Eliza Carthy & the Restitution: Queen of the Whirl review – highlights reel
Eliza Carthy: ‘Folk music is sexy and filthy and at the end of the night you fall over. That’s how I live’
January 2022
Norma Waterson was one of folk’s greatest voices – and greatest people
Jude Rogers
Norma Waterson obituary
Norma Waterson, celebrated British folk singer, dies aged 82
Carthy folk dynasty appeals for financial support after income ‘dried up’ during pandemic
January 2019
Jack Lear review – Shakespeare, shanties and a raging Barrie Rutter
Jack Lear review – Shakespeare gets a gripping sea change
December 2018
Raw, brutal masterpieces: 2018's best folk albums
Lisa O’Neill, Lori Watson, Trembling Bells, Norma Waterson and Eliza Carthy were among the many standout acts in a very distinguished year for the genre
August 2018
Cambridge folk festival review – verve and energy in a female-focused weekend
Rhiannon Giddens, Patti Smith and First Aid Kit kicked up a storm, but with mellower moments from the likes of Eric Bibb and Darlingside this was a wide-ranging and happy festival
June 2018
Folk CD of the month: Norma Waterson & Eliza Carthy with the Gift Band: Anchor review
Joy and bruised melancholy combine on this extraordinary release, made after the trials of illness
January 2018
Bright Phoebus Revisited review – Watersons bring a cult classic back to life
A stirring celebration of Mike and Lal Waterson’s great lost folk album gathered daughters, sons, cousins and uncles – plus an Arcade Fire star
July 2017
Womad review – from Mexico to Mali, ska to the squeezebox, world music celebrates fusion
Seu Jorge did Bowie, Estonian folkies took on bagpiping and a knock-out celebration of global sounds was packed with highlights despite a rainy weekend
February 2017
Eliza Carthy & The Wayward Band: Big Machine review – furious, timely folk
January 2017
Eliza Carthy & the Wayward Band: Big Machine review – a bravura romp
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January 2016
Eliza Carthy, Karine Polwart and others: Songs of Separation review – varied, thoughtful concept album
Songs of Separation review – joyous and stirring
June 2015
Eliza Carthy and Tim Eriksen review – united in folk fearlessness
Combining British and American folk with noisy, grungy experiment, Eriksen and Carthy take full-blooded liberties with traditional music
October 2014
Music blog
The BBC's God Only Knows cover – every performance reviewed and rated
The BBC’s new promo clip was unveiled on Wednesday night. But who brought the starpower? Who fell flat? And was the BBC taking the mickey out of Chris Martin?
August 2014
Topic Records at 75 review – passion and enthusiasm shine through
Norma Waterson's superb performance will linger in the memory, but the UK's most distinguished folk label deserves a bigger celebration, writes Robin Denselow
