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Martin Carthy 70th Birthday Concert – review

4731 days ago

Guardian Music — Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonMartin Carthy may have influenced Bob Dylan and Paul Simon and become a British folk legend, but he has always been an easy-going, modest performer, and that wasn't going to change just because he is about to turn 70. He s... more info

The Great Folk Jukebox – review

4739 days ago

Guardian Music — Royal Festival Hall, LondonOn 1 June 1951, the folklorist AL Lloyd organised an evening at St Pancras Town Hall in London, as a contribution to the Festival of Britain. The Singing Englishmen concert featured the Workers Music Association Choir and a... more info

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Martin Carthy: Essential – review

4742 days ago

Guardian Music — (Topic)The problem with this compilation is the title. Of course it's essential that the 70th birthday of the English folk scene's great singer, guitarist and enthusiast should be celebrated with a major retrospective. But it's equally essential that... more info

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Martin Carthy: 'I'm not interested in heritage: this stuff is alive' | Interview

4761 days ago

Guardian Music — On the eve of his 70th birthday, the singer and guitarist Martin Carthy talks about tradition, family – and why subversion is at the heart of English folk musicThe cliff walk along North Yorkshire's wild, wonderful coastline is at last lined with p... more info

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The best world music for spring 2011

4772 days ago

Guardian Music — Our critic's pick of the best jazz, world and folk gigs coming up in May and JuneMarry Waterson and Oliver KnightThis is a busy time for the Waterson/Carthy clan, with Martin Carthy celebrating his 70th birthday at London's South Bank on 14 May, and ... more info

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Marry Waterson and Oliver Knight - review

4795 days ago

Guardian Music — Green Note, LondonMarry Waterson and her brother Oliver Knight belong to the best-known folk dynasty in Britain. Their mother was Lal Waterson, the singer and experimental songwriter who died in 1998, their aunt and uncle are Norma Waterson and Marti... more info

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June Tabor: watery, not grave

4826 days ago

Guardian Music — June Tabor's new album draws inspiration from the sea. But dogs, cows and a margarine ad also featured when Pete Paphides met herPersistent woofing reverberates around the Welsh hillside farmland where June Tabor's house is situated. The closer you g... more info

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Pete Coe: Backbone – review

4882 days ago

Guardian Music — (Backshift Music)Pete Coe may never have received the same recognition as many of his veteran contemporaries, or the new generation of folk heroes, but he has played a major role in the British folk club scene ever since he became a professional musi... more info

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Norma Waterson and Eliza Carthy - review

4928 days ago

Guardian Music — Union Chapel, London"It's hard to stick to just one kind of music," explained Norma Waterson, as she switched from a soulful gospel song to a grand, brooding ballad by Richard Thompson about the 1940s heart-throb Josef Locke, linking the two with a l... more info

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Meltdown 2010: An Evening of Political Song; the Duckworth Lewis Method; Seasick Steve | Live review

5062 days ago

Guardian Music — Meltdown festival, Southbank Centre, London SE1From politics and cricket to singalongs with blues stomper Seasick Steve, Richard Thompson's passion for folk-based, rootsy music makes for a rousing week on the SouthbankBerets off to Richard Thompson, ... more info

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Martin Carthy 70th Birthday Concert – review

The Great Folk Jukebox – review

Martin Carthy: Essential – review

Martin Carthy: 'I'm not interested in heritage: this stuff is alive' | Interview

The best world music for spring 2011

Marry Waterson and Oliver Knight - review

June Tabor: watery, not grave

Pete Coe: Backbone – review

Norma Waterson and Eliza Carthy - review

Meltdown 2010: An Evening of Political Song; the Duckworth Lewis Method; Seasick Steve | Live review

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