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Eliza Carthy & The RestitutionPresent ‘Frenemies’
Monday 8th March, 7.30pm
Tickets are £22.50 (+ b/f) in advance and available from See Tickets
*This is a standing show*
“The reigning queen of folk in England” – THE ARTS DESK
“The Restitution blew everyone away with an uncompromising and powerful set as fiery as Eliza’s flame red dress” – SONGLINES | CAMBRIDGE FOLK FESTIVAL
Describing herself simply as a “modern English musician”, Eliza Carthy MBE is one of the most recognisable faces of the English folk revival, and over her illustrious 35-year career, remains one of the most original and engaging performers of her generation.
Returning with new album ‘Frenemies’ combining sharp humour, traditional folk and punk spirit as Carthy reflects on motherhood, betrayal, forgiveness and the state of the modern world. Tackling everything from complicated relationships to solidarity with the LGBTQIA+ community, Frenemies captures the wit, warmth and fire that have defined her career.
Eliza has received numerous BBC R2 Folk Awards; two Mercury Prize nominations; was the first English traditional musician to be nominated for a BBC R3 Award for World Music, and in 2021 became President of the English Folk Dance & Song Society.
Born into a formidable musical dynasty, her mother Norma was one of The Watersons and her father Martin Carthy is a hugely influential singer and guitarist, the incredible range of traditional and contemporary musicians who were part of the extended Waterson/Carthy world helped her develop her own unique approach to music.
Launching head-on into the UK folk scene in the early 90s, she quickly became one of its great innovators. Championed from an early age by the likes of John Peel, Andy Kershaw & Billy Bragg, Eliza has rarely stood still artistically.
From the purest unaccompanied traditional songs to original music incorporating myriad influences, she has moved through English folk music like a force of nature, both stirring it up & putting it back on the map, and as a member of big bands The Imagined Village, and the musical force-of-nature that was The Wayward Band she has headlined main stages at festivals around the world.
With a wealth of musical & life experience under her belt, Eliza’s talent has matured and is flourishing. She continues to bring new audiences to English folk through well-judged recordings, performances, and collaborations with the likes of Paul Weller, Jools Holland, Patrick Wolf, and Kae Tempest.
More than 30 years on from her debut, Carthy remains one of English folk’s most distinctive and uncompromising voices. Welcome back to York!
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