Waterson at a Waterson:Carthy performance in Cranleigh, Surrey, in 2006
Background information
Birth name
Norma Christine Waterson[citation needed]
Born
(1939-08-15)15 August 1939 Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died
30 January 2022(2022-01-30) (aged 82)
Genres
Folk
Occupation(s)
Singer, songwriter, record producer
Labels
Hannibal Records, Topic Records
Spouse
Martin Carthy
(m. 1972)
Children
Eliza Carthy
Relatives
Mike Waterson (brother)
Lal Waterson (sister)
Musical artist
"We Poor Labouring Men"
from the 1999 album Broken Ground by Waterson:Carthy
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Norma Christine WatersonMBE (15 August 1939 – 30 January 2022) was an English singer and songwriter, best known as one of the original members of The Watersons, a celebrated English traditional folk group. Other members of the group included her brother Mike Waterson and sister Lal Waterson, a cousin John Harrison and, in later incarnations of the group, her husband Martin Carthy.
Waterson was known as the "matriarch of the royal family of British folk music."
the 1999 album Broken Ground by Waterson:Carthy Problems playing this file? See media help. Norma Christine Waterson MBE (15 August 1939 – 30 January...
traditional English music. The band's original members were Norma, Mike, and Elaine known as Lal Waterson, with their cousin John Harrison from Kingston High...
Swarbrick; more recently, Waterson:Carthy has provided the forum for his successful musical partnership with wife NormaWaterson and their daughter Eliza...
"Lal Waterson's voice was stark but captivating, her songs lyrically ambitious and melodically powerful." Lal Waterson was the sister of NormaWaterson and...
fiddle. She is the daughter of English folk musicians Martin Carthy and NormaWaterson. Carthy was born in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England. She went...
decided to take up regular jobs in 1968. Mike Waterson subsequently worked as a painter, NormaWaterson as a disc jockey on the Caribbean British Overseas...
descent. He is best known as a member of The Watersons, with his sisters Lal Waterson and NormaWaterson and originally with their cousin John Harrison...
Hearted Girl by Lal and NormaWaterson in 1977. In 1988 she formed an occasional singing partnership with her mother Lal, aunt Norma and cousin Eliza Carthy...
the song on their 1999 album Science Fiction. British folk musician NormaWaterson included a cover of "River Man" on her second solo album The Very Thought...
February 2006 (with NormaWaterson, June Tabor, Eliza Carthy, Sheila Chandra & Lou Rhodes) Once In A Blue Moon: A Tribute To Lal Waterson - Cecil Sharp House...
has been recorded by artists such as The Stanley Brothers (in 1961), NormaWaterson (in 1977), and Nic Jones (in 1980). The film also contains the song...
Day Jazz Stories Underworld – Second Toughest in the Infants NormaWaterson – NormaWaterson 1997 (6th) Roni Size & Reprazent – New Forms The Chemical Brothers...
McLean, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Nic Jones, Bella Hardy, Rhiannon Giddens, NormaWaterson, The Chieftains, Joan Armatrading and James Taylor. The awards are managed...
musicians, and written songs that have been covered by Kim Carnes, NormaWaterson and Nanci Griffith. He is featured in Hugh Gregory's 2002 book 1,000...
Yearwood, Melissa Manchester, Hilary Kole, Jewel, Eva Cassidy, and NormaWaterson. Judy Garland sang the introductory verse at least once, on a 1948 radio...
Thompson Frank Turner Karen Tweed Uiscedwr Ward Thomas Lal WatersonNormaWaterson The Watersons Lewis Watson Whippersnapper Roger Wilson Chris Wood The...
Domino Records on 1 September 2008. Guests included NormaWaterson, Mike Waterson, Marry Waterson and Oliver Knight. A special edition was released featuring...
Elvis Presley, The Rolling Stones, César Franck, Eliza Carthy with NormaWaterson, Tina Turner and The Band. Tina Turner's Proud Mary was his track to...
From Mars with Mick Ronson, Uriah Heep, Wishbone Ash) Lal WatersonNormaWaterson The Watersons Infant Annihilator Mark Abrahams Abrasive Wheels Age of...
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