We're delighted to announce that Martin's latest CD, "True Stories' has been nominated for Album of the Year in UK roots music magazine, fRoots' Critics Poll of 2009.
The winners will be announced in BBC Radio 3's World On 3 on Friday 4th December at 11.15pm. The January/February issue of fRoots will carry its traditional big feature on the Poll results, and there should be lots more media coverage around the news.
Every year since 1986 (when the first winner was Paul Simon's Graceland) fRoots has polled experts in the UK and abroad to decide the Album Of The Year in folk, roots & world music. With over 300 writers, broadcasters and activists now on the panel, it has become established internationally as the most extensively researched and prestigious annual poll of its kind.
Thanks to all the critics who voted for "True Stories"!
All the winners to date can be found at http://www.frootsmag.com/pollwinners

Martin's new CD, True Stories continues to sell well in the shops and at Martin's gigs around the country. If you'd like a more personalised copy than the ones you can get in the shops, then every copy that is sold through this website will be signed by Martin himself and come free with a Folk Against Fascism sticker! For more information about Folk Against Fascism, an organisation that Martin and many, many others support, go to www.folkagainstfascism.com.

Martin has booked the Beauchief Hotel in Sheffield again for his first workshop of 2010. The dates are 4th - 6th June next year and we are taking bookings from now. There will be an Autumn workshop also and we will let you know as soon as possible when this is. The workshops are always really popular and are open to anyone of any and all ability who wants to immerse themselves in all things guitar-related for the weekend!
For more information please got to the Workshop section of this website and/or email us on info@martinsimpson.com

Unlike all of his previous releases, Martin forgot to put the tunings on the track listings in the booklet - doh! So, we have listed them here on the website - if you go to the Shop section and look at the True Stories page, the tunings are now all listed next to each track. Sorry for missing them off the CD.