Gift is the first joint album released by mother-and-daughter English folk music duo Eliza Carthy and Norma Waterson. It was the winner of the Best Album category of the 2011 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards,[4] where its opening track "Poor Wayfaring Stranger" also won Best Traditional Track.
| Gift | |
|---|---|
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | July 13, 2010 |
| Genre | Folk |
| Length | 54:32 |
| Language | English |
| Label | Topic Records |
| Producer | |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| The Daily Telegraph |  [1] |
| The Financial Times |  [2] |
| The Guardian | [3] |
Reception
editThe album received positive reviews. In a five-starred review for The Guardian, Robin Denselow described it as "both bravely straightforward and powerfully emotional" and "impressive, even by their standards".[3]
Writing for Bright Young Folk, Liz Osman said that Gift "is a simple non-showy album, and feels like a labour of love between mother and daughter. That warmth of purpose comes through in the delivery of every track, as well as the sleeve notes and album artwork. The calibre of each song, the arrangements and performance make Gift a wonderful collaborative album from two of the country’s best singers".[5]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Poor Wayfaring Stranger" | 6:30 |
| 2. | "Pretty Grey Hawk" | 3:23 |
| 3. | "Boston Burglar" | 5:25 |
| 4. | "The Nightingale / For Kate" | 5:58 |
| 5. | "Bonaparte's Lament" | 3:21 |
| 6. | "The Rose and the Lily" | 6:18 |
| 7. | "Bunch of Thyme" | 5:52 |
| 8. | "Ukulele Lady / (If Paradise Is) Half as Nice" | 4:53 |
| 9. | "Psalm of Life" | 6:09 |
| 10. | "Prairie Lullaby" | 3:48 |
| 11. | "Shallow Brown" | 2:55 |
| Total length: | 54:32 | |
Personnel
edit- Eliza Carthy – vocals (tracks 1, 2, 4–11), fiddle (tracks 2, 4–7, 9), bells (track 4), octave violin (track 4), organetta (tracks 4, 9), mandolin (track 5), piano (tracks 6, 9), viola (track 7)
- Norma Waterson – vocals (tracks 1–3, 5–9, 11), triangle (track 5)
- Anne Waterson – vocals
- Marry Waterson – vocals
- Mike Waterson – vocals
- Aidan Curran – guitar, mandolin
- Danny Thompson – double bass
- Martin Simpson – banjo
- Martin Carthy – guitar, vocals
- Chris Parkinson – melodeon
- Oliver Knight – cello, electric guitar, vocals
- Saul Rose – melodeon
- Roger Williams – trombone
References
edit- ^ Irwin, Colin (28 July 2010). "Eliza Carthy & Norma Waterson: Gift, CD review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ Honigmann, David (10 July 2010). "Eliza Carthy and Norma Waterson: Gift". The Financial Times. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ a b Denselow, Robin (8 July 2010). "Eliza Carthy and Norma Waterson: Gift". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ "Radio 2 Folk Awards". BBC Radio 2. BBC. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ Osmen, Liz. "Eliza Carthy & Norma Waterson - Gift". bright young folk. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "Eliza Carthy & Norma Waterson - Gift". Topic Records. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "Eliza Carthy & Norma Waterson: Gift". Mainly Norfolk. Retrieved 9 May 2021.