ARTIST: Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick
TITLE: Straws in the Wind
LABEL: Topic Records
GENRE: Folk
SOURCE: CD
BITRATE: 164 kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 62:32
RELEASE DATE: 2006-00-00
RIP DATE: 2008-07-15
Track List
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1. Death Of Queen Jane 4:29
2. Ship In Distress 5:24
3. Whale Catchers 3:06
4. When I Was A Little Boy 3:04
5. Bride's Marvh From Unst 5:56
6. Royal Oak 3:25
7. Treadmill Song 6:11
8. Unfortunate Tailor 2:50
9. Bold Benjamin 4:05
10. Mrs Marriott 4:07
11. Jacky Tar 4:25
12. Mermaid 4:17
13. Lord Thomas And Fair Eleanor 5:52
14. My Heart's In New South Wales 5:21
Release Notes:
For more than 40 years Martin Carthy has been one of folk music's greatest
innovators, one of its best loved, most enthusiastic and, at times, most quietly
controversial of figures. 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 and his award-winning wife (Norma Waterson) and daughter Eliza Carthy
have resulted in more than 40 albums, but Martin has only recorded 10 solo
albums, of which the much anticipated Waiting for Angels (Topic TSCD527) is the
latest. Whether in the folk clubs (which he continues to champion), on the
concert stage or making TV appearances (he was the subject of the acclaimed
`Originals' music documentary strand on BBC 2) - there are few roles that Martin
Carthy hasn't played. He's a ballad singer, a ground-breaking acoustic &
electric guitarist and an authoritative interpreter of newly composed material.
He always prefers to follow an insatiable musical curiosity rather than cash in
on his unrivalled position. 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.
Martin Carthy was awarded the MBE for services to English Music and won Singer
of the Year and Best Traditional Track at the BBC Radio 2 Awards 2005.
This is what the BBC website has to say about Martin Carthy and his award in
2005:
ôFor four decades
Dave Swarbrick was born in London in April 1941and moved to Yorkshire when only
three months old. At the age of six he learnt the rudiments of the fiddle from
the local fiddler, Mr. Bootham. When he was eight years old the family moved to
Birmingham. Dave left school there and at the age of fifteen became apprenticed
to I.C.I. as a letterpress printer.
During his indentured years Dave toured and recorded extensively. Amongst the
huge back catalogue from that time are three Radio Ballads with EWAN MacCOLL,
PEGGY SEEGER and CHARLES PARKER. Dave's lifelong passion for folk music was born
in those busy years. His printing apprenticeship was mainly spent "on the road"
or in the Manager's office.
Amongst the many performers Dave met, worked and recorded with during those
years were BERYL and ROGER MARRIOTTt, A .L. LLOYD, ALF EDWARDS and, of course,
IAN CAMPBELL.
Dave joined the IAN CAMPBELL FOLK GROUP in the early 60's and left printing
shortly afterwards. In 1966 he teamed up with MARTIN CARTHY and this remarkable
pairing played an important part in the tremendous shake up given to British
folk music in the middle to late 60's. When they parted in 1969 Dave joined
FAIRPORT CONVENTION and his contribution to folk and folk/rock music is
legendary and well documented.
In 1984 Dave left Fairport and, along with KEVIN DEMPSEY, CHRIS LESLIE and
MARTIN JENKINS, formed WHIPPERSNAPPER, a group renowned for its drive and
acoustic prowess. In 1989 Dave decided to leave to concentrate on solo work and
revive his partnership with Martin Carthy.
In the early 90s Dave and Martin were membesr of the folk "supergroup" BAND OF
HOPE along with such luminaries as ROY BAILEY, STEAFAN HANNIGAN, JOHN
KIRKPATRICK and CHRIS PARKINSON. The band toured twice and produced one CD,
"RHYTHM and REDS".
In 1993 Dave moved to Australia and for the next three years he lived in the
Blue Mountains. It was there that he met and began working with ALISTAIR HULETT.
Their partnership has produced two highly acclaimed CDs, "SATURDAY JOHNNY and
JIMMY THE RAT" and "THE COLD GREY LIGHT OF DAWN". They have two U.K. tours under
their belts with a third planned, plus another CD.
Dave returned to England in 1996. He and Kevin Dempsey started making music
together shortly afterwards. They both live in Coventry, take delight in their
association and shares in the letterpress industry continue to soar!!