At the age of 84, legendary folk icon Martin Carthy is still a trailblazer. The icon who inspired the likes of Bob Dylan and Paul Simon was recently honored with a nomination for the iconic Mercury ...

The longstanding folk musician Martin Carthy will play a special show at London’s EartH on 27 September, alongside a number of guests including Billy Bragg, Graham Coxon, Peggy Seeger, Maddy Prior, ...

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Just a few days after Martin Carthy concludes the U.S. tour that will bring him and daughter Eliza Carthy to the Birchmere, the singer-guitarist will turn 84. But this isn’t a farewell visit, says the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Martin Carthy (Patrick Smith) Not many artists receive a standing ovation before playing a single note - but when Martin Carthy, ...

Norma Waterson was part of the Waterson Carthy dynasty that played a leading role in the English folk revival. Husband and daughter, Martin Carthy and Eliza Carthy, talk about Norma in an extended ...

The opening “Her Servant Man” is a succinct demonstration of Martin Carthy's qualities as a guitarist and singer, both dictated by his unique, clipped phrasing and elastic sense of time, opening up ...

The departing ''see you in another 10 years'' from an audience member underlined the rarity of Martin Carthy's solo appearances in folk clubs up here. But it also could have been taken as a sign of ...

Speaking to Martin Carthy about his favourite 13 records is a delight. Having “had his head in his collection all day,” as his daughter Eliza who helped facilitate the interview describes it to tQ, he ...

A man whose favourite phrase appears to be “we had a fabulous time", Carthy has been a pivotal figure on the folk scene for almost half a century. He found his feet in the folk revival of the late ...