MARTIN SIMPSON is justifiably regarded as one of the finest finger-style guitarists in the world. Grinning In Your Face is one of his finest and most complete recordings. Originally released by Topic Records in 1983, now remastered from the original tapes and repackaged for compact disc reissue. The album includes stunning versions of Bob Dylan’s ‘Masters Of War’, Peter Gabriel’s ‘Biko’ and Sonhouse’s ‘Grinning In Your Face’. Grinning In Your Face is an important record from his back pages, with lots of Mr Simpson’s trademark exuberant guitar.



Martin Simpson - vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lap steel, dobro and banjo
Annette Costello - backing vocals
Bob Smith - drums

1 It Doesn't Matter Anymore
2 Little Birdie
3 The First Cut Is The Deepest
4 Roving Gambler
5 This War May Last You For Years
6 Masters Of War
7 Reuben's Train
8 Your Cheatin' Heart
9 Handsome Molly
10 Townships ~ Biko
11 Moonshine
12 Green Linnet ~ Grinning In Your Face

Release date : 1st June 2009
Barcode number : 5020393302128

Price: £12.00
UK PnP: £0.00

Sad Or High Kicking is Martin Simpson’s excellent 1985 album – originally released by Topic Records. The album includes powerful readings of Randy Newman’s ‘Living Without You’, Anne Lister’s ‘Moth’ and ‘Icarus’, alongside a rollicking Cajun ‘The Lakes Of Ponchartrain’. With the release of Sad Or High Kicking Fledg’ling proudly continue their programme of re-issuing MARTIN SIMPSON’s early recordings. Each album is being carefully remastered from the original tapes and repackaged for compact disc reissue. The compact discs are housed in digifile miniature replicas of the original vinyl LP sleeves.



Martin Simpson - vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lap steel, dobro
Micky Barker - drums
Jonathan Davie - electric bass guitars
Laurie Harper - fiddle, mandoline
Rob Mason - harmonica
Dave Clewlow - trumpets, flugelhorn
Ian Blake - clarinets
Andrew Cronshaw - zither, steel pans

1 Jazzman
2 Shawnee Town
3 Moth
4 Living Without You
5 For Jessica, Sad or High Kicking / My Dearest Dear
6 Icarus
7 No Depression In Heaven
8 Let It Be Me
9 Stillness In Company
10 The Lakes Of Ponchartrain

Release date : 1st June 2009
Barcode number : 5020393302227

Price: £12.00
UK PnP: £0.00