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Martin Carthy Chronological Discography

Martin Carthy in Roy Bailey's Band of Hope c. 1994
(Photo courtesy of MusikFolk)

1963

Various Artists, Hootenanny in London, LP, Decca LK 4545

The Thamesiders and Davy Graham: From a London Hootenanny, EP, Decca DFE 8538

1964

Nigel Denver, Nigel Denver, LP, Decca LK 4656

1965

Martin Carthy, Martin Carthy, LP, Fontana STL 5269

Paddie Bell, Paddie Herself, LP, Waverley ZLP 2052

Alex Campbell, Alex Campbell, LP, Transatlantic XTRA 1014

Nigel Denver, Moving On, LP, Decca LK 4728

The Three City Four, The Three City Four, LP, Decca LK 4705

Various Artists, Folk Now, comp. LP, Decca, LK 4683

1966

Harvey Andrews, Harvey Andrews, EP, Transatlantic TRA 133

Isla Cameron, Isla Cameron, LP, Transatlantic XTRA 1040

David Campbell, David Campbell, LP, Transatlantic TRA 141

Sydney Carter, Lord of the Dance, EP, Elektra EPK 801

Isla Cameron, Sydney Carter, Martin Carthy & Nadia Cattouse, Songs from ABC Television's “Hallelujah”, LP, Fontana TL 5356

Martin Carthy, Second Album, LP, Fontana STL 5362

Julie Felix, Changes, LP, Fontana TL5368

Various Artists, A Cold Wind Blows, LP, Elektra EUK 253

Various Artists, Folk Scene, LP, Folk Scene FSP 001

Various Artists, The Best of British Folk Music, LP, Transatlantic XTRA 1031

1967

Sydney Carter & Jeremy Taylor, Sydney Carter and Jeremy Taylor at Eton, LP, Fontana TL 5418

Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick, Byker Hill, LP, Fontana STL 5434

Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick, No Songs, EP, Fontana TE 17490

Nigel Denver, Rebellion!, LP, Decca, LK 4844

Julie Felix, Songs from “The Frost Report” Part 2, EP, Fontana TE17494

A. L. Lloyd, Leviathan, LP, Topic 12T 174

Dave Swarbrick, Martin Carthy & Diz Disley, Rags, Reels and Airs, LP, Bounty BY 6030

The Three City Four, Smoke and Dust, LP, CBS 63039

Hedy West, Serves 'Em Fine, LP, Fontana STL 5432

1968

Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick, But Two Came By, LP, Fontana STL 5477

Jeremy Taylor, His Songs, LP, Fontana STL 5475

Various Artists, Folk in Focus, comp. LP, Fontana FJL 505

1969

Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick, Prince Heathen, LP, Fontana STL 5529

Julie Felix, Going to the Zoo, LP, Fontana SFL 13117

Various Artists, The Big Folk, comp. LP, Fontana SFXL 55

1970

Martin Carthy, Round Up, LP, Fontana 6852 003, ca. 1970 (re-issue of half of Martin Carthy and Second Album)

Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick, Brigg Fair, LP, Fontana 6857 010, ca. 1970 (re-issue of Byker Hill)

Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick, Tales of Long Ago, LP, Fontana 6857 013, ca. 1970 (re-issue of But Two Came By)

Nadia Cattouse, Earth Mother, LP, RCA SF 8070

Various Artists, Shades of Folk, comp. LP, Contour 6870 538

Various Artists, Folk Favourites, comp. LP, Contour 6870 636

1971

Roy Bailey, Roy Bailey, LP, Trailer LER 3021

Martin Carthy, Landfall, LP, Philips 6308 049

Martin Carthy, This Is ... Martin Carthy: The Bonny Black Hare and Other Songs, LP, Philips 6382 022

Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick, Selections, LP, Pegasus PEG 6

Dave Goulder, Requiem for Steam, LP, Big Ben BB 00.04

Leon Rosselson, The Word is Hugga Mugga Chugga Lugga Humbugga Boom Chit, LP, Trailer LER 3015

