Martin Carthy - Carthy Chronicles: A Journey Through Folk Revival

4-CD box set has 75 tracks, a 96 pg. Booklet, a Pete Frame family tree poster and loads of information on "the prince of folk," Martin Carthy. (Initial orders come with a CD-ROM with extra tracks and video). The set includes mainly rare and un-issued tracks and features Martin with Dave Swarbrick, Steeleye Span, Wilson, Wood & Carthy, Brass Monkey, The Watersons, The Albion Band, John Kirkpatrick, June Tabor & others. Also, Carthy performs songs penned by the likes of Gilbert O'Sullivan, Sidney Carter, Leon Rosselson, Peter Bellamy, Richard Thompson, Peggy Seeger, Bob Dylan, Buddy Holly & others. Includes classic Child Ballads and other big ballads sourced from the likes of The Coppers, Joseph Taylor, Bob Hart, Leadbelly, Jerry Garcia and A.L. Lloyd.