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Norma Waterson (15 Aug 1939 - 30 Jan 2022)

Female Person - United Kingdom English folk musician

 Also known as (2)

Releases (3)

Official

Album

  1. Norma Waterson 1996
  2. The Very Thought of You 21 Jun 1999
  3. Bright Shiny Morning 2000

Relationships (9)

Performs As

  1. Thorngumbold Fontenot

Member Of

  1. Blue Murder
  2. The Waterdaughters
  3. The Watersons
  4. Waterson:Carthy ( - 30 Jan 2022)

Married

  1. Martin Carthy

Siblings

  1. Mike Waterson
  2. Lal Waterson

Children

  1. Eliza Carthy

Recordings by (49)

  1. I Once Lived in Service 4:52 (1977)
  2. The Unfortunate Lass 4:29 (1977)
  3. Midnight On The Water 7:02 (1995)
  4. There Ain't No Sweet Man (Who's Worth the Salt of My Tears) 2:53 (1996)
  5. Black Muddy River 4:21 (1996)
  6. St. Swithin's Day 2:56 (1996)
  7. God Loves a Drunk 4:39 (1996)
  8. The Birds Will Still Be Singing 2:56 (1996)
  9. There Ain't No Sweet Man That's Worth the Salt of My Tears 2:52 (1996) 1995
  10. Rags and Old Iron 4:18 (1996)
  11. Pleasure and Pain 6:03 (1996)
  12. Hard Times Heart 3:20 (1996)
  13. There Is a Fountain in Christ's Blood 3:48 (1996)
  14. Anna Dixie 3:41 (1996)
  15. Outside the Wall 6:14 (1996)
  16. Love of My Life 2:20 (21 Jun 1999)
  17. Reply to Joe Hines 2:39 (21 Jun 1999)
  18. Blaze Away 2:41 (21 Jun 1999)
  19. Josef Locke 3:03 (21 Jun 1999)
  20. Over the Rainbow 3:15 (21 Jun 1999)
  21. Bluebird (Judy G) 4:01 (21 Jun 1999)
  22. Dreaming 3:29 (21 Jun 1999)
  23. Al Bowlly's in Heaven / The Very Thought of You 7:36 (21 Jun 1999)
  24. River Man 3:55 (21 Jun 1999)
  25. Solid Air 4:24 (21 Jun 1999)
  26. Change Partners and Dance 3:04 (21 Jun 1999)
  27. On Fridays He's Fred Astaire 4:18 (21 Jun 1999)
  28. Fallen Leaves 5:03 (21 Jun 1999)
  29. The Chaps of Cockaigny 4:43 (2000)
  30. Three Maids A-Milking 3:07 (2000)
  31. One April Morning 3:57 (2000)
  32. Sheep Crook & Black Dog 3:37 (2000)
  33. Game of All Fours 3:34 (2000)
  34. Banks of the Dee 3:46 (2000)
  35. Bright Shiny Morning 4:35 (2000)
  36. Barbary Allen 5:51 (2000)
  37. Flower of the Sweet Strabane 4:42 (2000)
  38. Green Grows the Laurel 3:47 (2000)
  39. Go & Leave Me 2:57 (2000)
  40. My Flower, My Companion & Me 3:49 (2000)
  41. There Ain’t No Sweet Man 2:52 (18 Nov 2002) live, 1996-06-08: Later ... with Jools Holland
  42. Song for Thirza 4:10 (2002)
  43. Willie the Bold Sailor Boy 4:01 (2003)
  44. Coal Not Dole 3:04 (16 Feb 2004) live, 1991: Augusta Folk Festival, Elkins, USA
  45. Poor Boney 3:43 (16 Feb 2004) live, 2001-04-02: Newcastle Live Theatre, UK
  46. Moving on Song 3:25 (30 Oct 2015)
  47. Red Wine and Promises 3:02 (30 Jun 2017)
  48. Black Muddy River (England) 4:20 ()
  49. Three Maids a Milking ?:?? () live, 2003-03-19: BBC Radio 3

On Recordings (50)

Arranged

  1. Bright Shiny Morning 4:35 Norma Waterson (2000)
  2. Banks of the Dee 3:46 Norma Waterson (2000)
  3. My Flower, My Companion & Me 3:49 Norma Waterson (2000)
  4. Sheep Crook & Black Dog 3:37 Norma Waterson (2000)
  5. Three Maids A-Milking 3:07 Norma Waterson (2000)
  6. Barbary Allen 5:51 Norma Waterson (2000)
  7. Green Grows the Laurel 3:47 Norma Waterson (2000)
  8. Flower of the Sweet Strabane 4:42 Norma Waterson (2000)
  9. The Chaps of Cockaigny 4:43 Norma Waterson (2000)
  10. Go & Leave Me 2:57 Norma Waterson (2000)
  11. One April Morning 3:57 Norma Waterson (2000)
  12. Game of All Fours 3:34 Norma Waterson (2000)

