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During the evening Margaret and I joined our friends Gio and Jessica Pietrangelo at the Lighthouse (formerly Poole Arts Centre). At Gio’s recommendation we went to see Eliza Carthy, a folk singer and musician.  See http://elizanet.org.uk/

I first heard her father, Martin Carthy sing in 1969 when the newly formed Steeleye Span played in Leeds. I remember that evening well, folk purists walking out because they played electric guitars, whilst the rest of us enjoyed a wonderful concert, well worth the two shillings (10p) admission!

I later came across the Eliza singing on the wonderful Imagined Village CDs http://imaginedvillage.com/ but hadn’t realised she was part of the Waterson musical family dynasty.

The evening started with a set from her cousins, Marie Waterson and Oliver Knight

Eliza Carthy and band