Martin Simpson (The Nailsworth Festival Richard Valentine Memorial Folk Concert)

One of England’s most revered folk performers, widely acknowledged as one of the finest acoustic and slide guitar players in the world, Martin Simpson's interpretations of traditional songs are masterpieces of storytelling. His remarkable solo shows are intense, eclectic, spellbinding. Martin’s latest solo album, Skydancers, is a twin release featuring a live CD and a studio CD, including some of his favourite musicians. A virtuoso player without question. Martin Simpson conveys from the heart his diverse treasure trove of material, performing with subtlety, intensity and honesty. A true master of his art.

The Guardian: ‘One of the virtuoso instrumentalists of the English music scene... sounds better than ever’. Praise for Skydancers: KLOF MAG ‘An excellent record from a master of his craft’; UNCUT ‘Acoustic finger-picking magic’; MOJO ‘Penguin eggs-good. Seriously.’; RICHARD HAWLEY ‘It’s stunning and without doubt his finest work in almost half a century of being at the vanguard of British guitar players, songwriters, singers and true custodians of folk music’; Ian Anderson, TRADFOLK ‘I do believe this set could be equal to, maybe better than, anything he’s ever done’.