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Gig week is next week and we’re playing a hometown show in Sheffield on the 14th of August then at the legendary rock venue The Robin in Bilston, near Wolverhampton on the 15th and we would love to see you there. Tickets are selling fast and you can get further information from our live pageContinue reading “Gig Week Is Next Week!”

As many people will know The Magpie Arc extended family are some of the finest folk artists in the UK and as a summer treat and for a limited time only our “Let Me Introduce You To The Family” download compilation album featuring ten superb folk tracks from us and our “nearests and dearests” isContinue reading “More Free Music And Gigs!”

Thanks to everyone for the incredibly generous response to our Martin Simpson’s wonderful wife Kit Bailey’s “100 Skips a Day” Cancer UK fundraiser in June which raised £360 for Cancer Research from purchases of our Ae Fond Kiss download single. We know you can’t support every cause that comes your way but we’re going toContinue reading “Thank You Everyone!”

Tickets are available for our two upcoming mid-week gigs at Yellow Arch Studios in Sheffield on the 14th of August and at The Robin in Bilston, Wolverhampton on the 15th of August so do get yourselves along, it would be wonderful to see you there for some belting summer folk rock and a drink orContinue reading “Upcoming Sheffield/Wolverhampton Gigs And Amazon”

Our Martin Simpson’s wonderful wife Kit Bailey is coming to the end of her “100 Skips A Day In June” challenge in aid of Cancer Research UK and to support her fantastic effort (just try jumping up and down five times and you’ll understand!) we have been giving all the June proceeds from the salesContinue reading “Three Days Left – Please Read!”

Our Mr Simpson’s wonderful wife Kit Bailey is doing the “100 Skips A Day In June” challenge in aid of Cancer Research UK and to support her tremendous effort (have you ever tried one skip never mind a hundred?!) we will give all the June proceeds from the sales of our single of Robert BurnsContinue reading “Please Take 30 Seconds To Read!”

Welcome to all our new subscribers who have joined us in the last few weeks through our free/pay what you want Anthology download album. Hope you’re enjoying our music and hopefully we’ll see you at a gig sometime too. A lot of people have asked why we have made our collection available for free/pay whatContinue reading “The Importance Of Downloads!”

We keep getting asked by lovely fans who have previously supported us by buying CD’s and vinyl but who don’t use streaming services if there’s a way of getting our music on to their devices so that they can listen to it on the move without having to buy it again? Why yes, there is!Continue reading “Lots Of Free Music!”

Everyone loves a recommendation eh? Well today is “New Fans Friday” and the day to give a shout out to artists you want other people to check out so do join in the fun and rattle off some names round your music circle by email/social media/pigeon/whatever for everyone to explore. Never underestimate the power ofContinue reading ““New Fans Friday” Music Recommendations!”

Just a little heads up about the music site Bandcamp, why we regularly mention it and why it is vitally important for the thousands of independent artists who use it. Bandcamp is a platform that allows it’s users to sell download copies of their music plus also physical merchandise (CDs, vinyl, t-shirts, anything really) directContinue reading “Why Today Is Important!”