They have a repertoire of predominantly British traditional songs and tunes but also occasionally perform contemporary songs from various sources. Their instrumentation is based largely around Martin Carthy's guitar, Eliza Carthy's fiddle and the melodeons of Saul Rose (1996–2000 and 2007-date) and Tim Van Eyken (2000–2007) with other instruments regularly augmenting their recordings. The group also continue the strong unaccompanied vocal tradition established by Norma and Martin's previous family group The Watersons, from whom they are widely considered to have evolved.
The group's first album Waterson:Carthy (1994) was performed largely as a trio, with notable contributions from Eliza's musical partner Nancy Kerr. Their second album Common Tongue (1996) featured a more diverse selection of guest musicians with significant contributions from melodeon player Saul Rose. Although at this stage Rose was not credited as a full group member he soon became a permanent member of the touring group and was credited as a full group member on the release of their third album Broken Ground (1999).
Waterson Carthy live, performing Raggle Taggle Gypsies and Stars in my Crown
published: 23 Jun 2007
Waterson: Carthy - Raggle Taggle Gypsies/Stars in my Crown LIVE
Waterson:Carthy live at Union Chapel, filmed for BBC Four in 2007
Directed by Janet Fraser Crook
Norma Waterson, Martin Carthy, Eliza Carthy, Tim Van Eyken and Saul Rose
Raggle Taggle Gypsies can be found on the Topic album Broken Ground, 1999
Stars in My Crown is the closing song on the Topic album Common Tongue, 2007
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published: 21 Feb 2021
Waterson Carthy - Stars in My Crown
Live from Union Chapel gig in 2002. Martin Carthy, Norma Waterson, Eliza Carthy, Tim Van Eyken & Saul Rose.
published: 09 Aug 2009
Waterson:Carthy : With Kitty I'll Go
Live on "Sunday Afternoon", ABC-TV Australia, March 26 1995. Trad arr. Waterson:Carthy, the song appeared on their eponymous debut album.
http://www.watersoncarthy.com
published: 07 Aug 2009
Waterson:Carthy - Raggle Taggle Gypsies
Live at Folkfestival HAM 2009.
Norma Waterson and Martin Carthy have been at the forefront of the English folk scene.
Joined by their daughter, singer and fiddle player Eliza Carthy and melodeon player Saul Rose, they form Waterson:Carthy, one of Britain's most successful and influential folk bands.
published: 18 Aug 2009
Waterson:Carthy - Rambleaway / Valentine Waltz
Taken from the album "An Introduction to The Watersons and Waterson:Carthy"
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published: 17 Apr 2019
Waterson:Carthy - The Devil and the Farmer
Taken from the album "An Introduction to The Watersons and Waterson:Carthy"
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published: 17 Apr 2019
Waterson:Carthy - Stars in My Crown
Martin Carthy, Norma Waterson, Eliza Carthy and Saul Rose
published: 31 Jan 2022
Raggle Taggle Gipsies
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Raggle Taggle Gipsies · Waterson:Carthy
Broken Ground
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Released on: 2016-12-29
Music Publisher: Copyright Control
Composer, Lyricist: Carthy Eliza Amy Forbes
Composer, Lyricist: Carthy Martin
Composer, Lyricist: Rose Saul
Composer, Lyricist: Waterson Norma
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published: 16 Aug 2022
Norma Waterson & The Gift Band -A Bunch of Thyme {HD}
Waterson:Carthy live at Union Chapel, filmed for BBC Four in 2007
Directed by Janet Fraser Crook
Norma Waterson, Martin Carthy, Eliza Carthy, Tim Van Eyken and...
Waterson:Carthy live at Union Chapel, filmed for BBC Four in 2007
Directed by Janet Fraser Crook
Norma Waterson, Martin Carthy, Eliza Carthy, Tim Van Eyken and Saul Rose
Raggle Taggle Gypsies can be found on the Topic album Broken Ground, 1999
Stars in My Crown is the closing song on the Topic album Common Tongue, 2007
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www.eliza-carthy.com
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Waterson:Carthy live at Union Chapel, filmed for BBC Four in 2007
Directed by Janet Fraser Crook
Norma Waterson, Martin Carthy, Eliza Carthy, Tim Van Eyken and Saul Rose
Raggle Taggle Gypsies can be found on the Topic album Broken Ground, 1999
Stars in My Crown is the closing song on the Topic album Common Tongue, 2007
www.topicrecrods.co.uk
www.eliza-carthy.com
www.twitter.com/elizacarthy
www.facebook.com/elizacarthy
www.musicglue.com/eliza-carthy
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Live on "Sunday Afternoon", ABC-TV Australia, March 26 1995. Trad arr. Waterson:Carthy, the song appeared on their eponymous debut album.
http://www.waters...
