Winner of two BBC RADIO 2 Folk Awards for Best Album & Best Original Song. His award winning 2007 album, Prodigal Son has sold over 12,000 in the UK. Reviews confirmed for Mojo, Uncut, Word, Q, Observer Music Monthly. Short lead press serviced excellent coverage expected. Interview with Mike Harding for Radio 2 to be broadcast the week befor release. Lots of radio promo to follow. 'True Stories' UK tour across the UK with headline dates at The Cambridge Folk Festival and Queen Elizabeth Hall. With his latest album Martin Simpson moves on apace, broadening the sound palette, ranging from solo guitar instrumentals to full band arrangements featuring some of the finest musicians anywhere – bass icon, Danny Thompson; Radiohead drummer, Philip Selway; pedal steel legend, B J Cole; Bellowhead's frontman, Jon Boden; accordion ace, Andy Cutting and many others. The success of Martin's deeply moving song to his father, NEVER ANY GOOD, on PRODIGAL SON has galvanised his song writing muse. TRUE STORIES is evenly split between traditional songs and tunes and Martin's original compositions. Advance word on TRUE STORIES is that it is even better than PRODIGAL SON. It will be launched at the 2009 CAMBRIDGE FOLK FESTIVAL in a headlining performance.