About Norma Waterson
Hometown
Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Born
August 15, 1939
Genre
Singer/Songwriter
One of the great interpreters of traditional British fare, Norma Waterson's potent and majestically rough-hewn voice helped place her at the forefront of the U.K.'s 1960s folk scene. Singing a cappella alongside her brother Mike and sister Lal in the Watersons, she became one of the most significant and influential voices of the British folk revival. Following a hiatus, the group returned in the early '70s with a landmark album of U.K. folk, For Pence and Spicy Ale. In the '90s, Norma found renewed success with her husband, Martin Carthy, and daughter, Eliza Carthy, as part of the family group Waterson:Carthy, as well as launching a critically lauded solo career with her Mercury Prize-nominated 1996 debut. As a singer and matriarch of the Waterson-Carthy musical dynasty, Norma remained an icon of folk music until her death in 2022.
Norma Waterson has also released music as a member of Blue Murder, Waterson:Carthy, and The Watersons.
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