Purpose + Grace

Purpose + Grace is a 2011 album recorded by the English guitarist and banjo player Martin Simpson and released on the Topic Records label. The album features a mixture of traditional and original material.

Track listing
All titles trad. except where noted.
 * 1) "The Sheffield Apprentice" – 4:15
 * 2) "Bold General Wolfe" – 4:58
 * 3) "Brothers Under the Bridge" (Bruce Springsteen) – 5:14
 * 4) "Little Liza Jane" – 4:08
 * 5) "Brother Can You Spare a Dime" (Yip Harburg)– 2:50
 * 6) "Jamie Foyers" (Ewan MacColl) – 4:04
 * 7) "In The Pines" – 6:01
 * 8) "Strange Affair" (Richard Thompson) – 4:36
 * 9) "Banjo Bill" (Martin Simpson) – 3:17
 * 10) "Barbry Allen" – 6:46
 * 11) "Don't Leave Your Banjo in the Shed, Mr. Waterson" (Martin Simpson) – 1:55
 * 12) "Bad Girl's Lament" – 4:08
 * 13) "Lakes of Pontchartrain" – 5:17

Personnel

 * Martin Simpson – banjo, slide guitar, lap steel guitar, guitars, vocals, production
 * Andy Cutting – accordion
 * BJ Cole – pedal steel guitar
 * Andy Seward – bass, production, mixing
 * Keith Angel – drums, percussion
 * June Tabor – vocals on "Strange Affair"
 * Dick Gaughan – vocals on "Jamie Foyers" and "Brother Can You Spare a Dime?"
 * Fay Hield – vocals on "Bad Girl's Lament"
 * Jon Boden – fiddle
 * Richard Thompson – electric guitar
 * Will Pound – harmonica
 * Barry Phillips – cello