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Discover Child: Carthy by Martin Carthy released in 2001. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
He was born in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, [2] and grew up in Hampstead, North West London. His mother was an active socialist and his father, from a family of Thames lightermen, went to grammar school and became a trade unionist and a councillor for Stepney at the age of 21. Martin's father had played fiddle and guitar as a young man but ...
In den 1980ern war er Mitgründer der Folkband Brass Monkey und begann wieder, mit Swarbrick aufzutreten. Auch in den 1990ern und 2000ern veröffentlichte er weiterhin regelmäßig Solo-Alben. Seine Tochter, Eliza Carthy, ist eine erfolgreiche Folkmusikerin. Martin Carthy ist mehrmals mit dem BBC Radio 2 Folk Award ausgezeichnet worden.
Perhaps Carthy’s greatest source for these ’big’ ballads that inlay his repertoire like fine jewels was the famed collection of the Victorian folklorist Francis Child—‘The Child Ballads’—which is his source for at least nine of these great songs. Martin began to unearth, to perform, and encourage others to perform these great ballads and songs, which soon found their way into the ...
Martin Carthy is the debut solo album by English folk musician Martin Carthy, originally released in 1965 by Fontana Records and later re-issued by Topic Records. The album features Dave Swarbrick playing fiddle or mandolin on a number of the tracks.
18. Apr. 2015 · A nice distinction. Perhaps one of the most popular singers in this category is Martin Carthy. Despite his youth, he is practically a foundation member of the present folksong revival. Like so many of his contemporaries, his interest initially stemmed from skiffle, and it is nearly eight years since he first started performing in public.
26. Mai 2021 · Photo courtesy of Alan Bearman Music. When we spoke to Martin Carthy as he approached his 80th birthday on 21 May 2021, he was celebrating a successful 60-year career in music. “I’ve done all right really,” he says modestly, adding with a laugh: “I’ve been on a zero-hours contract in the gig economy!”.
