Editing Martin Carthy (section)

==Musical collaborations==
He has also been involved with many musical collaborations.  He has sung with [[The Watersons]] since 1972; was twice a member of [[British folk rock]] group [[Steeleye Span]]; was a member of the [[Albion Country Band]] 1973 line-up, with members from the [[Fairport Convention]] family and [[John Kirkpatrick (folk musician)|John Kirkpatrick]], that recorded the ''[[Battle of the Field]]'' album; and was part of the innovative [[Brass Monkey (band)|Brass Monkey]] ensemble, which mixed a range of [[brass instruments]] with Carthy's guitar and [[mandolin]] and [[John Kirkpatrick (folk musician)|John Kirkpatrick]]'s [[accordion]], [[diatonic button accordion|melodeon]] and [[concertina]]. Carthy was also a member of The Imagined Village for all three of their albums (2007–2012).

For many years Carthy enjoyed a creative partnership with fiddle player [[Dave Swarbrick]]; more recently, [[Waterson:Carthy]] has provided the forum for his successful musical partnership with wife [[Norma Waterson]] and their daughter [[Eliza Carthy]].

Carthy has inspired contemporaries such as [[Bob Dylan]] and [[Paul Simon]],<ref name="urlSignOnSanDiego.com | The San Diego Union-Tribune | San Diego Green Guide">{{cite news |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sandiego/access/49630255.html?dids=49630255:49630255&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+10%2C+2000&author=GEORGE+VARGA&pub=The+San+Diego+Union+-+Tribune&desc=The+unknown+folkie+&#124;+Despite+his+small+following%2C+Martin+Carthy+has+left+an+indelible+mark+on+the+genre&pqatl=google |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629050549/https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sandiego/access/49630255.html?dids%3D49630255%3A49630255%26FMT%3DABS%26FMTS%3DABS%3AFT%26type%3Dcurrent%26date%3DFeb%2B10%2C%2B2000%26author%3DGEORGE%2BVARGA%26pub%3DThe%2BSan%2BDiego%2BUnion%2B%2D%2BTribune%26desc%3DThe%2Bunknown%2Bfolkie%2B%7C%2BDespite%2Bhis%2Bsmall%2Bfollowing%2C%2BMartin%2BCarthy%2Bhas%2Bleft%2Ban%2Bindelible%2Bmark%2Bon%2Bthe%2Bgenre%26pqatl%3Dgoogle#124;+Despite+his+small+following%2C+Martin+Carthy+has+left+an+indelible+mark+on+the+genre&pqatl=google |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 June 2011 |title=SignOnSanDiego.com &#124; The San Diego Union-Tribune &#124; San Diego Green Guide |work= The San Diego Union|access-date=1 November 2010 |first=George |last=Varga |date=10 February 2000}}</ref> as well as later artists such as [[Richard Thompson (musician)|Richard Thompson]].