4 August 2008
CD of the Week - Eliza Carthy
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Eliza Carthy’s new CD, Dreams of Breathing Underwater, uses her extensive knowledge of English folk and reconstructs it into an edgy, post-rock collection of her songs which bristle with magical realism.
The daughter of English folk doyens Martin Carthy and Norma Waterson, Eliza’s fiddling is impeccable, as is her sense of how much to sing or write into a song. The production is big, mixing melodeons and fiddles with strings and brass, and the songs have an elusive quality that demands your participation. As Tom Waits has refashioned American music into his crooked frame, Eliza does the same with English music, with more than a touch of English Music Hall mixing strangely with her acerbic vocal delivery.
Presenter
Lucky Oceans
Producer
Lucky Oceans
