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Martin Carthy

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Born 21 May 1941.

Martin Carthy performs as Billericay Fontenot.

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Biography

Martin Carthy MBE 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.

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Blogs from the BBC

  1. Martin Simpson on Levon Helm & Hedy West

    Mon 5 Oct 2009 17:08 Martin Simpson writes: Having listened to The Band last week in the car, I spent much... Mike Harding

  2. Martin Simpson on Driving

    Fri 2 Oct 2009 15:54 Martin Simpson writes: Here we go again!I've been having my usual conversations with... Mike Harding

  3. The English and their Roots

    Fri 15 May 2009 13:19 It struck me, as I was driving back from Hastings last week, that of all the peoples... Mike Harding

Albums releases

Release title Release date
Signs of Life 1998
Landfall 1996
Crown of Horn 1995
Out of the Cut 1982
Martin Carthy 1965
 

Credits

Role Artist Release
Performer The Imagined Village The Imagined Village (2007)
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Since December 2008

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  1. BBC Radio 2 100%

  2. BBC 6 Music 50%

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