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Simon Kempston

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Simon Kempston
Kempston in Nis, Serbia, 2018
Kempston in Nis, Serbia, 2018
Background information
BornEdinburgh, Scotland
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • singer-songwriter
  • guitarist
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, slide guitar
Years active2008–present
Websitesimonkempston.co.uk

Simon Kempston (born Simon Currie) is a Scottish singer-songwriter and acoustic guitarist from Dundee, Scotland.

Career

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Simon 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 The McCalmans.[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

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Simon 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

  • Beyond Desolate (2009)[6]
  • Burn You (2010)[26]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Suitcase and guitar in hand: Simon Kempston on how his travels inspire him". The Herald. Glasgow.
  2. ^ "2012 REVIEW: TOP 50 ALBUMS OF THE YEAR". The Herald. Glasgow.
  3. ^ Chai, Daniel (20 September 2018). "7 things to do in Vancouver today: Thursday, September 20". Daily Hive.
  4. ^ "Music – Simon Kempston". Simonkempston.co.uk.
  5. ^ "Kevock Digital". the-mccalmans.com.
  6. ^ a b "Man Gone Missing – Beyond Desolate | The Skinny". Theskinny.co.uk.
  7. ^ https://correio.rac.com.br/entretenimento/musico-e-compositor-da-escocia-faz-seu-1-show-no-brasil-1.1334136
  8. ^ "Simon Kempston, The Royal Oak, Review | Edinburgh Guide". Edinburghguide.com.
  9. ^ "Simon Kempston (Simon Kempston) | ThreeWeeks Edinburgh".
  10. ^ "Carefree Prisoner". Simonkempston.co.uk. 1 June 2015.
  11. ^ "Impasse". Simonkempston.co.uk. 1 June 2015.
  12. ^ "Simon Kempston: How We Once Were (Self-Portrait Records)". The Herald. Glasgow.
  13. ^ "FolkWorld #54: CD Reviews". Folkworld.eu.
  14. ^ "Simon Kempston: The Last Car (Self-Portrait Records)". The Herald. Glasgow.
  15. ^ "Album review: Simon Kempston, Vanishing Act (Self-Portrait)". The Herald. Glasgow.
  16. ^ "Album Review: Hand On My Heart By Simon Kempston". The Herald. Glasgow.}
  17. ^ "Album review: Simon Kempston: Hand On My Heart". The Scotsman.
  18. ^ https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/23088476.cd-review-simon-kempston-cant-win-every-time/
  19. ^ https://www.scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/album-reviews-brian-eno-lightning-seeds-poster-paints-3879288
  20. ^ https://www.thenational.scot/news/23186481.scots-singer-shares-independence-song-across-europe/
  21. ^ https://www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/24612390.album-makes-simon-kempstons-name-scotland/
  22. ^ https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/music/patterns-in-repeat-by-laura-marling-review-a-tender-pacifier-of-an-album-4838818
  23. ^ https://www.celticmusicradio.net/simon-kempston-my-dreams-are-theirs/
  24. ^ "Album Review: Hand On My Heart By Simon Kempston". The Herald. Glasgow.}
  25. ^ "Album Review: Hand On My Heart By Simon Kempston". The Herald. Glasgow.}
  26. ^ "Album review: Man gone missing: Burn you". The Scotsman.
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