Martin Simpson releases his new album "Home Recordings"
on 13 November and the latest single from the album is out today, find out
more below.
Martin
Simpson Home
Recording Out 13 November
Martin
Simpson’s next album was going
to be a live one. But the lockdown put paid to all that. Even so, this cloud
does have a silver lining.
And what a silver lining it is. Unable to play to audiences
(Martin can average over 100 gigs a year) or go into a recording studio, the
only solution was to record a new album at home.
Were it not for the gaggle of geese flying overhead (you can
hear them on ‘Lonesome Valley Geese’) and the birds happily tweeting on the
closing track, you perhaps wouldn’t know this wasn’t a studio album. Recorded
by his regular producer, now neighbour, Andy Bell, the aptly-named, ‘Home Recordings’
finds Martin singing and playing, literally amongst his beloved guitar and
banjo collection and out on his Peak District-facing porch.
Find the first two singles "October
Song" and "The
Times They Are A-Changin'"
“Martin is solo
throughout except for some sparingly used backing vocals and the sound of
Home Recordings somehow takes me back to when I first heard him playing as
support to Steeleye Span in the early 70s. I think this record will be close
to hand for quite some time.” - Folking.com
“This is an album to listen to over and over and which could only
really be improved upon had there been some interference from the cat.”
- Northern Sky (★★★★★ 5 stars)
““Home Recordings” is an unassuming title - but untold riches lie behind the
front door.”
- Rocking Magpie
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