Vocals

  1. Seven Virgins (The Leaves of Life) 2:13 The Watersons (1965) solo
  2. The Yorkshire Tup 1:53 The Watersons (1966) background vocals
  3. Rubber Band 2:58 Lal & Mike Waterson (Sep 1972)
  4. Shady Lady 3:18 Lal & Mike Waterson (Sep 1972)
  5. Bright Phoebus 2:54 Lal & Mike Waterson (Sep 1972)
  6. Magical Man 2:47 Lal & Mike Waterson (Sep 1972)
  7. Red Wine Promises 3:04 Lal & Mike Waterson (Sep 1972)
  8. Swansea Town 4:27 Mike Waterson (1977) background vocals
  9. The Bonny Light Horseman 3:06 Lal & Norma Waterson (1977)
  10. Bye Bye, Skipper 1:03 Mike Waterson (1977) background vocals
  11. The Light Dragoon 2:59 Mike Waterson (1977) background vocals
  12. The Wensleydale Lad 3:32 Mike Waterson (1977) background vocals
  13. Man in Need 3:36 Richard & Linda Thompson (1982) background vocals
  14. I Bid You Goodnight 5:34 Blue Murder (1994)
  15. Danny Boy 3:11 Fairport Convention (1998)
  16. Flower of the Sweet Strabane 4:42 Norma Waterson (2000)
  17. Bright Shiny Morning 4:35 Norma Waterson (2000)
  18. Three Maids A-Milking 3:07 Norma Waterson (2000)
  19. Banks of the Dee 3:46 Norma Waterson (2000)
  20. Barbary Allen 5:51 Norma Waterson (2000)
  21. My Flower, My Companion & Me 3:49 Norma Waterson (2000)
  22. Green Grows the Laurel 3:47 Norma Waterson (2000)
  23. Sheep Crook & Black Dog 3:37 Norma Waterson (2000)
  24. Go & Leave Me 2:57 Norma Waterson (2000)
  25. One April Morning 3:57 Norma Waterson (2000)
  26. The Chaps of Cockaigny 4:43 Norma Waterson (2000)
  27. Game of All Fours 3:34 Norma Waterson (2000)
  28. Once In A Blue Moon 4:14 Oliver Knight (May 2002)
  29. Little Gypsy Girl 2:11 Eliza Carthy (2002) additional
  30. Song for Thirza 4:10 Norma Waterson (2002)
  31. Hog‐Eye Man 2:45 Martin Carthy (21 Aug 2006)
  32. The Mermaid 2:23 Waterson:Carthy (21 Aug 2006)
  33. Bonaparte’s Lament 3:17 Eliza Carthy & Norma Waterson (13 Jul 2010)
  34. Psalm of Life 6:07 Eliza Carthy & Norma Waterson (13 Jul 2010)
  35. The Rose and the Lily 6:13 Eliza Carthy & Norma Waterson (13 Jul 2010)
  36. Little Grey Hawk 3:21 Eliza Carthy & Norma Waterson (13 Jul 2010)
  37. Ukelele Lady / (If Paradise Is) Half as Nice 4:51 Eliza Carthy & Norma Waterson (13 Jul 2010)
  38. Shallow Brown 2:55 Eliza Carthy & Norma Waterson (13 Jul 2010)

Credited as (12)

  1. Norma Waterson
  2. Eliza Carthy & Norma Waterson
  3. Norma Waterson, Martin Carthy & Chris Parkinson
  4. Mike & Norma Waterson
  5. Lal & Norma Waterson
  6. Norma Waterson & Martin Carthy
  7. Norma Waterson & Eliza Carthy
  8. Lal and Norma Waterson
  9. Norma Waterson & Eliza Carthy with The Gift Band
  10. Norma Waterson & Eliza Carthy with The Gift Band
  11. Jessica Radcliffe & Martin Simpson feat. Martin Carthy, Norma Waterson & Barry Phillips
  12. Norma Waterson, Eliza Carthy with The Gift Band

Events (1)

Main Performer At

  1. Later… with Jools Holland: Series 7, Episode 5

Links (6)

Other Databases

  1. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/norma_waterson

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/333357

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000885190

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/12517779

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2551621

BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/ffe1207b-e6ea-40d3-a16b-20de2c012216