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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 13
Top works
- Who Killed Cock Robin?
- Who Killed Cock Robin?
- Because it's there
- But two come by
- Byker Hill
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1941-05-21
british folkcelticfolkfolk revivalfolk rockfolksongs
Discography
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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. He was born in Hatfield and grew up in Hampstead, London. After training as an actor he sang in coffee bars. He became a resident at the Troubador folk club in Earls
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Martin
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Hatfield
- Spouse
- Norma Waterson
- Child
- Eliza Carthy
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Martin Carthy.JPG
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- date of birth
- 1941-05-21
- Commons category
- Martin Carthy
- start of work period
- 1960-00-00
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