XPost: uk.music.folk, rec.music.celtic, rec.music.makers.guitar.acoustic   
   XPost: nf.general   
   From: mark_bluemel@pobox.com   
      
   On 16/05/2013 04:27, David Dalton wrote:   
   > Martin Simpson is scheduled to play here in St. John's,   
   > Newfoundland on July 3.   
   >   
   > What is he like?  Do you recommend him?   
   >   
   > I guess I will eventually have a look at his web site   
   > and YouTube videos, but I am also interested in   
   > personal reviews/recommendations of him.   
      
   Pro:   
   Great guitarist - amazing technique (count his fingers sometime, I'm   
   sure he has some extras hidden somewhere).   
      
   Con:   
   Sometimes a little over-ornamented for my taste, and some of his playing   
   veers from having a style to having mannerisms. I tend to prefer his   
   less busy playing.   
      
   His singing can be a bit of an acquired taste, working much better on   
   some things than others.   
      
   Still well worth going to see and hear. If you're expecting true celtic,   
   you might be disappointed - he's an Yorkshireman (born in Scunthorpe,   
   now living in Sheffield) who lived for some time in the US and is more   
   influenced by English and American traditions than Scottish or Irish, at   
   least to my ears.   
      
   IMHO, YMMV, etc...   
      
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