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.
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| Released | 2011 | |||
| Label | Topic | |||
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Track listing
edit- "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
edit- 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