Eliza Carthy (b. 1975) is an English folk singer and violinist.

Born… Read Full Bio ↴Eliza Carthy (b. 1975) is an English folk singer and violinist.

Born on 23rd August 1975, she is the daughter of legendary English folk musicians singer/guitarist Martin Carthy and singer Norma Waterson. She formed The Waterdaughters with her mother, aunt (Lal Waterson), and cousin Maria Knight in 1989. She has subsequently worked with Nancy Kerr, and also with her parents as Waterson:Carthy, in addition to her own solo work.

She has twice been nominated for the Mercury Music Prize for UK album of the year: in 1998 for Red Rice, and again in 2003 for Anglicana. In 2003 Carthy 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").

In 2004 she was part of Oysterband's Big Session, a collaboration with numerous folk artists. 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.

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Eliza Carthy Lyrics

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!Train Song Last night when I saw him Last night last week When I…
10,000 Miles Fare thee well My own true love Farewell for a while I'm goi…
Blood On My Boots I was drinking champagne with Jerry Springer I was young an…
Blow The Winds / The Game Of Draughts There was a shepherd's son He kept sheep on the hill He…
Bold Privateer Our boat, she's on a drift And our ship, she's on…
Just As The Tide Was Flowing Rasa cinta yang dulu tlah hilang Kini bersemi kembali Tlah k…
King James Version He was trapped in a haircut he no longer believed…
Little Big Man Para bailar la bamba, Para bailar la bamba, Se necesita una …
Little Gypsy Girl My father is the king of the gypsies, it is…

Maid On The Shore The winter streets are swimming before me My winter feet ar…
Mohair Green fields and brown wools and clothes my garden inland O…
Perfect If you don't speak No one will ever hear you If you…
Pretty Ploughboy It's of a brisk young ploughboy, he was ploughing on…
Rolling Sea Don't ya see the ships a comin' Don't ya see them…
Sheath And Knife It's whispered in parlour it's whispered in hall Oh the bro…
Space Girl My mama told me I should never venture into space But…
The Company Of Men I've given blowjobs on couches To men who didn't want me…
The Rose and the Lily There were three men come from over the way Oh, the…
The Sea Don't ya see the ships a comin' Don't ya see them…
Tom Brown Well the king will take the queen and the queen…
Train Song Last night when I saw him Last night last week When I…
Two Tears Marianne Faithfull sings a song about boy Who's like the rai…
Walk Away Oh no Here comes that sun again That means another day Witho…
Whispers of Summer The winter streets are swimming before me My winter feet ar…
Whole I could climb all the way inside you and be…
Wild Wood High tide, mid afternoon People fly by, in the traffics boo…

Worcester City In Worcester City there lived a damsel And now the truth…

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