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Eliza Carthy born August 23 , 1975 . Daughter of legendary English Folk musicians singer/ Guitarist Martin Carthy and singer Norma Waterson . Eliza is an accomplished Folk musician herself, both singing and playing Fiddle .

She formed the , in addition to her own solo work.

She has twice been nominated for the for ''Red Rice'', and again in 2003 for ''Anglicana''.

In 2003 Eliza swept the boards at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards , winning ''Folk Singer of the Year'', ''Best Album'' (for ''Anglicana'') and ''Best Traditional Track'' (for ''Worcester City'', on the album ''Anglicana'').

In 2004 she was part of Oysterband Big Session, a collaboration with numerous folk artists brought together by Oysterband . They produced an album ''The Big Session Volume One'', and the group as a whole were awarded Best Group at the Folk Awards in 2005.


SOLO DISCOGRAPHY

  • Heat, Light & Sound ( 1996 )

  • Eliza Carthy And The Kings Of Calicutt ( 1997 )

  • Red Rice ( 1998 )

  • Angels & Cigarettes ( 2000 )

  • Anglicana ( 2002 )

  • Rough Music ( 2005 )



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