Eliza Carthy

**Eliza Carthy**, MBE (born 23 August 1975) is an English folk musician known for both singing and playing the fiddle. She is the daughter of English folk musicians singer/guitarist Martin Carthy and singer Norma Waterson. Carthy records and performs solo, as well as with her family, especially Waterson:Carthy. She has performed extensively across the festival circuit, and has toured both in the UK and internationally. In 2014, she was awarded the honour of an Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to folk music in the Queen's Birthday Honours.

## Links to Kershaw

Kershaw discovered her via The Watersons and played her solo material as well as her work with Waterson:Carthy. She also did a number of sessions solo as well as with Nancy Kerr and mother, Norma, which were broadcast on Kershaw's programme.

## Sessions

1. Recorded with Nancy Kerr: unknown. First Broadcast: 12 March 1994

* The Light Dragoon / Swedish Wedding March / Bushes And Briars / The March Of The Kings Of Laoise / Whittingham Fair

2. Recorded: unknown. First Broadcast: 03 March 1996. Repeated: 02 June 1996

* Cold Wet Rainy Night / The Grand Hornpipe / Time In The Son / Seventeen Come Sunday / Maid Lamenting / Old Molly Oxford / Princess Royal / Greenwood Laddie

3. Recorded with Norma Waterson: unknown. First Broadcast: 07 April 1997

* unknown set

4. Recorded: unknown. First Broadcast: 08 November 2002

* unknown set

5. Recorded with Jon Boden: unknown. First Broadcast: Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 27

* I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing In / Ashen Bowl / The Good Doctor

## Live

Recorded at the Radio Theatre in Broadcasting House. First Broadcast: Women In Folk (1999-12-04)

1. Lamady
2. Walk Away
3. The Americans Have Stolen My True Love Away
4. Mrs Caprons Reel

## Other Shows Played

1993
* 13 November 1993 (& Nancy Kerr): Waterloo Fair / Speed The Plough (CD - Eliza Carthy & Nancy Kerr) Mrs Casey
* 27 November 1993 (& Nancy Kerr): Lucy's Waltz / Liza's Favourite (CD - Eliza Carthy & Nancy Kerr) Mrs Casey

   1996
* 28 January 1996: Cold, Wet & Rainy Night / The Grand Hornpipe (CD - Heat Light & Sound) Topic
* 11 February 1996: Cold, Wet & Rainy Night / The Grand Hornpipe (CD - Heat Light & Sound) Topic
* 05 May 1996: Cold, Wet & Rainy Night / The Grand Hornpipe (CD - Heat Light & Sound) Topic
* 29 December 1996: Cold Wet And Rainy Night (session)

1997
* January 1997: Cold, Wet & Rainy Night / The Grand Hornpipe (CD - Heat Light & Sound) Topic

1998
* 30 March 1998 (& Billy Bragg): My Fathers Mansions (v/a 2xCD - Where Have All The Flowers Gone - The Songs Of Pete Seeger) Appleseed
* 20 April 1998: 10,000 Miles (CD - Red) Topic
* 27 April 1998: Herring Song (CD - Rice) Topic
* 08 June 1998: 10,000 Miles (CD - Red) Topic
* 03 December 1998: 10,000 Miles (CD - Red) Topic

2002
* 18 October 2002: Just As The Tide Was Flowing (CD - Anglicana) Topic

2004
* 11 April 2004: No Man's Jig / Hanoverian Dance / Three Jolly Sheepskins (v/a CD - Stepping Up - A History Of The New Wave Of English Country Dance Music) Topic

2005
* 20 March 2005: Gallant Hussar (CD - Rough Music) Topic
* 27 March 2005: Upside Down (CD - Rough Music) Topic
* 03 April 2005: King James Version (CD - Rough Music) Topic
* 17 April 2005: Scan Tester's Country Stepdance / Lemmy Brazil's No. 2 (CD - Rough Music) Topic

2021
* Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 8: Cold, Wet & Rainy Night / The Grand Hornpipe (album - Heat Light & Sound) Topic

2022
* Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 19: Good Morning, Mr Walker (album - Eliza Carthy And The Kings Of Calicutt) Topic

2023
* Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 26 (& Jon Boden): King Of The Birds (album - Glad Christmas Comes) Hudson

## External Links

* Wikipedia
* Discogs
* Official Website