Folk at The Flavel: Martin Simpson

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.

Whether playing American old-time music, blues, a Dylan song or his own material, he is unpredictable, individual and a guitarist of immense subtlety. He has been named BBC Radio 2 Folk Award’s Musician of the Year twice and there is no doubt that, after 45 years as a professional musician, Martin is better than ever.