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Red Rice [Double CD]

~ Eliza Carthy
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  • Audio CD (1 May 1998)
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Format: Double CD
  • Label: Topic
  • ASIN: B000006N8Y
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 148,776 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

1. Accordion Song
2. Ten Thousand Miles
3. Billy Boy/The Widow's Wedding
4. Time In The Son
5. Stumbling On
6. Stingo/The Stacking Reel
7. Greenwood Laddie/Mrs Capron's Reel Tune
8. Walk Away
9. Adieu Adieu
10. Russia (Call Waiting)
11. Red Rice
12. Blow The Winds/The Game Of Draughts
13. Snow It Melts The Soonest
14. Picking Up Sticks/Old Mole/Felton Lonnin/Kingston Girls
15. Miller And The Lass
16. Herring Song
17. Mons Meg
18. Tuesday Morning
19. Haddock And Chips
20. Americans Have Stolen My True Love Away
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Amazon.co.uk Review

Eliza Carthy is one of the rising stars of the British "new roots" scene. An excellent fiddler and a pretty good singer, she seems to have inherited her well-known musical parents' (Norma Waterson and Martin Carthy's) dual focus, striving to proclaim her country's rich folk heritage while also looking towards popular music for revitalization. Red is the more aggressive of the two CDs in this set. Her band uses reggae, jazz, 90s rave and 60s folk-rock to spice up old folk songs and a few originals--some strongly imitative of early Steeleye Span and Fairport Convention. The winners of this set are actually the ones that stray as far from tradition as they can--mom's "Stumbling On" has a nice barrelhouse groove, and Eliza's own "Russia (Call Waiting)" pushes the electronic limits--and it's a grand time. Rice is the more solid folk set, and possibly the better of the two CDs. Backed by Saul Rose on accordions, the mysterious "Fontenots" on guitar and vocals, Ed Boyd on guitar, and Eleanor Waterson and Lucy Adams on vocals, this is straight ahead power folk, with lots of attitude and energy. Anyone who doubts this young artist's right to be in the British folk literati need only listen to the medley "Zycanthos Jig" to feel her grace, skill, and understanding of the music. Red Rice is an adventurous project for a young artist; and two full hours of music may have been a stretch, but the magical high moments are many and well worth the exploration. --Louis Gibson


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That Eliza Carthy should make her second solo album a double attests to her confidence in the material. That the two discs should be so disparate is remarkable. The second disc, RICE, is the logical successor to HEAT LIGHT & SOUND. The accompaniment is spare, being in the main guitarist Ed Boyd andmelodeon player Saul Rose. The set is largely traditional, including a delicate reading of "The Snow it Melts the Soonest" and a version of "Benjamin Bowmaneer" that finds Carty alone at the piano. Self-penned tunes include her fiddle showcase "Haddock and Chips".
By contrast, RED is awash with modern sounds. Electric guitars and treated vocals enhance the opening "Accordion Song". A beat-laden version of "10,000Miles" makes for interesting comparison with her conventional arrangement of the same song on HEAT LIGHT & SOUND. Elsewhere, guitarist Oliver Knight delivers an electric solo on "Billy Boy" and a beautifully resonant accompaniment on "Timeof the Son". This Carty original is reminiscent of the quirky songwriting of her aunt, Lal Waterson, whose "Stumbling On" is covered in lively style. The closing trio of "Adieu, Adieu", "Russia (Call Waiting)", and "Red Rice" rolls back the boundaries of folk music with clattering beats, Moog synthesizer, and programmed effects ranging from angry juddering to an ambient wash.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Folk is pulled into the millenium with a breathtaking album, 30 May 2000
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Eliza Carthy belongs to that group of so-called 'folk babes', as the media has procliamed (Hey, they're female, they play folk music, let's coin an original term). Cynically I could suggest that being an attractive young female and having famous folk parents helps to shift an album, but all cynicisim here should be left at the door. This is a thoroughly stunning album, which mixes folk with electronica and a tiny bit of popular music. The first CD, Red, is the more poppy of the two, but contains some excellent catchy tracks, such as her cover of Ben Harper's 'Walk Away' and the gloriously upbeat 'Stumbling On'. Whilst Carthy may not have the best voice in the business, it fits perfectly with the folk tunes and juxtaposes brilliantly with the more contempory music. If any album can lay claim to being the best folk release ever, this is quite possibly it.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent postmodern folk album ., 28 Oct 1999
By keith@bushwacker.co.uk (St Leonards, East Sussex, England) - See all my reviews
Red Rice is as exotic and wholsesome as its name suggests.Eliza Carthy has brought British folk music out of the beer-and-ponytails doldrums where it has rested for the last twenty or so years and brought into the digital age. Snappy arrangements meld traditional music with a variety of styles. Divided into two sets,Red and, not surprisingly, Rice, the result is the most convincing British folk album since the demise of the classic, Sandy Denny/Richard Thompson incarnation of Fairport Convention. This is dance music with full nutritional value. There is even a drum & bass workout that is more than a sad attempt to appear 'contemporary' whilst at the same time compromising the integrity of all involved. I like this album, and I hope it shows. Listen to it soon!
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