MARTIN Simpson plays the Beaufort Theatre, Ebbw Vale, on Thursday June 16.
His live performances alternate between great subtlety and 'feel' and driving bottleneck blues, keeping alive the original country bluesmen like Blind Willie Johnson and McTell.
He takes a basic song and augments it so skilfully with astonishing fret board harmonics and other devices that make it an epic. This man is a genius and just has to be heard.
'His guitar playing, tempered by years of accompanying vocalists, has an eloquence that need recognise few peers' - Folk Roots.
He was recently named one of the top 15 artists of the decade by Acoustic guitar magazine.
Martin Simpson 'Arguably the finest finger-style acoustic guitarist on the planet' said the Chicago Tribune.
Tickets are available from the Box Office on 01495 350360 or can be reserved via e-mail at marketing@blaenau-gwent.gov.uk. For more information visit the website at www.blaenaugwentvenues.com.
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