Martin Carthy FULL INTERVIEW & PERFORMANCE : Scan Your Biscuits Show

[@martinlintzgy1361]

Old England owes this man gratitude. Makes you want to hug him. Pray for Martin's health.

[@MCDizraeli]

amen

[@johnjones4129]

Thanks so much for showing this. Martin is a real gentleman. Saw him perform solo, with Dave Swarbrick and later with his wife, daughter and a box player in New Zealand. I was over in Uk in 1986 with my wife. We were spending a weekend at the Beverly folk festival, and were crossing a square when Martin came towards us with his big open smile to say hallo and have a chat. His smile always reminds me of Dudley Moore. Martin was a great inspiration for me when I started performing traditional songs in the early 1970's. Reply

[@sobellfanatic]

Legend. Genius. Best instrumental guitarist ever as well. So inspiring to hear him still at it. Nuff said.

[@TheFolkRevivalProject]

There's something quite emotional about hearing Martin sing traditional songs as an old man, like Sam Larner before him and Joseph Taylor before that and so many people before that whose names we will never know.

[@MCDizraeli]

so true

[@pfjpeter]

About 1976 ish Martin was playing at Pickering Arms Folk club in Thelwall Cheshire . He stayed at my place in Stretford (as he did on numerous occasions till i emigrated in 1981). I learnt may songs that I still know but rarely had the courage to get up and sing at the club. I was learning "Hard Times of Old England" from the Coppers and had the music . But I don't read music so i asked Martin to play it, which he subsequently read and played . Months later it was part of his repertoire. I have a tape of that "session".

[@MCDizraeli]

Love these stories, so many surfacing from the vaults

[@carthyarchive]

Thank you for this. For anyone wanting to know the songs / tunes Martin played, they were: 00:29 Downfall of Paris 14:01 A Cornish Young Man (recited) 18:34 intro to The Hard Times Of Old England 20:49 The Hard Times Of Old England 28:45 intro to Her Servant Man 30:56 Her Servant Man 37:50 My Son John

[@MCDizraeli]

Thank you!

[@joebowbeer]

My Son John is a (tragic) gem

[@andyspierer573]

Don't preserve it, don't preserve it. You kill it...thanks Martin, I know exactly what you mean!...Your pickled stuff's the best! Thanks for sharing your ...oh so funny, rare and well seasoned, human commentries and of course, YOUR music. Enjoy the sun and many more greatful audiences to come. Greetings. From New Zealand...where 25 or 30 years ago, for the first time in my life (!) having grown up in Bavaria, I was lucky enough to have heard English Folk Music played, in front of me, at the Bunker in Devonport. By you! Changed my life! Thank you!

[@interested-q4d]

martin constant true to tradition , true to the music.

[@LouisMenotti]

I'm seeing Martin in September in Dublin. I wanted to see our good man closer to home in Belfast/Bangor but he's quite rightly sold out. The music is an extension of this man's soul.

[@wckoek]

Wow, he's still playing well at his age. Toast to his good health

[@lucyandthecalm]

that was a lovely insight , thank you

[@MCDizraeli]

Thanks Lucy! Check out more of our shows at www.mixcloud.com/dizraeli/

[@moritzisidor]

wonderful!

[@richardwilson2574]

Hope he’s changed his phone code!!!!!

[@tomokra]

I'll prolly get lots of s**t for this, but ever since he switched from playing in front of a mic to using some sort of PU, his tone has become just godawful. Just a 57 would be so, so, so much better. Hopefully it sounds better in the house, but on KZbin his guitar sounds like a J160E with old, old strings.