Prodigal Son (Martin Simpson album)
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Prodigal Son is a 2007 album recorded by the English guitarist Martin Simpson
and released on the Topic Records
label. The album won the Best Album award at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards
2008 and the track Never Any Good won the Best Original Song award.
Martin Simpson
Martin Simpson is an English folk singer, guitarist and songwriter. His music reflects a wide variety of influences and styles, rooted in the British Isles, America and beyond.-Biography:...
and released on the Topic Records
Topic Records
Topic Records is a British folk music label, which played a major role in the second British folk revival. It began as an offshoot of the Workers' Music Association in 1939, making it the oldest independent record label in the world.-History:...
label. The album won the Best Album award at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards
BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards
The BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards celebrate outstanding achievement during the previous year within the field of folk music. The awards have been given annually since 2000 by British radio station BBC Radio 2....
2008 and the track Never Any Good won the Best Original Song award.
Track listing
- "Batchelors Hall" (Dick Connette) 4:45
- "Pretty Crowing Chicken" (Trad.) 2:53
- "Lakes Of Champlain" (Trad.) 4:36
- "She Slips Away" (Martin Simpson) 3:18
- "The Granemore Hare" (Trad.) 5:55
- "Mother Love" (Martin Simpson) 1:52
- "Little Musgrave" (Trad.) 5:54
- "A Love Letter" (Martin Simpson) 3:14
- "Duncan & Brady" (Trad.) 2:41
- "Never Any Good" (Martin Simpson) 5:23
- "Good Morning Mr Railroad Man" (Trad.) 3:27
- "Louisiana 1927" (Randy Newman) 4:19
- "La Rivolte" (Martin Simpson) 1:52
- "Andrew Lammie" (Trad.) 9:18
- "Kit's Tune; When A Knight Won His Spurs" (Martin Simpson; Public Domain) 5:18