Eliza Carthy fiddle, singing, guitar

The Ratcatchers:
John Boden fiddle, singing, double bass, guitar, concertina, percussion
Ben Ivitsky viola, singing, guitar, low whistle, hurdy-gurdy
John Spiers melodeon, singing, one-row accordion, bandoneon

ELIZA CARTHY AND THE RATCATCHERS

Describing herself simply as a ‘modern British musician’, the remarkable Eliza Carthy is only just beginning to reach the height of her musical powers after over fifteen years of making traditional music, having become one of the most dazzling and recognised folk musicians of a generation. In this time, she has revitalised and made folk music relevant to new audiences and has captured the most hardened of dissenters with intelligent, charismatic and boundary-crossing performance.

Yorkshire-born and now Edinburgh-based, Eliza Carthy grew up immersed in the world of traditional music. She divides her time between touring and recording with her legendary parents, Martin Carthy and Norma Waterson and numerous pioneering solo and band projects. The more traditional aspect of her musical career includes her collaboration with The Ratcatchers. The band includes the celebrated young English music pioneers (and founder members of Bellowhead) John Spiers (melodeon) and Jon Boden (fiddle, double bass), who “are halfway to reinventing the English style without even realising it” (Froots). Take this already powerful collection and add to it ex-Peatbog Faerie member, producer, guitarist and viola player, Ben Ivitsky and you have the ingredients for a breathtaking foot-stomping night of traditional English music at its very best.

Eliza’s most recent album Rough Music is the latest, stunning addition to an incredible career that includes two Mercury Music Prize nominations, an unrilvalled seven BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, festival appearances worldwide, and collaborations with the likes of Joan Baez, Paul Weller, Cerys Matthews and Elvis Costello.

For further information on Eliza Carthy and Waterson:Carthy:
www.topicrecords.co.uk / www.elizanet.org.uk

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