Prodigal Son (Martin Simpson album)

Prodigal Son
Studio album by Martin Simpson
Released 2007
Label Topic
Martin Simpson chronology
Kind Letters
(2005)
Prodigal Son
(2007)
True Stories
(2009)

Prodigal Son is a 2007 album recorded by the English guitarist Martin Simpson and released on the Topic Records label. The album won the Best Album award at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2008 and the track Never Any Good won the Best Original Song award.

Track listing

  1. "Batchelors Hall" (Dick Connette) 4:45
  2. "Pretty Crowing Chicken" (Trad.) 2:53
  3. "Lakes Of Champlain" (Trad.) 4:36
  4. "She Slips Away" (Martin Simpson) 3:18
  5. "The Granemore Hare" (Trad.) 5:55
  6. "Mother Love" (Martin Simpson) 1:52
  7. "Little Musgrave" (Trad.) 5:54
  8. "A Love Letter" (Martin Simpson) 3:14
  9. "Duncan & Brady" (Trad.) 2:41
  10. "Never Any Good" (Martin Simpson) 5:23
  11. "Good Morning Mr Railroad Man" (Trad.) 3:27
  12. "Louisiana 1927" (Randy Newman) 4:19
  13. "La Rivolte" (Martin Simpson) 1:52
  14. "Andrew Lammie" (Trad.) 9:18
  15. "Kit's Tune; When A Knight Won His Spurs" (Martin Simpson; Public Domain) 5:18