Norma Waterson (born Norma Christine Waterson on 15 August 1939; died 30 J… Read Full Bio ↴Norma Waterson (born Norma Christine Waterson on 15 August 1939; died 30 January 2022) was an English singer, remembered as one of the original members of The Watersons, an English traditional music group. Other members of the group included her brother Mike Waterson (1941 – 2011) and sister Lal Waterson (1943 – 1998), and in a later incarnation of the group her husband Martin Carthy. In 2016 Waterson received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.
Waterson was born in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire. Her solo debut album, Norma Waterson, was produced by John Chelew and released by Hannibal Records in 1996, and was well-received (being nominated for the Mercury Music Prize), featuring collaborations with her daughter, Eliza Carthy, Martin Carthy, and other members of The Watersons, as well as Danny Thompson (Pentangle), Richard Thompson (Fairport Convention) and Roger Swallow (Albion Country Band). Her follow-up, Bright Shiny Morning, was released in 2001.
She was a member of Waterson:Carthy with Martin Carthy and Eliza Carthy, and of the supergroup Blue Murder. She has appeared on a variety of collective recordings, notably Peter Bellamy's The Transports.
In 2016 Waterson received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.
Waterson continued to sing well in her 70s. Her final album, released in 2018, was Anchor, the second recorded with her daughter, Eliza Carthy. It included Waterson singing lead on a dramatic, jazz-edged treatment of the Tom Waits song "Strange Weather" and on a version of Nick Lowe's "The Beast in Me".
Waterson was born in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire. Her solo debut album, Norma Waterson, was produced by John Chelew and released by Hannibal Records in 1996, and was well-received (being nominated for the Mercury Music Prize), featuring collaborations with her daughter, Eliza Carthy, Martin Carthy, and other members of The Watersons, as well as Danny Thompson (Pentangle), Richard Thompson (Fairport Convention) and Roger Swallow (Albion Country Band). Her follow-up, Bright Shiny Morning, was released in 2001.
She was a member of Waterson:Carthy with Martin Carthy and Eliza Carthy, and of the supergroup Blue Murder. She has appeared on a variety of collective recordings, notably Peter Bellamy's The Transports.
In 2016 Waterson received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.
Waterson continued to sing well in her 70s. Her final album, released in 2018, was Anchor, the second recorded with her daughter, Eliza Carthy. It included Waterson singing lead on a dramatic, jazz-edged treatment of the Tom Waits song "Strange Weather" and on a version of Nick Lowe's "The Beast in Me".
Solid Air
Norma Waterson Lyrics
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Danny Thompson You've been taking your time And you've been living on soli…
Gilles Peterson You've been taking your time And you've been living on solid…
JOHN MARTYN You've been taking your time And you've been living on solid…
John Martyn You've been taking your time And you've been living on solid…
John Martyn & Danny Thompson You've been taking your time And you've been living on soli…
Luca Prodan You've been trying to hide, you've been living on, solid…
P-Model とりあえずは外へ ランダムに歩く くだらぬ迷路の かべぞいに行けば Shining Shining Shining Sh…
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Pleasure and Pain I'm leaving here on the morning train And I will never…
The Birds Will Still Be Singin Summertime withers as the sun descends He wants to kiss you.…
The Birds Will Still Be Singing Summertime withers as the sun descends He wants to kiss you.…
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EnosEverything
Sadly we lost Norma Waterson yesterday at the age of 82... Farewell and thank you for treats such as this cover....R.I.P. Norma
222anita222
what a voice, great!
pentangle4444
powerful version of John Martyn's song.. .. I can listen to her songs over and over again for hours.and lucky to see Watersons many years ago.. and Martin and Norma and daughter once in the USA in a memorable concert ..
Stuart Stones
Great voice, great musicans, great song.
Nigel Lawrence
Thank you so much for this...Is there any chance of posting Norma's version of The Very Thought Of You ?
hfxsue
Stunning
zincalloy11
RIP Norma.
delta7
Its about Nick Drake!