Martin Simpson - "Walking Blues"
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- Guitarist Martin Simpson performs a "Walking Blues" at the Museum of Making Music in Carlsbad, California.
This concert was one in a five-part series of slide guitar performances presented in conjunction with the Museum's special exhibition, "The Magic & Mystery of Slide Guitar.
I never heard of Martin till I looked up PRS guitars ,now I am a big fan, Superb playing .😊😊😊
Because Martin is so diverse musically ( English/Celtic/Appalachian/Gospel/Banjo/Songwriter his slide playing gets overlooked. He is a monster slide player.
perhaps the finest acoustic guitarist.
A funny story: Martin Simpson was participating in a slide guitar workshop on a small side stage at a big festival in Edmonton, Alberta Canada. A local musician was playing his own re-imagining of Dust My Broom, retitled "Ain't Gonna Dust My Broom No More, and just as Martin took a swig of water, the guy sang " I ain't gonna choke my chicken no more", and Martin laughed so hard he spewed out the water from his mouth and nose and was nearly choking on it! This was in 1992.....
Great stuff!!
Stevie taught him quite a lot. And, he is ever grateful.
Martin was a huge star in UK and Europe before anyone had heard of Stevie Ray.
going to see him next weekend at Cambridge Folk Festival!! happy days!!
Oh, oh, oh, wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwww. Leaves you catching your breath!
Fantastic video!!!!
My absolute favorite folk guitarist/recording artist- although he does so much more than "folk". It's hard to classify him, which is why I enjoy him even more.
He's great!
I first saw Martin at the Soles arms in London. One way of learning how to play the guitar is to travel around the world. But, If you REALLY want to learn, travel around the United States Of America. Where else would you find Ramblin Jack Elliot, Earl Scruggs, Lightning Hopkins. Yep, he travelled and now we reap what he sowed. Class.
This guy is incredible. He's been an award winning player for years but I just stumbled across his music. Check him out.
gives a whole new definition to the word sweet
I reckon Martin is one of the best Guitarist in the world , up there with Tommy Emmanuel and a few others.
awesome guitarist
I've been in a guitar seminar with him - it's a combination of flicking downward on the strings with the back of the fingernail(s)(like flicking a spitball), with the index and/or middle, and thumping the soundboard with another finger (usually the ring finger). Very similar to a combination rasgueado and golpe (tap) as done by flamenco guitarists. Do it slowly in whatever rhythmic grouping you want - triplets, etc.
Looking forwards to seeing you at the Chesterfield folk Club in April 2012
buenos acordes, buena música, que mejor acompañado de unos buenos tragos estilo 80
I had the privilege of attending Richard Thompson's "Frets & Refrains" acoustic guitar and songwriting camp in the Catskills. I took Martin's classes, which was a real treat. He is the consummate gentleman, a virtuoso with a passion for all music, which he brought to his master classes.
nice vid & comments by Simpson
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Put her in G an let the good slide do the rest, so many good tunes in this tuning from trad Irish to Delta blues and all the way back home again. Knock-on vocals seal the deal, Hummin'!
Does anyone know anything about the techniques he uses there between verses where he kinda plucks and taps twice..(poor description but the best I could do) it sound like galloping...Anything about the whole technique he uses here?? Where or how to go about learning it?
If you are mystified by the lyric about the woman who's got "Elgin movements from her head down to her toes", it's referring to an "Elgin" street- sweeping machine, where one part of it jiggles or rotates in one direction and another part of the machine jiggles in the other direction as it slowly rolls up the street. Like a woman who has a sexy walk with a side to side sway !.
Hey Melissa, the guitar in this video is indeed a Sobell!
Epic :)
God Save the Music.
TheDobroslide
More groove and sole than a size 12 sneaker. Go Martin Rev bill
@Fraterculae oh you met him? where was that? he's such a little man, i was surprised, still got a lovely picture out of it. Folk power sister! Folk power! lol
I have spoken to him at different gigs.
Where did you get that from then?
Anybody got an idea of how he does this turnaround? It's a killer! Just like the rest anyway…
is that a sobell guitar
Good ol jesus fingers
he is THE guitarist most monsterst I mean THE...don't believe me look up" come down jehovah" and see the real deal in action he's damn near a god
guitar hero
Americano
It sounds like he's practiced an hour or two.😄
siemka
Ry.
I knew I would regret clicking on this video. Let me explain how guitar works... zzzz
Such technical playing of the song but where is the SOUL, where is the BLUES? This is an example of the misappropriation of the original culture.
rumour has it that he sold his soul to the devil, twice....
he's not at all cut out for the blues...
+Ben Balserak ask any blues player who martin simpson is..they'll put you straight,...look up "come down Jehovah" by this guitar god.
Typical 12 year old's youtube cleverdick comment..
Me too, but Eric can't play the folk styles Martin can. Two great guitarists.
But as BB King said.. He is a great Rock player..