Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick

Subject: Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick
From: GUEST,Alan B
Date: 25 Jul 01 - 05:10 AM

I heard a couple of days ago that Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick are the topic of a programme called "Collaborators" - BBC Radio 4 on Sunday next at lunchtime. The programme is a discussion of musical collaborations with plenty of music.

Could be worth a listen. Cheers

Subject: RE: Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick
From: Peter K (Fionn)
Date: 25 Jul 01 - 05:25 AM

Off to London that day, but I'll take a radio - thanks for the tip-off, Alan B. Not the most obvious collaboration that would have come to my mind. Both of them have worked with so many people. I wonder what other musical collaborations will be featured? Elton John & Bernie Taupin? Gilbert & Sullivan? Not to mention the daddy of them all.....

Subject: RE: Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick
From: pavane
Date: 25 Jul 01 - 07:28 AM

Not Obvious??? Look at the Carthy/Swarbrick albums of the 1960's - Classics.

Subject: RE: Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick
From: Peter K (Fionn)
Date: 25 Jul 01 - 07:36 AM

But so much of what these two have done is classic, whether together or with others - Steeleye, Fairport, the Watersons, Ian Campbell, etc, etc.

Subject: RE: Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick
From: GeorgeH
Date: 25 Jul 01 - 08:08 AM

I'm with Pavane here; the original Carthy/Swarb albums were ground-breakers; IMO they "shaped" the "Folk Revival" in the UK. AND the two guys have been working together ever since.

Steeleye and Fairport may be "classic" (although that's not my opinion of them) - but Carthy has not had a strong direct influence on them; nor did he on the Watersons. Not sure about Swarbs creative input to Fairport; I suspect that's probably rather stronger.

To me they are the obvious "Collaboration" of on-going UK folk history.

But let's broaden this . . What other "Folk Collaborations" would you nominate as particularly significant?

I'll go fo:

Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger June Tabor and Martin Simpson.

G.

Subject: RE: Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick
From: pavane
Date: 25 Jul 01 - 08:34 AM

Young Tradition? Do they count?