Steeleye Span, Please to See the King, LP, B&C CAS 1029

Steeleye Span, Rave On, EP, B&C CB 164

Steeleye Span, Ten Man Mop or Mr Reservoir Butler Rides Again, LP, Pegasus PEG 9

The Spinners, Martin Carthy, The Corries, Focus on Folk, LP, Philips 6382 110

Various Artists, Heads Together / First Round, comp. LP, Vertigo 6360 045

1972

Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick, Selections, LP, Transatlantic/Festival TRA 206/STAL 934485

Martin Carthy, Shearwater, LP, Pegasus PEG 12

Ray Fisher, The Bonny Birdy, LP, Trailer LER 2038

Steeleye Span, Individually and Collectively, LP, Charisma CS 5

Mike and Lal Waterson, Bright Phoebus, LP, Trailer LES 2076

Various Artists, Clogs, comp. LP, Peg Records PS1

Various Artists, Club Folk Volume 1, comp. LP, Peg Records PS2

Various Artists, Club Folk Volume 2, comp. LP, Peg Records PS3

1973

Andy Roberts, Urban Cowboy, LP, Elektra K 42139

Steeleye Span, Almanack, LP, Charisma CS 12

1974

Martin Carthy, Sweet Wivelsfield, LP, Deram SML 1111

Various Artists, Rave On, LP, B&C/Mooncrest CREST 17

1975

Roy Harris, Champions of Folly, LP, Topic 12TS256

Leon Rosselson, Palaces of Gold, LP, Acorn CF 249

Leon Rosselson & Roy Bailey, That's Not the Way It's Gotta Be, LP, Acorn CF 251

Various Artists, The Electric Muse, 4xLP, Island/Transatlantic Folk 1001

Various Artists, 4. Folk-Festival auf der Lenzburg, 2xLP, Claves DPf 700/2

Various Artists, Our Folk Music Heritage, LP, Trailer LETSAM 2087

The Watersons, For Pence and Spicy Ale, LP, Topic 12TS265

Various Artists, Kertalg 74, LP, Barclay BAR 90 011

1976

Albion Country Band, Battle of the Field, LP, Island HELP 25

Martin Carthy, Crown of Horn, LP, Topic 12TS300, CD, 1976

Fairport Convention, Gottle 'o Geer, LP, Island ILPS 9389

Tom Gilfellon, In the Middle of the Tune, LP, Topic 12TS282

Ashley Hutchings and others, Son of Morris On, LP, Harvest SHSM 2012

John Kirkpatrick, Plain Capers, LP, Free Reed FRR 010

Maddy Prior & June Tabor, Silly Sisters, LP, Chrysalis CHR 1101

Steeleye Span, Rave On, single, Mooncrest MOON 50

Dave Swarbrick, Dave Swarbrick, LP, Transatlantic TRA 337

Various Artists, Folkfestival '76 Dranouter, LP, Parsifal 12000/181

Various Artists, The Greater Antilles Sampler, comp. LP, Antilles AX 7000

1977

The Albion Band, The Postman's Knock, single, Harvest HAR 5128

Peter Bellamy and others, The Transports, 2xLP, Free Reed FRR 021/022

Roy Bailey, Leon Rosselson, Love, Loneliness, Laundry, LP, Fuse CF 271

Steeleye Span, Storm Force Ten, LP, Chrysalis CHR 1151

Dave Swarbrick, Dave Swarbrick 2, LP, Transatlantic TRA 341

The Watersons, Sound, Sound Your Instruments of Joy, LP, Topic 12TS346

Various Artists, 6. Folk-Festival auf der Lenzburg, 2 LPs, VoxPop 4005/6

Various Artists, Fylde Acoustic, LP, Trailer LER 2105

1978

The Albion Band, Rise Up Like the Sun, LP, Harvest SHSP 4092

The Albion Band, Poor Old Horse, single, Harvest HAR 5156

Steeleye Span, Live at Last!, LP, Chrysalis CHR 1199

1979

Roy Bailey & Leon Rosselson, If You Knew Who the Enemy Was, LP, Fuse CF 284

Peter Bellamy, Both Sides Then, LP, Topic 12TS400

Martin Carthy, Because It's There, LP, Topic 12TS389

Various Artists, 70 Golden Nursery Rhymes, LP, Tempo STMP 9031

1980

The Albion Band, Lark Rise to Candleford, LP, Charisma CDS 4020

Various Artists, The Good Old Way, comp. LP, Topic TPSS412

