Martin Carthy
He begins:
a rustic sweet voice thick
with generations - that's where
the haunting catch comes from,
and his fingers flashdance
the strings of a whistling dulcimer.
Without asking,
a glottal stop to the hour
as he moves into Lord Randall -
that slight stillness
as he discards one instrument
and takes up his guitar.
His audience
rises to his expectations -
a patience unbreathing,
a stifled cough
all part of our performance.
Martin Carthy
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Martin Carthy - I wonder how many guitarists/folk singers the man has influenced down the years. Certainly there have been years when I tried to emulate his work. Sadly, my singing voice is a cross between Bob Dylan and Florence Foster Jenkins, marrying the wors attributes of both. ( http://www.bassocantante.com/opera/curiosity.html ) As a guitarist, I might make Florence sound good.
Great performers, like Martin Carthy, John Tams, have the ability to perform to an audience of one every time they go on stage, I think.
Thanks for your comments.
Mike
Great performers, like Martin Carthy, John Tams, have the ability to perform to an audience of one every time they go on stage, I think.
Thanks for your comments.
Mike
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