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I wrote this after a conversation about my father, with my middle brother, Simon. It's basically a love song. I was very moved to be awarded Best Original Song for it at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards in 2008. My father would have been 122 years old this year.

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from Live Before Lockdown, Bootleg 2019, released April 1, 2021
Written by: Martin Simpson

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Martin Simpson Sheffield, UK

“Simpson is one of the world’s great fingerstyle guitarists, equally at home in American folk and blues and traditional English folk”
Arts Desk (★★★★ 4 stars)

The remarkable intimate solo performances of Martin Simpson go from strength to strength with passion, sorrow, love, beauty, tragedy and majesty throughout.

He is listed in Gibson Guitars’ Top 30 Acoustic Guitarists of all time.
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