Eliza Carthy et al 5 April 2026

This was supposed to be a farewell tour for Martin Carthy featuring daughter Eliza but it turned out too late for the 84 year old who wasn't well enough to tour so it was Eliza plus friends playing songs of his. We like Eliza who is an excellent fiddle player and she ran the show which had a complement of six musicians and different line ups for each song. Some of it was bit too hardcore folky for me but Eliza was great throughout. I liked a Waterson:Carthy track whose title I didn't catch and the tunes they played and Tim Van Eyken on melodeon, guitar and vocals was good, Nock Hart was an excellent singer and all in all it was an interesting and enjoyable gig.