Martin Carthy - Waiting for Angels - CD
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Waiting for Angels ()

The 2004 recording by one of Britain's most important singers, and it is everything a six year wait would make you hope it would be. Produced by Eliza Carthy and Ben Ivitsky, with four solo tracks and the others backed up by a marvelous bunch of friends. A must have for Brit folk fans.

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The musicians:
Martin Carthy vocals, guitar
Donald Hay drums, percussion
Christine Hanson cello
Martin Simpson slide guitar
Paul Sartin oboe
Ben Ivitsky percussion, viola, trombone, creaking
Conrad Ivitsky double bass
Toby Shippey trumpet
Eliza Carthy fiddle & melodeon, octave fiddles and harmonium

"A remarkable album" [Mojo

"As much of a landmark as anything he did in ….the sixties and seventies…the key track is Famous Flower of Serving Men…you hang on for dear life to every word as the horrific story of infanticide, evil and bloody revenge unfolds…..plenty of outstanding guitar." fROOTS

"After more than forty years, Martin Carthy’s music is becoming inseparable from his iconic status"

The record label rap:
A long-awaited solo album (the previous one, Signs of Life, was six years before). "Waiting for Angel"s, produced by Eliza Carthy & Ben Ivitsky, sees Martin at the peak of his creativity and ability and the Carthy/Ivitsky production puts the music firmly in 21st century. Four of the tracks feature Martin solo, and on the remainder, he is marvellously and creatively backed by a number of great musicians. The album includes four instrumental tracks showcasing Martin’s unique skills – the title track itself is a Carthy composition. He also revisits the remarkable Famous Flower of Serving Men to produce the definitive version of this classic (his earlier recording, nearly 30 years ago, is not currently available).

For more than 30 years Martin Carthy has been the most visible, versatile and, at times, controversial figure in English folk music. Whether in the folk club, on the concert stage or in a TV studio, there are few roles he has not played, from ballad singer to folk-rock guitarist. While his settings of traditional songs with guitar have influenced a generation of performers, he is also an authoritative interpreter of newly composed material.

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