Editing Eliza Carthy (section)

==Life and career==
Carthy was born in [[Scarborough, North Yorkshire]], England. She went to school at [[Fyling Hall School]] in [[North Yorkshire]].

She grew up on a family farm along with her maternal aunt and uncle's families who lived adjacent.<ref>{{cite web |title=English File Advanced ( Student's book) – Colloquial English – Talking about work and family |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ksNM_nS_10 |access-date=19 April 2022}}</ref>

At thirteen, Carthy formed the Waterdaughters with her mother, aunt ([[Lal Waterson]]) and cousin [[Marry Waterson]]. She has subsequently worked with [[Nancy Kerr]], with her parents as [[Waterson–Carthy]], and as part of the "supergroup" [[Blue Murder (folk)|Blue Murder]], in addition to her own solo work. When she was 13, Carthy joined the [[Goathland Plough Stots]] as a fiddle player.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Carthy |first1=Eliza |title=Eliza Carthy: the Goathland Plough Stots are unique – and they need your help |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/the-northerner/2014/dec/11/eliza-carthy-goathland-plough-stots-longsword-dance-team-fast-becoming-unique |access-date=8 December 2021 |work=The Guardian |date=11 December 2014}}</ref> She left school at 17 for a career as a professional touring musician.<ref>{{cite web |title=Eliza Carthy Becoming a Musician |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXWBTeNs5pQ |access-date=19 April 2022}}</ref>

She has twice been nominated for the [[Mercury Music Prize]] for UK album of the year: in 1998 for ''[[Red Rice (album)|Red Rice]]'', and again in 2003 for ''[[Anglicana (album)|Anglicana]]''. Carthy was a guest on the album ''[[Mermaid Avenue]]'' by [[Billy Bragg]] and [[Wilco]]. Eliza and Billy also recorded together on the song "My Father's Mansions" which appeared on the [[Pete Seeger]] tribute album called ''Where Have All The Flowers Gone'' (1998).

In September 2002, Carthy took part in the tribute concert for [[Kirsty MacColl]], "The Song's the Thing" along with other artists.

In 2003, Carthy swept the boards at the [[BBC Radio 2|Radio 2]] [[BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards|Folk Awards]], winning 'Folk Singer of the Year', 'Best Album' (for ''Anglicana'') and 'Best Traditional Track' (for "Worcester City", on the album ''Anglicana''). She was also the first traditional English musician to be nominated for a [[BBC Radio 3]] [[BBC Radio 3 Awards for World Music|Award for World Music]] in the same year (for ''Anglicana'').

In 2004, she was part of Oysterband Big Session, a collaboration with numerous folk artists brought together by [[Oysterband]]. They produced an album ''The Big Session Volume One'', and the group as a whole were awarded Best Group at the Folk Awards in 2005. On 29 May 2005, Carthy took part in a tribute to [[Peggy Seeger]] at the [[Queen Elizabeth Hall]], London. A double CD ''Three Score and Ten'' (2007) contains highlights of the concert.

[[File:Eliza Carthy with The Imagined Village 2008.JPG|thumb|left|Eliza Carthy performing with The Imagined Village at [[Camp Bestival]] – 20 July 2008]]
In 2006, she contributed three songs (one as lead vocalist, two as backing vocalist) to ''[[Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, and Chanteys]]'', produced by [[Hal Willner]]. Performing as a duo with Richard Thompson, she contributed "The Coo Coo Bird" to a boxed set called ''The Harry Smith Project'' (2006) also by Hal Willner. As a duo with [[Bob Neuwirth]], she sang "I Wish I Was a Mole in the Ground" by [[Bascom Lamar Lunsford]] on the same boxed set.

''[[Dreams of Breathing Underwater]]'', Carthy's second collection of self penned songs was released on 23 June 2008. Combining traditional instrumentation with experimental arrangements, and drawing influences from all aspects of her career so far, the album was conceived as the follow-up to 2000s ''Angels and Cigarettes'' and was the making for the best part of seven years.

