- country:United Kingdom
- label:not signed
- artist posted by:Moneypenny Agency
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Is one of the giants of contemporary British music and is regarded as one of the finest singers of traditional music of the British Isles as well as a highly influential, innovative, intelligent and much imitated guitar player. He has been a member of Steeleye Span, the Albion Country Band and shortly after the latter broke up he became a permanent member of the seminal group The Watersons with his wife Norma Waterson and her brother and sister, Mike and Lal. More recently he has joined forces with wife Norma, and daughter Eliza to form WATERSON:CARTHY, and works with the likes of DAVE SWARBRICK and also ROBIN WILLIAMSON as duos.
In addition to this he has also managed to maintain a busy solo career in which he continues to apply a fresh approach to song and in recognition of his achievements Martin was awarded an MBE for his services to English folk music.