It would be far too easy to simply call this the definitive Martin Carthy compilation. Given its length -- four CDs plus a CD-ROM -- it would seem to cover all the high spots. In fact, it goes far deeper, looking at his career not chronologically, but splitting the albums into Classic Carthy, Carthy in Company, Carthy Contemporaries, and Child: Carthy. It's an approach that works well and which also discovers plenty of hidden gems that have never seen the light of day before, from early live performances to tracks by his first band, Three City Four, that have never been reissued on CD. It all underscores the fact that Carthy is a major force in English -- and British -- folk music, someone who deserves every plaudit he's ever been given, whether for his understated guitar technique or his thoughtful interpretations of traditional songs, illustrated here on the first and last discs. And while his reputation rests heavily on that traditional arrangement of material, he's done a good share of modern work, too, whether his own, all-too-infrequent compositions like "Company Policy," Dylan, Richard Thompson, or even Gilbert O'Sullivan. From solo work to duets with fiddler Dave Swarbrick, the bold Brass Monkey, and Waterson:Carthy, the man plowed a lot of furrows and the compilers of this set have gone over them all with a very fine-toothed comb. Add to that an excellent booklet, and one has an outstanding set and a well-deserved tribute to one of the great folk figures.
Martin Carthy
The Carthy Chronicles: A Journey Through the Folk Revival
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AllMusic Review by Chris Nickson
Track Listing - Disc 1
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feat: Dave Swarbrick
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02:57 | Amazon | ||||
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feat: Dave Swarbrick
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04:25 | Amazon | ||||
| 4 | 03:58 | Amazon | |||||
| 5 | 04:17 | Amazon | |||||
| 6 | 03:52 | Amazon | |||||
| 7 |
feat: Dave Swarbrick
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03:41 | Amazon | ||||
| 8 |
feat: Howard (Jimmy) Evans / John Kirkpatrick
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03:13 | Amazon | ||||
| 9 |
feat: Brass Monkey
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05:38 | Amazon | ||||
| 10 |
feat: Dave Swarbrick
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06:21 | Amazon | ||||
| 11 | 02:44 | Amazon | |||||
| 12 | 07:55 | Amazon | |||||
| 13 | 05:31 | Amazon | |||||
| 14 | 03:39 | Amazon | |||||
| 15 |
feat: The Albion Band
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03:22 | Amazon | ||||
| 16 | 09:21 | Amazon | |||||
| 17 |
feat: John Kirkpatrick
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02:43 | Amazon |
Track Listing - Disc 2
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feat: The Albion Band
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04:24 | Amazon | ||||
| 2 |
feat: Band of Hope
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04:29 | Amazon | ||||
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feat: Dave Swarbrick
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01:19 | Amazon | |||
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feat: Rory and Alex McEwen / Lisa Turner
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02:34 | Amazon | |||
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feat: Steeleye Span
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04:20 | Amazon | ||||
| 6 |
feat: Three City Four
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02:58 | Amazon | ||||
| 7 |
feat: Blue Murder
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02:26 | Amazon | ||||
| 8 | 01:05 | Amazon | |||||
| 9 |
feat: The Watersons
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03:10 | Amazon | ||||
| 10 |
feat: Ashley Hutchings
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01:56 | Amazon | ||||
| 11 |
feat: John Kirkpatrick
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05:35 | Amazon | ||||
| 12 |
feat: John Kirkpatrick
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05:30 | Amazon | ||||
| 13 | 03:04 | Amazon | |||||
| 14 |
feat: Dave Swarbrick
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03:23 | Amazon | ||||
| 15 |
feat: The Watersons
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06:26 | Amazon | ||||
| 16 |
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feat: Oskorri
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04:11 | Amazon | |||
| 17 |
feat: Dave Swarbrick
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01:37 | Amazon | ||||
| 18 |
feat: Steeleye Span
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01:26 | Amazon | ||||
| 19 |
feat: The Watersons
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01:36 | Amazon | ||||
| 20 |
feat: Steeleye Span
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02:47 | Amazon | ||||
| 21 |
feat: Les Barker / June Tabor
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03:21 | Amazon | ||||
| 22 |
feat: Dave Swarbrick
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07:29 | Amazon |
Track Listing - Disc 3
| Sample | Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
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| 1 | 02:12 | Amazon | |||||
| 2 |
feat: Dave Swarbrick
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02:43 | Amazon | ||||
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01:24 | Amazon | ||||
| 4 |
feat: Three City Four / Leon Rosselson
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02:56 | Amazon | ||||
| 5 | 03:18 | Amazon | |||||
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02:37 | Amazon | ||||
| 7 | 02:20 | Amazon | |||||
| 8 | 03:17 | Amazon | |||||
| 9 | 03:43 | Amazon | |||||
| 10 | 03:06 | Amazon | |||||
| 11 | 05:14 | Amazon | |||||
| 12 | 05:00 | Amazon | |||||
| 13 | 04:15 | Amazon | |||||
| 14 |
feat: The Watersons
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03:27 | Amazon | ||||
| 15 | 03:32 | Amazon | |||||
| 16 |
feat: Dave Swarbrick
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03:36 | Amazon | ||||
| 17 | 01:34 | Amazon | |||||
| 18 | 05:03 | Amazon | |||||
| 19 | 02:57 | Amazon | |||||
| 20 | 03:59 | Amazon | |||||
| 21 | 02:37 | Amazon | |||||
| 22 |
feat: Steeleye Span
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01:54 | Amazon | ||||
| 23 | 03:49 | Amazon | |||||
| 24 | 03:32 | Amazon |
Track Listing - Disc 4
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feat: Dave Swarbrick
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04:09 | Amazon | ||||
| 2 | 03:03 | Amazon | |||||
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feat: Rory and Alex McEwen / Lisa Turner
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02:23 | Amazon | |||
| 4 | 03:26 | Amazon | |||||
| 5 |
feat: Eliza Carthy
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05:36 | Amazon | ||||
| 6 | 06:20 | Amazon | |||||
| 7 |
feat: Dave Swarbrick
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03:45 | Amazon | ||||
| 8 |
feat: Dave Swarbrick
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02:19 | Amazon | ||||
| 9 | 05:55 | Amazon | |||||
| 10 |
feat: Dave Swarbrick
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04:19 | Amazon | ||||
| 11 | 04:35 | Amazon | |||||
| 12 | 03:00 | Amazon | |||||
| 13 | 03:54 | Amazon | |||||
| 14 | 02:28 | Amazon | |||||
| 15 | 02:57 | Amazon | |||||
| 16 | 02:49 | Amazon | |||||
| 17 |
feat: Isla St. Clair
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02:02 | Amazon | ||||
| 18 | 01:50 | Amazon | |||||
| 19 |
feat: Steeleye Span
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05:36 | Amazon | ||||
| 20 |
feat: Bert Jansch
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03:51 | Amazon |
