan;
Track 11 Randy Newman

> Folk Music > Records > Martin Simpson: Grinning in Your Face

Martin Simpson: Grinning in Your Face

Grinning in Your Face (Topic 12TS340)

Grinning in Your Face
Martin Simpson

Topic Records 12TS430 (LP, UK, 1983)
Fledg'ling Records FLED 3021 (CD, UK, 1999 / 2009)
Topic Records TSCD430D (digital download, UK, June 2009)

 Grinning in Your Face (Fledg'ling FLED 3021)

Recorded and produced by Tony Engle at Ideal Sound Recorders, London;
Front sleeve photography by Louiza Livingstone;
Sleeve design by Louiza Livingstone and Tony Engle

Musicians

Martin Simpson, vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, kalamazoo, lap steel, dobro, banjo;
with
Bob Smith, drums;
Annette Costello, backing vocals

Tracks

Side 1Side 2
  1. It Doesn't Matter Anymore (2.52)
  2. Little Birdie (Roud 436) (3.22)
  3. The First Cut is the Deepest (3.33)
  4. Roving Gambler (Roud 498; Laws H4) (3.36)
  5. This War May Last You for Years (2.47)
  6. Masters of War (5.31)
  1. Reuben's Train (Roud 3423) (2.49)
  2. Your Cheatin' Heart (3.38)
  3. Handsome Molly (Roud 454) (2.23)
  4. Townships / Biko (4.58)
  5. Moonshine (Roud 3126) (2.10)
  6. Green Linnet (Roud 1619) / Grinning in Your Face (5.55)

All tracks trad. arr. Martin Simpson except
Track 1 Paul Anka;
Track 3 Cat Stevens;
Track 6 Bob Dylan;
Track 8 Hank Williams;
Tracks 10a, 11 Martin Simpson;
Track 10b Peter Gabriel;
Track 12b Son House

> Folk Music > Records > Martin Simpson: Sad or High Kicking

Martin Simpson: Sad or High Kicking

Sad or High Kicking (Fledg'ling FLED 3022)

Sad or High Kicking
Martin Simpson

Topic Records 12TS438 (LP, UK, 1985)
Fledg'ling Records FLED 3022 (CD, UK, 1999 / 2009)
Topic Records TSCD438D (digital download, UK, June 2009)

Recorded by Tony Engle, Rowan Laxton and David Kenny at Ideal Sound Recorders, London;
Produced by Tony Engle and Martin Simpson

Musicians

Martin Simpson, vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, lap steel, dobro;
with
Micky Barker, drums, percussion;
Johnathan Davie, electric bass guitars;
Laurie Harper, fiddle, mandoline;
Rob Mason, harmonica;
Dave Clewlow, trumpets, flugelhorn;
Ian Blake, clarinets;
Andrew Cronshaw, zither, steel pans

Tracks

Side 1Side 2
  1. Jazzman (3.53)
  2. Shawnee Town (3.48)
  3. Moth (4.01)
  4. Living Without You (3.33)
  5. For Jessica, Sad or High Kicking / Dearest Dear (Roud 3601) (5.18)
  1. Icarus (4.11)
  2. No Depression in Heaven (4.08)
  3. Let It Be Me (3.32)
  4. Stillness in Company (3.30)
  5. The Lakes of Ponchartrain (Roud 1836; Laws H9) (3.39)

Track 1 Holstein;
Track 2 Dillon Bustin;
Tracks 3, 6 Anne Lister;
Track 4 Randy Newman;
Track 5a Martin Simpson;
Track 5b, 7, 10 trad. arr. Martin Simpson;
Track 8 Gilbert Bécaud, Mann Curtis, Pierre Delanoë;
Track 9 Jessica Radcliffe

> Folk Music > Records > Martin and Jessica Simpson: True Dare or Promise

Martin and Jessica Simpson: True Dare or Promise

True Dare or Promise (Topic 12TS446)

True Dare or Promise
Martin and Jessica Simpson

Topic Records 12TS446 (LP, UK, 1987)
Fledg'ling Records FLED 3027 (CD, UK, 2000)
Topic Records TSCD446D (digital download, UK, 2010)

Recorded at Ideal Sound Recorders, Finsbury Park, London;
Engineered by David Kenny;
Produced by Martin Simpson & Jessica Simpson with Flash Company;
Front cover photograph by David B. Sutton;
Sleeve concept Jessica Simpson;
Sleeve design by Tony Engle

