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Martin Carthy

Biography

Martin Dominic Forbes Carthy MBE (born 21 May 1941) is an English singer and guitarist who has remained one of the most influential figures in English folk music, inspiring contemporaries such as Bob Dylan and Paul Simon, as well as later artists such as Richard Thompson, since he emerged as a young musician in the early days of the folk revival in the UK during the 1960s and 1970s.

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Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Credited work

770 releases · 163 albums · active 1963–2026

  • Performance · 2,314
  • Other credits · 293
  • Production · 15
  • Mastering · 7
  • Engineering · 1

Studios: Sound Techniques, London · Olympic Studios · Island Studios · Livingston Studios

Frequent collaborators

  • Various
  • Steeleye Span
  • Dave Swarbrick
  • Leon Rosselson
  • The Watersons
  • Martin Carthy And Dave Swarbrick
  • Eliza Carthy
  • Linda Thompson

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