Waterson:Carthy are a British folk group comprising Norma Waterson on vocal… Read Full Bio ↴Waterson:Carthy are a British folk group comprising Norma Waterson on vocals, her husband Martin Carthy on guitar, their daughter Eliza Carthy on fiddle and Tim Van Eyken on melodeon. Tim joined the group after 1996 when Saul Rose left the group. In 2007 Saul Rose has returned in place of Tim. Martin and Norma tour as a duo once a year, and are members of The Watersons.

Individually, the band members are tremendously revered English folk musicians in their own right, but together they form one of the most sought bands available. Commonly found to be headlining folk festivals through Europe, they are known for their welcoming manner and determination to keep English folk music alive.

They were awarded Best Group in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards in 2000.

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Waterson:Carthy Lyrics

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Bold Doherty Me name is Bold Doherty from the north country Where there's…
Diego's Bold Shore Has a love of adventure, a promise of gold Or an…
Jack Frost Umkyeo jwin maeumi jakku sae eonaga oh; Sumgyeobogo gamchwod…
Midnight on the Water [Chorus] Play me a fiddle tune, sing me a song Banish…
Norwegian Wood I once had a girl Or should I say she…
Pleasure And Pain I'm leaving here on the morning train And I will never…
Sugar Wassail A wassail, a wassail, a wassail we begin With sugar strands…
The Lofty Tall Ship As we were gone sailing five cold frosty nights, Five cold…
The Old Churchyard Come, come with me out to the old churchyard, I so…

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