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Eliza Carthy: Wayward and Free
Nathaniel Handy speaks to English singer-songwriter Eliza Carthy, who is the happiest she’s ever been with her new band, new voice and newfound freedom
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Eliza Carthy on the Peterloo Massacre
Eliza looks at the heartbreaking scenes and songs that emerged from the Peterloo Massacre and wonders if any parallels will be found from recent UK riots and looting
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Eliza Carthy: What constitutes folk music in 2025?
As a new year begins, Eliza Carthy uses the ‘official’ folk chart as a barometer of what currently constitutes folk music
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WOMAD Charlton Park 2017: Sunday
African stars old and new delight the Charlton Park crowds on the final day
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Peterloo remembered: Sean Cooney’s haunting folk chronicle of resistance and remembrance
A new play about the Peterloo massacre took centre stage at Manchester Folk Festival
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Gallery – Songlines Music Awards 2018
Picture highlights from the 2018 Songlines Music Awards Ceremony
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Martin Carthy celebrates 84th birthday with first solo album in 19 years
Folk legend Martin Carthy returns with a surprise new album featuring interpretations of songs he first made famous 60 years previously
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Eliza Carthy's News of the Whirl: Rituals
From smashing eggs to spitting at horses to shouting ‘Yellow car!’, Eliza unpacks the strange daily rituals and superstitions that we indulge in
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Linda Thompson Makes Grand Return By Proxy
One of the most recognised names to emerge from the 1970s British folk-rock movement announces details of her first album in over a decade
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Eliza Carthy's News of the Whirl (April 2024)
Eliza contemplates what is gained, lost and remains the same as the UK looks to ratify its culture through UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage
