Trowbridge Town Hall presents Martin Carthy NEWS


Trowbridge Town Hall presents Martin Carthy

Lifetime achievement award winner Martin Carthy performs for the people of Trowbridge at its live music venue.



Martin Carthy has been in the industry for over 50 years, with his debut solo album Martin Carthy released in 1965, where his guitar was paired with Dave Swarbricks fiddle and mandolin. Since the release of that album, he has become one of folk musics best loved and most enthusiastic performers, with 10 solo albums and more than 40 accompanying other artists, such as Steeleye Span, Brass Monkey and Blue Murder to name but a few. Additionally, he has recorded with his wife, Norma Waterson, and their daughter, Eliza Carthy, both MBEs, performing under the mantle Waterson:Carthy.

`Arguably the greatest English folk song performer, writer, collector and editor of them all Q Magazine

Over the years Martin has been celebrated for his many years in the industry. In 1998 he was appointed an MBE in the Queens Birthday Honours. He was named Folk Singer Of The Year in both 2002 and 2005 at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, where he was also awarded best traditional track for his song Famous Flower of Serving-Men. Most recently, he was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2014 at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.

Carthy is a master of the ballad of substance, songs that tell stories, whether they are traditional, his own or from contemporary writers. The Telegraph

Throughout June, Martin will be touring around the South of England, stopping in Trowbridge on Thursday June 30th, performing two sets from 8 pm.

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