Martin Carthy
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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.
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ijkidd I've read in interviews with Martin that he is rather ashamed of footage / recordings from his earlier career, where he alludes to his singing and playing being too flashy and affected. I must say I agree, I love the simplicity and sparse nature of his playing on the albums "Signs of Life" and " Waiting for Angels" and his voice has such poignancy and power now. Seen him live solo and with the family and he is a lovely down to earth man, who is a great entertainer and one of the finest exponents of the "folk tradition" this country could ever have. Keeps on moving too.. hence the "Imagined Village" modernist approach.
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mogadored Martin Carthy is a fond favourite of mine - sadly I lost a ticket stub saying he played at my dad's folk club a month to the day before I was born, which I thought was a nice bit of sentimental memorabilia. Ah well!
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musrum Underrated
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mlansman so very brilliant...
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laikath so very british....
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TowerFestival As part of the TOWER FESTIVAL, WOMAD Presents World Music at the Tower will take place over the weekend of 19th – 20th September at the historic and prestigious TOWER OF LONDON. WOMAD PRESENTS is a series of performances from artists woven together from all over the world. Performing on Saturday 19th are the Imagined Village featuring a stellar cast including Billy Bragg, Martin Carthy, Eliza Carthy and Chris Wood will perform a thrilling live show. The ubiquitous Womad flags and workshops will also be a feature of the weekend. Other special guests for the Saturday and Sunday shows are to be announced shortly. Doors 3.30pm. Weekend tickets available. For more details go to www.towerfestival.com / 0844 847 2519
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yosh2008 Love it.
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michaelmasdaisy he has the spookiest voice. fantastic.
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