Autographs of Martin Carthy

Martin Dominic Forbes Carthy MBE (born 21 May 1941) is an English singer and guitarist who has remained one of the most influential figures in English folk music, inspiring contemporaries such as Bob Dylan and Paul Simon, as well as later artists such as Richard Thompson, since he emerged as a young musician in the early days of the folk revival in the UK during the 1960s and 1970s.
Carthy was born in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, and grew up in Hampstead, North West London. His mother was an active socialist and his father, from a family of River Thames lightermen, went to grammar school and became a trade unionist and a councillor for Stepney at the age of 21. Martin's father had played fiddle and guitar as a young man but Martin was unaware of this connection to his folk music heritage until much later in life. His vocal and musical training began when he became a chorister at the Queen's Chapel of The Savoy.
He picked up his father's old guitar for the first time after hearing "Rock Island Line" by Lonnie Donegan. He has cited his first major folk music influences as Big Bill Broonzy and the syncopated guitar style of Elizabeth Cotten. Carthy performed his first professional engagement at the age of 16 at The Loft, a coffee bar in Primrose Gardens. Although his father wanted him to go to university to study classics, Carthy left school at 17 and worked behind the scenes as a prompter at the open-air theatre in Regent's Park, then as an assistant stage manager (ASM) on a tour of The Merry Widow, and then at Theatre in the Round in Scarborough. He became a resident at the Troubadour folk club in Earl's Court in the early 1960s after his friend Robin Hall persuaded him to visit and listen to the piper Seamus Ennis. Carthy joined Redd Sullivan's Thameside Four in 1961 as a skiffle guitarist and singer.
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Traded items with a signature of Martin Carthy

The most expensive item with a signature of Martin Carthy (MARTIN CARTHY – Signed! THE CARTHY CHRONICLES 4CD BOX SET) was sold in September 2025 for £42.28 while the cheapest item (MARTIN CARTHY RIGHT OF PASSAGE CASSETTE TAPE ALBUM 1988 SIGNED! EX/VG+) found a new owner for £2.99 in November 2023. The month with the most items sold (4) was October 2025 with an average selling price of £21.02 for an autographed item of Martin Carthy. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in September 2025 with £28.49 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £2.99 was November 2023. In average, an autographed item from Martin Carthy is worth £14.70.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Martin Carthy were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	Broken Ground by Waterson:Carthy (CD, 1999) Signed By Martin Carthy	£12.69
	Dick Miles & Sue Miles With Martin Carthy - Cheating The Tide LP GVR 22 *SIGNED*	£10.98
	MARTIN CARTHY - RARE HAND SIGNED CD ALBUM - WAITING FOR ANGELS - AUTOGRAPHED	£14.90
	MARTIN CARTHY - RARE HAND SIGNED CD ALBUM - WAITING FOR ANGELS - AUTOGRAPHED	£14.70
	MARTIN CARTHY - RARE HAND SIGNED CD ALBUM - WAITING FOR ANGELS - AUTOGRAPHED	£14.70
	MARTIN CARTHY - RARE HAND SIGNED CD ALBUM - WAITING FOR ANGELS - AUTOGRAPHED	£14.70
	Martin Carthy Because It's There CD Signed English Folk Music	£18.85
	Martin Carthy Because It's There CD Signed English Folk Music	£22.06
	MARTIN CARTHY – Signed! THE CARTHY CHRONICLES 4CD BOX SET	£42.28
	Mrs Ackroyd Band: Oranges & Lemmings UK LP SIGNED BY MARTIN CARTHY/LES BARKER	£29.98
	Mrs Ackroyd Band: Oranges & Lemmings UK LP SIGNED BY MARTIN CARTHY/LES BARKER	£29.98
	Norma Waterson – Bright Shiny Morning Autographed Signed CD Album Martin Carthy	£19.99
	Norma Waterson – Bright Shiny Morning Autographed Signed CD Album Martin Carthy	£19.99
	Norma Waterson – Bright Shiny Morning Autographed Signed CD Album Martin Carthy	£19.99
	STEELEYE SPAN Please To See The King LP Mooncrest UK Signed by Martin Carthy NM-	£26.53