Eliza Carthy

deep stuff
Repeated listens are in order here,Eliza broods and emotes,and it's not an easy ride...but......stick with it and the songs will reveal themselves. Read the full review

A worthy follow up
I'm a die hard Eliza fan--see her when she gets to the east coast, love her parents' music, and own all her albums and one-offs. Read the full review

Eliza's Best Album yet?
Striking through it's seemingly total absence of percussion throughout, rough music is a masterpiece in modern English Folk. Read the full review

Wonderful music!
An outstanding CD from a group of extremely talented musicians.

As the title may suggest, they are not afraid of rough edges - letting the music speak for itself. Read the full review

Best Folk Release of 2002
This album marks the fulfillment of Eliza Carthy's great early promise. On her previous albums (and with Waterson: Carthy), I've enjoyed her fiddle playing and the song... Read the full review

Traditional English folk songs in a contemporary setting
Eliza Carthy, daughter of folk singers Norma Waterson and Martin Carthy, emerged in the late nineties as Britain's leading female folk singer. Read the full review

Different, Varied and Great Fun
Having thoroughly enjoyed her more traditional previous album Rough Music, and following the recent Channel 5 documentary on Eliza, I had expected something in a similar vein... Read the full review

Ms Magnifico
The last time I listened to this rowdy disc was while skim-reading an online article about Dickens, and it suddenly occurred to me that a good way to describe Eliza Carthy`s... Read the full review

A great album by one of folk's brightest stars
This is the first solo album from the very talented Eliza Carthy. It is full of some wonderful traditional tunes. Read the full review

A superb album!
A marvellous set of (largely) tradional English music. Plenty of backing from the likes of James Fagan, Barnaby Stradling, Ollie Knight, as well as Eliza herself on the fiddle -... Read the full review

The Definitive Collection
"Collections" type albums are always a good place to start when discovering a new artist to oneself and this excellent album featuring songs from 4 of Eliza's solo albums and... Read the full review

faulty CD
This is the third time I have tried to buy this very good CD. Each time however, it has jumped badly on track 12!

Difficult to categorise...
It takes a while to get into this one. This is partly because of the weird and wonderful lyrics which Carthy sprinkles throughout her songs (I mean, what's 'Accordion Song' all... Read the full review

folk fan
got what I expected brilliant and not just the music arrived with no problems good quality as has all the cd's I have recieved to date.

summer festival time
whatever time of year i hear this album,i get a yearning for late july/early august and cambridge/womad festival. Read the full review

leave the poor dear alone!
you can see from these reviews what a brave step eliza has made with this album. although it isn't folk for the most part, the fused, pro-tooled songs are in themselves good, even... Read the full review

Doesn't do it for me
Let me make it clear I love Eliza and was lucky enough to see her here in cockermouth 2 years ago, but I love the Eliza of Red, Anglicana, Calicutt. Read the full review

this cd finally converted me to fiddle music:)
after years of not feeling sure about fiddle music, this cd has finally brought about the change... not only does eliza have one of my favourite voices on the planet, but her... Read the full review

its amazing what sprouts can produce
only eliza carthy can tell you why she would dedicate a thank you
to sprouts,on the back cover of this cd. Read the full review