Musicians

Martin Simpson, vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, dobro, jew's harp;
Jessica Ruby Simpson, vocals;
Rob Mason, harmonica;
Mary Mc Laughlin, synthesiser, vocals;
Laurie Harper, fiddle, mandolin, jew's harp, percussion, vocals;
John Spencer, vocals, percussion, guitar [10]

Tracks

Side 1Side 2
  1. Doney Girl (3.47)
  2. Past Caring (5.11)
  3. Not the Whiskey Talking (5.04)
  4. Young Man (2.15)
  5. Bedlam Boys (4.27)
  1. Wholly in My Keeping (5.28)
  2. Rising of the Woman (4.30)
  3. Man Smart, Woman Smarter (2.54)
  4. Essequibo River (4.57)
  5. The Keel Row (2.36)

All tracks trad. arr Martin Simpson, Jessica Ruby Simpson except
Track 2 words Henry Lawson, music Steve Ashley;
Track 3 Nick Malicka;
Tracks 4, 6 Jessica Ruby Simpson;
Track 5 Nic Jones, trad. arr Martin Simpson, Jessica Ruby Simpson;
Track 7 Chris Coe

> Folk Music > Records > Martin Simpson: The Collection

Martin Simpson: The Collection

The Collection (Topic TSCD430)

The Collection
Martin Simpson

Topic Records TSCD430 (CD, UK, 1992)

Tracks

  1. The First Cut is the Deepest (3.33)
  2. Roving Gambler (3.36)
  3. This War May Last You for Years (2.47)
  4. Masters of War (5.31)
  5. Reuben's Train (2.49)
  6. Handsome Molly (2.23)
  7. Moonshine (2.10)
  8. Green Linnet / Grinning in Your Face (5.55)
  9. Shawnee Town (3.48)
  10. Moth (4.01)
  11. For Jessica, Sad or High Kicking / Dearest Dear (5.18)
  12. No Depression in Heaven (4.08)
  13. Stillness in Company (3.30)
  14. The Lakes of Ponchartrain (Roud 1836; Laws H9) (3.39)
  15. Doney Girl (3.40)
  16. Essequibo River (4.49)
  17. The Keel Row (2.36)

Tracks 1-8 are from Grinning in Your Face (12TS430, 1983);
Tracks 9-14 are from Sad or High Kicking (12TS438, 1985);
Tracks 15-17 are from Martin and Jessica Simpson: True Dare or Promise (12TS446, 1987)

> Folk Music > Records > Martin Simpson: Bootleg USA

Martin Simpson: Bootleg USA

Bootleg USA (Simpsonian SIMPCD001)

Bootleg USA
Martin Simpson

Simpsonian SIMPCD001 (CD, UK, 1999)
Topic Records TSDLxxx (digital download, UK, December 2009)

Tracks 1, 5, 9 recorded at Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Santa Cruz, CA, Mai 2, 1999;
Tracks 2, 4, 6 recorded at Stone Soup, Providence, RI, June 5, 1999;
Tracks 3, 7-8 recorded at the Bay Theater, Suttons Bay, MI, October 5, 1998;
Original photo of martin Simpson by Randy Anglin;
Sleeve design by Kiosk

Musicians

Martin Simpson, guitar, vocals;
Doug Robinson, bass, vocals [10]

Tracks

  1. Plains of Waterloo / James Conolly (5.39)
  2. One More Day / Boots of Spanish Leather (9.21)
  3. Roadkill (7.29)
  4. Strange Affair (4.16)
  5. Granemore Hare (5.58)
  6. Icarus (5.09)
  7. Highway 61 / Highway 61 Revisited (7.46)
  8. Delia (3.50)
  9. Jasper Songbird / Spoonful (8.49)
  10. Fool Me Once (4.45)

Tracks 1, 2a, 5, 7a, 8 trad. arr. Martin Simpson;
Tracks 3, 9a, 10 Martin Simpson;
Track 4 Richard Thompson;
Tracks 2b, 7b Bob Dylan;
Track 6 Anne Lister;
Track 9b Willie Dixon

> Folk Music > Records > Martin Simpson: The Bramble Briar

Martin Simpson: The Bramble Briar

The Bramble Briar (Topic TSCD513)

The Bramble Briar
Martin Simpson

Topic Records TSCD513 (CD, UK, 2001)

