True Stories (Martin Simpson album)
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True Stories is a 2009 album recorded by the English guitarist and banjo player Martin Simpson
and released on the Topic Records
label. The album features a mixture of traditional and original material.
All titles trad. except 3, 4,7, 10, 11, 12 by Martin Simpson and 6 by Martin Simpson / Martin Taylor
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 features a mixture of traditional and original material.
Track listing
- "Look Up, Look Down" - 3:22
- "Sir Patrick Spens" - 3:54
- "Greystones" - 4:19
- "Home Again" - 4:35
- "The Wind And The Rain" - 5:21
- "One Day" - 4:00
- "Will Atkinson" - 3:59
- "Kielder Schottische" - 2:43
- "Lord Thomas And Fair Ellender" - 6:52
- "Done It Again" - 4:02
- "An Englishman Abroad" - 4:22
- "Swooping Molly" - 2:18
- "Stagolee" - 3:29
All titles trad. except 3, 4,7, 10, 11, 12 by Martin Simpson and 6 by Martin Simpson / Martin Taylor
Martin Taylor
Martin Taylor, MBE is a British jazz guitarist who has performed in groups, guitar ensembles and as an accompanist to many of the world’s most famous musicians...
Personnel
- Martin SimpsonMartin SimpsonMartin 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:...
- banjola, dobro, guitars, 5-string banjo, percussion, vocals, production - Philip SelwayPhil SelwayPhilip James "Phil" "The Graf" Selway is an English musician and songwriter, best known as the drummer of English rock group Radiohead. He also drums and provides backing vocals, along with occasional guitar and lead vocals, for 7 Worlds Collide...
- drums, percussion - Keith Angel - drums, percussion
- Danny ThompsonDanny ThompsonDaniel Henry Edward 'Danny' Thompson is an English multi-instrumentalist best known as a double bassist and businessman...
- bass - Andy CuttingAndy CuttingAndy Cutting is an English folk musician and composer. Born 18 March 1969 in Harrow, he plays melodeon and has had instruments made by Castagnari to his own specification. He won the Folk Musician of the Year at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2008 and 2011...
- accordion - BJ Cole - pedal steel
- Muireann Nic AmhlaoibhMuireann Nic AmhlaoibhMuireann Nic Amhlaoibh is a musician and singer from County Kerry, Ireland. She is the lead singer from the traditional music group Danú. Her name is pronounced MWI-ren Nick OWL-eve.-Biography:...
- vocals - Nigel EatonNigel EatonNigel Eaton is an English hurdy gurdy player. He originally played the piano and cello but switched to the hurdy gurdy in 1981 when his father, Christopher Eaton, began making them. He performed as part of the dance band Blowzabella from 1985 and recorded five albums with them before their split in...
- hurdy gurdy - Andy Seward - bass, production, mixing
- Kellie WhileKellie WhileKellie While is a British singer-songwriter considered to have one of the outstanding voices of her generation. She has been a member of some of the most influential and innovative British folk groups of her era, is a much sought after contributor to the work of major artists and has emerged in...
- vocals - Jon BodenJon BodenJon Boden is an multi-instrumental musician and English folk singer.-Career:Boden plays fiddle as part of the duo Spiers and Boden, the band Bellowhead and up until 2007, Eliza Carthy's band The Ratcatchers. In 2009 he toured with his new backing band The Remnant Kings. He has also written a...
- fiddle - Denis Blackham - mastering
- Hugo Morris - Photography http://www.hugomorris.com