Regularly voted one of the world’s greatest guitarists, Martin Simpson has been nominated for an astonishing 23 Radio 2 Folk Awards – and won artist of the year twice. He was brought up in the North Lincolnshire steel town of Scunthorpe and takes Matthew on an emotional journey back to his childhood home, explaining how he hid from his formidable mother in the apple tree in the garden, went on imaginary expeditions through a pile of maps he found under a work bench in the garage and was introduced to the natural world on rambles through the local woods with his father. He sings his heartfelt tribute to his Dad, “Never Any Good” as well as “Toy Soldiers” and “Creeping Jane”.
Jon Boden, Seth Lakeman, Ben Nicholls, Emily Portman and Jack Rutter on a tall ship
Gwilym Bowen Rhys in Aberdaron
Folk on Foot Trailer
The Dance of the Commons at the Englefield Estate
Bonus Episode: Maddy Prior and Peter Knight in conversation at Cecil Sharp House
Fay Hield at the Soundpost Weekend in Dungworth
The Musical Village of Pathhead, Midlothian
Jamie Webster in Liverpool
Raynor Winn and the Gigspanner Big Band on the South West Coast Path
Grace Petrie in Leicester
Johnny Kalsi in Southall
Maurice Henderson & Ewen Thomson on Shetland
Official Folk Albums Chart of the Year Show 2021
Kathryn Tickell & her Dad by the River Rede
Declan O‘Rourke in Kinvara
The Ciderhouse Rebellion & Jessie Summerhayes in the Rosedale Valley
Edgelarks at Scorhill Stone Circle
Olivia Chaney at the House on Hawnby Moor
Robert Macfarlane & Johnny Flynn at Wandlebury
Jenny Sturgeon in Shetland
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