Martin Carthy live in concert.
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Martin Carthy

11
critic concert reviews
folk

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

75
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Critic Consensus

Based on 11 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Martin Carthy is rated as an enjoyable live performer, with some notable strengths. Martin Carthy concert reviews describe live shows and performances as authentic and lovely.

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Latest Release

An Introduction to Martin Carthy (19 July 2018)

Artist Info

Genre
folk
Origin
Hatfield, United Kingdom (5/21/1941)
Bio
Martin Carthy (born May 21, 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.
Has Performed With
Eliza Carthy

Critic Concert Reviews

XS Noize (Northern Ireland)

February 6, 2023
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Eliza & Martin Carthy & The Restitution at Barbican Centre, London

The Guardian (UK)

February 18, 2016
80
%
The squeezebox star and veteran guitar hero showed their ease with each other as they moved smoothly between traditional and modern duets

The Guardian (UK)

June 10, 2014
80
%
Despite working on nearly 200 LPs between them it's their first as a duo and it's a welcome chance to hear them unfettered by the ugly clamour that a rhythm section can often impose upon their work.

musicOMH (UK)

June 9, 2014
60
%
Martin & Eliza Carthy @ Queen Elizabeth Hall, London

Louder Than War (UK)

March 21, 2024
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Martin Carthy and Eliza Carthy: Laugharne Festival

No Depression (USA)

October 27, 2016
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Martin Carthy Live In Concert In the USA

Gig Junkies (UK)

October 4, 2015
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Swarbrick has been described as “the most influential [British] fiddle player bar none” by Ashley Hutchings one of his former colleagues in seminal folk-rock band Fairport Convention.

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