Editing Martin Carthy (section)

==Musical career==
[[File:Maddy Prior, Martin Carthy and Norma Waterson (26631662262).jpg|thumb|194x194px|Martin Carthy with [[Maddy Prior]] and [[Norma Waterson]]]]
Carthy is a mostly solo performer of traditional songs in a very distinctive style, accompanying himself on his [[C.F. Martin & Company|Martin]] 000-18 acoustic guitar; his style is marked by the use of alternative tunings (notably CGCDGA), and a strongly percussive picking style that emphasises the melody.

In 1964, Carthy joined Marian Mackenzie, Ralph Trainer and [[Leon Rosselson]] in the group [[The Three City Four]]. The group concentrated on contemporary songs, including some of Rosselson's own, and made two albums – the first for [[Decca Records|Decca]] and a second, ''Smoke and Dust (Where the Heart Should Have Been)'', for [[CBS]]. The 1965 eponymous debut ''The Three City Four'' featured Carthy singing lead vocals on two tracks – [[Sydney Carter]]'s "Telephone Song" and Rosselson's own "History Lesson".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mainlynorfolk.info/leon.rosselson/records/threecityfour.html |title=The Three City Four |website=Mainlynorfolk.info |date=8 November 2013 |access-date=11 January 2014}}</ref> [[Roy Bailey (folk singer)|Roy Bailey]] would replace Carthy when he later left the group.

Carthy's debut solo album, ''[[Martin Carthy (album)|Martin Carthy]]'', was released in 1965, and also featured [[Dave Swarbrick]] playing [[fiddle]] on some tracks, although he was not mentioned in the album's sleeve notes. Carthy's arrangement of the traditional ballad "[[Scarborough Fair (ballad)|Scarborough Fair]]" was adapted, without acknowledgement, by [[Paul Simon]] on the [[Simon and Garfunkel]] album recording ''[[Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme]]'' in 1966. This caused a rift between the pair which was not resolved until Simon invited Carthy to sing the song with him on-stage at the [[Hammersmith Apollo]] in 2000.<ref name="desert"/><ref name="apollo">{{cite web |url=https://vimeo.com/371277124 |title=Martin Carthy - Paul Simon - Hammersmith Apollo - 25 Oct 2000 |website=vimeo.com |access-date=24 November 2020}}</ref>