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An Introduction to Martin Carthy introduces 17 of his finest tracks covering mainly his solo released material. Influential and inspired Martin Carthy is truly one of the true greats of Folk Music.
Carthy has won countless awards for his services to music including an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours in June 1998. 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. Martin Carthy and Dave Swarbrick who recorded their last album together in 2006, fittingly won Best Duo the following year. In 2014 he was inevitably given the Lifetime Achievement gong at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. A few years ago, I asked Martin what more he would like to achieve? His typically modest response was Just to get better at what I do. This is wonderful music. The more you find out, the more there is to find out. He is without doubt, one of the greats and An Introduction to... offers a glimpse as to exactly why this is so.
In December 1962, when Bob Dylan arrived in London for the first time, he hung out with Carthy, one of the few British folk revivalists to give him the time of day. Carthys guitar playing and knowledge of traditional folk song impressed and inspired Dylan. He wrote Girl From the North Country and Boots of Spanish Leather, both using melodies he learnt from Carthys arrangement of Scarborough Fair and his arrangement of Lord Franklin was the foundation for Bob Dylans Dream. Both these songs - alongside the likes of Byker Hill, Sir Patrick Spens and Sailors Life - are tantamount to Martin Carthys Greatest Hits. It was largely though being heard on Carthys albums that they became folk club staples during the 1960s.
Scarborough Fair / The Wind That Shakes The Barley / Sailors Life / Lord Franklin / Byker Hill / Matt Hyland / Prince Heathen / His Name Is Andrew / King Henry / Palaces Of Gold / The Jolly Tinker / The Devil And The Feathery Wife / Brass Monkey The Handweaver & the Factory Maid/ McVeagh / Brass Monkey Limbo / Sir Patrick Spens / A Ship To Old England Came
- Internal ID: JITRE
- Format Detail: CD
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- Format: CD
- Genre: Folk
- Released: 7/20/18