Waterson:Carthy, Broken Ground - 60m 9s

Tracks & Durations

1. Raggle Taggle Gipsies	4:26
2. The Bay of Biscay	5:25
3. Sheffield Waltz Waltz Clog The Wounded Hussar	5:48
4. The Lion's Den	5:13
5. Fare Thee Well Cold Winter	3:55
6. Rowling Hornpipe Bleaton Gardens Sportsman's Hornpipe	5:56
7. The Forsaken Mermaid	5:48
8. We Poor Labouring Men	5:51
9. The Ditching Carol	3:32
10. Dorrington Lads Adam a'Bell	7:44
11. The Royal Forester The Bald Headed End of the Broom	6:24

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Review

Member of the Order of the British Empire Martin Carthy and award winners Norma Waterson and Eliza Carthy have defined two waves of the British "folk revival," individually and in ensemble. Now they are four, with the addition of young melodeon player Saul Rose. Broken Ground continues their high standards for choice of songs and performance. Eliza's "Raggle Taggle Gypsy" is both sad and jaunty. She also tears out your heart on "The Forsaken Mermaid" with a rendition full of desolate emotion, placing her in position to develop into one of Britain's major folk interpreters as she matures. Norma offers a royal chestnut, "Bay of Biscay," and she does a fine new turn on it. Sir Martin's major vocal contribution is "The Lion's Den," which he delivers in classic Carthy style, skewed guitar rhythms and strained emphasis making the lyrics leap off the platter. Saul Rose adds his squeezebox to some terrific sets of tunes and gives Eliza Carthy some moments to show off her solid, unpretentious fiddling. The artists cover no new turf here, just solid ground, well traveled with spirit and very high musicianship. --Louis Gibson

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