Music

“I have watched Carrie Martin’s musical gifts grow with each consecutive album. Her new album Evergreen is in my opinion the pinnacle of her songwriting and creative abilities.” (Gordon Giltrap MBE)

Listen to Carrie’s songs and see her albums.

NEW ALBUM

Evergreen

TRACKS

1. Beside The Evergreen
2. Wynter*
3. Earth Angel
4. Keep In The Light
5. Deep Blue Heaven
6. End Of Story
7. She Doesn’t Know*
8. Girl With A Feather*
9. Boxes Of Nothing
10. The Tempest
11. Lost In The Right Time
12. Loren*
13. Luna (on vinyl release only)

    * Not on vinyl release 

Evergreen

Never one to be pigeonholed as a mere ‘folkie’, as it were, Evergreen manages to be Carrie’s most eclectic and varied collection yet, featuring tracks ranging from the delicate folk of ‘Lost In The Right Time’, through the soul-blues of ‘Deep Blue Heaven’ and the poppier ‘Girl With A Feather’, all the way to the prog-rock influences displayed on the ambitious eight-minute ‘Keep In The Light’. Followers of Carrie’s career will be well aware of her classic ‘Maria And The Moon’, a haunting piece based on a remarkable book by author Louise Beech, and will no doubt be delighted to see that she has turned her inspiration to the work of Beech once again with ‘End Of Story’, which again ties in with another one of her books.

Illustrating the respect in which Carrie Martin is held is the line-up of guest musicians on the album. Oliver Wakeman (son, of course, of Rick, and like him a former member of Yes) plays on Keep In The Light as well as End Of Story, while guitarist Roger Fisher, formerly a key member of Heart, also appears on Keep In The Light, along with Jeremy Richardson and Wayne Proctor on bass and drums. Elsewhere ex-Argent guitarist  John Verity provides some bluesy guitar on Deep Blue Heaven, and Karl Cassidy (brother of the late singer Eva Cassidy) contributes violin on She Doesn’t Know. There are also appearances from Sarah Dean (aka ‘The Incredible String Blonde’) on harp, Andy Banfield on percussion and Jamie Mallender and Jim Waltham on bass. Finally, making it a ‘family affair’ of sorts, Carrie’s son Ben Martin himself chips in  to record guitar, vocal and harp, as well as sharing production duties. The CD release features one extra bonus track not included on the vinyl; a version of Gordon Giltrap’s piece ‘Loren’, from his album The Last Of England.  The vinyl, not to be outdone, features Luna; the title track from one of  Carrie’s earlier releases.

ALBUM

Entity

TRACKS

1. Entity
2. White Kite
3. Sacred River
4. Talk in Colours
5. Those Words
6. Wynter
7. She Wore White
8. Empty Spaces
9. Melanie Jayne
10. Waterfall

Entity

A few surprises……
The first being a cover of the iconic track Time After Time performed alongside my brilliant mentor Gordon Giltrap MBE .. this is the first single from the album and is already getting regular airplay in London
Secondly, Melanie Jane, my first ever original instrumental, I’m so proud of it.

Special guests:
Gordon Giltrap, Oliver Wakeman, Dave ‘Bucket’ Colwell alongside some amazing local musicians, my brilliant bassist Jim Waltham, Mikey Scott drums, Alan Drever-Smith percussion, Beth Nicholson Cello and Margaret Pinder double bass.
Backing vocals from Adam Norsworthy & Isobel Kimberely
Recorded by Mikey Scott, Ben Martin & Wayne Proctor
Produced by Carrie Martin, Ben Martin & Wayne Proctor
Mixed & mastered by Wayne Proctor/ House Of Tone

I’ve put my heart and soul into this one .. every word has come from my heart & hope you like it.
Much love x

ALBUM

Seductive Sky

TRACKS

1. Maria in the Moon
2. The Flight Of The Dragonfly
3. The Dancing Dragonfly
4. Paper Thin
5. Purple Heart
6. Time
7. Holly Blue
8. Heartbeat (Make Everyday Last)
9. No Return To Yesterday
10. The Woman In Me