Martin Simpson is unpredictable, individual and a guitarist of immense subtlety.

He plays British Folk Music, Afro-American Music, and Old-Time Americana with unrivaled authenticity. He also brilliantly assimilates these musical styles into his own compositions.

In the last eleven years, Martin has been nominated an astounding 23 times at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards - more than any other performer. He has 9 consecutive years as nominee for Musician of The Year, which he has won twice. In 2008, he received an incredible 5 nominations for "Prodigal Son' with 2 wins. In 2010 he had an unprecedented 6 nominations for his CD, "True Stories" and a win for Best Traditional Track, "Sir Patrick Spens".

Manuel Barrueco is a Latin Grammy Nominated Classical Guitarist who, although well known for performing many of the works from the Spanish and Latin American repertoire, also performs works from Mozart and Bach through to Keith Jarrett and Chick Corea. He has even recorded an album of duets with Al Di Meola, Steve Morse (Deep Purple), and Andy Summers (The Police).

An absolutely not-to-be-missed concert event. If you found our John Williams Concert to be a fulfilling musical experience, you will thoroughly enjoy Manuel Barrueco.