Purpose + Grace
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| Released | 2011 | |||
| Label | Topic | |||
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Purpose + Grace is a 2011 album recorded by the English guitarist and banjo player Martin Simpson and released on the Topic Records label. The album features a mixture of traditional and original material.
Track listing
- "The Sheffield Apprentice" - 4:15
- "Bold General Wolfe" - 4:58
- "Brothers Under the Bridge" (Bruce Springsteen) - 5:14
- "Little Liza Jane" - 4:08
- "Brother Can You Spare a Dime" (Yip Harburg)- 2:50
- "Jamie Foyers" (Ewan MacColl) - 4:04
- "In The Pines" - 6:01
- "Strange Affair" (Richard Thompson) - 4:36
- "Banjo Bill" (Martin Simpson) - 3:17
- "Barbry Allen" - 6:46
- "Don't Leave Your Banjo in the Shed, Mr. Waterson" (Martin Simpson) - 1:55
- "Bad Girl's Lament" - 4:08
- "Lakes of Pontchartrain" - 5:17
All titles trad. except where noted.
Personnel
- Martin Simpson - banjo, slide guitar, lap steel guitar, guitars, vocals, production
- Andy Cutting - accordion
- BJ Cole - pedal steel guitar
- Andy Seward - bass, production, mixing
- Keith Angel - drums, percussion
- June Tabor - vocals on "Strange Affair"
- Dick Gaughan - vocals on "Jamie Foyers" and "Brother Can You Spare a Dime?"
- Fay Hield - vocals on "Bad Girl's Lament"
- Jon Boden - fiddle
- Richard Thompson - electric guitar
- Will Pound - harmonica
- Barry Phillips - cello
