Simon Kempston (born Simon Currie) is a Scottish singer-songwriter and acoustic guitarist from Dundee, Scotland.
Simon Kempston | |
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 Kempston in Nis, Serbia, 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Edinburgh, Scotland |
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| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, slide guitar |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Website | simonkempston |
Career
editSimon Kempston is now based in Edinburgh. The Herald has referred to him as 'one of Scotland's very best singer-songwriters'.[1][2][3]
He has released seventeen albums and one EP,[4] eleven of which have been engineered and co-produced by Scottish folk musician Ian McCalman of [5] This discography consists of ten song-based albums, one song-based EP, four instrumental acoustic guitar albums, one classical guitar album and two further song-based alt-blues albums under the pseudonym Man Gone Missing.[6]
Simon Kempston has performed in 38 countries on five continents across the world, and in 2023 performed more than 100 concerts including his debut tour of South America.[7] In the past he has performed at many major music venues and festivals including Celtic Connections, Sligo Live, Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, Cropredy Festival and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.[8][9]
Discography
editSimon Kempston
- Our Land, Their Freedom EP (2008)
- Carefree Prisoner (2009)[10]
- Impasse (2011)[11]
- How We Once Were (2012)[12]
- A Fine Line (2013)[13]
- The Last Car (2015)[14]
- Vanishing Act (2016)[15]
- Broken Before (2018)[1]
- Hand On My Heart (2020)[16][17]
- You Can't Win Every Time (2022)[18][19][20]
- My Dreams Are Theirs (2024)[21][22][23]
Simon Kempston (Instrumental Guitar)
- The Loss of an Unknown (2009)
- Estranged (2014)
- Onwards She Travels (2017)[24]
- In Gratitude of Solitude (2020)[25]
- Moonrise Over Mostar (2023)
Man Gone Missing
References
edit- ^ a b "Suitcase and guitar in hand: Simon Kempston on how his travels inspire him". The Herald. Glasgow.
- ^ "2012 REVIEW: TOP 50 ALBUMS OF THE YEAR". The Herald. Glasgow.
- ^ Chai, Daniel (20 September 2018). "7 things to do in Vancouver today: Thursday, September 20". Daily Hive.
- ^ "Music – Simon Kempston". Simonkempston.co.uk.
- ^ "Kevock Digital". the-mccalmans.com.
- ^ a b "Man Gone Missing – Beyond Desolate | The Skinny". Theskinny.co.uk.
- ^ https://correio.rac.com.br/entretenimento/musico-e-compositor-da-escocia-faz-seu-1-show-no-brasil-1.1334136
- ^ "Simon Kempston, The Royal Oak, Review | Edinburgh Guide". Edinburghguide.com.
- ^ "Simon Kempston (Simon Kempston) | ThreeWeeks Edinburgh".
- ^ "Carefree Prisoner". Simonkempston.co.uk. 1 June 2015.
- ^ "Impasse". Simonkempston.co.uk. 1 June 2015.
- ^ "Simon Kempston: How We Once Were (Self-Portrait Records)". The Herald. Glasgow.
- ^ "FolkWorld #54: CD Reviews". Folkworld.eu.
- ^ "Simon Kempston: The Last Car (Self-Portrait Records)". The Herald. Glasgow.
- ^ "Album review: Simon Kempston, Vanishing Act (Self-Portrait)". The Herald. Glasgow.
- ^ "Album Review: Hand On My Heart By Simon Kempston". The Herald. Glasgow.}
- ^ "Album review: Simon Kempston: Hand On My Heart". The Scotsman.
- ^ https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/23088476.cd-review-simon-kempston-cant-win-every-time/
- ^ https://www.scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/album-reviews-brian-eno-lightning-seeds-poster-paints-3879288
- ^ https://www.thenational.scot/news/23186481.scots-singer-shares-independence-song-across-europe/
- ^ https://www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/24612390.album-makes-simon-kempstons-name-scotland/
- ^ https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/music/patterns-in-repeat-by-laura-marling-review-a-tender-pacifier-of-an-album-4838818
- ^ https://www.celticmusicradio.net/simon-kempston-my-dreams-are-theirs/
- ^ "Album Review: Hand On My Heart By Simon Kempston". The Herald. Glasgow.}
- ^ "Album Review: Hand On My Heart By Simon Kempston". The Herald. Glasgow.}
- ^ "Album review: Man gone missing: Burn you". The Scotsman.