Simon Kempston | |
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![]() Kempston in
Nis, Serbia, 2018 | |
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Born | Edinburgh, Scotland |
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Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, slide guitar |
Years active | 2008–present |
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simonkempston |
Simon Kempston (born Simon Currie) is a Scottish singer-songwriter and acoustic guitarist from Dundee, Scotland.
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 sixteen 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 nine 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 37 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]
Simon Kempston
Simon Kempston (Instrumental Guitar)
Man Gone Missing