Eliza Carthy

[Pipey Magregor 0]

I like alot of different types of music, my musical taste vary alot and I was doing some mooching about on Youtube for some folk music and came across this tune called Worcester city by a bird called Eliza Carthy.

 

Her old man Martin Carthy sounds good aswell on the Wife of Ushers Well song (which has Eliza playing the fiddle on it aswell). Never heard of them before but I realy enjoyed these songs and I'm well impressed with these pair I am. Does anyone here know anything about any other artists similar to these pair?

 

Eliza Carthy - Worcester city

 

Martin and Eliza Carthy - Wife of Ushers Well

[proper job 1]

Show of Hands, folk duo from Devon, really good, Dark Fields is a good album.

[Pipey Magregor 0]

Cheers , I'll have to have at look for them.

[proper job 1]

They do a song called "Longdog", also you can find them on youtube.

[Pipey Magregor 0]

Cheers PJ I'll have a look for them now I shall. I havent heard much (English) Folk by any recent musicians in recent times but this Eliza Carthy bird has bumped up my interest in finding some.

 

Thanks again for the reply.

[Guest Ditch_Shitter]

" Show of Hands " are the absolute and utter Dogs b*llocks! Ossie put me onto them. I have their studio album, " Countrylife " on here. Almost wore the damn speakers out playing it!

 

They have a web site or two. Worth a look

 

Funny. I was thinking about Maddy Prior only last night. Must've been inspired by having spotted the title of this thread.

[Pipey Magregor 0]

Yeah they're good the Show of hands, I had a listen on Youtube, I like the "Roots" song, makes me wanna grab a bevvy and sing along lol .

 

Eliza is still the best what I've heard so far for me though, what a great singer.

[the patman 4]

Yeah they're good the Show of hands, I had a listen on Youtube, I like the "Roots" song, makes me wanna grab a bevvy and sing along lol .

 

Eliza is still the best what I've heard so far for me though, what a great singer.

hi know eliza & martin carthy well also eliza s mum norma waterson . show of hands friends also . try last nights fun , if its stuff like show of hands longdog then try nick dow or mick & susie darlig . kate rusby s cow song album may also appeal . getting back to eliza carthy her cd red is good also anglicana but i prefer red. have you heard of seth lakeman he s not bad .. yes i m into folk music had to be both wife & daughter perform , no hardship though made some brill friends & heard some incredible arists .

[proper job 1]

Show of Hands at Shrewsbury Folk Festival along with others, (Paul Brady) another of my favourites, August Bank Holiday weekend.

[Pipey Magregor 0]

hi know eliza & martin carthy well also eliza s mum norma waterson . show of hands friends also . try last nights fun , if its stuff like show of hands longdog then try nick dow or mick & susie darlig . kate rusby s cow song album may also appeal . getting back to eliza carthy her cd red is good also anglicana but i prefer red. have you heard of seth lakeman he s not bad .. yes i m into folk music had to be both wife & daughter perform , no hardship though made some brill friends & heard some incredible arists .

 

Ah mate thats bang on that is, Eliza is something special IMO, and her old man is very good aswell! They just seem to capture a mood for me that only a few very special musicians are able to do, especialy Eliza, she's truly brilliant. I'm defenately going to pick up some of her albums.

 

It's amazing that we've got so much talent in musicians like Eliza Carthy yet our TV's and radio's are stuck playing so much American sh!te and British acts trying to be American! That radio friendly bs we're fed daily is basically the equivalent of what fast food is to the catering industry, just a quick fix thats no good for you at all.

[Big bald beautiful 1,231]

do they sing anything cheerful?

[the patman 4]

hi know eliza & martin carthy well also eliza s mum norma waterson . show of hands friends also . try last nights fun , if its stuff like show of hands longdog then try nick dow or mick & susie darlig . kate rusby s cow song album may also appeal . getting back to eliza carthy her cd red is good also anglicana but i prefer red. have you heard of seth lakeman he s not bad .. yes i m into folk music had to be both wife & daughter perform , no hardship though made some brill friends & heard some incredible arists .

 

Ah mate thats bang on that is, Eliza is something special IMO, and her old man is very good aswell! They just seem to capture a mood for me that only a few very special musicians are able to do, especialy Eliza, she's truly brilliant. I'm defenately going to pick up some of her albums.

 

It's amazing that we've got so much talent in musicians like Eliza Carthy yet our TV's and radio's are stuck playing so much American sh!te and British acts trying to be American! That radio friendly bs we're fed daily is basically the equivalent of what fast food is to the catering industry, just a quick fix thats no good for you at all.

i agree the only folk related radio prog is mike hardings folk on 2 but thats not always on . even the contemperary folk is nt getting a plug. take a look at the folk festivals 1000 s of people go to these venues . theres a folk club on somewhere every night of the week so its not a unpopular scene . patman.