Produced by Martin Simpson
Recorded at Bear Creek Studios, Santa Cruz, Ca, engineered by Barry Philips
and at Panda Sound, Robin Hood's Bay, North Yorkshire, engineered by Oliver Knight
Mixed by Barry Philips, Oliver Knight and Martin Simpson
Original Photography by Tom Howard
Design by John Haxby

BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2002: Best album

Musicians

Martin Simpson, guitar, vocals;
Martin Carthy, guitar [2, 10-11];
Chris Parkinson, accordion, harmonica [10-11];;
Jessica Radcliffe, backing vocals [11];
Barry Philips, cello [4, 12]

Tracks

  1. Polly on the Shore (Roud 811) (4.16)
  2. The Lover's Ghost (Roud 179; Child 248) (3.16)
  3. Fair Annie (Roud 42; Child 62) (6.08)
  4. Dives and Lazarus (Roud 477; Child 56) (5.34)
  5. The Four Angels (3.17)
  6. Betsy the Serving Maid (Roud 156; Laws M20) (4.11)
  7. The Bramble Briar (Roud 18; Laws M32) (4.58)
  8. Banks of Sweet Primroses (Roud 586) (2.51)
  9. Rounding the Horn (Roud 4706) (3.44)
  10. The Princess Royal (2.20)
  11. Sammy's Bar (4.26)
  12. Leaves of Life (Roud 127) (4.05)
  13. Air for Maurice Ogg (3.32)

All tracks trad. arr. Martin Simpson except
Track 5 words Rudyard Kipling, music Martin Simpson;
Track 11 Cyril Tawney;
Track 13 Alistair Anderson

> Folk Music > Records > Martin Simpson: Righteousness & Humidity

Martin Simpson: Righteousness & Humidity

Righteousness & Humidity (Topic TSCD540)

Righteousness & Humidity
Martin Simpson

Topic Records TSCD540 (CD, UK, 2003)

Recorded at Noiselab, New Orleans and at Panda Sound, Robin Hood's Bay, Yorkshire;
Engineering and production assistance: Jimmy Augustin, Oliver Knight;
Produced by Martin Simpson

Musicians

Martin Simpson, vocals [1, 3-5, 8-9, 12-15], acoustic guitar [1, 3-6, 9-10, 12-15], ukulele [2], electric guitar [2, 5, 8-9, 11, 13-15], ukulele [2], lap-steel [2, 9, 11], footsteps [2], hi-hat [2], 5-string banjo [5, 7], percussion [5], slide guitar [5, 15];
James Singleton, acoustic bass [1, 4, 8, 14];
Carl Budo, drums [1, 8, 14];
Rick Kemp, fretless bass [2], percussion [2], electric bass [9, 15];
Jessica Radcliffe, vocals [3, 14];
Amassa Miller, organ [3];
Reggie Scanlan, Fender bass [5, 16];
Dave Malone, electric guitar [8, 14, 16];
Mike Skinkus, percussion [16]

Tracks

  1. John Hardy (3.43)
  2. Horn Island (3.38)
  3. I Can't Keep From Crying Sometimes (5.47)
  4. Easy Money (2.45)
  5. Payday (3.15)
  6. This World Is a Trouble and a Trial (2.06)
  7. Ghosts in the Pines (1.31)
  8. The Coo Coo Bird (Roud 413) (4.04)
  9. Love Never Dies (4.24)
  10. Some Dark Holler (2.29)
  11. Rico (4.19)
  12. Georgie (Roud 90; Child 209) (6.23)
  13. Wild Bill Jones (5.02)
  14. The Devil's Partiality (3.52)
  15. Rollin' and Tumblin' (3.58)
  16. The Last Shot Got Him (2.03)

Tracks 1, 3, 5-6, 8, 10, 12-13, 15-16 trad. arr. Martin Simpson;
Tracks 2, 4, 7, 9, 11 Martin Simpson;
Track 14 Gallivan Burwell

> Folk Music > Records > Martin Simpson: The Definitive Collection

Martin Simpson: The Definitive Collection

The Definitive Collection (Highpoint HPO6009)

The Definitive Collection
Martin Simpson

Highpoint Recordings HPO6009 (CD, UK, 2004)

