MARTIN SIMPSON
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WEDNESDAY 3RD DECEMBER

THIS SHOW IS AT THE WINCHESTER DISCOVERY CENTRE, Jewry Street, Winchester, SO23 8RX

Martin Simpson's guitar playing is unsurpassed; he is one of the finest finger pickers and slide pickers of our time and was recently named one of the top artists of the decade by Acoustic Guitar Magazine. Winner of 5 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards - 2 of them in 2008 for Best Original Song and Best Album - an Indie Award for his album Cool & Unusual, and the 2006 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Ards Guitar Festival, he is a superb interpreter of traditional music and song from both sides of the Atlantic. Growing up in Lincolnshire he was inspired by the likes of Martin Carthy, Davey Graham and Richard Thompson during the folk revival of the 60s. He was also hugely influenced by the recordings of Big Joe Williams, the Reverend Gary Davies, Blind Willie Johnson and Doc Watson, which has led to an eclectic style of playing and repertoire that is all his own. He has worked with the likes of Jackson Browne, David Lindley, June Tabor, Martin Carthy, Martin Taylor and Eric Bibb and is a popular and much loved solo performer. Both spell-binding, and highly entertaining, he is a master of his craft.

Tickets on sale now at £13 from www.ticketweb.co.uk or by calling 08700 600 100 (24hrs) or with no booking fee at the Tower Box Office, Romsey Road, Winchester, SO22 5PW

This is an unreserved seating event
Ages 11+ all under 14's must be accompanied by a responsible and paying adult.
ID is required for everyone under the age of 25
Doors Open 19:30. Show Starts 20:00