Martin Carthy responds to being nominated for a Mercury prize
What’s the secret?
"Don’t stop!”
Not only the oldest nominee ever but this makes it the first time three members of the same family have even been nominated (Wife Norma and daughter Eliza!)
Mercurial all!
Now I have only recently been singing the praises of Butterboy compilations and just recently I have been listening to these . . . firstly a stunning set of covers of two of the legendary Folk Dynasty, the Waterson family and here Lal and Mike are focussed upon with covers from Eliza Carthy (a member herself of said dynasty) and other family members too with the husband and wife team of Martin Carthy and Norma Waterson the matriarch who we only lost just recently really) but this also features fascinating and stunning singers too in the likes of Christine Collister, Linda Thompson and her son Teddy, Maddy Prior, Christy Moore and Dick Gaughan, legends all . . . . . . . .
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Track list
01 John Pashley's Phoenix New Orleans Parade Band - Bright Phoebus 1:53
02 Linda & Teddy Thompson - Evona Darling 3:19
03 Dick Gaughan - Scarecrow 5:43
04 Martin Carthy - Never The Same 3:36
05 Norma Waterson - Song For Thirza 4:10
06 Christy Moore - Piper's Path 2:33
07 The Eliza Carthy Band - Child Among The Weeds 4:27
08 Helen Watson & Heather Greenbank - Shine 4:11
09 Billy Bragg And The Blokes - Danny Rose 2:30
10 Maddy Prior - Winifer Odd 3:35
11 Christine Collister & Oliver Knight - Marvellous Companion 4:08
12 Jody Stecher & Kate Brislin - One Of Those Days 2:31
13 Dayteller - Fine Horseman 4:14
14 Richard Thompson - Red Wine Promises 3:57
15 Blue Murder - Bright Phoebus 2:55
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So sad to hear that British folk legend and heart of the Waterson/Carthy family clan of musicians died yesterday. . All our thoughts are with husband Martin Carthy, Eliza and all the children. I bought her solo albums alongside her contributions and central heart of the Waterson Carthy Band and had a good collection of Martin's and Eliza's solo works often with her contributions.
Her wonderful daughter Eliza Carthy wrote on Facebook: “Not much to say about such monumental sadness, but mam passed away yesterday afternoon, January 30th 2022.”
Norma had been recently hospitalised with pneumonia
Ain't No Sweet Man - live on Jools Holland
Raggle Taggle Gypsies - Stars In My Crown at Union Chapel
Recorded at the Liverpol Philharmonic Hall on Friday 2 October 2009, The Waterson Family are the first family of folk. A rare chance to see the whole family performing together including Norma Waterson, Mike Waterson, Ann Waterson, Martin Carthy, Eliza Carthy, Eleanor Waterson and Rachel Straw, Maria Gilhooley, Oliver Knight and Saul Rose.