"Richly captivating" - Fingerstyle Guitar .

"(His) work is marked by an uncanny attention to detail and tone and a refreshingly sincere kind of melancholy, with a solo guitar voice as conversational and expressive as any great singer." - Pulse .

"Deep and intensely emotional." - Guitar Player .

"Elegant, emotional and adventurous,'Cool and Unusual' is another superb example of Simpson's expanding textural palette and impeccable taste."- Michael Parrish , Sing Out! .

"An intoxicating mix with twists and turns of stunning innovation." - The Music Box .

"Technically stunning, it will move you, awe you, inspire you, and break your heart over and over." - Victory Review .

This fantastic instrumental album features guest appearances by David Lindley, rising star Kelly Joe Phelps, and the band Tarika Sammy from Madagascar. Also with Doug Robinson on bass, Rick Walker on percussion, and Barry Phillips on cello. Songs include: "Darling Corey", "Shepherd's Delight"; "Stole and Sold from Africa"; "The Week Before Easter"; "Plains of Waterloo"; "Prelude/Santa Cruz"; "Rye Whiskey"; "Lord Jamie Douglas"; "Deep Blue Sea"; "Swannanoa Tunnel"; "Swing Low Sweet Chariot"; "James Connolly"; and "Rose of Allandale".

MP3 clip:"The Week Before Easter"

MP3 clip: "Santa Cruz"

A 70 minute live recording of a legendary Martin Simpson solo concert at the renown Holywell Music Room in Oxford, England, released by Red House Records. Martin is duly famous for his masterful live performances, and this one is a beaut.

"Bloody Marvelous!" - Tim Healey, Beautiful Jo Records, UK.

Songs include: "Dreamtime"; "Forgotten the Blues"; "Donal Og/My Generous Lover"; "Rosie Anderson/ The Shearing's Not For You"; "Betsy the Serving Maid"; "The Company You Keep"; "Hard Love"; "Broke Down Engine"; "Lord Gregory"; "Lilith"; "Will This House be Blessed"; and "Pretty Saro / Long Steel Rail".

Martin's beautifully unique approach to traditional blues which demonstrates his life-long love affair with the music. With Ronnie Earl on electric guitar, Hank Roberts on cello, Doug Robinson on bass, Tiran Porter on fretless bass, and Rick Walker on percussion.

Songs include: "Poormouth"; "See That My Grave is Kept Clean"; "Broke Down Engine"; "I Want My Crown"; "Delia"; "Lock, Stock and Barrel"; "Spoonful"; "Me and My Chauffeur"; "Big Road Blues"; "Hard Love"; "Gone Fishing" and "Road Kill".

MP3 clip - "Me and My Chauffeur"
MP3 clip - "Delia"

This Gourd Records release, named by Guitar Player .magazine as one of the ten-best albums of 1994, is a collaboration between Martin Simpson and the producer Joe Weed, and contains stirring and provocative arrangements of 19 gospel tunes from both the black and white American gospel traditions.

With Randy Masters, trumpet, Doug Burns, harmonica, Joe Weed, fiddle and mandolin, and Paul Hostetter, guitar and banjo. Songs include: "Palms of Victory"; "Satan, Your Kingdom Must Come Down"; "Wonderous Love"; "Wayfaring Stranger"; "In the Wilderness"; "What Are They Doing in Heaven Today?"; and "To Be a Pilgrim". Parts of two cuts were used in Ken Burns' 1999 PBS documentary about Susan B. Anthony and the women's suffrage movement.