(1943-02-15)15 February 1943 Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died
4 September 1998(1998-09-04) (aged 55)
Genres
Folk
Occupation(s)
Musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)
Vocalist
Labels
Topic Records
Musical artist
Elaine "Lal" Waterson (15 February 1943 – 4 September 1998)[1] was an English folk singer and songwriter. She sang with, among others, The Watersons, The Waterdaughters and Blue Murder. She was born in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire. In 1998, she died suddenly in Robin Hood's Bay, of cancer diagnosed only ten days before. "Lal Waterson's voice was stark but captivating, her songs lyrically ambitious and melodically powerful."[2]
Lal Waterson was the sister of Norma Waterson and Mike Waterson, the aunt of Eliza Carthy and the sister-in-law of Martin Carthy. She was married to George Knight and had two children, Oliver Knight and Maria Gilhooley, with both of whom she recorded albums.
^Irwin, Colin (8 September 1998). "In the Shadow of her Sister". Obituary. The Guardian. Retrieved 19 June 2021 – via Mainly Norfolk.
^"Once in a Blue Moon". Radio Times. 6–12 November 2010. p. 141.
Elaine "Lal" Waterson (15 February 1943 – 4 September 1998) was an English folk singer and songwriter. She sang with, among others, The Watersons, The Waterdaughters...
The Watersons, a celebrated English traditional folk group. Other members of the group included her brother Mike Waterson and sister LalWaterson, a cousin...
music. The band's original members were Norma, Mike, and Elaine known as LalWaterson, with their cousin John Harrison from Kingston High School. They had...
Phoebus, fully titled Bright Phoebus: Songs by Lal & Mike Waterson, is a folk rock album by Lal and Mike Waterson. It was recorded in May 1972 with musical...
and distinctly English performance styles of [her] own." Waterson is the daughter of LalWaterson and George Knight and was born in the city of Hull, East...
descent. He is best known as a member of The Watersons, with his sisters LalWaterson and Norma Waterson and originally with their cousin John Harrison...
(tracks 1–4 recorded 1973) Lal & Mike Waterson: Bright Phoebus (1972) The Watersons: For Pence and Spicy Ale (1975) The Watersons: Sound, Sound Your Instruments...
recording with LalWaterson, Pete Morton, Maalstroom, and with her sister, Fi Fraser. She is part of the LalWaterson Project, in memory of Waterson and in celebration...
singers such as Anne Briggs, Dick Gaughan, Nic Jones, Martin Carthy, LalWaterson, John Strachan and Adrian Crowley. His quoted main influences are Anne...
her mother, aunt (LalWaterson) and cousin Marry Waterson. She has subsequently worked with Nancy Kerr, with her parents as Waterson–Carthy, and as part...
The article prompted an open letter in condemnation from folk singer LalWaterson, later recorded as a song by her sister Norma. In December 1992, Scottish...
Sunday 1 November 1987 (left to right: Heather Brady, LalWaterson, Rachel Waterson, Norma Waterson, Martin Carthy, Mike Waterson, Dave Brady, Jim Boyes)...
broadcast a film of the Watersons in 1966, "Travelling for a Living," in which Briggs made a brief appearance. LalWaterson joined Briggs as a vocalist...
collaborations with guitarist Julian Hayman. Her main influences are LalWaterson and Nico. She appeared on the Topic anthology A Woman's Voice (many other...
From Mars with Mick Ronson, Uriah Heep, Wishbone Ash) LalWaterson Norma Waterson The Watersons Infant Annihilator Mark Abrahams Abrasive Wheels Age of...
February 2006 (with Norma Waterson, June Tabor, Eliza Carthy, Sheila Chandra & Lou Rhodes) Once In A Blue Moon: A Tribute To LalWaterson - Cecil Sharp House...
August 29 – Charlie Feathers, country blues musician, 66 September 4 – LalWaterson, folk singer-songwriter, 55 September 9 – Habib Hassan Touma, composer...
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