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 1

1. Beaulampkin (Roud 6; Child 93; G/D 2:187; Henry H735)
2. Snowdrop
3. The Bitter Withy (Roud 452)
4. Cindy
5. Golden Vanity (Roud 122; Child 286; G/D 1:37)

Side 2

6. Soldier’s Joy
7. Pretty Polly (Roud 32572)
8. Love Minus Zero / No Limit
9. George Campbell (Roud 338; Child 210)
10. Gotta Little Home to Go to
11. Louisiana 1927

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

Produced by Ric Sanders and Martin Simpson at Moor Green Studios, Rock,Wyre Forest;
Engineered by Robin Brown;
Photography by Louisa Livingstone;
Tracks 13-16 produced by Trevor White in 1995

Musicians

Martin Simpson: acoustic and electric guitars, dobro, fretted and fretless banjo, vocals;
Dave Bristow: piano;
Andrew Cronshaw: hammered dulcimer;
Jonathan Davie: electric bass guitars;
Michael Gregory: drums, percussion;
Louisa Livingstone: vocals;
Rob Mason: harmonica;
Ric Sanders: violin

CD Bonus Tracks

Martin Simpson: guitars, vocals;
Rob Mason: harmonica;
Jonathan Davie: electric bass guitar;
Mickey Barker: drums

Tracks

Side 1

1. Special Agent (3.30)
2. Desperadoes Waiting for a Train (6.06)
3. Guitar Medley: The Frost Is All Over / The Red-Headed Boil (2.22)
4. Roustabout (Roud 16965) (4.52)
5. Jamaica Farewell (3.32)
6. Banjo Medley: Barlow Knife / Shoot the Turkey Buzzard / Denis Murphey’s Polka (2.31)

Side 2

7. Joshua Gone Barbados (5.07)
8. MacCrimmon’s Lament (Roud 5134) (4.07)
9. Broke Down Engine (Roud 23774) (2.20)
10. The Demon Lover (Roud 14; Child 243; G/D 2:332) (4.57)
11. You Win Again (3.42)
12. I Think It’s Going to Rain Today (3.55)

CD Bonus Tracks

13. Man Smart, Woman Smarter (2.05)
14. You Better Move On (2.38)
15. Jazzman (3.34)
16. Broke Down Engine (Roud 23774) (2.13)

All tracks trad. arr. Martin Simpson except
Track 1 Sleepy John Estes;
Track 2 Guy Clark;
Track 7 Erik von Schmidt;
Tracks 9, 16 words trad., music Martin Simpson;
Track 11 Hank Williams;
Track 12 Randy Newman;
Track a4 Arthur Alexander;
Track 15 Ed Holstein;
Track 16 words trad. arr. Martin Simpson, music Martin Simpson

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 1

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)

Side 2

7. Reuben’s Train (Roud 3423) (2.49)
8. Your Cheatin’ Heart (3.38)
9. Handsome Molly (Roud 454; G/D 6:1192; Henry H625) (2.23)
10. Townships / Biko (4.58)
11. Moonshine (Roud 3126) (2.10)
12. 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

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, mandolin;
Rob Mason: harmonica;
Dave Clewlow: trumpets, flugelhorn;
Ian Blake: clarinets;
Andrew Cronshaw: zither, steel pans

Tracks

Side 1

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; G/D 8:1540) (5.18)

Side 2

6. Icarus (4.11)
7. No Depression in Heaven (4.08)
8. Let It Be Me (3.32)
9. Stillness in Company (3.30)
10. The Lakes of Ponchartrain (Roud 1836; Laws H9; Henry H619) (3.39)

Track 1 Ed 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

Recorded by Dave Bubb at Dambuster Studios, Essex;
Produced by Richard Digance;
Mastered by Bob Jones at CTS, Wembley;
Photography by David B. Sutton;
Sleeve design and layout by Dave Bubb

Musicians

Martin Simpson: guitar

Tracks

Side 1

1. The Granemore Hare (Roud 2883) (5.35)
2. Nobody’s Fault But Mine (2.05)
3. Lulu’s Back in Town (2.06)
4. Garryowen (4.00)
5. Muskrat / Bonaparte’s Retreat (1.34)
6. Mountain Roads (1.10)
7. Yo-Yo Blues (1.46)

Side 2

8. Hard Time Killing Floor (4.09)
9. Champagne Charlie (1.29)
10. Honeybabe (2.58)
11. Dingle Regatta (1.25)
12. Charlie’s Boogie (4.08)
13. Foxhunter’s Jig (1.17)
14. Sean O Duibhir a’Ghleanna (Roud 38230) (3.56)

All tracks trad. arr. Martin Simpson except
Track 8 Nehemiah ‘Skip’ Jones;
Track 12 Martin Simpson

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, electric guitar [10]

Tracks

Side 1

1. Doney Girl (Wedding Dress) (3.47)
2. Past Caring (5.11)
3. Not the Whiskey Talking (5.04)
4. Young Man (2.15)
5. Bedlam Boys (Roud V16366) (4.27)

Side 2

6. Wholly in My Keeping (5.28)
7. Rising of the Woman (4.30)
8. Man Smart, Woman Smarter (2.54)
9. Essequibo River (4.57)
10. The Keel Row (Roud 3059; G/D 4:771) (2.36)

Fledg’ling CD Bonus Tracks

11. Bluebird (Judy G) (4.03)
    from Square Roots (FolkRoots FROOT 001, 1987)
12. Black Is the Colour (Roud 3103) (4.20)
    from Where Would You Rather Be Tonight? (Sunrise A40111M, 1986)

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;
Track 11 John B. Spencer

A collection of acoustic guitar pieces based on the melodies of traditional ballads and songs from England, Ireland, Scotland and Australia.

Recorded onto 8-track by Jeff Westermann at Beluga Warehouse, Brooktondale, New York;
Produced by Martin Simpson;
Co-produced by Jessica Radcliffe Simpson;
Digitally mastered at Calf Audio, Ithaca, New York;
Front cover photo by Harvey Ferdschneider;
Cover design and hand lettering by Federick Carlson

Musicians

Martin Simpson: acoustic guitar;
Eric Aceto: violect, mandolect

Tracks

1. Intro / Lord Gregory (Roud 49; Child 76; G/D 6:1226) (3.15)
2. Jock o’ Hazeldean (Roud 250; Child 293; G/D 5:1029) (4.25)
3. Lucy Wan (Roud 234; Child 51) (4.24)
4. Streets of Forbes (Roud 20764) (3.36)
5. Bantry Girl’s Lament (Roud 2999) (2.45)
6. Leaves of Life (Roud 127) (2.49)
7. Banks of the Bann (Roud 889; Laws O2; Henry H86) (3.12)
8. Green Fields of America (Roud 2290) (4.02)
9. The Fair Flower of Northumberland (Roud 25; Child 9; G/D 6:1149) (1.55)
10. Bonny George Campbell (Roud 338; Child 210) (1.40)
11. MacCrimmon’s Lament (Roud 5134) (4.05)
12. Rosie Anderson (Roud 2169; G/D 7:1462) (4.42)

All tracks trad. arr. Martin Simpson

Traditional tunes and new compositions based in traditional styles.

