The Waterson Family

The Waterson Family have been ambassadors for British folk music for almost half a century. Their rise to fame came in the 1960’s with such seminal albums as ‘Frost and Fire: A Calendar of Ceremonial Folk Songs’ (1965) and ‘A Yorkshire Garland’ (1966). The familiar core members of Waterson: Carthy ; Norma Waterson, Martin Carthy and Eliza Carthy are joined by Mike Waterson, Mike’s daughters Rachel and Eleanor, his wife Ann, and Oliver Knight and Maria Gilhooley; the son and daughter of the much missed Lal Waterson.

The family members continue to be active on the folk scene. Eliza has her own five piece band, Martin, Norma and Mike tour with Peggy Seeger and Norma and Martin tour with Chris Parkinson. Martin and Eliza are core members of The Imagined Village and Martin continues to travel the country as one of the country’s most in demand solo performers.

Eliza and Norma will be releasing a much anticipated album entitled ‘The Gift’ at the end of the year accompanied by a tour. ‘The Gift’ is due for release by long-standing label, Topic Records, in July 2010.

This, though is a rare chance to see them all together united on stage for special events and festivals – truly a Mighty River of Song.