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- Summary: The British folk singer-songwriter's cover album features Dick Gaughan, Fay Hield, and June Tabor as guest singers.
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- Record Label: Topic Records
- Genre(s): Folk
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Oct 6, 2011It's simply a great album from start to finish - wonderful tunes, superb musicianship, star guests and a unity of purpose about delivering a fitting tribute to the music he loves that raises this album to such a high level.
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Oct 6, 2011There's only one new Simpson song here, a poignant tribute to a 50s Kentucky banjo player, and one new instrumental, inspired by Mike Waterson. The rest of the set consists mostly of brave reworkings.
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Oct 6, 2011An album of great love and joy, Purpose + Grace confirms that Simpson remains at the top of his game.
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MojoOct 12, 2011Simpson's Indian summer roars on in an irrepressible blend of the English tradition and an unerring instinct for American material. [Oct 2011, p.106]
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UncutOct 18, 2011His strong, unfussy voice is endlessly empathetic and his guitar playing lithe and expressive. [Oct 2011, p.98]
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Oct 6, 2011Joined by an impressive who's-who of traditional British folk, its eclectic array of songs, spanning from the 17th century (Scottish ballad "Barbry Allen") right up to the mid-'90s (Bruce Springsteen's The Ghost of Tom Joad outtake, "Brothers Under the Bridge"), ensures that it's no ordinary covers album.
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