Produced by Martin Simpson and Will Russell at Electric Wilburland, Ithaca, New York;
Engineered by Will Russell;
Pre-production recording by Jeff Dixon at Syracuse University;
Digitally mastered by Robert Vosglen, CMS Digital, California;
Photography by Lee Meien;
Set design for photograph by Jessica Simpson

Musicians

Martin Simpson: acoustic, electric, National Steel and baritone guitars, mandols;
Eric Aceto: violect;
Hank Roberts: cello;
Doug Robinson: electric bass guitar;
Jessica Simpson: shruti box

Tracks

1. Pretty Saro (Roud 417) / Long Steel Rail (5.33)
2. Garryowen (Roud 20538) (3.07)
3. Bonny at Morn (Roud 3064) (2.58)
4. Bob’s Song (2.29)
5. The Flower of Sweet Erin (Roud 2790) (2.09)
6. Vaughan’s Jig (1.37)
7. Granuaile (Roud 3034) (3.03)
8. When I Was on Horseback (Roud 2; Laws Q26) (4.26)
9. The Keel Row (Roud 3059; G/D 4:771) (2.57)
10. Shallow Brown (Roud 2621) (3.03)
11. Plains of Waterloo (Roud 1132; Henry H608) / The Bonny Bunch of Roses (Roud 664; Laws J5; G/D 1:155) (5.22)
12. Young Man (2.21)
13. The Shearing’s Not for You (Roud 4845; G/D 7:1486) / Bogie’s Bonnie Belle (Roud 2155; G/D 7:1396) (4.15)

All tracks trad. arr. Martin Simpson except
Tracks 4, 12 Jessica Simpson

Musicians

Martin Simpson: guitar, vocals

See the individual albums for accompanists

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 (Roud 3423) (2.49)
6. Handsome Molly (Roud 454; G/D 6:1192; Henry H625) (2.23)
7. Moonshine (2.10)
8. Green Linnet (Roud 1619) / 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; Henry H619) (3.39)
15. Doney Girl (3.40)
16. Essequibo River (4.49)
17. The Keel Row (Roud 3059; G/D 4:771) (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)

Produced by Joe Weed;
Recorded and mixed to digital at Highland Studio, Los Gatos, California;
Cover and inside photography by Paul Schraub;
Design by Lynn Piquett

Musicians

Martin Simpson: guitar, baritone guitar, mandola, mandolin;
Randy Masters: trumpet, flugelhorn;
Doug Burns: harmonica;
Joe Weed: strings, fiddle, mandolin;
Paul Hostetter: guitar, banjo

Tracks

1. Palms of Victory (Roud 3540) (2.01)
2. Wash in That Beautiful Pool / Waiting for the Boatman (3.42)
3. Satan, Your Kingdom Must Come Down (3.13)
4. Wondrous Love (Roud 5089) (2.36)
5. O Jerusalem / Go Down Moses (4.08)
6. Wayfaring Stranger (2.20)
7. What a Friend We Have in Jesus (4.16)
8. Down in the Valley to Pray / Continue to Roll (3.41)
9. A Psalm of Life (2.40)
10. There’s a Great Change (2.10)
11. A Closer Walk With Thee (3.12)
12. In the Wilderness (2.06)
13. What Are They Doing in Heaven Today? (3.39)
14. To Be a Pilgrim (1.52)
15. Bright Morning Stars (Roud 18268) / Watch the Stars (5.09)
16. I’ll Fly Away (2.34)

All string arrangements by Joseph B. Weed except
Track 9 string arrangement by Martin Simpson;
All other arrangements by Martin Simpson;
Track 7 Charles C. Converse;
Track 16 Albert E. Brumley

Produced by Jessica Ruby Simpson and Martin Simpson;
Recorded at Electric Wilburland Studios, Ithaca, NY, and Bear Creek Studios, Santa Cruz, CA;
Engineered by Will Russell, William Coulter and Barry Phillips;
Cover photos by David B. Sutton;
Layout by Colin Jones

Musicians

Jessica Ruby Simpson: vocals;
Martin Simpson: guitars, vocals;
Eric Aceto: violect;
Tom Beers: harmonica;
Hank Roberts: cello;
Doug Robinson: bass guitar;
Miriam Sturm: violin;
Willy Schwartz: accordion, percussion, bullroarer;
Richie and Jenny Stearns, Keith Greeninger, Kimball Hurd: backing vocals;
Barry Phillips: cello [1];
Roger Fewer: lead guitar [1]

Tracks

1. We Were All Heroes (5.16)
2. Dreamtime (6.07)
3. Spare Change / The Gypsies (4.37)
4. How I Wanted You (4.59)
5. Icarus (4.45)
6. The Company You Keep (7.33)
7. The Mermaid (3.54)
8. Seven Sisters (5.07)
9. The Turtle and the Asp (4.11)
10. The Gardener’s Child (Roud 339; Child 219; G/D 4:840) (8.13)
11. Red Roses (5.09)

Tracks 1, 3a, 6, 8, 11 Jessica Ruby Simpson;
Tracks 2, 9 Martin Simpson;
Track 3b trad. arr. Martin Simpson;
Track 4 Richard Thompson;
Track 5 Anne Lister;
Track 7 lyrics Jessica Ruby Simpson, music trad. arr. Martin and Jessica Ruby Simpson;
Track 10 trad. arr. Martin and Jessica Ruby Simpson

Recorded at Solo Sound, Santa Cruz, CA and Electric Wilburland Studios, Ithaca, NY;
Produced by Martin Simpson;
Cover photos by David B. Sutton;
Art direction by Michael MacFall

Musicians

Martin Simpson: acoustic guitar [1-14], resophonic guitar [2, 7, 9, 14], vocals [1-3, 5-14];
Ronnie Earl: electric guitar [1-2, 4-5, 10-12];
Doug Robinson: bass [1, 4-5, 7-8, 10-12, 14];
Tiran Porter: fretless bass [2, 9, 13];
Hank Roberts: cello [1, 10-12];
Rick Walker: percussion [2, 7-8, 13-14]

Tracks

1. Poormouth (6.26)
2. See That My Grave Is Kept Clean (4.35)
3. Broke Down Engine (2.13)
4. New Kitchen Blues (3.02)
5. Hard Love (5.05)
6. I Want My Crown (2.42)
7. Will This House Be Blessed (3.31)
8. Delia (4.00)
9. Lock, Stock & Barrel (3.42)
10. Spoonful (8.30)
11. Me and My Chauffeur (4.42)
12. Big Road Blues (4.00)
13. Road Kill (6.03)
14. Gone Fishing (2.03)

All tracks by Martin Simpson except
Track 5 Bob Franke;
Track 7 John B. Spencer;
Track 10 Willie Dixon;
Track 11 Memphis Minnie

