Martin Carthy

Martin Carthy
MBE
Martin Carthy MBE
	Performing with The Imagined Village; at Camp Bestival, July 2008
Background information
Birth name	Martin Dominic Forbes Carthy
Born	21 May 1941; Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England
Origin	London, England
Genres	English folk; folk baroque; British folk rock;
Occupation(s)	Singer; musician; songwriter; record producer;
Instrument(s)	Vocals; guitar; mandolin; banjo; dulcimer; organ;
Years active	1960–present
Labels	Topic; Fontana; Philips; Deram; B&C;
Spouse	Norma Waterson (m. 1972; died 2022)
Children	Eliza Carthy
Relatives	Mike Waterson; (brother-in-law); Lal Waterson; (sister-in-law);

Martin Dominic Forbes 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 in the UK during the 1960s and 1970s.

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