Tracks

  1. Moonshine (2.10)
  2. I Can't Keep From Crying Sometimes (5.47)
  3. Dives and Lazarus (5.34)
  4. Down Where the Drunkards Roll (3.39)
  5. Plains of Waterloo / James Connolly (3.39)
  6. Road Kill (3.39)
  7. The Lakes of Ponchartrain (Roud 1836; Laws H9) (3.39)
  8. The First Cut is the Deepest (3.33)
  9. One More Day / Boots of Spanish Leather (3.36)
  10. Nobody's Fault But Mine (3.36)
  11. The Keel Row (2.36)
  12. Rounding the Horn (3.44)
  13. Clerk Sanders (9.31)
  14. Shawnee Town (3.48)
  15. Horn Island (3.38)
  16. Gone Fishing (3.38)

Tracks 1, 8 are from Grinning in Your Face (12TS430, 1983);
Tracks 7, 14 are from Sad or High Kicking (12TS438, 1985);
Track 11 is from from Martin and Jessica Simpson: True Dare or Promise (12TS446, 1987);
Track 4 is from The World Is a Wonderful Place (Hokey Pokey HPR 2003.2, 1993);
Tracks 6, 16 are from Smoke and Mirrors (Thunderbird TBE5001-2, 1995);
Tracks 5, 9 are from Bootleg USA (High Bohemia, no #, 1999);
Tracks 3, 12 are from The Bramble Briar (TSCD513, 2001);
Tracks 2, 15 are from Righteousness & Humidity (TSCD540, 2003);
Track 10 is from Dark Was the Night: A Tribute to the Music of Blind Willie Johnson (Deep Sea SeaD 8002, 2004);
Tracks 13 are from Kind Letters (TSCD553, 2005)

> Folk Music > Records > Martin Simpson: Kind Letters

Martin Simpson: Kind Letters

Kind Letters (Topic TSCD553)

Kind Letters
Martin Simpson

Topic Records TSCD553 (CD, UK, 2005)

Recorded at Panda Sound, Robin Hood's Bay in Spring 2004;
Engineered by Oliver Knight;
Produced by Martin Simpson and Oliver Knight;
Photographs by Bryan Ledgard;
Design and illustration by David Bailey

Musicians

Martin Simpson, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, 5-string banjo, vocals;
Dónal Clancy, guitars;
Éamon Doorley, James Fagan, bouzouki;
Tom Doorley, flute;
Donnchadh Gough, Uilleann pipes, bodhrán;
Nancy Kerr, violin, viola;
Oísin McAuley, violin;
Brendan McCarthy, accordion,
Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, whistle, vocals,
Chris Parkinson, piano accordion, harmonica

Tracks

  1. The Cruel Brother (5.02)
  2. Love Henry (Roud 47; Child 68) (3.56)
  3. Bareback to Bullhassocks (2.52)
  4. Here's Adieu Sweet Lovely Nancy (Roud 165) (4.05)
  5. Adieu, Adieu (Roud 490; Laws L12) (4.05)
  6. Creeping Jane (Roud 1012; Laws Q23) (4.16)
  7. The Flying Cloud (Roud 1802; Laws K28) (6.56)
  8. The House Carpenter (Roud 14; Child 243) (5.42)
  9. A Blacksmith Courted Me (Roud 816) (3.36)
  10. When First I Came to Caledonia (4.46)
  11. Peggy and the Soldier (Roud 907; Laws P13) (2.58)
  12. Clerk Sanders (Roud 3855; Child 69) (9.31)

All tracks trad. arr. Martin Simpson except
Track 3 Martin Simpson

> Folk Music > Records > Martin Simpson: Prodigal Son

Martin Simpson: Prodigal Son

Prodigal Son (Topic TSCD567)

Prodigal Son
Martin Simpson

Topic Records TSCD567 (CD, UK, 2007)

Recorded at Pure Studios, South Yorkshire;
Engineered by Joe Rusby;
Jackson Browne recorded at Groove Masters, Santa Monica, engineer Paul Dieter;
Produced by Martin Simpson;
Photographs by David Angel;
Design by Tony Engle and David Bailey / Kiosk

Musicians

Martin Simpson, acoustic, resonator, lap-slide and electric guitar, 5-string banjo, vocals;
Alistair Anderson, concertina, Northumbrian pipes;
Jackson Browne, Kate Rusby, Kellie While, vocals;
Andy Cutting, accordion;
Barry Phillips, cello;
Danny Thompson, bass

