But Two Came By
Released: 1968
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Released: 1968
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Fans of Fairport Convention or Steeleye Span will find the clean, stripped down, spirited performances here a revelation: The beautiful, original "Lord of the Dance" (which transforms the Shaker...
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Prince Heathen
Released: 1969
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Released: 1969
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An astonishingly good album coming toward the end of Carthy's original partnership with Dave Swarbrick (they were to join the lineups of Fairport Convention and Steeleye Span, repectively, within a...
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Landfall
Released: 1977
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Released: 1977
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Following his departure from Steeleye Span, Martin Carthy returned to a solo career, with one of his strongest and most varied albums to date. He rips into the traditional material, from the potent...
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Shearwater
Released: 1972
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Released: 1972
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Martin Carthy cut this solo album in 1971, immediately after he exited Steeleye Span following two albums with them, Please to See the King and Ten Man Map. The material is very spare, featuring...
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Because It's There
Released: 1971
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Released: 1971
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Carthy and his pal John Kirkpatrick left a two-year stint in the folk-rock group Steeleye Span in 1978, then teamed up again for this album. Wonderful, brassy arrangements feature trumpeter Howard...
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Crown of Horn
Released: 1971
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Released: 1971
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Ashley Hutchings produced this very lively solo album (Tony Cox adds some synthesizer on two tracks, otherwise it's just Carthy's voice and guitar, and, as on "Locks and Bolts," ajust his voice),...
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Out of the Cut
Released: 1971
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Released: 1971
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The trio of Carthy, Kirkpatrick, and Evans are back for this album, one of Carthy's very best. ~ Steve Winick, All Music Guide
Sweet Wivelsfield
Released: 1971
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Released: 1971
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Carthy goes it alone, on his first album without Swarbrick. The result is quite good. ~ Steve Winick, All Music Guide