Produced by Jessica Ruby Simpson and Martin Simpson at Bear Creek Studios, Santa Cruz, California;
Engineered and mixed by William Coulter, Justin Mayer and Barry Phillips, assisted by Band of Angels;
Cover photograph by Frans Lanting;
Album design by Lisa Ekström

Musicians

Jessica Ruby Simpson: vocals, percussion;
Martin Simpson: guitars, vocals;
Lisa Ekström: accordion, whistle, vocals;
Alisa Fineman: harmonium, guitar, vocals;
Kimball Hurd: mandolin, mandola, guitar vocals;
Barry Phillips: cello, bowed psaltery, harmonium, percussion, vocals

Tracks

1. Kindness of Strangers (5.51)
2. Who’ll Water My Flowers (7.29)
3. Raglan Road (4.48)
4. Lilies of the Field (5.50)
5. Kevin Carter (4.52)
6. Le Petit Mercelot / Le Boiteaux (4.43)
7. Come to Light (3.38)
8. Rolling Down the Hill (2.17)
9. Erev Shel Shoshanim (4.00)
10. Lilith (4.00)
11. How Will I Ever Be Simple Again (3.41)
12. Give Me the Moon (5.24)
13. Lady of the Lake / Betsy the Serving Maid (Roud 156; Laws M20; G/D 6:1094) (6.37)

Tracks 1, 4-5, 7, 12, 13a Jessica Ruby Simpson;
Tracks 2, 6a, 13b trad. arr. Band of Angels;
Track 3 lyrics P.J. Kavanaugh, tune trad. arr. Band of Angels;
Track 6b Michel Le Cam;
Track 8 Kimball Hurd;
Track 9 Moshe Dor, Yosef Hadar;
Track 10 Martin Simpson;
Track 11 Richard Thompson

Produced and recorded by Kavichandran Alexander;
Co-produced by Bill Lewis;
Recorded at Christ the King Chapel, St Anthony’s Seminary, Santa Barbara, CA, in April 1995;
Photography by Michael Sexton;
Art direction by Robert ‘Norton’ Wilmott

Musicians

Martin Simpson: guitar;
Wu Man: pipa

Tracks

1. One More Day (Roud 704) (5.02)
2. A-Minor Blues (16.36)
3. White Snow in Spring (6.36)
4. Dives and Lazarus (Roud 477; Child 56) (19.31)
5. The Coo-Coo Bird (Roud 413; G/D 6:1157; Henry H479) (7.12)
6. Motherless Child (Roud 10072) (8.31)

All tracks trad. arr. Martin Simpson, Wu Man except
Track 2 Martin Simpson

Recorded at the Holywell Music Room, Oxford, 15 October 1994;
Sound engineer Tony Jezzard;
Digital mastering by Henry Smithson at Sounds Good, Reading;
Cover design by Lisa Ekström

Musicians

Martin Simpson: guitar, vocals

Tracks

1. Dreamtime (6.15)
2. Forgotten the Blues (6.24)
3. Donal Óg (Roud 3379) / My Generous Lover (Roud 1996) / The Coo Coo Bird (Roud 413; G/D 6:1157; Henry H479) / Santa Cruz (8.21)
4. Betsy the Serving Maid (Roud 156; Laws M20; G/D 6:1094) (5.00)
5. Hard Love (5.30)
6. Broke Down Engine (Roud 23774) (2.26)
7. Rosie Anderson (Roud 2169; G/D 7:1462) / The Shearing’s Not for You (Roud 4845; G/D 7:1486) / Bogie’s Bonnie Belle (Roud 2155; G/D 7:1396) (7.15)
8. The Company You Keep (6.23)
9. Lord Gregory (Roud 49; Child 76; G/D 6:1226) (7.05)
10. Lilith (4.49)
11. Pretty Saro (Roud 417) / Long Steel Rail (Roud 3423) (5.08)
12. Will This House Be Blessed / The First Cut Is the Deepest (6.58)

Tracks 1, 3d, 10 Martin Simpson;
Tracks 2, 12a John B. Spencer;
Tracks 3a-c, 4, 7, 9, 11 trad. arr. Martin Simpson;
Track 5 Bob Franke;
Track 6 lyrics trad., music Martin Simpson;
Track 8 Jessica R. Simpson;
Track 12b Cat Stevens

Recorded at the Holywell Music Room, Oxford, 26 November 1995;
Presented by Tim Healey;
Sound engineer Tony Jezzard;
Digital mastering by Henry Smithson at Sounds Good, Reading;
Cover design and layout by Peter Acry

Musicians

Martin Simpson: guitar, vocals

Tracks

1. 61 Highway / Highway 61 Revisited (7.35)
2. Spoonful (6.15)
3. New Kitchen Blues / Big Road Blues (5.20)

Track 1a trad.;
Track 1b Bob Dylan;
Track 2 Willie Dixon;
Track 3a Martin Simpson;
Track 3b Tommy Johnson

An instrumental album with members of Tarika Sammy

Engineered and recorded by Justin Mayer at Bear Creek Studio, Bonny Doon, California;
Produced by Martin Simpson;
Front cover portrait by Paul Shraub;
Album design by Lisa Ekström

Musicians

Martin Simpson: acoustic, electric, resonator and D guitars, fretless banjo, čumbuš;
Doug Robinson: electric bass guitar;
Rick Walker: percussion;
David Lindley: lap slide acoustic guitar, bowed tambur;
Kelly Joe Phelps: lap slide acoustic guitar;
Sammy (Samoela Adriamalalaharijaona): marovany, valiha;
Johnny (Jules Zafimery Andraimanahirana): electric bass guitar;
Tiana (Solomon Ratianarinaivo): percussion

Tracks

1. Darling Corey (Roud 5723) (6.40)
2. Shepherds’ Delight (2.06)
3. Stole and Sold From Africa (3.49)
4. Plains of Waterloo (Roud 960; Laws N32) (3.59)
5. The Week Before Easter (Roud 154; G/D 6:1198) (5.01)
6. Medley: The Waters of Tyne (Roud 1364) / My Bonny Lad (Roud 204) / Rradcliffe’s Fancy (3.44)
7. Prelude / Ssanta Cruz (7.18)
8. Rye Whiskey (Roud 941) (2.01)
9. Lord Jamie Douglas (Roud 87; Child 204) (2.31)
10. Deep Blue Sea (Roud 3119) (3.50)
11. Swannanoa Tunnel (Roud 3602) (3.25)
12. Ramblin’ Round (Roud 17658) (3.17)
13. Disassembly of God / Swing Low Sweet Chariot (Roud 5435) (4.56)
14. James Connolly (Roud 12495) (2.40)
15. Rose of Allandale (Roud 1218) (3.00)

All tracks trad. arr. Martin Simpson except
Tracks 2, 7 Martin Simpson;
Track 6c Jessica Ruby Simpson

Produced and recorded by Kavichandran Alexander;
Co-produced by David Hidalgo;
Associate producers: Dr Dilip Raval and Bill Lewis;
Recorded at Christ the King Chapel, St Anthony’s Seminary, Santa Barbara, CA, in April 1995;
Cover art by Michael Green;
Cover photography by Michael Sexton

