Musician Dictionary

Martin Carthy

British musician

DescriptionBritish musician
Source: Wikidata
Born1941-05-21
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
BirthplaceHatfield Hatfield
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AreaUnited Kingdom
Source: MusicBrainz
CountryGB
Source: MusicBrainz
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
Source: Wikidata
Occupationsinger guitarist musician
Source: Wikidata
Instrumentsguitar voice
Source: Wikidata
Record labelsTopic Records
Source: Wikidata
Member ofThe Three City Four The Watersons The Albion Band Steeleye Span Blue Murder Waterson:Carthy Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick The Imagined Village Brass Monkey Keith Hancock Band Band of Hope The Keith Hancock Band Martin Carthy & Family Concerto Caledonia Martin Carthy & The UK Group Blue Murder (3) Three City Four Brass Monkey (5) Walking With Ghosts Martin Carthy And Dave Swarbrick
Source: Discogs, MusicBrainz
AwardsMember of the Order of the British Empire
Source: Wikidata

Also known as

Carthy Cathy Corthy M Carthy M. Carthy M.Carthy MC Martin Martyn Carthy

Links

Identifiers

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