Carthy, Martin

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Information for Authority record
Name (Latin)
Carthy, Martin
Date of birth
1941-05-21
Associated country
Great Britain
Field of activity
Folk music
Folk-rock music
Occupation
Folk singers
Guitarists
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 44495920
Wikidata: Q1903579
Library of congress: n 83073201
Sources of Information
  • His Out of the cut [SR] c1982:label (Martin Carthy, folksinger and guitarist)
  • Carthy, M. The collection [SR] p1993:insert (Martin Carthy; b. 1941, Hatfield)
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Wikipedia description:

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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