Tracks

  1. Batchelor's Hall (Roud 385) (4.45)
  2. Pretty Crowing Chicken (Roud 179) (2.53)
  3. Lakes of Champlain (4.36)
  4. She Slips Away (3.18)
  5. Granemore Hare (Roud 2993) (5.55)
  6. Mother Love (1.52)
  7. Little Musgrave (Roud 52; Child 81) (5.54)
  8. A Love Letter (3.14)
  9. Duncan and Brady (Roud 4177; Laws I9) (2.41)
  10. Never Any Good (5.23)
  11. Good Morning Mr Railroad Man (3.27)
  12. Louisiana 1927 (4.19)
  13. La Rivolte (1.52)
  14. Andrew Lammie (Roud 98; Child 233) (9.18)
  15. Kit's Tune / When A Knight Won His Spurs (5.18)

Track 1 Dick Connette;
Tracks 2-3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 15b trad. arr. Martin Simpson;
Tracks 4, 6, 8, 10, 13, 15a Martin Simpson;
Track 12 Randy Newman

> Folk Music > Records > Martin Simpson: True Stories

Martin Simpson: True Stories

True Stories (Topic TSCD567)

True Stories
Martin Simpson

Topic Records TSCD578 (CD, UK, 2009)

Recorded at Greystone Studio, Thurlstone and at Wavelength Studios, Dorncaster;
Engineered and mixed by Andy Seward;
Muireann Nic Amhlaoib recorded in Killarney, Co Kerry by Ruairi O'Flaherty;
Produced by Andy Seward and Martin Simpson;
Photographs by Hugo Morris;
Design by Tony Engle

Musicians

Martin Simpson, banjola [1], guitar [2, 4-12], slide guitar [3], baritone guitar [11], dobro [11], percussion [11], 5-string banjo [13], vocals [1-2, 4-7, 9-11, 13];
Philip Selway, drums [1, 13], percussion [1];
Keith Angel, drums [4, 11], percussion [1, 13];
Danny Thompson, bass [1, 3-4, 6, 8, 13];
Andy Cutting, accordion [1-2, 4-5, 8-11, 13];
BJ Cole, pedal steel guitar [1, 4, 9, 11];
Muireann Nic Amhlaoib, vocals [1, 4];
Nigel Eaton, hurdy gurdy [2, 5];
Kellie While, vocals [5];
Andy Seward, bass [9, 11];
Jon Boden, fiddle [10, 13];

Tracks

  1. Look Up, Look Down (3.22)
  2. Sir Patrick Spens (Roud 41; Child 58) (3.54)
  3. Greystones (4.19)
  4. Home Again (4.38)
  5. The Wind and the Rain (Roud 8; Child 10) (5.21)
  6. One Day (4.00)
  7. Will Atkinson (3.59)
  8. Kielder Schottische (2.43)
  9. Lord Thomas and Fair Ellender (Roud 4; Child 73) (6.52)
  10. Done It Again (4.02)
  11. An Englishman Abroad (4.22)
  12. Swooping Molly (2.18)
  13. Stagolee (Roud 4183) (3.29)

Tracks 1-2, 5, 8-9, 13 trad. arr. Martin Simpson;
Tracks 3-4, 6-7, 10-12 Martin Simpson

> Folk Music > Records > Martin Simpson: Prodigal Son

Martin Simpson: Prodigal Son: The Concert

Prodigal Son: The Concert (Topic TSDVD580)

Prodigal Son: The Concert
Martin Simpson

Topic Records TSDVD580 (DVD, UK, 2009)

Produced and directed by Robin Bextor for New Wave Pictures;
Executive producer: Tony Engle for Topic Records;
Photographs by David Angel;
Artwork and design The Art Surgery

Musicians

Martin Simpson, acoustic and lap-slide guitar, 5-string banjo, vocals;
Andy Cutting, diatonic accordion;
Andy Seward, double bass;
Kellie While, backing vocals

Tracks

  1. She Slips Away / Mother Love / Little Musgrave (Roud 52; Child 81)
  2. The Ballad of Sammy's Bar
  3. Granemore Hare (Roud 2993)
  4. I Can't Keep from Crying Sometimes
  5. Louisiana 1927
  6. Kit's Tune / When a Knight Won His Spurs
  7. Love Never Dies
  8. Lakes of Champlain
  9. Batchelor's Hall (Roud 385)
  10. Duncan and Brady (Roud 4177; Laws I9)
  11. Pretty Crowing Chicken
  12. Andrew Lammie (Roud 98; Child 233)
  13. Strange Affair
  14. Never Any Good
  15. Good Morning Mr Railroad Man

