Martin Carthy

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Born
21 May 1941 (age 84)
Born In
Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
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 r… read more
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 musicia… read more
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 gre… read more

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1 Play track Both Ears and The Tail High Germany
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2 Play track Essential Scarborough Fair
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3 And A Begging I Will Go And A Begging I Will Go
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4 Play track Sweet Wivelsfield John Barleycorn
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5 Play track A Collection The Trees They Do Grow High
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6 Play track Essential The Dominion Of The Sword
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7 Play track The Definitive Collection Sovay
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8 Play track Both Ears and The Tail The Wind That Shakes The Barley
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9 Play track Crown of Horn Geordie
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10 Play track Essential Lovely Joan
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Albums

  1. 27,116 listeners

    1 Jan 1965 · 14 tracks

    Martin Carthy
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  2. 5,501 listeners

    1972 · 10 tracks

    Shearwater
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  3. 4,656 listeners

    1976 · 11 tracks

    Crown of Horn
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  4. 4,184 listeners

    1 Jan 2004 · 11 tracks

    Waiting For Angels
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