Simon Mayor
Simon Mayor | |
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Mayor with Vanden signature model mandolin | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Simon Mayor |
| Born | 1953 (age 71–72) Sheffield, Yorkshire, England |
| Genres | Folk, classical |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, record producer |
| Instrument(s) | Mandolin, mandola, mandocello, guitar, violin, ukulele |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Labels | Acoustics Records |
| Website | www |
Simon Mayor (born 1953) is an English mandolinist, fiddle player, guitarist, composer and humorist. He is noted for a series of instrumental albums featuring the mandolin, live performances with his partner Hilary James and his groups The Mandolinquents and Slim Panatella & the Mellow Virginians, and (with Hilary James) for writing and performing for children.
He has produced a series of instructional books and DVDs for the mandolin, and is also a regular columnist for Acoustic magazine, along with Martin Taylor, Doyle Dykes, Gordon Giltrap, Maartin Allcock and Julie Ellison.