Tracks 1ab, 7, 14 Martin Simpson;
Tracks 1c, 3-4, 8, 10-12, 15 trad. arr. Martin Simpson;
Track 2 Cyril Tawney;
Track 5 Randy Newman;
Track 9 Dick Connette;
Track 13 Richard Thompson

> Folk Music > Records > Martin Simpson: Purpose and Grace

Martin Simpson: Purpose and Grace

Purpose and Grace (Topic TSCD584)

Purpose and Grace
Martin Simpson

Topic Records TSCD584 (CD, UK, September 5, 2011)

Produced by Andy Seward and Martin Simpson;
Engineered and mixed by Andy Seward at The Chairworks Castleford, Wavelength Doncaster and Greystones Studio Millhouse Green;
Recording assistants Keith Angel and James Mottershead;
Additional recording in Santa Cruz by Barry Philips;
Photography by David Angel;
Design by Mr Suff

Musicians

Martin Simpson, vocals [1-7, 9-10, 13], 5 string banjo [1, 9, 11], acoustic guitar [2-8, 13], electric guitar [4, 12], acoustic lap slide guitar [10], resonator guitar [11-12];
Keith Angel, drums [1, 4, 11, 13], percussion [1, 4, 7, 9, 11, 13];
Jon Boden, fiddle [1, 11-13];
B J Cole, pedal steel guitar [1, 4, 6, 9, 13];
Andy Cutting, accordion [1, 3-4, 7, 9, 11, 13];
Andy Seward, electric bass [1, 3-4, 11-13], bass [7, 9];
Richard Thompson, electric guitar [1, 3-4];
Will Pound, harmonica [4-5, 7, 13];
Dick Gaughan, vocals [5-6];
Barry Philips, cello [5];
June Tabor, vocals [8];
Fay Hield, vocals [12]

Tracks

  1. The Sheffield Apprentice (Roud 399; Laws O39) (4.18)
  2. Bold General Wolfe (Roud 624; Laws A1) (5.05)
  3. Brothers Under the Bridge (5.18)
  4. Little Liza Jane (Roud 825) (4.35)
  5. Brother Can You Spare a Dime? (3.06)
  6. Jamie Foyers (Roud 1941) (4.16)
  7. In the Pines (Roud 3421) (6.10)
  8. Strange Affair (4.45)
  9. Banjo Bill (3.26)
  10. Barbry Allen (Roud 54; Child 84) (6.49)
  11. Don’t Leave Your Banjo in the Shed Mr Waterson (1.56)
  12. Bad Girl’s Lament (Roud 2; Laws Q26/B1) (4.16)
  13. The Lakes of Ponchartrain (Roud 1836; Laws H9) (4.18)

Tracks 1-2, 7, 10, 13 trad. arr. Martin Simpson;
Track 4, trad. arr., additional lyrics Martin Simpson;
Track 3 Bruce Springsteen;
Track 5 Yip Harburg, Joy Gorney;
Track 6 lyrics Ewan MacColl, tune trad. arr. Martin Simpson;
Track 8 Richard Thompson;
Tracks 9, 11 Martin Simpson;
Track 12 trad. arr. Martin Simpson, Fay Hield, Jon Boden

> Folk Music > Records > Martin Simpson

Other records with Martin Simpson

Andrew Cronshaw, Earthed in Cloud Valley, LP, Trailer LER 2104, 1977

Various Artists, Fylde Acoustic, LP, Trailer LER 2105, 1977

Andrew Cronshaw, Wade in the Flood, LP, Transatlantic LTRA 508, 1978

Keith Dewhurst & The Albion Band, Lark Rise to Candleford, LP, Charisma CDS 4020, 1980

June Tabor with Martin Simpson, A Cut Above, LP, Topic 12TS410, 1980

Various Artists, The Good Old Way, LP, Topic TPSS412, 1980

Andrew Cronshaw, The Great Dark Water, LP, Waterfront WF 009, 1982

June Tabor, Abyssinians, LP, Topic 12TS432, 1983

Steve Turner, Eclogue, LP, Fellside FE042, 1984

Various Artists, Buttons and Bows: A Celebration of British Tunes, 2 LP, Dambuster DAM 003, 1984

