Liverpool Acoustic are chuffed to announce that folk legend Martin Carthy, dubbed the ‘Godfather of English Folk’, is coming to the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall’s Music Room on Tuesday 20th September.
Support on the night is from accomplished musician and songwriter Danny Bradley, winner of the Liverpool Acoustic Songwriting Challenge Judges’ Award for 2021.
For more than 50 years Martin Carthy has been one of folk music’s greatest and best loved innovators. His skill, stage presence and natural charm have won him many admirers, not only from within the folk scene, but also far beyond it.
Trailblazing musical partnerships with, amongst others, Steeleye Span, Dave Swarbrick, his award-winning wife (Norma Waterson) and daughter Eliza Carthy have resulted in more than 40 albums, although Martin has only recorded 10 solo albums. Whether in the folk clubs, on the concert stage or making TV appearances, there are few roles that Martin Carthy hasn’t played.
He’s a ballad singer, a ground-breaking acoustic and electric-guitarist, and an authoritative interpreter of newly composed material. Perhaps, most significant of all, are his settings of traditional songs with guitar, which have influenced a generation of artists, including Bob Dylan and Paul Simon, on both sides of the Atlantic.
‘Arguably the greatest English folk song performer, writer, collector and editor of them all’ – Q Magazine
‘Carthy is a master of the ballad of substance, songs that tell stories, whether they are traditional, his own or from contemporary writers.’ – The Telegraph
Demand for tickets is expected to be very high, so book early to avoid disappointment.
£18 and £21 tickets are available from the Liverpool Phil box office.
Doors open at 7pm with the music beginning at 8pm.
Recorded for the US Library of Congress, June 2021