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Martin Carthy( Martin Dominic Forbes Carthy )【 59 songs in total 】

Martin Carthy MBE (born 21 May 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.

Musical career

He is a solo performer of traditional songs in a very distinctive style, accompanying himself on his Martin 000-18 acoustic guitar; his style is marked by the use of alternative tunings (notably CGCDGA), and a strongly percussive picking style that emphasises the melody.

In 1964 Carthy joined Marian Mackenzie, Ralph Trainer and Leon Rosselson in the group The Three City Four. The group concentrated on contemporary songs, including some of Rosselson's own, and made two albums – the first for Decca and a second, 'Smoke and Dust (Where the Heart Should Have Been)', for CBS. The 1965 eponymous debut The Three City Four featured Carthy singing lead vocals on two tracks – Sydney Carter's 'Telephone Song' and Rosselson's own 'History Lesson'. Roy Bailey would replace Carthy when he later left the group.

Carthy's debut solo album, Martin Carthy, was released in 1965, and also featured Dave Swarbrick playing fiddle on some tracks, although he was not mentioned in the album's sleeve notes. Carthy's arrangement of the traditional ballad 'Scarborough Fair' was adapted, without acknowledgement, by Paul Simon on the Simon and Garfunkel album recording Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme in 1966. This caused a rift between the pair which was not resolved until Simon invited Carthy to sing the song with him on-stage at the Hammersmith Apollo in 2000.

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　 Song Lyricist Composer Date

1 All of a Row 　　 1993

2 Arthur McBride and the Sergeant 　　　

3 Barbary Ellen 　　　

4 Billy Boy 　　 1993

5 Broomfield Hill 　　　

6 Byker Hill 　　　

7 Cold Haily Windy Night 　　 1971

8 Company Policy 　　　

9 Davy Lowstone 　　　

10 Domeama 　　　