Live on "Sunday Afternoon", ABC-TV Australia, March 26 1995. Trad arr. Waterson:Carthy, the song appeared on their eponymous debut album.
http://www.watersoncarthy.com
Live on "Sunday Afternoon", ABC-TV Australia, March 26 1995. Trad arr. Waterson:Carthy, the song appeared on their eponymous debut album.
http://www.watersoncarthy.com
Live at Folkfestival HAM 2009.
Norma Waterson and Martin Carthy have been at the forefront of the English folk scene.
Joined by their daughter, singer and fiddl...
Live at Folkfestival HAM 2009.
Norma Waterson and Martin Carthy have been at the forefront of the English folk scene.
Joined by their daughter, singer and fiddle player Eliza Carthy and melodeon player Saul Rose, they form Waterson:Carthy, one of Britain's most successful and influential folk bands.
Live at Folkfestival HAM 2009.
Norma Waterson and Martin Carthy have been at the forefront of the English folk scene.
Joined by their daughter, singer and fiddle player Eliza Carthy and melodeon player Saul Rose, they form Waterson:Carthy, one of Britain's most successful and influential folk bands.
Taken from the album "An Introduction to The Watersons and Waterson:Carthy"
🎧 Stream the album here → http://bit.ly/WCarthy_Spotify / http://bit.ly/WCarthy_Appl...
Taken from the album "An Introduction to The Watersons and Waterson:Carthy"
🎧 Stream the album here → http://bit.ly/WCarthy_Spotify / http://bit.ly/WCarthy_Apple
🎵 Listen to the full album on YouTube → http://bit.ly/WCarthy_YT
👉 Subscribe to Folk ABC for more : http://bit.ly/2OmgO2E
Taken from the album "An Introduction to The Watersons and Waterson:Carthy"
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Taken from the album "An Introduction to The Watersons and Waterson:Carthy"
🎧 Stream the album here → http://bit.ly/WCarthy_Spotify / http://bit.ly/WCarthy_Appl...
Taken from the album "An Introduction to The Watersons and Waterson:Carthy"
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Taken from the album "An Introduction to The Watersons and Waterson:Carthy"
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Provided to YouTube by IIP-DDS
Raggle Taggle Gipsies · Waterson:Carthy
Broken Ground
℗ Topic
Released on: 2016-12-29
Music Publisher: Copyright Control
Co...
Provided to YouTube by IIP-DDS
Raggle Taggle Gipsies · Waterson:Carthy
Broken Ground
℗ Topic
Released on: 2016-12-29
Music Publisher: Copyright Control
Composer, Lyricist: Carthy Eliza Amy Forbes
Composer, Lyricist: Carthy Martin
Composer, Lyricist: Rose Saul
Composer, Lyricist: Waterson Norma
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Provided to YouTube by IIP-DDS
Raggle Taggle Gipsies · Waterson:Carthy
Broken Ground
℗ Topic
Released on: 2016-12-29
Music Publisher: Copyright Control
Composer, Lyricist: Carthy Eliza Amy Forbes
Composer, Lyricist: Carthy Martin
Composer, Lyricist: Rose Saul
Composer, Lyricist: Waterson Norma
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Waterson:Carthy live at Union Chapel, filmed for BBC Four in 2007
Directed by Janet Fraser Crook
Norma Waterson, Martin Carthy, Eliza Carthy, Tim Van Eyken and Saul Rose
Raggle Taggle Gypsies can be found on the Topic album Broken Ground, 1999
Stars in My Crown is the closing song on the Topic album Common Tongue, 2007
www.topicrecrods.co.uk
www.eliza-carthy.com
www.twitter.com/elizacarthy
www.facebook.com/elizacarthy
www.musicglue.com/eliza-carthy
INSTA elizacarthh
Please support your independent musicians in lockdown:
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Live on "Sunday Afternoon", ABC-TV Australia, March 26 1995. Trad arr. Waterson:Carthy, the song appeared on their eponymous debut album.
http://www.watersoncarthy.com
Live at Folkfestival HAM 2009.
