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Fiddle Tree September Concert - Eliza CarthyLocation: The Baronial Hall Website: http://www.thefiddletree.com Date: Thursday, 25 September 2008 Time: 20:00 - 22:30  The Fiddle Tree's September concert will feature one of the top names in the current UK music scene when Eliza Carthy and her band take the stage at The Baronial Hall of The Birnam House Hotel on Thursday, September 25th.
The date is part of an extensive UK tour to promote her latest album "Dreams of Breathing Underwater", which has received great critical and popular acclaim since its release earlier in the summer. Describing herself simply as a "modern British musician", Eliza Carthy is only just beginning to reach the height of her musical powers. During a 15-year career she has become one of the most dazzling and recognised folk musicians of a generation. She has revitalised and made folk music relevant to new audiences and has captured the most hardened of dissenters with intelligent, charismatic and boundary-crossing performance. Twice-nominated for a prestigious Nationwide Mercury Prize ('Red Rice' Topic/1998 and 'Anglicana'/2003) Eliza is also the winner of more than five BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. In 2003 she became the first traditional English musician to be nominated a BBC Radio 3 Award for World Music (for 'Anglicana').From an early age Eliza was championed by John Peel and Billy Bragg. She's featured on Billy's Grammy winning album with Wilco, 'Mermaid Avenue'. In 2006, she appeared on 'Rogues Gallery' an album created by Hal Wilner and Johnny Depp, also featuring Nick Cave, Bryan Ferry and Richard Thompson and in 2007, made a significant contribution to another collaborative project, 'Imagined Villlage' (Realworld) Touring on and off since the age of 14, Eliza has performed and recorded with a startling array of musical heroes from around the globe including Joan Baez, Damon Albarn and Paul Weller. She's appeared at a huge number of live events, benefits and multi-artist concerts including, 'Daughters of Albion' and Patti Smith's Meltdown. In October 2007, she participated in the BBC Electric Proms concert celebrating the songs of her aunt, 'A Tribute to Lal Waterson'.Yorkshire-born and, until recently, Edinburgh-based, Eliza Carthy grew up immersed in the world of traditional music. She divides her time between touring and recording with her legendary parents, Martin Carthy and Norma Waterson (as Waterson;Carthy) and numerous pioneering solo and band projects. These include collaborations with The Ratcatchers; with celebrated English musicians John Spiers and Jon Boden; and Scottish producer/guitarist/viola player Ben Ivitsky.Also appearing will be Scottish singer / songwriter David Donnelly with vocal backing from The Bevvy Sisters. The concert starts at 8.00 p.m. and tickets cost £12.00 in advance, or £15.00 on the door. Under-18s' tickets are £3.00 or 2 for a fiver.They are on sale at the usual local outlets: Birnam House Hotel (01350 727462), Zigzags, Dunkeld (01350 728666) and Birnam CD (01350 727158). Credit card bookings can be made online at www.thebooth.co.uk For the latest news on Fiddle Tree events, or to join the e-mailing list, visit www.thefiddletree.com Back to overview
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Dunkeld and Birnam Tourist Association would like to thank a friend of Dunkeld and Birnam,
Sandy Stevenson and www.visitdunkeld.com for supplying photographs for the website
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