1981

Steeleye Span, Recollections, LP, Chrysalis L 37753

The Watersons, Green Fields, LP, Topic 12TS415

Various Artists, Nuclear Power: No Thanks, LP, Plane IMP 2

1982

Martin Carthy, Out of the Cut, LP, Topic 12TS426

Richard & Linda Thompson, Shoot Out the Lights, LP, Hannibal HNBL 1303

Richard & Linda Thompson, Don't Renege on Our Love, single, Hannibal HNS 703

1983

Brass Monkey, Brass Monkey, LP, Topic 12TS431

Leon Rosselson, Temporary Loss of Vision, LP, Fuse CF 384

1984

Dick Miles, Cheating the Tide, LP, Greenwich Village GVR 227

Martyn Wyndham-Read, A Rose From the Bush, LP, Greenwich Village GVR 222

Various Artists, The Old Songs, LP, Greenwich Village GVR 225

Various Artists, Chants de Marins IV: Ballades, Complaintes et Shanties des Matelots Anglais, 2LP, Le Chasse-Marée SCM 005

1985

Paul Bond, In Sight of the Mountain, LP, Cityfolk CFR 011

Various Artists, Sounds of Yorkshire, LP, Music from York, HAR 844

Various Artists, Feed the Folk, LP, Temple FTP01

1986

Brass Monkey, See How It Runs, LP, Topic 12TS442

Ashley Hutchings, An Hour with Cecil Sharp and Ashley Hutchings, LP, Dambuster DAM 014

The Kipper Family, The Crab Wars, 2xLP, Dambuster DAM 017

Leon Rosselson, Bringing the News from Nowhere, LP, Fuse CF 390

Dave Swarbrick, When the Battle is Over, LP, Conifer CFRC 528

Loudon Wainwright III, More Love Songs, LP, Demon FIEND 79

Various Artists, A Selection from The Penguin Book of English Folk Songs, LP, Fellside FE 047

Various Artists, Flash Company - A Celebration of the First 10 Years of Fellside Recordings, LP, Fellside FE 050

Martyn Wyndham-Read, Across the Line, LP, Greenwich Village GVR 232

Various Artists, Yuletracks, LP, Greenwich Village GVR 235

1987

The Holme Valley Tradition, Will's Barn, cassette, EFDSS VWML 002

Various Artists, The Children in Need Album, cassette, Pudsey PUD 001

1988

Martin Carthy, Right of Passage, LP, Topic 12TS452

Leon Rosselson, I Didn't Mean It, LP, Fuse CF 392

Various Artists, The Derby Tup Presents..., cassette, BBC Radio Derby DTP-01

1990

The Mrs Ackroyd Band, Oranges and Lemmings, cassette/CD, Mrs Ackroyd Records DOG 007

Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick, Life and Limb, CD, Special Delivery 1030

Leon Rosselson, RosselSonGs, CD, Fuse CFCD001

Margaret Walters, For the Future and the Past, CD, own label MW001

Various Artists, Hard Cash, LP/CD, Special Delivery SPD 1027

1991

Judy Dunlop & Ashley Hutchings, Sway With Me, CD, Albino ALB 007

Ray Fisher, Traditional Songs of Scotland, CD, Saydisc CD-SDL 391

Various Artists, All Through the Year, CD, Hokey Pokey 2002.2

1992

Roy Bailey, What You Do With What You've Got, CD, Fuse CFCD399

Les Barker, Some Love, CD, Mrs Ackroyd Records DOG 009

Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick, Skin and Bone, CD, Special Delivery SPCD 1046

Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick, 100 Not Out, video, Musikfolk MF 02

Leon Rosselson, Wo sind die Elefanten?, CD, Fuse CFCD002

Leon Rosselson, Guess What They're Selling at the Happiness Counter, CD, Fuse CFCD003

Various Artists, Voices: English Traditional Songs, CD, Fellside FECD 087

1993

Brass Monkey, The Complete Brass Monkey, CD, Topic TSCD 467

Martin Carthy, British Fingerstyle Guitar, Video, Stefan Grossman's Guitar Workshop OV 11208

