Byker Hill

Byker Hill (1967) is a duo album by English folk musicians Martin Carthy and Dave Swarbrick that presents traditional English songs and dance tunes arranged for guitar and fiddle. The performances emphasize Carthy's rhythmic, ornamented singing and guitar work alongside Swarbrick's lively, expressive fiddle, with spare production that foregrounds the interplay between voice and instrument. The record stands as an early document of the 1960s British folk revival and of the productive musical partnership between the two players.