Musicians

Martin Simpson: guitar, vocals;
David Hidalgo: bajo sexto, vocals, accordion;
Viji Krishnan: violin, vocals;
Puvalur Srinivasan: mridaṅgam

Tracks

1. Waltzing’s for Dreamers (4.18)
2. The Slow Pageant (10.43)
3. He’ll Have to Go (6.13)
4. El Jarabe Loco (6.54)
5. A Dancer’s Gait (8.23)
6. The Running Kind (5.15)

Track 1 Richard Thompson;
Tracks 2, 5 David Hidalgo, Martin Simpson;
Track 3 Audrey Allison, Joe Allison;
Track 4 trad. arr. David Hidalgo, Martin Simpson;
Track 6 Merle Haggard

Tracks 1, 5, 9 recorded at Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Santa Cruz, CA, 2 May 1999;
Tracks 2, 4, 6 recorded at Stone Soup, Providence, RI, 5 June 1999;
Tracks 3, 7-8 recorded at the Bay Theater, Suttons Bay, MI, 5 October 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 (Roud 960; Laws N32) / James Connolly (Roud 12495) (5.39)
2. One More Day (Roud 704) / 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

Produced by Jessica Radcliffe;
Recorded at: Bear Creek Studios. Santa Cruz, California by Barry Phillips;
Sound Unreel, Memphis, Tennessee by Dawn Hopkins;
The Boiler Room, New Orleans, Louisiana by Mark Bingham;
Frontier Recording, Copemish, Michigan by Scott Zylstra and Gerry O’Beirne;
Post production coordination by Pat Burke;
Design, typography and scratchboard illustration by Lisa Ekström

Musicians

Jessica Radcliffe: vocals [2b, 6, 9, 12-13, 16], spoken word [1b, 4, 12, 14], bells [1a, 4];
Lisa Ekström: vocals [5, 8, 10, 13, 15], accordion [1a, 8, 15], wooden whistle [4], whistle [7];
Martin Simpson: mandola [1a, 4, 7], guitar [1c, 2b, 3, 6, 9, 12-13, 15, 17];
Mark Bingham: keyboard drone [2a];
Jimmy Franks: spoken word [2a];
Gerry O’Beirne: 6-string guitar [9], 12-string guitar [1a, 9], guitar [7, 10, 12], ukulele [7];
Barry Phillips: cello [1a, 5-6, 9, 11, 13], cello drone [2a, 16], drum [7];
Shelley Phillips: English horn [13], oboe [13], wooden whistle [16]

Tracks

1. Northern Lass / Snowflakes / Snowflakes (6.38)
2. Time Is a Little Girl / Over the River and Through the Woods (2.18)
3. The Time Is Drawing Near (3.45)
4. Kolyada / Old One (2.45)
5. Räven och Bonden / A Gift (2.38)
6. Give Me the Moon (3.02)
7. Abbotts Bromley Horn Dance / In Winters Shadow (3.20)
8. O Vent (3.12)
9. The Cutty Wren (Roud 236) / I Look for You (4.41)
10. Here Till Here Is There (2.27)
11. To Drive the Cold Winter Away (Roud V9375) (1.47)
12. One Small Candle / Beautiful Darkness (4.50)
13. The Winter Wedding / The Wexford Carol (Roud 22086) / The King (Roud 19109) / The Holly and the Ivy (Roud 514) (5.09)
14. Solstice Fire (0.19)
15. Tourne, Tourne (4.13)
16. Bright Child / Magic (2.44)
17. The Holly Bears the Crown (Roud 514) (1.32)

Track 1a trad. arr. Martin Simpson, Gerry O’Beirne;
Track 1b Henry Wadsworth Longfellow;
Track 1c Martin Simpson;
Tracks 2a, 6, 9b, 12ab Jessica Radcliffe;
Track 2b Lydia Marie Child, arr. Jessica Radcliffe;
Tracks 3, 7a, 9a, 13cd, 17 trad. arr. Martin Simpson;
Track 4 trad. Russian, arr. Lisa Ekström, Jessica Radcliffe;
Track 5 trad. Swedish/Norwegian, arr. Lisa Ekström, Barry Phillips;
Track 7b, John Matthews, from Song of Taliesin;
Track 8 Manouche, France; trad. arr. Lisa Ekström;
Track 10 Robin Williamson arr. Gerry O’Beirne, Lisa Ekström;
Track 11 trad. arr. Barry Phillips;
Track 13ab Irish, lyrics Caitlin Matthews;
Track 14 John Matthews, from The Meditation;
Track 15 Gabriel Jacoub arr. Lisa Ekström, Martin Simpson;
Track 16 Martin Ludgate, from Saturn and the Dragon of the Solstice

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; G/D 6:1161; Henry H126) (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; G/D 6:1094) (4.11)
7. The Bramble Briar (Roud 18; Laws M32) (4.58)
8. Banks of Sweet Primroses (Roud 586; G/D 8:1841) (2.51)
9. Rounding the Horn (Roud 4706; Henry H539) (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

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 (Roud 3262; Laws I2) (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; G/D 6:1157; Henry H479) (4.04)
9. Love Never Dies (4.24)
10. Some Dark Holler (2.29)
11. Rico (4.19)
12. Georgie (Roud 90; Child 209; G/D 2:249) (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

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 (Roud 960; Laws N32) / James Connolly (Roud 12495) (3.39)
6. Road Kill (3.39)
7. The Lakes of Ponchartrain (Roud 1836; Laws H9; Henry H619) (3.39)
8. The First Cut is the Deepest (3.33)
9. One More Day (Roud 704) / Boots of Spanish Leather (3.36)
10. Nobody’s Fault But Mine (3.36)
11. The Keel Row (Roud 3059; G/D 4:771) (2.36)
12. Rounding the Horn (Roud 4706; Henry H539) (3.44)
13. Clerk Sanders (Roud 3855; Child 69) (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, 2003);
Track 13 is from Kind Letters (TSCD553, 2005)

This DVD presents a solo concert recorded at the Freight & Salvage in Berkeley, California. No recording date is given, but probably the mid-1990s.

