"It's hard to stick to just one kind of music," explained Norma Waterson, as she switched from a soulful gospel song to a grand, brooding ballad by Richard Thompson about the 1940s heart-throb Josef ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. For more than half a century, the Waterson family have been singing and making records in the North-East of England — ...

Ivan Hewett is The Telegraph’s Classical Music Critic and an author whose works include Music: Healing The Rift, a personal history of modern music. He has been involved in music as a composer, ...

Gigs rarely start out with such emotive charge, but that is precisely what this mother-and-daughter combo achieve on their opening number "Dreaming". The elder Norma Waterson imbues the wistful, ...

NORMA Waterson will return to the concert platform next month for Two Nights At The Coliseum, Whitby, performing alongside daughter Eliza Carthy, husband Martin Carthy and special guests. Norma's ...

You get more than a concert with Norma Waterson and her daughter, Eliza Carthy. Along with the songs and fiddle tunes on which their reputation rests comes something akin to a social history lesson as ...

It's not an exaggeration to say Norma Waterson and Eliza Carthy have two of this country’s finest voices. Norma’s tones radiate warmth and richness and she articulates songs with sensitivity and ...

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Following a serious illness for Norma Waterson and months off-road for Eliza Carthy, it's a welcome return to the stage for mother and daughter, and the marvellous Gift Band featuring husband and ...

This first outing as a duo from English folk royalty Norma Waterson and Eliza Carthy, mother and daughter, is unexpectedly American in feel. It is still a family affair, with Martin Carthy popping up ...

The young gunslingers who’ve performed such a vibrant restoration job on the image of folk music in recent years have employed endless initiatives in pursuit of modern currency – from Afro beats to ...

Just over a year ago, Norma Waterson teamed up with her daughter Eliza Carthy and husband Martin, along with three other musicians, to perform material from Norma and Eliza's much-praised album Gift.