Carthy's 2008 tour was cancelled in November, as a cyst on her throat made singing inconsistent and painful. Because of her pregnancy, doctors delayed treatment until spring 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=115899&messages=10|title=Eliza Carthy – Farnham 8 November CANCELLED|first=Max|last=Spiegel|website=Mudcat.org|access-date=7 June 2018}}</ref>

She became a mother to her son on 24 December 2008,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eliza-carthy.com/eliza/news.cfm?id=89|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201073812/http://eliza-carthy.com/eliza/news.cfm?id=89|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 February 2009|title=Eliza Carthy : Dreams of Breathing Underwater|date=1 February 2009|access-date=7 June 2018}}</ref> with her Canadian partner Aidan Curran.<ref>{{cite web |title=Eliza Carthy & Aidan Curran – The Rogue Folk Club |url=https://roguefolk.bc.ca/concerts/carthyandcurran |access-date=19 April 2022 |website=roguefolk.bc.ca}}</ref>

The [[St George's Day]] Celebrations in [[Trafalgar Square]] on 25 April 2009 were opened by Carthy who performed two songs.

In 2010, Carthy released an album of collaborations with her mother entitled ''[[Gift (Eliza Carthy & Norma Waterson album)|Gift]]''. A BBC reviewer wrote: "The gift in question here, one gathers, is a handing of talent from generation to generation; Norma Waterson and Eliza Carthy are, after all, the sublimely gifted mother and daughter who make up part of British folk’s great dynasty." Commenting on the final song, "Shallow Brown", the reviewer noted: "Backed variously by other family members, including Eliza’s father Martin Carthy on guitar as well as her cousin Oliver Knight on electric guitar, vocals and cello, there is a real sense of congregation and rootedness about this song, and indeed this record as a whole. Long may the dynasty flourish."<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/8qhf| title = Mother and daughter's first album as a folk duo is a beguiling listen.| last = Barton |first = Laura| date = 21 July 2010| access-date = 17 August 2010| publisher = BBC Music}}</ref>

Her daughter was born on 26 November 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eliza-carthy.com/newsarchive.cfm?id=196l |title=! New Baby ! – Isabella Curran Carthy |date=26 November 2010 |access-date=21 August 2011 |website=Eliza-Carthy.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728065928/http://www.eliza-carthy.com/newsarchive.cfm?id=196l |archive-date=28 July 2014  }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Zierke |first=Reinhard |date=14 February 2022 |title=Biography of the Watersons |url=https://mainlynorfolk.info/watersons/biography/ |access-date=19 April 2022 |website=Mainly Norfolk: English Folk and Other Good Music}}</ref>

In May 2012, a biography of Eliza Carthy written by Sophie Parkes and titled ''Wayward Daughter'' was published by Soundcheck Books.<ref>{{cite book | last = Parkes | first = Sophie | title = Wayward Daughter: An Official Biography Of Eliza Carthy | year = 2012 | publisher = Soundcheck Books | url = http://www.elizacarthybook.co.uk | isbn = 978-0956642073 | access-date = 21 June 2012 }}</ref>

In 2014, she was awarded the honour of an [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] for services to folk music in the Queen's Birthday Honours.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-27834329| title = Birthday honour for folk musician Eliza Carthy| date = 14 June 2014| access-date = 4 May 2015| work = BBC News}}</ref> The same year she also marked the 50th anniversary of [[Towersey Festival]] and the 75th anniversary of [[Topic Records]] with a celebratory concert at the festival, for which she was Musical Director. Discussing the event with [[Folk Radio UK]] she said: "Me and my family have long been associated with Towersey Festival and Topic Records and I have great affection for both. Towersey gave me my first ever solo gig, as Topic gave me my first ever solo record ..."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.folkradio.co.uk/2014/05/double-celebration-for-towersey/|title=Double celebration for Towersey: 50 Year Festival & 75 Years of Topic Records – Folk Radio|date=15 May 2014|website=Folkradio.co.uk|access-date=7 June 2018}}</ref>