Martin Carthy

Martin Carthy MBE
Performing with The Imagined Village at Camp Bestival, July 2008
Background information
Birth name	Martin Dominic Forbes Carthy
Born	(1941-05-21) 21 May 1941 (age 83) Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England
Origin	London, England
Genres	English folk folk baroque British folk rock
Occupations	Singer musician songwriter record producer
Instruments	Vocals guitar mandolin banjo dulcimer organ
Years active	1960–present
Labels	Topic Fontana Philips Deram B&C
Spouse	Norma Waterson ​ ​ (m. 1972; died 2022)​
Children	Eliza Carthy
Relatives	Mike Waterson (brother-in-law) Lal Waterson (sister-in-law)

Martin Dominic Forbes Carthy MBE (born 21 May 1941) is an English singer and guitarist who has remained one of the most influential figures in English folk music, inspiring contemporaries such as Bob Dylan and Paul Simon, as well as later artists such as Richard Thompson, since he emerged as a young musician in the early days of the folk revival in the UK during the 1960s and 1970s.