Martin Carthy – Scarborough Fair (15/11/22)

The art of the Folk Song intro. Martin is a musical treasure.

During a trip to Ireland to perform at a TV awards do, Martin and Eliza Carthy performed a few songs at a private, unadvertised gathering for a friend, Dan McDonald. Here is a song – with long introduction – from Martin, from his 1960s repertoire, in a new/alternative setting, as recorded for a 2014 BBC TV drama soundtrack, ‘Remember Me’.

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7 responses to “Martin Carthy – Scarborough Fair (15/11/22)”

  1. Tom King Avatar

    thank you for the video … shame I can't really hear much of what he's saying …

  2. Theo N de Bray Avatar

    Wonderful. If you ever meet Martin in person, he is the politest most humble person you could ever hope to meet, not to mention his absolutely HUGE contribution to English Folk music. I hold him in the highest respect.
    And I never forget, he showed his version of this song (I know its original source) to one struggling Paul Simon who went on to make $$$$$$ out of it – and never gave Martin a penny.

  3. Jack Daw Avatar

    A wonderful rendition!

  4. Riff Vile  Avatar

    that's really beautiful.

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