“An Introduction to Martin Simpson” (Topic Records)- The contents of this enthralling anthology were personally selected and sequenced by Martin Simpson himself and supply an eloquent overview of this peerless folk performer’s recording career to date. The award winning singer and guitarist brings his instrumental expertise to bear on a typically wide-ranging selection of songs which encompass everything from the deeply autobiographical “Never Any Good” to covers of Cat Stevens’ “First Cut is the Deepest” and Bruce Springsteen’s “Brothers Under The Bridge” and a string of majestic traditional ballads led by “Clerk Sanders,” “Dives and Lazarus” and “Sir Patrick Spens.”