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

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 primroses and blossom again, and Martin Carthy – the sage, mentor and political conscience of English folk music – has news to match the resurrection of the land as he approaches his 70th birthday."Norma walked for the first time since her illness...

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