Produced and directed by Jesse Block;
Cover photos by Anna Grossman

Tracks

1. Medley of Airs: Long Steel Rail / Donal Óg (Roud 3379) / My Generous Lover (Roud 1996)
2. Betsy the Serving Maid (Roud 156; Laws M20; G/D 6:1094)
3. Lord Gregory (Roud 49; Child 76; G/D 6:1226)
4. Roadkill
5. Medley: Poormouth / Broke Down Engine
6. Gospel Medley: Wayfaring Stranger / Go Down Moses / The Turtle and the Asp
7. Dreamtime
8. The Company You Keep
9. Icarus

Tracks 1-3, 5, 6ab trad. arr. Martin Simpson;
Track 4 trad., additional lyrics Martin Simpson;
Tracks 6c, 7 Martin Simpson;
Track 8 Jessica R. Simpson;
Track 9 Anne Lister

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 30101) (4.05)
6. Creeping Jane (Roud 1012; Laws Q23) (4.16)
7. The Flying Cloud (Roud 1802; Laws K28; G/D 1:44) (6.56)
8. The House Carpenter (Roud 14; Child 243; G/D 2:332) (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; G/D 6:1129) (2.58)
12. Clerk Sanders (Roud 3855; Child 69) (9.31)

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

Martin Simpson in conversation with Trevor Dann

Musicians

Martin Simpson: vocals, guitar, banjo [14]

Tracks

Main Feature

Interview by Trevor Dann with interspersed songs:

1. Medley: The Air for Maurice Ogg (2.24) /
   One More Day (Roud 704) (3.13) /
   Boots of Spanish Leather (4.47)
2. Bareback to Bullhassocks (2.22)
3. Louisiana 1927 (3.05)
4. The Flying Cloud (Roud 1802; Laws K28; G/D 1:44) (6.13)
5. I Can’t Keep from Crying Sometimes (5.52)
6. Rolling & Tumbling (3.42)
7. Duncan and Brady (Roud 4177; Laws I9) (2.28)
8. A Love Letter (3.33)

Additional Tracks

9. Love Never Dies (4.00)
10. Easy Money (2.30)
11. Creeping Jane (Roud 1012; Laws Q23) (4.04)
12. Medley: Kit’s Tune (1.40) /
    When a Knight Won His Spurs (3.13)
13. When First I Came to Caledonia (4.15)

Bonus

14. The House Carpenter (Roud 14; Child 243; G/D 2:332) (5.33)
15. Martin strings his guitar
16. Visting the Sobell Workshop

Track 1a Alistair Anderson;
Tracks 1b, 6-7, 11, 12b, 13-14 trad. arr. Martin Simpson;
Track 4 trad. / Martin Simpson;
Track 5 trad. / Blind Willie Johnson arr. Martin Simpson;
Track 1c Bob Dylan;
Tracks 2, 8-10, 12a Martin Simpson;
Track 3 Randy Newman

Produced by Martin Simpson;
Recorded by Joe Rusby at Pure Studios, South Yorkshire;
Jackson Browne recorded at Groove Masters, Santa Monica, engineer Paul Dieter;
CD recorded live at the Union Chapel in Islington, London on 13 November 2007 (see also the DVD Prodigal Son: The Concert);
Photographs by David Angel;
Design by Tony Engle and David Bailey / Kiosk

Musicians

CD 1

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

CD 2: Live November 2007

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

Tracks

CD 1

1. Batchelor’s Hall (Roud 385) (4.45)
2. Pretty Crowing Chicken (Roud 179; Child 248) (2.53)
3. Lakes of Champlain (Roud 189; Laws Q33; G/D 2:228; Henry H176) (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; G/D 5:1018) (9.18)
15. Kit’s Tune / When A Knight Won His Spurs (5.18)

All tracks trad. arr. Martin Simpson except
Track 1 Dick Connette;
Tracks 4, 6, 8, 10, 13, 15a Martin Simpson;
Track 12 Randy Newman

CD 2: Live November 2007

1. Lakes of Champlain (Roud 189; Laws Q33; G/D 2:228; Henry H176)
2. Batchelor’s Hall (Roud 385)
3. Duncan and Brady (Roud 4177; Laws I9)
4. Pretty Crowing Chicken (Roud 179; Child 248)
5. Strange Affair
6. Never Any Good
7. Good Morning Mr Railroad Man
8. I Can’t Keep from Crying Sometimes
9. Love Never Dies

All tracks trad. arr. Martin Simpson except
Track 5 Richard Thompson;
Tracks 6, 8-9 Martin Simpson

Produced by Martin Simpson;
Track 1 taken from Prodigal Son, re-mixed and edited by Andy Seward;
Tracks 2-4 recorded by Andy Seward, producey ba Andy Seward and Martin Simpson;
Mastered by Denis Blackham at Skye Mastering;
Photographs by David Angel

Musicians

Martin Simpson: acoustic, electric, slide guitars, dobro, banjo, foot stomps, vocals;
Kate Rusby, Kelly While: backing vocals;
Andy Seward: bass;
Danny Thompson: bass

Tracks

1. Never Any Good (4.11)
2. Greystones (3.00)
3. Love Never Dies (3.57)
4. I Don’t See No Water (3.04)

All tracks written by Martin Simpson

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];
B.J. 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; G/D 1:17) (3.54)
3. Greystones (4.19)
4. Home Again (4.38)
5. The Wind and the Rain (Roud 8; Child 10; G/D 2:213) (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; G/D 2:212) (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

Produced and directed by Robin Bextor for New Wave Pictures;
Executive producer: Tony Engle for Topic Records;
Filmed at the Union Chapel in Islington, London on 13 November 2007;
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 (Roud 189; Laws Q33; G/D 2:228; Henry H176)
9. Batchelor’s Hall (Roud 385)
10. Duncan and Brady (Roud 4177; Laws I9)
11. Pretty Crowing Chicken (Roud 179; Child 248)
12. Andrew Lammie (Roud 98; Child 233; G/D 5:1018)
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

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; G/D 5:998; Henry H31; TYG 71) (4.18)
2. Bold General Wolfe (Roud 624) (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; G/D 1:106) (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; G/D 6:1193; Henry H236) (6.49)
11. Don’t Leave Your Banjo in the Shed Mr Waterson (1.56)
12. Bad Girl’s Lament (Roud 2; Laws Q26) (4.16)
13. The Lakes of Ponchartrain (Roud 1836; Laws H9; Henry H619) (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

Produced by Peter Denenberg, Martin Simpson and Richard Hawley;
Recorded at Yellow Arch Studios, Sheffield on 15 November 2012 and 16 January 2013; at PRS Studios Annapolis, Maryland, USA on 14-18 December 2012; and at Andy Bell’s Studio, Sheffield, on 4 February 2013;
Engineered by Peter Denenberg, Colin Elliot and Andy Bell;
Mastered by Silas Brown;
Photography by Shaun Bloodworth;
Studio photography by Marc Quigley;
Design by David Bailey

Musicians

Martin Simpson: acoustic, electric and slide guitars, 5 string banjo, vocals

Tracks

CD 1

1. Diamond Joe (Roud 3585) (3.08)
2. Jackie and Murphy (5.47)
3. Shepherds Rejoice (Roud 7105) (1.58)
4. Come Down Jehovah (4.53)
5. Molly As She Swings (2.18)
6. Palaces of Gold (3.39)
7. Blue Eyed Boston Boy (Roud 629; Laws A17; G/D 1:105) (2.24)
8. Delta Dreams (4.14)
9. Waly Waly (Roud 87; Child 204) (6.33)
10. North Country Blues (4.41)
11. Lorena (1.58)
12. Lady Gay (Roud 196; Child 79) (3.56)
13. Stranger Song (4.54)
14. Come Write Me Down (Roud 381; G/D 5:980) (1.53)

