Eliza Carthy's creativity is limitless! She continues to innovate, even on an anniversary album that celebrates her 30 years as a professional musician. Her followers on social media were allowed to select songs from her previous albums. But singer-songwriter and violinist Carthy hasn't grown from "daughter of
Martin Carthy &
Norma Waterson" into the "queen of modern English folk" for nothing. With
… her live band The Restitution (Saul Rose, David Delarre, Phil Alexander, Ben Seal and Willy Molleson), she made completely new, fresh arrangements of the chosen 15 songs. To their heart's content, folk is enriched with rock, punk, music hall, jazz, calypso and ska. Acoustic folk instruments sound fraternally together with roaring electronic instruments like electric guitar and Hammond organ. Delicious music with a dark, raw edge and black humor is characteristic of the quirky and rebellious Carthy! (SvdP)more
