LEGENDARY guitarists Martin Taylor and Martin Simpson will play Lyme Regis later this year.

Award-winning jazz guitarist Martin Taylor will team up with acoustic and slide guitar virtuoso Martin Simpson for a concert this December at the Marine Theatre in Lyme Regis.

Martin Taylor was name-checked on BBC Radio 2’s Breakfast Show as being considered the best guitarist by Jeff Beck – leading to a live session on the show the next morning. He spends much of the year travelling the world, playing in concert halls in Europe, North America, Japan, Asia, and Australasia.

He has also collaborated with musicians from many different musical genre including, Stephane Grappelli, Chet Atkins, Eric Clapton, Bill Wyman, George Harrison, Dionne Warwick, Bryn Terfel and Jamie Cullum. In 2002, he was appointed MBE for services to jazz music.

There is no doubt that after 35 years as a professional musician Martin Simpson is, right now, better than ever. Widely acknowledged as one of the finest acoustic and slide guitar players in the world, his interpretations of traditional songs are masterpieces of storytelling.

Martin has been nominated an astounding 23 times in the 11 years of the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards – more than any other performer – with nine consecutive years as nominee for Musician of The Year, which he has won twice.

The pair shares the stage throughout the performance – adding to each other’s songs and instrumental pieces, taking them to new areas of creative inspiration.

*Martin Taylor and Martin Simpson, Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis, Saturday, December 1. Bar opens 6pm, show starts at 7pm. Call the box office for tickets.