Simon Kempston

Simon Kempston
Kempston in Nis, Serbia, 2018
Background information
Born	Edinburgh, Scotland
Genres	Folk blues classical
Occupations	Musician singer-songwriter guitarist
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar, slide guitar
Years active	2008–present
Website	simonkempston.co.uk

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

Career

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

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) ^[16]
• In Gratitude of Solitude (2020) ^[16]
• Moonrise Over Mostar (2023)

Man Gone Missing

• Beyond Desolate (2009) ^[6]
• Burn You (2010) ^[24]

References

1. "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. "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: Man gone missing: Burn you". The Scotsman.

External links

• Official website