Martin Carthy & John Doyle, World Renowned Guitarists, Together in Concert Apr. 26

The Folk Music Society of NY presents Martin Carthy and John Doyle, in concert, Thursday, Apr. 26th, 2018, 7:30PM at the Second Presbyterian Church, 96th St & Central Park West, Manhattan. Contribution: $25; FolkMusic Society of NY members, $20. Carthy and Doyle, both towering virtuosos of the guitar and folk music, traditional and contemporary, will make for a powerhouse performance. Buy tickets online at https://carthy-doyle.eventbrite.com

Martin Carthy is known as one of the most inventive, imaginative, and virtuosic guitar players of the folk revival. For more than 50 years Martin Carthy has been one of folk music's greatest innovators, one of its best loved, most enthusiastic and, at times, most quietly controversial of figures. His skill, stage presence and natural charm have won him many admirers, not only from within the folk scene, but also far beyond it. `Arguably the greatest English folk song performer, writer, collector and editor of them all' Q Magazine Martin's website: www.alanbearmanmusic.co.uk/artists/martin-carthy

From a musical Dublin family, John Doyle's influences include well known English folk singers Martin Carthy, Nic Jones, Richard Thompson, and The Watersons; Scottish singers Dick Gaughan and John Martin; and fellow Irishmen Paul Brady, Al O'Donnell, as well as his father, Sean Doyle - probably the biggest influence of all.

Doyle formed the highly acclaimed super group, Solas, with Seamus Egan, John Williams, Karan Casey and Winifred Horan. taking the folk and Celtic music worlds by storm, in no small part due to John's powerhouse rhythmic guitar style and innovative arrangements. As a member of Solas, John has appeared on many national TV and radio programs: NBC's Today Show, programs for NPR and Public Radio International, A Prairie Home Companion. There are few artists more respected in the genre or more in demand in the studio, as songwriter, and as performer. John's website: www.johndoylemusic.com