caption associated_acts years_active birth_place label article_title name background birth_date instrument genre image origin birth_name occupation
performing 20 july 2008 with the imagined village at camp bestival ; waterson albion country band brass monkey the imagined village dave swarbrick : carthy blue murder the watersons steeleye span 1960 -- present hatfield , hertfordshire topic & c , fontana , philips , deram , b martin carthy
 martin carthy solo_singer 21 may 1941 acoustic guitar electric guitar mandolin banjo dulcimer english folk , folk baroque martin carthy.jpg london , england martin dominic forbes carthy singer musician songwriter record producer actor
martin carthy

martin carthy mbe -lrb- born 21 may 1941 -rrb- is an english folk singer and guitarist who has remained one of the most influential figures in british traditional music , inspiring contemporaries such as bob dylan and paul simon and later artists such as richard thompson since he emerged as a young musician in the early days of the folk revival .