Martin Carthy, The Collection, CD, Green Linnet GLCD 1136

Martin Carthy, Rigs of the Time, CD, Music Club MCCD 145

Richard Thompson, Watching the Dark, 3xCD, Hannibal HNCD 5303

The Watersons, For Pence and Spicy Ale, CD, Topic TSCD 462

Various Artists, Acoustic Routes, CD, CODE 90 Ninety 7

Various Artists, Blow the Man Down, CD, Topic TSCD 464

Various Artists, Tanz- & Folkfest Rudolstadt 1992, CD, HeiDeck WK1740

Various Artists, The Transports at Whitby, cassette, RED 011

Various Artists, Undefeated, 2 cassettes, Fuse M 100

Various Artists, The World Is a Wonderful Place, CD, Hokey Pokey 2003.2

1994

Band of Hope, Rhythm & Reds, CD/cassette, MusikFolk MFCD512

Martin Carthy, The Kershaw Sessions (recorded 1987/88), CD, ROOT CD2

Ashley Hutchings, The Guv'nor Volume 1, CD, HTD HTDCD 23

Mrs Ackroyd Band, Gnus and Roses, CD, Mrs Ackroyd Records, DOG 010

Waterson:Carthy, Waterson:Carthy, CD, Topic TSCD 475

Various Artists, Beat the Retreat: Songs by Richard Thompson, CD, Capitol 831 482 2

Various Artists, Out on the Rolling Sea, CD, Hokey Pokey HPR 2004.2

Various Artists, A Selection from The Penguin Book of English Folk Songs, CD, Fellside FECD47

Various Artists, Fingerstyle Guitar: New Dimensions & Explorations, Vol. 3, video, Vestapol 13018

1995

Ashley Hutchings, The Guv'nor Volume 3, CD, HTD HTDCD 38

Leon Rosselson, Intruders, CD, Fuse CFCD005

Various Artists, Folk Heartbeat: 16 Original Folk Classics, CD, Emporio EMPRCD 595

Various Artists, Troubadours of British Folk, Vol. 1: Unearthing the Tradition, CD, Rhino R2 7160

Various Artists, The Art of Fingerstyle Guitar, video, Vestapol 13021

1996

Ashley Hutchings, The Guv'nor Volume 4, CD, HTD HTDCD 66

Oskorri, 25 Kantu Urte, CD, Elkarlanean KD-453-4

Dave Swarbrick, Folk on 2: Dave Swarbrick's 50th Birthday Concert, CD, Cooking Vinyl MASH CD 001

Lal Waterson & Oliver Knight, Once in a Blue Moon, CD, Topic TSCD478

Norma Waterson, Norma Waterson, CD, Hannibal/Carthage HNCD 1393

Waterson:Carthy, Common Tongue, CD, Topic TSCD 488

1997

Hiru Truku, Hiru Truku II - Mendebaleko euskal kantuak, CD, Nuevos Medios NM 15 709

Leon Rosselson, Perspectives, CD, Fuse CFCD006

Various Artists, Georgia on Our Mind, CD, Deep Sea Records, SeaD 8001

1998

In Search of the English Folk Song, video, dir. Ken Russell

The Albion Band, The BBC Sessions, CD, Strange Fruit SFSCD 050

Brass Monkey, Sound & Rumour, CD, Topic CD TSCD501

Martin Carthy, Signs of Life, CD, Topic TSCD 503

Fairport Convention, The Cropredy Box, 3CD, Woodworm WR3CD 026: Martin Carthy sings as part of the massed chorus on Danny Boy, the birthday song for Danny Thompson.

