Eliza Carthy - Anglicana

Following her brief, more mainstream association with Warner Bros., Eliza Carthy returns to folk, the music she loves best, and does so with renewed vigor. Over the course of several albums (apart from the Angels & Cigarettes detour), she's pushed at renewing traditional English folk, bringing something new and fresh to the songs, and this is no exception. Interestingly, though, the most arresting track is "Worcester City," whose intensity and roaring fiddle line (it's worth noting that Carthy keeps improving as a fiddle player) brings to mind Liege & Lief-era Fairport Convention. Read More