Waterson:Carthy were an English folk group originally comprising Norma Waterson on vocals, her husband Martin Carthy on guitar and vocals and their daughter Eliza Carthy on fiddle and vocals.
The group had a repertoire of predominantly British traditional songs and tunes but also occasionally performed contemporary songs from various sources. Their instrumentation was based largely around Martin Carthy's guitar, Eliza Carthy's fiddle and the melodeons of Saul Rose (1996–2000 and 2007–2022) and Tim Van Eyken (2000–2007), with other instruments regularly augmenting their recordings. The group also continued the strong unaccompanied vocal tradition established by Norma and Martin's previous family group The Watersons, from whom they were widely considered to have evolved.
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Links to Peel[]
Ye Mariners All
Peel never played any tracks from the group on his radio programmes, although his friend and colleague, Andy Kershaw, would play material from them. The group was interviewed by Peel for the Sounds Of The Suburbs: The North East episode, broadcast in 1999, and their track, 'Ye Mariners All (Traditional)' was added to the compilation album, John Peel's Sounds Of The Suburbs, which was also released in 1999.
Shows Played[]
- None, although solo material from Norma Waterson, Martin Carthy and Eliza Carthy and the previous family group The Watersons were played by Peel