Anglicana is an album by English folk musician Eliza Carthy. It was the winner of the "Best Album" category of the 2003 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards,[2] and was nominated for the 2003 Mercury Music Prize,[3] but lost to Dizzee Rascal's Boy in Da Corner.

Anglicana
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 27, 2002 (2002 -10-27)
GenreFolk
Length54:06
LanguageEnglish
LabelTopic Records
Producer
Eliza Carthy chronology
Angels & Cigarettes
(2000)
Anglicana
(2002)
The Definitive Collection
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Guardian[1]

Track listing edit

All tracks traditional arr. Eliza Carthy except where noted.[4][5]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Worcester City" 4:45
2."Just As the Tide Was Flowing" 7:58
3."Limbo"trad.; arranged by Eliza Carthy and Ben Ivitsky4:24
4."Little Gypsy Girl" 2:08
5."No Man's Jig / Hanoverian Dance / Three Jolly Sheepskins" 4:09
6."Pretty Ploughboy" 5:19
7."Bold Privateer" 7:07
8."Dr MCMBE"Eliza Carthy5:40
9."In London So Fair" 8:06
10."Willow Tree"trad. arranged by Eliza Carthy and Ben Ivitsky4:30
Total length:54:06

Personnel edit

  • Eliza Carthyfiddle, vocals, octave violin (track 2), piano (track 9)
  • Barnaby Stradling – acoustic bass (tracks 1, 6, 10)
  • John Spiersmelodeon (tracks 1, 5, 6)
  • Jon Boden – fiddle (tracks 1, 5, 6)
  • Donald MacDougal – guitar (track 1)
  • Donald Hay – drums and percussion (tracks 1, 6, 10), hammer and girders (track 6)
  • Ben Ivitsky – viola (track 2), guitar (tracks 3, 5), semi-acoustic guitar and trombone (track 10)
  • Tim van Eyken – melodeon (track 2), guitar (tracks 2, 7), harmonica (track 5)
  • Maria Gilhooley – vocals (track 4)
  • Norma Waterson – vocals (track 4)
  • Will Duke – concertina (track 4)
  • Dan Quinn – melodeon (track 4)
  • Tom Salter – electric guitar (track 5)
  • Martin Carthy – guitar (track 8)
  • Martin Greenpiano accordion (track 10)
  • Doug Duncan – trumpet (track 10)
  • Greg Ivitsky – alto saxophone (track 10)
  • Heather Macleod – vocals (track 10)
  • Mary Macmaster – vocals (track 10)

References edit

  1. ^ Sweeting, Adam (1 November 2002). "Eliza Carthy: Anglicana". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Radio 2 Folk Awards". BBC Radio 2. BBC. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Eliza Carthy, Anglicana | guardian.co.uk Arts". Arts.guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  4. ^ "Eliza Carthy: Anglicana". Mainly Norfolk. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Eliza Carthy – Anglicana (2002, CD)". Discogs. Retrieved 5 May 2021.