The Watersons, Green Fields, CD, Topic TSCD 500

Chris Wood, Martin Carthy, Roger Wilson, Wood - Wilson - Carthy, CD, R.U.F RUFCD 05

Various Artists, The Best of Cambridge Folk Festival, CD, Strange Fruit CAFECD 001

Various Artists, Bold Sportsmen All, CD, Topic TSCD 495: Martin Carthy accompanies Roy Harris on one track, The Saucy Bold Robber

Various Artists, Heart of England: The Legends of English Folk, CD, Music Club 50074

Various Artists, The Rough Guide to English Roots Music, CD, World Music Network RGNET 1018 CD

1999

Martin Carthy, A Collection, CD, Topic TSCD 750

Leon Rosselson, Harry's Gone Fishing, CD, Fuse CFCD007

Steeleye Span, A Rare Collection 1972-1996, CD, Raven RVCD 90

Steeleye Span, The Journey, 2CD, Park Records PRKCD 52

Norma Waterson, The Very Thought of You, CD, Rykodisc HNCD 1430

Waterson:Carthy, Broken Ground, CD, Topic TSCD 488

Various Artists, English Originals, CD, Topic TSCD 706

Various Artists, Harvest Festival, 5CD EMI retrospective, EMI 07243 521 198 20, August 1999: Martin Carthy performs Old Hog or None, taken from Son of Morris On.

Various Artists, The Wings of Butterflies, CD, Mrs Ackroyd Records DOG 013

2000

Roy Bailey, Coda, CD, Fuse CFCD404

Eliza Carthy, Angels & Cigarettes, CD, Warner Brothers 9362 47698 2

Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick, Both Ears and the Tail, CD, Atrax ATRAX RECS 002

Norma Waterson, Bright Shiny Morning, CD, Topic TSCD 520

Ashley Hutchings, Along the Downs, CD, Mooncrest CRESTCD 055

Various Artists, And We'll All Have Tea... English Folk Anthology, CD, Retro R2CD 40-106

Various Artists, Cambridge Folk Festival 1998-99, CD, BBC WMEF 00572

Various Artists, Tanz- & Folkfest Rudolstadt 2000, CD, HeiDeck HD20005

Various Artists, Heart of England, CD, Teenage Cancer Trust TCTCD 101

Various Artists, Voices in Harmony: English Traditional Songs, CD, Fellside FECD158

2001

Brass Monkey, Going & Staying, CD, Topic TSCD 531

Martin Carthy, The Carthy Chronicles, 4 CD, Free Reed FRQCD-60

Martin Carthy, Instrumental Album, Topic TSCD 527: Was forthcoming late 2001 but then shelved in favour of another solo CD which turned out to be Waiting for Angels released in 2004.

John Kirkpatrick, Mazurka Berserker, CD, Fledg'ling FLED 3030

Martin Simpson, The Bramble Briar, CD, Topic TSCD 513

Linda Thompson, Give Me a Sad Song, CD, Fledg'ling FLED 3020

Various Artists, Flash Company - A Celebration of 25 Years of Fellside Recordings, 2 CD, Fellside FECD156

2002

Blue Murder, No One Stands Alone, CD, Topic TSCD537

Eliza Carthy, Anglicana, CD, Topic TSCD539

Linda Thompson, Fashionably Late, CD, Topic TSCD821

Waterson:Carthy, A Dark Light, CD, Topic TSCD536

Various Artists, Shining Bright: Songs of Lal & Mike Waterson, CD, Topic TSCD519

Various Artists, The Acoustic Folk Box, 4 CDs, Topic TSFCD 4001

Various Artists, 23th Annual Sea Music Festival at Mystic Seaport, CD, Mystic Seaport

Various Artists, 9x2: English Contemporary Chanson, CD, Irregular IRR046

Various Artists, Huntingdon Folk 3, CD, Speaking Volumes SVL 08CD

2003

Martin Carthy, The Definitive Collection, CD, Highpoint HPO6001

Juan Martin, Martin Simpson, Martin Carthy & Martin Taylor, Guitar Nights: The Four Martins, DVD, P3 Music P3M008

Rory Gallagher, Wheels Within Wheels, CD, Capo/RCA CAPO703

Dave Swarbrick, English Fiddler, CD, Naxos World 76045-2, August 2003

Dave Swarbrick, Swarb!, 4 CD, Free Reed FRQCD 45, July 2003

Various Artists, Guide Cats for the Blind: Songs & Poems of Les Barker, 2 CD

Various Artists, Irish Songs from Old New England, CD, Folk Legacy CD-132

Various Artists, Song Links: A Celebration of English Traditional Songs and Their Australian Variants, 2 CD, Fellside FECD 176D

