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Martin Carthy (born May 21, 1941) is an English folk singer and guitarist w… Read Full Bio ↴Martin Carthy (born May 21, 1941) is an English folk singer and guitarist who has remained one of the most influential figures in British traditional music, inspiring contemporaries such as Bob Dylan and Paul Simon and later artists such as Richard Thompson since he emerged as a young musician in the early days of the folk revival.

He was born in Hatfield and grew up in Hampstead, London. After training as an actor he sang in coffee bars. He became a resident at the Troubador folk club in Earls Court in the late 1950s. He joined Redd Sullivan's Thameside Four in 1961. He is a renowned solo performer of traditional songs in a very distinctive style, accompanying himself on his trusty old Martin Guitar; his style is marked by the use of alternate tunings, and a strongly percussive picking style that emphasizes the melody. His debut album, Martin Carthy, was released in 1965, and also featured Dave Swarbrick playing fiddle on some tracks, although he was not mentioned in the album's sleeve notes.

He has also been involved with many musical collaborations. He has sung with The Watersons since 1972, was an early member of the UK folk rock group Steeleye Span, and was part of the innovative Brass Monkey ensemble, which mixed a range of brass instruments with Carthy's guitar and mandolin and John Kirkpatrick's accordion, melodeon and concertina.

For many years Carthy has enjoyed a creative partnership with fiddle player Dave Swarbrick. More recently, Waterson:Carthy has provided the forum for a successful partnership with partner Norma Waterson together with their daughter Eliza Carthy.

In June 1998 he was awarded the MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours. He was named Folk Singer of the Year at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards in 2002, and again in 2005 when he also won the award for Best Traditional Track for 'Famous Flower of Serving Men'.
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A Stitch In Time Oh there was a woman and she lived on her…
Bill Norrie Young Bill Norrie's a fine lad and he lives like…
Broomfield Hill Oh it's of a lord in the north country, He courted…
Byker Hill If I had another penny I would have another gill And I…
Famous Flower Of Serving Men My mother did me deadly spite For she sent thieves in…
Geordie Now as I rode out over London Bridge On a misty…
Georgie Once I had such a good little boy A pretty boy…
His Name Is Andrew His name is Andrew He works at the canning factory He does…
I Sowed Some Seeds When first to London town I came I took my lodging…
King Henry Let never the man a-wooing ride E'er forget things three A…
Lord Franklin It was homeward bound one night on the deep Swinging in…
Lovely Joan A fine young man it was indeed, Mounted on his milk-white…
Prince Heathen Lady sits in her garden fair, sewing a silken seam And…
Scarborough Fair Are you going to Scarborough Fair? Parsley, sage, rosemary a…
Seven Yellow Gypsies There were seven yellow gypsies and all in a row And…
Sir Patrick Spens Oh the king sits in Dunfermline town A-drinking the blood-r…
Skewbald You gallant sportsmen all, come listen to me story Of the…
Sovay Sovay, Sovay all on a day She dressed herself in man's…
The Bedmaking Me father, he was a good old man, He put me…
The Dominion Of The Sword Lay by your pleading, law lies a-bleeding Burn all your stu…
Work Life Out To Keep Life In Oh the working man as you can see That is what…


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