PROBABLY one of the most legendary musicians of our time, Eliza Carthy will play Bolton on May 20.
Musician, singer, producer, multi-prize-winner, and scion of a UK folk royal family, Eliza is one of the UK’s pre-eminent modern musicians.
Her latest album, Neptune, features a new style of modern British music, with aggressive strings, drums, bass, Hammond organ, accordion, guitar and piano.
Twice-nominated for a Nationwide Mercury Music Prize with 1998’s Red Rice and 2003’s Anglicana, Eliza is also the winner of more than five BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, and has presented awards for MOJO magazine and been invited to judge at the Q Awards and the Ivor Novello Awards.
In 2003 she became the first English traditional musician to be nominated for a BBC Radio 3 Award for World Music.
* Eliza Carthy plays the Albert Halls on Friday, May 20. Tickets cost £15 in advance, and are available from alberthalls-bolton.co.uk or by ringing 01204 334400.
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