2004

David Ackles, Five & Dime ...Plus, CD, Raven RVCD-188

Brass Monkey, Flame of Fire, CD, Topic TSCD550, April 2004

Martin Carthy, Waiting for Angels, CD, Topic TSCD 527

Waterson:Carthy, Mighty River of Song, 4 CD, Topic TSFCD4002, February 2004

Waterson:Carthy, Fishes and Fine Yellow Sand, CD, Topic TSCD542, June 2004

Bob Davenport, The Common Stone, CD, Topic TSCD 552

Folk for Peace, Rumours of Rain, CD single, Hypertension HYP 4231

Leon Rosselson, Turning Silence into Song, CD, Fuse CFCD009, June 2004

Dave Swarbrick, It Suits Me Well: The Transatlantic Anthology, 2CD, Castle Music CMDDD933, July 2004

Various Artists, Evolving Tradition 4, CD, Mrs Casey MCRCD4002

Various Artists, Folk Festival Sidmouth, 2 CD, Gott Disks GOTTBOX 011

Various Artists, The English Collection: A Definitive Collection of Classic English Folk Music, CD, Highpoint HPO6010

2005

Brass Monkey, The Definitive Collection, CD, Highpoint HPO6011

Martin Carthy, Martin Carthy at Ruskin Mill, CD, Musical Tradition MTCD403-4

Martin Carthy, Shearwater, CD, Castle CMQCD1096: reissue with previously unreleased BBC radio session as bonus tracks

Waterson:Carthy, The Definitive Collection, CD, Highpoint HPO6011

The Watersons, A Yorkshire Christmas, CD, Witchwood Media WMCD 2029

Various Artists, And They All Sang Rosselsongs, CD, Fuse CFCD012, October 2005

Various Artists, Folk Awards 2005, 2 CD, Proper Folk PROPERFOLK01

2006

Martin Carthy, Guitar Maestros, DVD, Sound Techniques GM007

Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick, Straws in the Wind, CD, Topic TSCD556

Reg Meuross, Still, CD, Offspring Records OFFCD00111

Steeleye Span, Please to See the King, 2CD, Castle Music CMQDD 1253: reissue with lots of previously unreleased BBC radio sessions as bonus tracks

Steeleye Span, Ten Man Mop or Mr Reservoir Butler Rides Again, 2CD, Castle Music CMQDD 1252: reissue with lots of previously unreleased BBC radio sessions as bonus tracks

Waterson:Carthy, Holy Heathens and the Old Green Man, CD, Topic TSCD562

Various Artists, Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys, 2CD, Anti/Epitaph 6817-2

Various Artists, Rubber Folk, CD, Gott Disks GOTTCD035

Various Artists, White Bicycles: Making Music in the 1960s, CD, Fledg'ling FLED 3061

2007

Peggy Seeger and Friends, Three Score and Ten, 2 CD, Appleseed APR CD 1100

Linda Thompson, Versatile Heart, CD, Rounder 11661-3217-2

Various Artists, Cool as Folk, 2 CD, Gott Disks GOTTCD070

Various Artists, Folk Awards 2007, 3 CD, Proper Folk PROPERFOLK03

Various Artists, The Imagined Village, CD, Real World CDRW 147

Various Artists, The Imagined Village Sampler, CD EP, Real World CDRWEP 10

2008

Leon Rosselson, A Proper State, CD, Fuse CFCD024

Notes and Acknowledgements

This discography list does not distinguish between “sessions” and “major contributions” as do the two lists in The Carthy Chronicles, q.v.

Many thanks above all to David Suff, who compiled the discography to 1993 which was published in the notes to Rigs of the Time (1998). His own Martin Carthy discography is on the Web. Thanks also to MusikFolk. A fresh burst of activity followed the release of The Carthy Chronicles, April 1, 2001, with their extensive notes and discographies by Neil Wayne, Nigel Schofield and Colin Irwin (who also acknowledge David Suff's work). And thanks, as always, to Wolfgang Hell. Many thanks also to Ivan Coates, who sent a large number of corrections May 2001, and to Arie Euwijk. Thanks also to Bob Hudson, a stalwart supporter of this site.