| | | | Few names carry more prestige on the English Folk Circuit than Eliza Carthy. Numerous accolades over a 16-year career include two Mercury Prize nominations and an unrivalled seven BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. In 2003 she became the first traditional English musician to be nominated a BBC Radio 3 Award for World Music (for Anglicana). Eliza has performed and recorded with a diverse array of artists from Paul Weller to Billy Bragg, Nick Cave to Joan Baez.
A truly inventive, innovative singer and fiddle-player, Eliza is a gifted musical conceptualist confirming her position as, arguably, the most impressive and engaging performer of a generation.
With venues as wide ranging as Glastonbury Pyramid Stage in 1999 to international festivals to smaller intimate venues Eliza is always capable of delighting and captivating a diverse audience.
"A gloriously natural singer" Q Magazine
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