The singer-songwriter recalls the ‘proper northern humour’ and resilience of the English folk singer, whose extraordinary voice still knocks him sideways
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
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
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
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
October 2013
Bright Phoebus Revisited – review
An impressive cast made an emotional and long-overdue return to the cult 1972 album Bright Phoebus, writes Robin Denselow
December 2011
Eliza Carthy and Norma Waterson – review
This wildly varied set is a reminder that Norma Waterson is a formidable interpreter of not just traditional material, but popular songs. And Eliza Carthy was happy to let her mum dominate the show, writes Robin Denselow
June 2011
Music blog
Remembering Mike Waterson, a born storyteller
Mike Waterson obituary
October 2010
Norma Waterson and Eliza Carthy - review
The lady who heads the most extraordinary folk music dynasty in England was in magnificent voice, writes Robin Denselow
July 2010
Eliza Carthy and Norma Waterson: Gift
Eliza Carthy's exquisite playing fails to mask Gift's lack of cohesion, says Neil Spencer
Eliza Carthy and Norma Waterson: Gift
This sometimes sparse but direct and unashamedly emotional album by Carthy and her mother is an impressive addition to each's acclaimed body of work, says Robin Denselow
Norma Waterson and Eliza Carthy: 'Everything's in a cycle, isn't it?'
Norma Waterson and Eliza Carthy are part of the first family of British folk music, and as they prepare to release their first album as mother-and-daughter, they talk to Jude Rogers
October 2009
Paul Morley's showing off ...
... Martin Carthy, Norma Waterson and Eliza Carthy
Paul Morley introduces a legendary folk family and wonders how the music they lived off and through has changed over time
September 2009
The Waterson Family
Royal Festival Hall, London This emotional concert was a reminder of the continuing story of one of England's most adventurous musical families, writes Robin Denselow
July 2008
Rogue's Gallery
Barbican, London Original collaborations in event produced by Hal Wilner
