Name: The Definitive Collection
Brand: City Hall Records
SKU: 759278
Price: 9.95 USD
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The Definitive Collection

Rating

Album: The Definitive Collection
#	Song Title		Time
1)	The Light Dragoon	More Info...	0:05
2)	Greenwood Laddie / Mrs Capron's Reel / Tune	More Info...	0:06
3)	Mother Go Make My Bed / Flower Of Swiss Cottage	More Info...	0:07
4)	Cold Wet And Rainy Night / The Grand Hornpipe	More Info...	0:06
5)	Fisher Boy	More Info...	0:03
6)	Billy Boy / The Widdow's Wedding	More Info...	0:05
7)	French Stroller	More Info...	0:02
8)	Stumbling On	More Info...	0:03
9)	Blow The Winds / The Game Of Draughts	More Info...	0:08
10)	Mons Meg	More Info...	0:05
11)	Diego's Bold Shore	More Info...	0:07
12)	Go from My Window	More Info...	0:04
13)	Child Among the Weeds	More Info...	0:04

Album: The Definitive Collection
#	Song Title		Time
1)	The Light Dragoon	More Info...	0:05
2)	Greenwood Laddie / Mrs Capron's Reel / Tune	More Info...	0:06
3)	Mother Go Make My Bed / Flower Of Swiss Cottage	More Info...	0:07
4)	Cold Wet And Rainy Night / The Grand Hornpipe	More Info...	0:06
5)	Fisher Boy	More Info...	0:03
6)	Billy Boy / The Widdow's Wedding	More Info...	0:05
7)	French Stroller	More Info...	0:02
8)	Stumbling On	More Info...	0:03
9)	Blow The Winds / The Game Of Draughts	More Info...	0:08
10)	Mons Meg	More Info...	0:05
11)	Diego's Bold Shore	More Info...	0:07
12)	Go from My Window	More Info...	0:04
13)	Child Among the Weeds	More Info...	0:04

Performer Notes

Arrangers: Eliza Carthy; Ed Boyd; Maclaine Colston; B.J. Stradling; Mal Green; Martin Carthy; Norma Waterson; Oliver Knight; S. Thomas.
Hot on the heels of its wondrous and necessary Watersons box set, Topic Records issues this nifty little compilation of material from British folk enfant terribles Eliza Carthy, the daughter of Norma Waterson and Martin Carthy. Culled from her four solo outings, both Waterson/Carthy outings, and her guest appearance on Oliver Knight's Mysterious Day, Ms. Carthy's considerable writing, fiddling, and singing skills are all in evidence here in spades. These 13 tracks go a long way to offering the evidence that traditional music is not dead, nor is it staid in its wool. Her quirky sense of humor, poignant melodic and harmonic sensibilities, and her keen arrangement styles make this one of the brightest collections to come down the boards in years. ~ Thom Jurek