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  • Richard Hawley presents Martin with his Award for Best Traditional Track at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2010 Photo: BBC/ Elliott Franks
  • Martin talks about the influence of Martin Carthy and Nic Jones on his playing of Sir Patrick Spens, Best Traditional Track at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2010 Photo: BBC/ Elliott Franks
  • Performing Sir Patrick Spens at the BBc Radio 2 Folk Awards 2010 Photo: BBC/ Elliott Franks
  • Martin performed on the night with Andy Cutting (melodeon), Andy Seward (bass), Keith Angel (drums) and Nigel Eaton (hurdy gurdy). BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2010
Photo: BBC/ Elliott Franks
  • Photo: Keith Morris 1976
  • Photo: Keith Morris 1976
  • Photo: Keith Morris 1976
  • Photo: Keith Morris 1976
  • Photo: Keith Morris 1976
  • David Suff, Tony Engle, Martin and Ian Anderson at fRoots Anniversary gig at The Roundhouse, London Jan 2010. Martin presented Topic Records with an fRoots Critics Poll Award.
  • Martin plays the fRoots anniversary gig at The Roundhouse, Jan 2010. Photo: Andrew Cronshaw
  • Martin on screen above Andy Cutting. The fRoots anniversary gig at The Roundhouse, Jan 2010
Photo: Andrew Cronshaw
  • Andy Cutting, Andy Seward and BJ Cole perform with Martin at the fRoots anniversary gig at The Roundhouse, Jan 2010
Photo: Andrew Cronshaw
  • Martin on screen above Andy Seward and BJ Cole at the fRoots anniversary gig at The Roundhouse, Jan 2010
Photo: Andrew Cronshaw
  • Keith Angel, Andy Cutting, Andy Seward, Martin, Jon Boden & BJ Cole, backstage at Cambridge Folk Festival 2009
  • Height difference? What height difference?! Backstage with Jon Boden at Cambridge Folk Festival 2009
  • Aled Jones presents Martin with his Award for Best Album for "Prodigal Son", at the BBC Folk Awards 2008. Photo: BBC/Alex Maguire
  • Steve Harley, of Cockney Rebel, presents Martin with his Award for Best Original Song for "Never Any Good" at the BBC Folk Awards 2008. Photo: BBC/Alex Maguire
  • Martin & his Awards - Best Album and Best Original Song at BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2008. Photo: BBC/Alex Maguire
  • Martin with Folk Singer of the Year, Julie Fowlis and KT Tunstall, backstage at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2008. Photo: BBC/Alex Ma
  • Performing "Never Any Good" at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2008, with Kate Rusby on backing vocals. Out of shot, more special guests  in the form of Musician of the Year Andy Cutting on melodeon and Danny Thompson on double bass. Photo: BBC/Alex Maguire
  • Martin 2008. Photo: Tina K
  • Martin 2008. Photo: Tina K
  • Martin playing his Ron Saul banjo, 2008. Photo: Tina K
  • Martin on stage at Cambridge Folk Festival 07. Photo: Bryan Ledgard
  • Kate Rusby joins Martin on stage at Cambridge Folk Festival 2007
  • Andy Cutting, Kellie While, Martin, Kate Rusby & Danny Thompson, backstage at Cambridge Folk Festival 2007
  • Martin at his guitar workshop Grasse, France 2005
  • In Stefan Sobell's Workshop
  • Martin's latest Sobell - Martin Simpson Model Mk 2
(photo: Mick Taylor)
  • with a Sobell Martin Simpson Model 'D' and the regular Martin Simpson Model Mark 2, with which he recorded the CD, "Prodigal Son". Sheffield 2007. Photo: Stefan Sobell
  • Martin plays Stefan Sobell's New World Model guitar. Sept 07. Photo: Stefan Sobell
  • Martin with top American luthier, Dana Bourgeois at NAMM, 2004
  • Martin with American luthiers extraordinaire, Jeff Traugott and Rick Turner, in Jeff's workshop, CA.
  • Backstage with Jackson Browne at Martin's concert at McCabes, CA, 2004
  • At Panda Studios, Robin Hood's Bay, recording Kind Letters
  • w/ Roy Bailey, Towersey Folk Festival, 2006
  • Martin with Martin Carthy performing at the 2001 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. (photo: Bryan Ledgard)
  • Two fabulous Martin guitarists - Simpson and Taylor

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