Waterson:Carthy

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Martin Carthy and Norma Waterson at a Waterson:Carthy performance in Cranleigh, April 2006.

Waterson:Carthy are a British folk group comprising Norma Waterson on vocals, her husband Martin Carthy on guitar, their daughter Eliza Carthy on fiddle and Tim Van Eyken on melodeon. Tim joined the group after 1996 when Saul Rose left the group. Martin and Norma tour as a duo once a year

Individually, the band members are tremendously revered English folk musicians in their own right, but together they form one of the most sought bands available. Commonly found to be headlining folk festivals through Europe, they are known for their welcoming manner and determination to keep English folk music alive.

They were award Best Group in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards in 2000.

Waterson:Carthy also appear as Blue Murder with brother Norma's Mike Waterson and the male trio Coopes, Boyes & Simpson.

[edit] Discography

• - Waterson:Carthy (1994)
• - Common Tongue (1996)
• - Broken Ground (1999)
• - A Dark Light (2002)
• - Fishes And Fine Yellow Sand (2004)
• - Holy Heathens and the Old Green Man (2006)

Anthology

• - The Definitive Collection (2005)

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