Martin Carthy once believed Paul Simon had stolen his 'Scarborough Fair' arrangement. Decades later, the folk legend says he was wrong: 'Paul is an entirely honourable person.' ...

When Paul Simon first came to Britain in the mid-1960s, he was still in the early stages of his music career as a songwriter and was in search of inspiration. That’s when he bumped into Martin Carthy, ...

At the age of 84, legendary folk icon Martin Carthy is still a trailblazer. The icon who inspired the likes of Bob Dylan and Paul Simon was recently honored with a nomination for the iconic Mercury ...