This year's Mercury Prize nominees include two past winners as well as the oldest nominee ever 👉 www.stereogum.com/2322494/2025...

His wife, the great Norma Waterson, was also shortlisted for the Mercury Prize as he just has been. She is part of this, and him, even now. I listen to them singing all the time and if I'm lucky enough to die singing, as Blake did, it will probably be one of the songs I learned from them.

May have accidentally done the artwork for a Mercury Prize nominated album...

Excellent that Martin Carthy’s “Transform Me Then Into A Fish” is shortlisted for the Mercury Prize. His fascinating book,written with Stephen Sedley, ‘Who Killed Cock Robin?: British Folk Songs of Crime and Punishment’ is in paperback from @reaktionbooks.bsky.social. (I helped publish it, btw).

Nice for Martin Carthy to be nominated for the Mercury Prize. (He should win it, obvs). To celebrate, here's my epic @theartsdesk.bsky.social Q&A with the great man, back when he was a mere stripling of 70... theartsdesk.com/new-music/th...

Huge congratulations to Martin Carthy for being nominated for the Mercury Music Prize! @comesingitplain.bsky.social @klofmag.com klofmag.com/2025/09/mart...

I cannot tell you how joyous it would be if Martin Carthy won the Mercury Prize. I love his latest home-made album so much. So old and worn, so fresh and new. 👑

New post: Martin Carthy Album Launch Concert with photographs by Phil Carter. #CarthyArchive #TransformMeThenIntoAFish carthyonline.wordpress.com/2025/06/19/m...

Also @tinmanicon.bsky.social and something for @comesingitplain.bsky.social

A quick summary of recent announcements and media activity. #CarthyArchive carthyonline.wordpress.com/2025/06/06/r...

The new Martin Carthy album is almost upon us. It’s not the first time he’s revisited songs from his past. Check out my Spotify playlist - different VERSIONS of the same, similar or related songs from Martin’s solo, duo and band recordings. #CarthyArchive open.spotify.com/playlist/3pk...

@jimwirth.bsky.social review of #TransformMeThenIntoAFish is in the current edition of Mojo Magazine.

My feature / review of Martin’s ‘new old’ album is now on the Afterword website… #CarthyArchive #TransformMeThenIntoAFish theafterword.co.uk/come-sing-ag...

COME SING AGAIN… Ahead of its release next week, here's a history of the various versions, revisions and variations of the songs that appear on the new Martin Carthy album. #CarthyArchive #TransformMeThenIntoAFish carthyonline.wordpress.com/2025/05/15/c...

Happy Bonny Black Hare Day. May your ram rod never go limp! #CarthyArchive youtu.be/vC6TM_8ycV4?...

Last night…

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I had a version of #ComeSingItPlain for around eight years before 2009, but it really took off when I moved to the @wordpress.org platform. Happy Birthday to me/us/it !! carthyonline.wordpress.com carthyarchive.wordpress.com #CarthyArchive

Breaking News - Martin's new album set for compact cassette and 8-track cartridge release. No news on the wax cylinder (yet!) #GoTeamCarthy carthyonline.wordpress.com

Sam Hindley played a couple of tracks from the forthcoming Martin Carthy album on this morning’s Thank Goodness It’s Folk on Sheffield Live. Click to listen to the show. #CarthyArchive web.sheffieldlive.org/shows/thank-...

New Martin Carthy solo album alert!! carthyonline.wordpress.com/2025/03/05/n...

Happy St David’s Day #CarthyArchive youtu.be/mHhrgh8R6jg?...

What a great shot 🌻

Christmas swag!! @efdss.bsky.social @reaktionbooks.bsky.social #CarthyArchive

I have a bunch of Martin Carthy videos on my personal YouTube channel that were made before I created the dedicated #CarthyArchive channel. I'm moving some of them over, starting with this fascinating 'Folk on Two' interview from 1989. youtu.be/i96LZc-CXSA?...