A new Martin Simpson recording, available exclusively from Bandcamp on Friday 2 April 2021 – ‘Live Before Lockdown, Bootleg 2019′ In 2019, just before Christmas, Martin performed his last concert of the year in his home town of Sheffield. It was recorded, with no particular plan to release, through the mixing desk by Tom Wright, Martin’s front of house engineer on the night. It is a testament to the respective…

2021 makes the 20th Birthday of Martin’s ‘Bramble Briar’ release and Martin is planning a series of celebrations of this pivotal recording. Check out the Video section of this website for an introduction …. and keep an eye out on Martin’s socials for some more Bramble Briar related news. “In the year 2000, I was living in New Orleans, but contemplating a return to England. A friend of mine who…