Martin Carthy, Transform Me Then Into A Fish, LP Uk Hem Hem Records 2025 - HHR25001V

It can undoubtedly be called a masterpiece. Martin's voice is as intense and evocative as it is strained by age. The elongated vocals in "High Germany" and the beautiful nuances in "A-Begging I Will Go" make this album something special to savor. The arrangements by Eliza Carthy and Sheema Mukherjee are also noteworthy. Ben Seal was responsible for production and mixing.

Si può parlare indubbiamente di un capolavoro. La voce di Martin è tanto intensa e suggestiva quanto più affaticata dall'anzianità. Gli allungamenti di vocale in "High Germany" così come slpendide sfumature in "A-Begging I Will Go", fanno di questo album qualcosa di speciale da assaporare.  Apprezzabili anche gli arrangiamenti di Eliza Carthy e di Sheema Mukherjee. La produzionee il missaggio sono affidati a Ben Seal.

Tracks: 1. "The Trees They Do Grow High" (Roud 31; Laws O35) 4:352. "Ye Mariners All" (Roud 1191) 3:16 3. "Lovely Joan" (Roud 592) 3:04 4. "Dream Of Napoleon" (Roud 1538) 5:43 5. "Eighteenth of June" (Roud 2539) 6:17 6. "The Handsome Cabin Boy" (Roud 239; Laws N13) 3:00 7. "A-Begging I Will Go" (Roud 286) 3:51 8. "High Germany" (Roud 904) Cecil Sharp 3:51 9. "The Famous Flower of Serving-Men" (Roud 199; Child 106) 7:13 10. "Scarborough Fair" (Roud 12; Child 2) 4:09 11. "Springhill Mine Disaster" Ewan MacCollPeggy Seeger 3:58

Musiciens: Eliza Carthy - fiddle, production (tracks 2, 6, and 11) Martin Carthy - vocals, guitar Sheema Mukherjee - sitar (tracks 4, 5, and 10) Ben Seal - production, mixing, engineering