Purpose + Grace

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.

Purpose + Grace
Studio album by
Martin Simpson
Released2011
LabelTopic
Martin Simpson chronology
True Stories
(2009)		 Purpose + Grace
(2011)

Track listing
  1. "The Sheffield Apprentice" - 4:15
  2. "Bold General Wolfe" - 4:58
  3. "Brothers Under the Bridge" (Bruce Springsteen) - 5:14
  4. "Little Liza Jane" - 4:08
  5. "Brother Can You Spare a Dime" (Yip Harburg)- 2:50
  6. "Jamie Foyers" (Ewan MacColl) - 4:04
  7. "In The Pines" - 6:01
  8. "Strange Affair" (Richard Thompson) - 4:36
  9. "Banjo Bill" (Martin Simpson) - 3:17
  10. "Barbry Allen" - 6:46
  11. "Don't Leave Your Banjo in the Shed, Mr. Waterson" (Martin Simpson) - 1:55
  12. "Bad Girl's Lament" - 4:08
  13. "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
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