Music / folkemusik

Mr. Martin Simpson & Mr. Dom. Flemons proudly present a selection of ever popular favourites


Reviews (2)


Folk radio UK

d. 16. Sep. 2016

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James Dawson

d. 16. Sep. 2016

"That Flemons and Simpson can rework and revive the tensions and turmoils that fester in blues and folk music is the deepest tribute a musician can pay to their forebears, as well as the only way to bring those ghosts back to life".


fRoots

2016 October

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Steve Hunt

2016 October

"This transatlantic collaboration (...) was originally commisioned in 2014 by the English Folk Dance & Song Society to explore the connections between English and African-American musical traditions. It's one of those ideas that always looks good on a funding application, but doesn't necessarily guarantee a succesfully empathitic artistic outcome. Thankfully, this particular pairing proved a winner from the get-go ... Simpson has, of course, long been an admirer and exponent of the kind of vintage Americana that is Flemons stock-in-trade as "The American Songster" ... The musicianship is (...) exemplary, with each performer supporting and enhancing each other's songs - Simpson with guitar and banjo, Flemons with those plus bones, quills and harmonicas ... There's a real sense of joy taken in each other's company and contrasting performance styles".