Deluxe Issue CD 2

15. Fair Annie (Roud 42; Child 62; G/D 6:1161; Henry H126) (6.52)
16. Kaga Re (1.51)
17. Blind Willie McTell (3.58)
18. Old Paint (Roud 915) (1.48)
19. The Bell (3.01)
20. Diamond Joe (Roud 3585) (demo) (3.08)
21. The Death of Queen Jane (Roud 77; Child 170; G/D 3:693) (2.59)
22. Green Linnet (Roud 1619) (6.16)

Tracks 1, 3, 7, 9, 12, 14-15, 18, 20-22 trad.;
Tracks 2, 5, 8, 19 Martin Simpson;
Track 4 Chris Wood;
Track 6 Leon Rosselson;
Tracks 10, 17 Bob Dylan;
Track 11 words Henry D.L. Webster (1856), music J.P. Webster;
Track 13 Leonard Cohen

Promo Video

Produced by Andy Bell;
Recorded by Andy Bell at Redkite Studios on 20-22 January 2015;
Assistant engineer Hugh Sheehan;
Filming by James Lockey;
Mixed by Andy Bell at Underbank Studios;
Mastered by Silas Brown at Legacy;
Starlings photograph by Graham Catley;
Photography by Shaun Bloodworth;
Design by Bruce Brand at Arthole

Musicians

Martin Simpson: guitars, 5-string banjo, vocals;
Andy Cutting: diatonic accordion;
Nancy Kerr: fiddle, viola, vocals

Tracks

CD

1. Dark Swift & Bright Swallow (3.51)
2. Richmond Cotillion (3.03)
3. Dark Honey (3.25)
4. Fair Rosamund (Roud 3729) (5.24)
5. Gather the Owls / Train on the Island (3.09)
6. Toy Soldiers (4.07)
7. The Cruel Mother (Roud 9; Child 20; G/D 2:193; TYG 73) (4.49)
8. Seven Years (4.23)
9. Plains of Waterloo (Roud 960; Laws N32) (7.54)
10. Lads of Alnwick (2.24)
11. Not Even the Ground / Two Ladies (4.49)
12. Some Old Salty (3.38)

Deluxe Edition Bonus Tracks

13. Angel Hill (4.16)
14. Boston Smuggler (Roud 261; Laws L16; G/D 2:260; Henry H691) (5.55)
15. I Like Him, He’s Common (1.36)
16. Broomfield Hill (Roud 34; Child 43; G/D 2:322; Henry H135) (4.13)
17. Stealin’ (3.29)

Deluxe Edition DVD

1. I’ll Play You Who I Am
   a documentary film about the making of Murmurs
2. Bonus interview videos

Single

1. Dark Honey (3.25)
2. Ruben (Roud 3423) (4.21)

Tracks 1, 6 Martin Simpson;
Tracks 2, 4, 5b, 7, 9-10, 14, 16-17 trad.;
Track 3, 11a Nancy Kerr;
Track 5a Emily Askew, Rachel Newton, Hannah James;
Tracks 8, 11b, 15 Andy Cutting;
Track 12 Lal Waterson, Oliver Knight
Track 13 words Charles Causley, music Jim Causley

Video

This video shows Simpson Cutting Kerr rehearsing Seven Years on 10 January 2015:

Photography by Graham Whitmore;
Drawing by David Suff

Musicians

Martin Simpson: guitars, 5-string banjo, vocals;
Andy Cutting: diatonic accordion;
Tom Wright: drums, guitar [1];
Nancy Kerr: fiddle, viola, vocals [2]

Tracks

Side A

1. Green Onions (3.05)

Side B

2. Willie Taylor (Roud 158; Laws N11; G/D 1:169; Henry H213, H757)

Track 1 Booker T. Jones, Al Jackson, Lewis Steinberg, Steve Cropper;
Track 2 trad.

Recorded live by Andy Bell at various venues during Autumn 2015;
Portrait photographs by Elly Lucas, performance photographs by David Suff;
Design by Bruce Brand at the Arthole Emporium

Musicians

Martin Simpson: vocals [2, 4, 6, 9-10], six-string guitar [1-2], lead slide guitar [3], slide guitar [5, 7], guitar [6, 8-11], 5-string banjo [4, 12];
Dom Flemons: vocals [1, 3, 5, 7-8, 11-12], background vocals [6, 9], 4-string plectrum banjo [1], harmonica [2], lap-style slide guitar [3], guitar [5, 7], bones [2, 4, 10, 12], quill [8, 11], electric tea kettle [9]

Tracks

1. My Money Never Runs Out (Roud 18812) (3.10)
2. John Hardy (Roud 3262; Laws I2) (4.16)
3. If I Lose (4.04)
4. Little Sadie (Roud 780; Laws I8) (3.59)
5. Pay Day (3.42)
6. Short Time Come Again No More (Roud V17531) (3.20)
7. Too Long (I’ve Been Gone) (3.13)
8. Bulldozer Blues (4.13)
9. Stealin’ (3.37)
10. Champagne Charlie (3.08)
11. Coalman Blues (4.10)
12. Buckeye Jim (Roud 10059) (3.11)

All tracks trad. arr. Martin Simpson, Dom Flemons except
Track 2 trad. arr. Martin Simpson;
Track 7 Dom Flemons

Recorded at Angelic Studios, Northamptonshire, and old Pig Farm, Sheffield, in Spring 2017 and at The Kitchen, Rhosneigr, Anglesey, in May 2016;
Mixed at Hudson Studios and The Silk Mill in Spring 2017;
Produced, recorded, and mixed by Andy Bell;
Mastered by Calum Malcolm;
Photography, design and layout by Elly Lucas

Musicians

Martin Simpson: vocals [1-4, 6-11, 13-15, 17, 19], acoustic guitar [1, 3, 5-6, 9-15, 18-19], acoustic slide guitar [8, 17], electric guitar [1-2, 19], electric slide guitar [1, 4, 18-19], electric resonator guitar [2, 16], resonator guitar [6, 9, 14], Weissenborn guitar [3], 5 string banjo [2, 11], ukulele [4];
Ben Nicholls: string bass [1-3, 6, 9, 11, 13, 17, 19], electric bass [4, 15];
Toby Kearney: drums [1-4, 15, 19], percussion [1-2, 4, 15, 19];
Nancy Kerr: fiddle [2, 4, 9, 11], viola [4], backing vocals [11];
Andy Cutting: diatonic accordion [9-11], melodeon [15];
John Smith: electric guitar [1, 3, 19], backing vocals [1, 3, 19];
Helen Bell: strings [1-2, 19], viola [9];
Amy Newhouse-Smith: backing vocals [1-3, 9, 19];
Molly Simpson: vocals [2]

Tracks

LP 1, Side 1 / CD 1

1. Blues Run the Game (4.30)
2. Bones and Feathers (5.22)
3. Thomas Drew (3.42)

LP 1, Side 2 / CD 1

4. East Kentucky (Roud 3396) (3.44)
5. Katherine of Aragon Interlude (0.24)
6. A Ballad for Katherine of Aragon (5.24)
7. Maps (3.55)