Various Artists, Buttons and Bows 2: A Further Celebration of British Tunes, 2 LP, Dambuster DAM 006, 1985

Various Artists, Where Would You Rather Be Tonight?, LP, Sunrise A40111M, 1986

Various Artists, Square Roots: An Unlikely Selection from the Pages of Folk Roots Magazine, LP, FolkRoots FROOT 001, 1987

Andrew Cronshaw, Till the Beasts' Returnin, LP, Topic 12TS447, 1988

June Tabor, Aqaba, LP, Topic 12TS449, 1988

Andrew Cronshaw, The Andrew Cronshaw CD, CD, Topic TSCD447, 1989

June Tabor, Aspects, LP/CD, Conifer Request CDRR 501, 1990

June Tabor, Anthology, CD, Music Club MCCD 126, 1993

Various Artists, The Folk Collection, CD, Topic TSCD470, 1993

Various Artists, The Sporting Life? An Artists for Animals Compilation, LP, Agit-Prop PROP 6, 1997

June Tabor, On Air, CD, Strange Fruit SFRSCD074, 1998

Various Artists, English Originals: A Defining Collection of English Folk Song, CD, Topic TSCD706, 1999

Various Artists, The Folk Collection, 2 CD, Topic TSCD707/8, 1999

Various Artists, Where Have All the Flowers Gone? The Songs of Pete Seeger, 2 CD, Appleseed 1024, 1998

Waterson:Carthy, A Dark Light, CD, Topic TSCD536, 2002

Various Artists, The Acoustic Folk Box, 4 CD, Topic TSFCD4001, 2002

Juan Martin, Martin Simpson, Martin Carthy & Martin Taylor, Guitar Nights: The Four Martins, DVD, P3 Music P3M008, 2003

June Tabor, An Echo of Hooves, CD, Topic TSCD543, 2003

June Tabor, The Definitive Collection, CD, Highpoint HPO6003, 2003

Various Artists, The Definitive Folk Collection, CD, Highpoint HPO6002, 2003

Various Artists, Fingerstyle Guitar: New Dimensions & Explorations, Vol. 3, DVD, Vestapol 13018, 2003

Martin Carthy, Waiting for Angels, CD, Topic TSCD527, 2004

Various Artists, The Art of Fingerstyle Guitar, DVD, Vestapol 13021, 2004

Various Artists, The English Collection, CD, Highpoint HPO6010, 2004

Roy Bailey with Martin Simpson & John Kirkpatrick, Sit Down & Sing, CD, Fuse CFCD406, 2005

Nancy Kerr & James Fagan, Strands of Gold, CD, Fellside FECD199, 2005

June Tabor, At the Wood's Heart, CD, Topic TSCD557, 2005

June Tabor, Always, 4 CD, Topic TSFCD4003, 2005

Various Artists, BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2005, 2 CD, Proper PROPERFOLK01, 2005

Various Artists, Rubber Folk, CD, Gott Disks GOTTCD035, 2006

Various Artists, BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2006, 2 CD, Proper PROPERFOLK02, 2006

Various Artists, Cool as Folk, 2 CD, Gott Disks GOTTCD070, 2007

Various Artists, BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2007, 3 CD, Proper PROPERFOLK03, 2007

Various Artists, BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2008, 3 CD, Proper PROPERFOLK05, 2008

Various Artists, That's Proper Folk!!, CD, Proper PROPERFOLK06, 2008

Roy Bailey, Below the Radar, CD, Fuse CFCD407, 2009

Various Artists, Three Score and Ten: 70 Years of Topic Records, 7 CD, Topic TOPIC70, 2009

Various Artists, BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2009, 3 CD, Proper PROPERFOLK08, 2009

Roy Bailey, Tomorrow, CD, Fuse CFCD408, 2010

Eliza Carthy, Norma Waterson, Gift, CD, Topic TSCD579, 2010

Various Artists, BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2010, 3 CD, Proper PROPERFOLK10, 2010

Spiers & Boden, The Works, CD, Navigator NAVIGATOR046, 2011

Fay Hield, Orfeo, CD, Topic TSCD586, 2012

Various Artists, BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2012, 3 CD, Proper PROPERFOLK12, 2012

Various Artists, Cambridge Folk Festival 2011, DVD, Delphonic DELPH015, 2012