Simpson, Martin / True Stories
Album: True Stories   Collection:General
Artist:Simpson, Martin   Added:Oct 2009
Label:Compass Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2010-03-21 Pull Date: 2010-05-23
Week Ending: May 23 Apr 18 Apr 11 Mar 28
Airplays: 1 1 1 1

Recent Airplay
1. Aug 31, 2024: Music Casserole
Sir Patrick Spens
4. Apr 04, 2010: Sunny Side Up
One Day
2. May 16, 2010: Sunny Side Up
One Day
5. Mar 23, 2010: Ambient Annoyance
The Wind & The Rain
3. Apr 11, 2010: Sunny Side Up
Look Up Look Down

Album Review
Don Farrell
Reviewed 2010-03-21
British folksinger guitarist. North East England folk, Scots ballads. Really nice style and selection of material. Good notes on each song.
****1: 3:25 dreamy banjola, male vocal, rock drum kit, pedal steel
***2: 3:56 mid to faster male vocal accordion & hurdy gurdy drone
3: 4:21 real slow guitar picking instrumental
**4: 4:41 nice travel song, male vocal, pedal steel
***5: 5:25 mid to faster, male vocal, accordion & hurdy gurdy, nice fem vocal chorus. Last 2 min. instrumental.
6: 4:02 slow vocal with guitar picking
7: 4:01 slow vocal with very nice guitar picking
***8: 2:46 Instrumental, nice accordion, mid to faster
9: 6:54 slow guitar & vocal, pedal steel accordion
10: 4:05 slow to mid vocal, accordion & fiddle then sea shanty sound
11: 4:24 slow vocal then faster @ 1:30, nice pedal steel at end
12: 2:21 nice guitar picking instrumental
****13: 3:31 fast banjo picking cover of "Stagolee"
D  Farrell 03/2010

Track Listing
1. Look Up Look Down   8. Kielder Schottische
2. Sir Patrick Spens   9. Lord Thomas & Fair Ellender
3. Greystones   10. Done It Again
4. Home Again   11. An Englishman Abroad
5. The Wind & The Rain   12. Swooping Molly
6. One Day   13. Stagolee
7. Will Atkinson   .