Artist	Song
The Imagined Village	My Son John
from Empire & Love (2010)
Martin Carthy & The UK Group	The Mermaid
from Rogue's Gallery - Pirate Ballads, Sea Song and Chanteys (2008)
Martin Carthy with Dave Swarbrick	Never the Same
from Shining Bright: The Songs of Lal & Mike Waterson (2002)
Martin Carthy	Heather Down the Moor
from Martins4 (2005)
Martin Carthy	The Dominion of the Sword
from Three Score & Ten - A Journey Back In Time (2009)
Brass Monkey	The Trees They Do Grow High
from Head of Steam (2009)
Concerto Caledonia & Martin Carthy	Sir Patrick Spens
from Late Night Sessions - Concerto Caledonia Live at the Edinburgh International Festival (2010)
Martin Carthy	Barbara Allen
from Song Links (2003)

Comment:

To gauge the talent and influence of English folk godfather Martin Carthy, it's worthy pointing out from the outset that his unique arrangement of "Scarborough Fair", gifted to aspiring young folkie Paul Simon, became a cornerstone of Simon & Garfunkel's repertoire, and that Bob Dylan would never have recorded "Bob Dylan's Dream" had he not learned Carthy's "Lord Franklin" while visiting the U.K. in '62. Quietly subversive, staunchly progressive, and exceptionally talented as both a singer and a player, Carthy is the English folk scene's lynchpin — the artist who holds it all together — so dive headfirst into his songbook with "Famous Flower of Serving Men" and "January Man". Spend time with Carthy and his go-to fiddler, in Next Steps.

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