During its 42 issue run, The 3rd Alternative won a number of awards including a British Fantasy Award for "Best Magazine" and a BFA short story award for "Dancing About Architecture" by Martin Simpson.
In the song Never Any Good, Martin Simpson describes his father as "not steady enough for the office, not hard enough for the hod."
Guitarist and singer Martin Simpson recorded a version of Fair Annie on his 2001 album The Bramble Briar in his distinctive finger-picking style.
There is a song 'Kevin Carter' on the 1996 album of Martin Simpson and Jessica Ruby Simpson, Band of Angels, which is a mainly factual, minimalist, and informative ballad.
English guitarist Martin Simpson is known to use a custom made tungsten carbide guitar slide.
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The album features a number of special guests, including: Fay Hield, James Fagan, Nancy Kerr, Maddy Prior, Martin Carthy, Martin Simpson and Eliza Carthy.