Norma Waterson and Martin Carthy have been at the forefront of the English folk scene.
Joined by their daughter, singer and fiddle player Eliza Carthy and melodeon player Saul Rose, they form Waterson:Carthy, one of Britain's most successful and influential folk bands.
Taken from the album "An Introduction to The Watersons and Waterson:Carthy"
🎧 Stream the album here → http://bit.ly/WCarthy_Spotify / http://bit.ly/WCarthy_Apple
🎵 Listen to the full album on YouTube → http://bit.ly/WCarthy_YT
👉 Subscribe to Folk ABC for more : http://bit.ly/2OmgO2E
Taken from the album "An Introduction to The Watersons and Waterson:Carthy"
🎧 Stream the album here → http://bit.ly/WCarthy_Spotify / http://bit.ly/WCarthy_Apple
🎵 Listen to the full album on YouTube → http://bit.ly/WCarthy_YT
👉 Subscribe to Folk ABC for more : http://bit.ly/2OmgO2E
Provided to YouTube by IIP-DDS
Raggle Taggle Gipsies · Waterson:Carthy
Broken Ground
℗ Topic
Released on: 2016-12-29
Music Publisher: Copyright Control
Composer, Lyricist: Carthy Eliza Amy Forbes
Composer, Lyricist: Carthy Martin
Composer, Lyricist: Rose Saul
Composer, Lyricist: Waterson Norma
Auto-generated by YouTube.
They have a repertoire of predominantly British traditional songs and tunes but also occasionally perform contemporary songs from various sources. Their instrumentation is based largely around Martin Carthy's guitar, Eliza Carthy's fiddle and the melodeons of Saul Rose (1996–2000 and 2007-date) and Tim Van Eyken (2000–2007) with other instruments regularly augmenting their recordings. The group also continue the strong unaccompanied vocal tradition established by Norma and Martin's previous family group The Watersons, from whom they are widely considered to have evolved.
The group's first album Waterson:Carthy (1994) was performed largely as a trio, with notable contributions from Eliza's musical partner Nancy Kerr. Their second album Common Tongue (1996) featured a more diverse selection of guest musicians with significant contributions from melodeon player Saul Rose. Although at this stage Rose was not credited as a full group member he soon became a permanent member of the touring group and was credited as a full group member on the release of their third album Broken Ground (1999).
“Then I found out who the bidder was – my mother!” ... “I was fascinated ... PopularBritish folk songs are also present in unusual versions, such as Outlandish Knight, sung over the decades by the likes of Martin Carthy, Norma Waterson and Kirsty Merryn ... .
The English singer, one of the Waterson-Knight-Carthy dynasty, and her new Irish collaborator have made CuckooStorm together. Marry Waterson and Adrian Crowley... Waterson saw the post and quickly responded with a proposition.
When I think of seasonal songs, I don’t think about The Watersons’ Frost And Fire straightaway ... He saw The Watersons at a folk club in 1965, run, funnily enough, by Martin Carthy ... The Watersons lick these songs clean.
Now – almost suddenly it seems – she has been in the music business for thirty years, and has a CV to match her parents, the much-missed Norma Waterson and the godfather of folk, Martin Carthy.
... rich vocal form, every number emerges refreshed, even unlikely pieces like Good Morning, Mr Walker, originally a calypso by Mighty Sparrow and later made over by Carthy’s late mother, Norma Waterson.
Eliza Carthy talks about going broke, bereavement and the healing power of boozy, bawdy music At the start of this year, things did not look good for the Waterson-Carthy folk dynasty.
At the start of this year, things did not look good for the Waterson-Carthy folk dynasty. It was, as Eliza Carthy put it, “struggling to survive” ... “By the third lockdown,” says Carthy, “we were looking at selling our instruments.”.