Martin Simpson

Firmly established as a Flavel favourite and 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. His many collaborators include Richard Thompson, Martin Carthy and Jackson Browne and he has been named BBC Radio 2 Folk Award's Musician of the Year twice. There is no doubt that, after 45 years as a professional musician, Martin is better than ever.

'Simpson has become a fine interpreter of traditional and other songs, as well as a notable writer of his own.' The Times