Skydancers Martin Simpson SKU: TXLP613 Barcode: 714822186131 21.00 £21.00 Genre: Folk Label: Topic Records Released Date: 12th April 2024 Buying Format: 1LP Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info New album by prolific, world-renowned English guitarist/singer-songwriter brings together Americana/Folk originals alongside inspirational Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell repertoire Martin Simpson is not a man to sit still for very long. Undoubtedly one of the hardest-touring musicians on the UK folk/roots circuit, he also averages a brand new studio album almost every two years. ‘Skydancers,’ his 12th full length solo record for Topic Records since 1992 (15th if you count collaborations), comes hot on the heels of last year’s guest-packed collaboration with the American producer/guitarist, Thomm Jutz, ‘Nothing But Green Willow : The Songs of Mary Sands and Jane Gentry.’ Recorded by Tim Wright and Andy Bell in Simpson’s hometown of Sheffield, ‘Skydancers’ collects new, Simpson- penned originals alongside 18th century broadside ballads and reverent reworkings from the songbooks of, amongst others, Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Nancy Kerr, June Tabor and Craig Johnson. ‘Skydancers” title track, commissioned by TV presenter and naturalist, Chris Packham, highlights the plight of the endangered Hen Harrier, ornithology, a keen interest of Simpson’s. Elsewhere he narrates the life and times of Billy Waters, a black, peg-legged man who became famous busking in London in the nineteenth century. ‘Roger’s Cascade’ is a very personal, jaunty, 5- string banjo homage to master instrument craftsman, Roger Bucknall. Simpson is joined on ‘Skydancers’ by Grammy-winning American musician/producer, Greg Leisz, on pedal steel , Greg Leisz, Andy Cutting on diatonic accordion, Louis Campbell on guitars, Liz Hanks on cello, Ben Nicholls on string bass and a wealth of backing singers. Martin Simpson is an English folk musician and guitarist, known for his innovative and eclectic approach to traditional music. In the mid-1980s, Simpson moved to the United States, where he collaborated with the likes of Jackson Browne, Steve Miller, Kelly Joe Phelps and many others. He has been nominated 23 times in the 11 years of the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, including nine times consecutively as Artist of The Year, which he has won twice. His album Prodigal Son was named album of the year in 2008 and a song from that album, “Never Any Good” was named best original song of the year. 2024 marks Topic’s 85th anniversary as the world’s oldest independent record label. Artist Martin Simpson Genre Folk Label Topic Records Buying Options 1LP Format 1LP Condition New Country UK Track Listings Skydancers New Harmony Alan Tyne Of Harrow Tom Sherman's Barroom Lowlands Billy Waters Roger's Cascade Fragile Water Cherry Tree Carol Deportee Donal Og Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Martin Simpson and more from Folk View Product Quick View Martin Simpson Rooted Folk | Topic Records | 1LP Released 30th August 2019 £15.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Martin Simpson Rooted £15.00 Genre: Folk Label: Topic Records SKU: TXLP598 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 30th August 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Martin Simpson An Introduction To Weatherbox | 2LP Released 6th July 2018 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Martin Simpson An Introduction To £21.00 Label: Weatherbox SKU: VIN180LP131 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 6th July 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Martin Simpson 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