Let me chime in here--sorry not to have posted sooner.
I find it alarming that an assumption is being made by someone that Martin Carthy is flush with cash given his prominence in the music scene. Seeing that I'm nearly his neighbor, I can assure you that Martin is one of the "purehearts" that chose to do music for music's sake and not for the money. He made enough in the early days to purchase a comfortable home (unpretentious home, I might add, a modest duplex), but in the last year with NO money coming in and a multi-generational family to support, times have been tough. It galls me to think that on these pages readers would second guess what is an honest and heartfelt attempt to support one of our leading artists.

In truth he'll be turning 80 this year, which means he won't be returning to the States given the prohibitive cost of British travel insurance--not to mention the visa for performers. It's hard for traditional folk musicians—even the likes of Martin Carthy— to make money in the UK these days, and given that a visa is no required for travel to the EU (thank you, Brrexit) yet another source of revenue is being turned off.

Please spread the word about this concert, and support it as you see fit, but please don't assume that because someone is "famous" he (or she) is necessarily rich.