Over the years many musicians played in Magna Carta, all with their own specific talents. Some names return from time to time, but there’s only one name that’s featured in ALL line-ups: Chris Simpson!
NOTE: a large part of the content here was originally published in the magazine and on the website of The Friends Of Magna Carta, the friendsclub run by Hans Belde, Jan Wijkmans and Lenie Dreef.
We are not 100% sure that all line-ups are correct, so if you happen to see a mistake or do you miss one or more musicians, please let us know. Just go to the menu item About and leave a message in the Contact area. Thank you!
1969 Chris Simpson, Lyell Tranter
1969-1970 Chris Simpson, Glen Stuart, Lyell Tranter
1970-1971-1972 Chris Simpson, Glen Stuart, Davey Johnstone
1972-1973 Chris Simpson, Glen Stuart, Stan Gordon
1973 Chris Simpson, Glen Stuart, Stan Gordon, Graham Smith
1974 Chris Simpson, Glen Stuart
1974-1975-1976 Chris Simpson, Glen Stuart, Tom Hoy
1976 Chris Simpson, Tom Hoy
1976 Chris Simpson, Tom Hoy, Nigel Portman Smith
1977-1978 Chris Simpson, Tom Hoy, Robin Thyne, Lee Abbott
1978 Chris Simpson, Tom Hoy, Robin Thyne, Lee Abbott
1978-1979 Chris Simpson, Tom Hoy, Robin Thyne, Lee Abbott, Tom McConville
1980 Chris Simpson, George Norris, Lee Abbott, Al Fenn, Mick Candler
1980-1981-1982 Chris Simpson, George Norris, Lee Abbott, Doug Morter, Paul Burgess
1982-1983 Chris Simpson, Lee Abbott, Doug Morter, Adrian Sheppard
1982-1983 (Europe/Middle East) Chris Simpson, Linda Taylor, Lee Abbott, Willie Jackson, Matt Letley
1983-1984 Chris Simpson, Linda Taylor, Lee Abbott, Willie Jackson
1984-1985-1986 Chris Simpson, Linda Taylor
1986 Chris Simpson, Linda Taylor, Gwyn Jones, Lee Abbott, John Carey, Paul Burgess, Simon Carlton
1987 Chris Simpson, Linda Taylor, Gwyn Jones, Lee Abbott, John Carey, Paul Burgess
1987-1988-1989 Chris Simpson, Linda Taylor, Lee Abbott, Paul Burgess
1990-1991-1992 Chris Simpson, Linda Simpson-Taylor
1992 Dutch tour: Chris Simpson, Linda Simpson-Taylor, Will Jackson, Eddie Jackson, John Shepard
1993-1994-1995 Chris Simpson, Linda Simpson-Taylor
1995-1996 Chris Simpson, Linda Simpson-Taylor, Lee Abbott
1997-1998-1999 Chris Simpson, Linda Simpson-Taylor
2000-2001-2002 Chris Simpson, Linda Simpson-Taylor
2003-2009 Chris Simpson, Linda Simpson-Taylor, Matt Barnhoorn
2009 Carré “last” concert Chris Simpson, Linda Simpson-Taylor, Matt Barnhoorn, Tom Hoy, Doug Morter, Lee Abbott, George Norris, Mike Roelofs, Eddy Conard, Henny Barnhoorn, dr. Andrew Jackson
2009 Chris Simpson, Tom Hoy
2010 Chris Simpson, Nick Hall, Lee Abbott
2010 South African tour: Chris Simpson, Nick Hall
2010 UK concerts: Chris Simpson, Tom Hoy, Lee Abbott
2011 South African tour: Chris Simpson, Laurens Joensen
2011 Dutch tour: Chris Simpson, George Norris, Laurens Joensen
2012 Chris Simpson, Laurens Joensen, Wendy Ross
2013 Chris Simpson, Laurens Joensen, Wendy Ross, Janos Koolen (2 shows)
2014 Chris Simpson, Laurens Joensen, Wendy Ross
2015 Chris Simpson, Wendy Ross, Doug Morter, Will Stock, Tom Hoy, John Shepard
2016 UK tour: Chris Simpson, Wendy Ross, Ken Nicol, Will Stock, John Shepard
2016 Dutch tour: Chris Simpson, Wendy Ross, Doug Morter, Will Stock
2017 Spanish concerts: Chris Simpson, Wendy Ross, Ken Nicol, Will Stock, John Shepard
2017 UK concerts Chris Simpson, Wendy Ross, Ken Nicol, Will Stock, John Shepard, Ian ‘Stu’ Stewart (Ripley 2-9-2017)
2018 Chris Simpson, Wendy Ross, Ken Nicol, Will Stock, John Shepard
2018 Chris Simpson, Wendy Ross, Ken Nicol, Will Stock
2018 Chris Simpson, Wendy Ross, Ken Nicol
2019-2020 Chris Simpson, Wendy Ross, Ken Nicol, Will Stock, John Shepard
2020 Ripley concert: Chris Simpson, Wendy Ross, Ken Nicol, Will Stock, John Shepard, Ian ‘Stewy’ Stewart, dr. Andrew Jackson
2022 Chris Simpson, Wendy Ross, Doug Morter, Eddie Jackson
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Latest edit: October 16, 2022.