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Also known as Martin Stewart Simpson

British folk guitarist and singer

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Within Vinony's link graph, Martin Simpson is referenced by 170 other articles, and connects out to AllMusic, Royal National Theatre and The Albion Band.

Vinony files it under 1953 births, British fingerstyle guitarists and Compass Records artists.

Its subject is documented across 4 Wikipedia language editions.

Person · Open Library

Works
10

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1953-05-05
englishfolk

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
56,202
Total plays
599,111

Tags

folkacoustic guitaracousticcelticbritish folk

Martin Simpson (born 5 May 1953, Scunthorpe, England) is an English guitarist of some renown. In the 1970s he teamed up with legendary singer June Tabor; together they recorded three albums. By the age of 12 Simpson was playing guitar and banjo. In 1970, Simpson dropped out of college to become a full-time professional musician, touring folk clubs. In 1976 he recorded his first solo album "Golden Vanity". In the same year he opened for Steeleye Span on their UK tour. <a href="https://www.last.

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Official website
www.martinsimpson.com
Image
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date of birth
1953-05-05
social media followers
12648
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Martin Simpson
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