''Martin Carthy'' is the debut solo album by

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ian

Martin Carthy Martin 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 ...

, originally released in 1965 by

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and later re-issued by

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. The album features

Dave Swarbrick David Cyril Eric Swarbrick (5 April 1941 – 3 June 2016) was an English folk musician and singer-songwriter. His style has been copied or developed by almost every British and many world folk violin players who have followed him. He was ...

playing

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on a number of the tracks. Swarbrick was not headlined on the album for contractual reasons as he was with the

Ian Campbell Folk Group The Ian Campbell Folk Group were one of the most popular and respected folk groups of the British folk revival of the 1960s. The group made many appearances on radio, television, and at national and international venues and festivals. They per ...

at the time with permission granted by

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. The song notes on the album are written by Martin with Ian Campbell writing the introduction. All the tracks are

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except " Springhill Mine Disaster". which was written by

Ewan MacColl James Henry Miller (25 January 1915 – 22 October 1989), better known by his stage name Ewan MacColl, was a folk singer-songwriter, folk song collector, labour activist and actor. Born in England to Scottish parents, he is known as one of the ...

and

Peggy Seeger Margaret "Peggy" Seeger (born June 17, 1935) is an American Folk music, folk singer. She has lived in Britain for more than 60 years, and was married to the singer and songwriter Ewan MacColl until his death in 1989. First American period Seeg ...

following the 1958 disaster and " The Wind That Shakes the Barley" which was written by Robert Dwyer Joyce.Sleeve Notes on vinyl album

Track listing

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, Child Ballad Numbers and the Laws Numbers.
All tracks Traditional, arranged by Martin Carthy; except where indicated

Personnel

* Martin Carthy -

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, vocals *

- fiddle, mandolin (uncredited) ;Technical *Tony Engle - sleeve design * Ian Campbell, Martin Carthy - sleeve notes

Album information

*First released in the UK 1965 by Fontana Records STL 5269 (Stereo) / TL5269 (Mono) *Re-issued 1977 by Topic Records 12TS340 with 5 other Martin Carthy albums *CD issued 1993 by Topic Records TSCD340 * 180g vinyl limited edition 50th anniversary release re-issue for

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18 April 2015 by Topic records 12TS2015

References

{{Authority control Martin Carthy albums 1965 debut albums Fontana Records albums Topic Records albums