LP 2, Side 1 / CD 1

8. St. James’s Hospital (Roud 2; Laws Q26/B1; G/D 7:1404; Henry H680) (4.39)
9. Jasper’s / Dancing Shoes (6.20)
10. Ridgeway (3.27)

LP 2, Side 2 / CD 1

11. Rufford Park Poachers (Roud 1759) (5.38)
12. Reynardine Interlude (0.47)
13. Reynardine (Roud 397; Laws P15; G/D 2:333) (4.50)

Deluxe Issue CD 2

14. Joshua Gone Barbados (4.36)
15. Dillard Chandler (4.15)
16. Willie o’ Winsbury (Roud 64; Child 100; G/D 5:999; Henry H221) (3.38)
17. Heartbreak Hotel (3.12)
18. Blues Run the Game Interlude (0.15)
19. Blues Run the Game (radio edit) (3.54)

Tracks 1, 19 Jackson C. Frank;
Track 2 Emily Portman;
Tracks 3,-5, 7, 9-10 Martin Simpson;
Tracks 8, 11-13, 16, 18 trad. arr. Martin Simpson;
Track 6 Charles Causley, Alex Atterson;
Track 14 Eric Von Schmidt;
Track 15 Dick Connette;
Track 17 Mae Boren Axton, Thomas Durden, Elvis Presley

Promo Video

This is a compilation of Martin Simpson’s Topic albums. For musicians and credits see the individual album descriptions.

Tracks

1. Bones and Feathers (5.19)
2. Never Any Good (5.28)
3. Banjo Bill (3.15)
4. Dives and Lazarus (Roud 477; Child 56) (5.31)
5. Love Never Dies (4.24)
6. Brothers Under the Bridge (5.11)
7. Clerk Sanders (Roud 3855; Child 69) (9.29)
8. Love Henry (Roud 47; Child 68) (3.56)
9. She Slips Away (3.13)
10. Will Atkinson (3.58)
11. Sir Patrick Spens (Roud 41; Child 58; G/D 1:17) (3.54)
12. Dark Swift and Bright Swallow (3.49)
13. John Hardy (Roud 3262; Laws I2) (3.42)
14. Thomas Drew (3.42)
15. First Cut Is the Deepest (3.33)
16. Delta Dreams (4.14)
17. Palaces of Gold (4.11)

Tracks 1, 14 from Trails & Tribulations (TSCD593, 2017);
Tracks 2, 9 from Prodigal Son (TSCD567, 2007);
Tracks 3, 6 from Purpose and Grace (TSCD585, 2011);
Track 4 from The Bramble Briar (TSCD513, 2001);
Tracks 5, 13 from Righteousness & Humidity (TSCD540, 2003);
Tracks 7-8 from Kind Letters (TSCD553, 2005);
Tracks 10-11 from True Stories (TSCD578, 2009);
Track 12 from Murmurs (TSCD591, 2015);
Track 15 from Grinning in Your Face (12TS430, 1983);
Track 16 from Vagrant Stanzas (TSCD589, 2013);
Track 17 live recording (2018)

Produced, recorded, and mixed by Andy Bell;
Recorded at The Foundry, Sheffield, Woodworm Studios, Oxfordshire, Tesla Studios, Sheffield in June 2018-April 2019;
Photography by Elly Lucas;
Design by David Bailey / Kiosk

Musicians

Martin Simpson: vocals, banjola, 5-string banjo, 6-string fretless banjo, electric bass guitar, electric and resonator guitars;
Nancy Kerr: fiddle, viola;
Andy Cutting: melodeon, diatonic accordion;
Liz Hanks: cello;
John Smith: electric guitar, vocals;
Ben Nicholls: string bass, electric bass guitar;
Alan Barnes: clarinet;
Tom A Wright: drums, percussion;
Chris While, Julie Matthews, Max Simpson, Amy Newhouse-Smith: vocals;
Richard Hawley, Don Flemons: backing vocals, bones

Tracks

LP 1, Side 1 / CD 1

1. Trouble Brought Me Here (3.37)
2. Kimbie (4.11)
3. Born Human (2.39)
4. Ken Small (4.11)
5. Hills of Shiloh (4.22)
6. Henry Gray (2.56)
7. Who’s Going to Shoe Your Pretty Little Foot? (Roud 49; Child 76; G/D 6:1226) (4.21)

LP 1, Side 2 / CD 1

8. Queen Jane (Roud 39; Child 52; G/D 7:1395) (5.04)
9. Joe Bowers (Roud 2806; Laws B14) (4.52)
10. Fool Me Once (3.00)
11. Kingfisher (4.43)
12. Neo (2.36)
13. More Than Enough (4.07)

Instrumental Bonus CD: Seeded

14. Arbutus Turnaround (2.56)
15. A Blues (1.39)
16. Bonny Kate (2.18)
17. Mama, It Ain’t Long (1.56)
18. Queen Jane (instrumental) (1.29)
19. Waenglapiau (2.55)
20. Who’s Going to Shoe Your Pretty Little Foot? (instrumental) (2.29)

Tracks 1, 4, 6, 10, 12, 14-15, 19 Martin Simpson;
Tracks 2, 8-9, 16, 18, 20 trad. arr. Martin Simpson;
Tracks 7, 11, 12 trad. arr. Martin Simpson, lyrics Martin Simpson;
Track 3 David Lynn Grimes;
Track 5 Shel Silverstein, James M. Friedman;
Track 13 Robb Johnson;
Track 17 Blind Willie McTell, arr. Martin Simpson

Videos

Rooted album teaser:

Martin Simpson at the Hudson Records Listening Club on 10 May 2020:

Recorded by Andy Bell and Tom Wright in Sheffield between 22 March and 30 July 2020, main tracks recorded 27-30 July;
iPhone recordings by Martin Simpson;
Mastered by Dean Horner;
Cover photo by Kit Bailey;
Booklet photo by Martin Simpson;
Design by David Bailey

Folk Radio UK review by Glenn Kimpton

Musicians

Martin Simpson: guitar, 5-string banjo, ukulele, vocals;
Max Simpson, Amy Newhouse-Smith, Tom Wright: backing vocals

Tracks

1. Family Reserve (3.49)
2. Lonesome Valley Geese (1.00)
3. Deliah (3.38)
4. Wren Variations (2.54)
5. October Song (3.40)
6. Three Day Millionaire / Don’t Put Your Banjo in the Shed Mr Waterson (3.40)
7. Angel from Montgomery (4.38)
8. Plains of Waterloo (Roud 960; Laws N32) (tune) (4.01)
9. An Englishman Abroad (3.46)
10. Admiral Benbow (Roud 3141) (3.15)
11. Augmented Unison (1.50)
12. House Carpenter (Roud 14; Child 243; G/D 2:332) (5.19)
13. The Times They Are A-Changin’ (3.04)
14. March 22^nd (0.33)

Track 1 Lyle Lovett;
Tracks 2-3, 6b, 8-9, 11, 14 Martin Simpson;
Tracks 4, 10, 12 trad. arr. Martin Simpson;
Track 5 Robin Williamson;
Track 6a Mike Waterson;
Track 7 John Prine;
Track 13 Bob Dylan

