Eliza Carthy

Eliza Carthy, MBE (born 23 August 1975) is an English folk musician known for both singing and playing fiddle. She is the daughter of English folk musicians singer/guitarist Martin Carthy and singer Norma Waterson. 
Carthy was born in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England. She went to school at Fyling Hall School in North Yorkshire. At the age of thirteen Carthy formed the Waterdaughters with her mother, aunt (Lal Waterson) and cousin Marry Waterson. She has subsequently worked with Nancy Kerr, with her parents as Waterson–Carthy, and as part of the "supergroup" Blue Murder, in addition to her own solo work. 
She has twice been nominated for the Mercury Music Prize for UK album of the year: in 1998 for Red Rice, and again in 2003 for Anglicana. Carthy was a guest on the album Mermaid Avenue by Billy Bragg and Wilco. Eliza and Billy also recorded together on the song "My Father's Mansions" which appeared on the Pete Seeger tribute album called Where Have All The Flowers Gone (1998).
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== Links to Peel ==
Peel played tracks from Eliza Carthy's Heat Light & Sound album in 1996 and would later interview her with her mother, Norma and father, Martin in Sounds Of The Suburbs, which was broadcast on Channel 4 in 1999.
== Shows Played ==
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*09 February 1996: What A Beau Your Granny Is / Stone Steps (album - Heat Light & Sound) Big Easy
*16 February 1996: ‘Cold, Wet & Rainy Night / The Grand Hornpipe (CD Album – Heat Light & Sound )’ Topic Records
*17 February 1996 (BFBS): ‘Cold, Wet & Rainy Night / The Grand Hornpipe (CD Album – Heat Light & Sound )’ Topic Records
== External Links ==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
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Category:Folk