Martin Carthy News

With his dub-reggae side-projects, cartoon bands and Chinese opera soundtracks, Damon Albarn has long been viewed as the creative Renaissance Man behind Blur, with guitarist Graham Coxon stuck with the image of resolutely indie craftsman allergic to most forms of musical diversity or experimentation.

Described by Q Magazine as 'A gloriously natural singer', "seriously impressive" by The Telegraph and "Not the Messiah, but a very naughty girl" by comedian Stewart Lee, Eliza Carthy is a pioneering figure in contemporary music and undoubtedly one of the most impressive and engaging performers of her generation.

One of the most remarkable guitarists and singer-songwriters of his generation, Graham Coxon returns from the triumphant Blur reunion tour to produce a this special concert at the Barbican based around his recent critically acclaimed 7th solo album Spinning Top.

PEGGY Seeger ranks as one of the most important people to grace and shape the folk scene, and her brother Pete Seeger, who has just celebrated his 90th birthday, is seen as the father of the American folk revival.

ROBIN Hood's Bay folk legends Martin Carthy and Norma Waterson got a mention in an article in Saturday's Guardian newspaper.

THE combination of June Tabor's deep, resonant voice and her commitment to British folk music has made her one of the most critically acclaimed singers of her generation.

WATERSON: Carthy, one of the most successful and influential bands on the English folk scene, are coming to the Theatre Royal, Winchester.

INFLUENTIAL folk group Waterson:Carthy are performing at The Brewhouse theatre in Taunton on Saturday, October 24.

FOR more than 30 years, Norma Waterson and Martin Carthy have been at the forefront of the English folk scene.

FOUR generations of Britain's first family of folk have been playing together for years, but on their current tour there's a new member sharing the dressing room.

Tonight at the Old Town School of Folk Music veteran British folk-rock band Steeleye Span performs in support of a recent live album commemorating its 40th anniversary.

Assembling many of the musicians who feature on his current album 'The Spinning Top' , Graham Coxon has expanded his power trio into The Graham Coxon Power Acoustic Ensemble, and together with guest appearances from fellow exponents of the British folk scene, they will be playing the record in it's entirety plus some of the songs that inspired it's ...

Her latest album was the soundtrack to her marriage break-up, yet Eliza Carthy and her music emerge from the pain triumphant, she tells Chitra Ramaswamy 'I KNOW I'm an English singer-songwriter but this really is a love letter to Edinburgh," says Eliza Carthy of her new album, Dreams Of Breathing Underwater.

THIS year's concert at an historic Robin Hood's Bay church featuring members of the legendary folk family Waterson: Carthy has been hailed a huge success.

FOLK babe Eliza Carthy tops the bill at a charity gig in Glasgow tonight. The twice-Mercury nominated singer and fiddle player plays the Old Fruitmarket in the Merchant City to raise funds for Glasgow-based community station Celtic Music Radio.

ELIZA Carthy, one of the most dazzling and recognised folk musicians of her generation, will perform at Buxton Opera House on Tuesday, September 8 at 7.30pm. Yorkshire-born and now Nottingham-shire-based, Eliza grew up immersed in the world of traditional music.

DUST off your dancing shoes - a seaside town in Devon is about to leap into life as Sidmouth FolkWeek kicks off for its annual bash of singing, dancing, multi-instrumental and everything in between.

FOLK music heroes are playing at the first Wat Tyler Folk Festival. The six-hour event gets under way from 1pm at Wat Tyler Country Park, Pitsea Hall Lane, Pitsea, on Saturday, September 5. Acclaimed-duo Martin Carthy and Dave Swarbrick, back together after 14 years, will be topping the bill.

A THIRD money spinner featuring a performance by folk family Waterson:Carthy is to help raise vital funds for a Robin Hood's Bay church.

Somewhere between folk, protest and chanson lies the unique alchemy of Leon Rosselson.