Articles related to "Martin Carthy"



Female Highwaymen
We think travelling by British Rail is hazardous, but compare it with the stagecoach traveller of yore. Okay, the journey times were similar, but there was every chance that a gun-toting woman “dressed in man’s attire” would relieve you of your possessions. Judging by the number of songs, there were either an awful lot of these ladies of the road, or else the exploits of one or two really captured the public’s imagination.
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Roots - the beginning of folk-rock
Taking a look at the bands and the personnel responsible for the emergence of the UK folk-rock movement….
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Celtic Music in Italy
Alfredo De Pietra, who writes for Keltika magazine, gives an insight into the popularity of Celtic music in Italy.
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Album Review: Folk, Blues and Beyond
Review of the seminal album by the greatest British guitarist, master of folk blues, and icon of sixties Britain.
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Masterclass
I recently attended a one-day workout on fiddle with Eliza Carthy, hoping that some of her magic would rub off……
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Terry St. Clair: Live at Covent Garden
London songwriter-performer Terry St. Clair destroys the stereotype of a street musician by releasing four CDs, putting two daughters through college.
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Bob Dylan's 1964 TV "Quest"
Of the many television programs featuring Dylan over his career, none match Quest, which features some of the greatest songs the folk singer ever wrote.
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