Videos

Home Recordings album teaser:

Martin Simpson sings October Song:

Recorded and mixed by Tom Wright at Powered Flight Music

Musicians

Martin Simpson: vocals, guitar, 5-string banjo

Tracks

1. Joe Bowers (Roud 2806; Laws B14) (5.47)
2. Palaces of Gold (4.14)
3. Henry Gray (2.56)
4. Dark Swift And Bright Swallow (3.33)
5. Ken Small (3.18)
6. More Than Enough (4.17)
7. Kimbie (4.14)
8. Queen Jane (Roud 39; Child 52; G/D 7:1395) (4.06)
9. Plains of Waterloo (Roud 960; Laws N32) (7.08)
10. Heartbreak Hotel (3.39)
11. Neo (2.33)
12. Kingfisher (4.44)
13. Never Any Good (5.24)
14. Trouble Brought Me Here (3.36)
15. Hills of Shiloh (4.02)
16. Bones And Feathers (4.43)
17. Born Human (2.41)
18. The Times They Are A-Changin’ (3.10)

Tracks 1, 7-9 trad. arr. Martin Simpson;
Track 2 Leon Rosselson;
Tracks 3-5, 11-14 Martin Simpson;
Track 6 Robb Johnson;
Track 10 Mae Boren Axton, Thomas Durden, Elvis Presley;
Track 14 Shel Silverstein, James M. Friedman;
Track 15 Emily Portman;
Track 16 David Grimes;
Track 17 Bob Dylan

Mary Sands and Jane Gentry were contributors to Cecil Sharp’s collection English Folk Songs From the Southern Appalachians.

Produced by Martin Simpson and Thomm Jutz;
Tracks 1, 11-12 recorded by Tom Wright at The Keystone, Sheffield, UK;
Tracks 2, 6 recorded by Thomm Jurz at TJ Tunes, Nashville, Tennessee;
Track 6 additional recording by Brandon Turner and Jim Price;
Tracks 3, 5, 8-10, 13 recorded by Andy Kern at TJ Tunes;
Tracks 4, 7 recorded by Seth Lakeman at Random Sounds, Frome, UK;
Mixed by Thomm Jutz and Andy Kern at TJ Tunes;
Mastered by Alex McCollough at True East Mastering, Nashville, Tennessee;
Liner notes by Dr. Ted Olson, Professor of Appalachian Studies at East Tennessee State University;
Cover image: ‘Willow’, an original coloured pencil drawing by David Suff, courtesy of the Very Old Gallery, London;
Layout and design by Ben Bowdler

Folk Radio review by Billy Rough

Musicians

Martin Simpson: guitar [1, 3, 5, 7-13], slide guitar [4, 6], banjo [2], vocals [8];
Thomm Jutz: guitar, vocals [10, 13];
Emily Portman: vocals [1];
Sierra Hull: vocals [2], mandolin [2];
Justin Moses: harmony vocals [2], fiddle [2];
Odessa Settles: vocals [3];
Seth Lakeman: vocals [4], tenor guitar [4];
Tim O’Brien: vocals [5], fiddle [5];
Dale Ann Bradley: vocals [6];
Tim Stafford: harmony vocals [6];
Cara Dillon: vocals [7];
Tammy Rogers: vocals [9], fiddle [4, 6, 9];
Angeline Morrison: vocals [11];
Fay Hield: vocals [12]

Tracks

1. Fair Annie (Roud 42; Child 62; G/D 6:1161; Henry H126) (4.04)
2. Geordie (Roud 90; Child 209; G/D 2:249) (2.58)
3. Pretty Saro (Roud 417) (5.02)
4. Edward (Roud 200; Child 13; TYG 35) (3.47)
5. Edwin in the Lowlands Low (Roud 182; Laws M34; G/D 2:189; Henry H113) (4.06)
6. Jacob’s Ladder (Roud 2286) [VWML CJS2/9/2557] (3.34)
7. Come All You Fair and Tender Ladies (Roud 451) (4.18)
8. The Wagoner’s Lad (Roud 414) (3.36)
9. Married and Single Life (Roud 4652) [VWML CJS2/9/2347] (4.46)
10. The Gypsy Laddie (Roud 1; Child 200; G/D 2:278; Henry H124) (3.31)
11. The Suffolk Miracle (Roud 246; Child 272; Henry H217) (4.56)
12. I Whipped My Horse (Roud 3627) (2.30)
13. Awake! Awake! (Roud 22621; Laws M4) (4.18)

All tracks trad.

Videos

Martin Simpson and Thomm Jutz discuss the origins of Nothing But Green Willow:

Come All You Fair and Tender Ladies, featuring Cara Dillon:

Produced by Martin Simpson and Tom Wright;
Recorded by Tom Wright at Keystone Studios, Sheffield, May-June 2023;
On tour live recordings (CD 2, tracks 1-6) recorded by Tom Wright in late 2022 and early 2023;
Additional recording by Andy Bell and Liz Hamks;
Greg Leisz recorded at Groove Masters, Santa Monica, May 2023;
Mastered by Sam Proctor;
Photography by Andy Muscroft;
Skydancers photo by Chris Packham;
Design by Ben Bowdler

KLOF Magazine review by Glenn Kimpton

Musicians

Martin Simpson: acoustic guitar, 5-string banjo, vocals;
Louis Campbell: acoustic and electric guitars;
Andy Cutting: diatonic accordion;
Liz Hanks: cello;
Greig Leisz: pedal steel;
Ben Nicholls: double bass;
Tim Van Eyken, Rosie Hood, Amy Newhouse, Atlas Simpson, Tom Wright: backing vocals

Tracks

LP Side 1 / CD 1

1. Skydancers (4.15)
2. New Harmony (4.16)
3. Alan Tyne of Harrow (Roud 1553)
4. Tom Sherman’s Barroom (Roud 2; Laws Q26/B1; G/D 7:1404; Henry H680)
5. Lowlands (Away) (Roud 681; Henry H469) / Billy Waters

LP Side 2 / CD 1

6. Roger’s Cascade
7. Fragile Water
8. The Cherry Tree Carol (Roud 453; Child 54; G/D 2:327)
9. Deportee
10. Donal Óg (Roud 3379)

CD 2

11. The Leaves of Life (Roud 127) (live)
12. Yew Piney Mountains (live)
13. Buckets of Rain (live)
14. Donal Óg (Roud 3379) (live)
15. Ridgeway (live)
16. In the Pines (Roud 3421) (live)
17. Flash Company (Roud 954)
18. Cactus Tree

Tracks 1, 6, 15 Martin Simpson;
Tracks 2, 12 Craig Johnson;
Tracks 3-4, 8, 10-11, 14, 16-17 trad. arr. Martin Simpson;
Track 7 Nancy Kerr;
Track 9 Woody Guthrie, Martin Hoffman;
Track 13 Bob Dylan;
Track 18 Joni Mitchell

Video

Martin Simpson performs Skydancers: