Name: Dreams Of Breathing Underwater
Brand: Eliza Carthy

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tscd571

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Limited edition

Release date

2008-06-23

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Eliza Carthy

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Folk

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Eliza Carthy MBE is a British modern folk performer and composer. Born on 23 August 1975 in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK, she comes from a family of folk performers. Carthy records and performs solo as well as with her family. She has gained recognition for her extensive performances across the festival circuit and international tours.

In 2014, Eliza Carthy was awarded the honour of an Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) for her significant contributions to folk music in the Queen's Birthday Honours.

Similar artists to Eliza Carthy include *Martin Carthy*, *June Tabor*, *Waterson:Carthy*, *Norma Waterson*, *Show Of Hands*, *Martin Simpson*, *Spiers & Boden*, *The Imagined Village*, *Jon Boden*, *Silly Sisters*, *The Watersons*, *Jackie Oates*, *Kris Drever*, *Karine Polwart*,*Bella Hardy,* Bellowhead,* Jim Moray,* Seth Lakeman,* Maddy Prior,* and Nic Jones.

eliza carthy is undoubtedly one of the most impressive and engaging performers of her generation. winner of 2 nationwide mercury prize nominations and innumerable other accolades over a 15 year career, eliza has performed and recorded with a diverse array of artists from paul weller to rufus and martha wainwright, from nick cave to joan baez. this latest album is her second which is self-penned (bar one track,%u2019hug you like a mountain%u2019 by rory mcleod). the 12 tracks not only showcase an inventive, innovative singer and fiddle-player, but also reveal eliza as a gifted musical conceptualist. powerful, vital and exuberant rhythms, absorbed from her travels around the globe, characterise this highly original album. percussion, bass, brass and a chamber orchestra weave a rich tapestry against which to display her incomparable voice.

Dreams Of Breathing Underwater

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