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The Watersons, the Glossary

The Watersons were an English folk group from Hull, Yorkshire.^[1]

33 relations: A. L. Lloyd, Alan Plater, Andy Kershaw, BBC, BBC Radio 2 Electric Proms, Blue Murder (folk group), Bright Phoebus, Copper Family, Early Days (The Watersons album), East Riding of Yorkshire, Eliza Carthy, English Folk Dance and Song Society, Folk music, Harry Boardman, Kingston upon Hull, Lal Waterson, Marry Waterson, Martin Carthy, Mike Waterson, Montserrat, Norma Waterson, Play for Today, Royal Albert Hall, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, Sirius Academy West, Skiffle, Sussex, Swan Arcade, The Independent, The Waterson Family: A Mighty River of Song, Three Score and Ten, Waterson:Carthy, Wentworth, South Yorkshire.
1960s establishments in England
2010s disestablishments in England
Musical groups disestablished in the 2010s
Musical groups established in the 1960s
Musical groups from Kingston upon Hull

A. L. Lloyd

Albert Lancaster Lloyd (29 February 1908 – 29 September 1982),Eder, Bruce. The Watersons and A. L. Lloyd are Topic Records artists.

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Alan Plater

Alan Frederick Plater (15 April 1935 – 25 June 2010) was an English playwright and screenwriter, who worked extensively in British television from the 1960s to the 2000s.

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Andy Kershaw

Andrew J. G. Kershaw (born 9 November 1959) is an English broadcaster and disc jockey, predominantly on radio, and known for his interest in world music.

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BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England.

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BBC Radio 2 Electric Proms

The BBC Radio 2 Electric Proms (formerly the BBC Electric Proms) was an October pop music festival in London run by the BBC for five years, 2006–2010.

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Blue Murder is an occasional English folk supergroup, consisting at various times of various members of Swan Arcade, Coope Boyes and Simpson, Waterson–Carthy and The Watersons. The Watersons and Blue Murder (folk group) are English folk musical groups.

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Bright Phoebus

Bright Phoebus, fully titled Bright Phoebus: Songs by Lal & Mike Waterson, is a folk rock album by Lal and Mike Waterson.

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Copper Family

The Copper Family are a family of singers of traditional, unaccompanied English folk song. The Watersons and Copper Family are English folk musical groups and Topic Records artists.

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Early Days (The Watersons album)

Early Days is a compilation album of recordings by The Watersons, released in 1994.

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East Riding of Yorkshire

The East Riding of Yorkshire, often abbreviated to the East Riding or East Yorkshire, is a ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England.

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Eliza Carthy

Eliza Amy Forbes Carthy, MBE (born 23 August 1975) is an English folk musician known for both singing and playing the fiddle. The Watersons and Eliza Carthy are Topic Records artists.

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English Folk Dance and Song Society

The English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS, or pronounced 'EFF-diss') is an organisation that promotes English folk music and folk dance.

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Folk music

Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival.

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Harry Boardman

Harry Boardman (1930–1987) was an English folk singer who was born in Failsworth, Lancashire. The Watersons and Harry Boardman are Topic Records artists.

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Kingston upon Hull

Kingston upon Hull, usually shortened to Hull, is a port city and unitary authority area in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

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Lal Waterson

Elaine "Lal" Waterson (15 February 1943 – 4 September 1998) was an English folk singer and songwriter. The Watersons and Lal Waterson are Topic Records artists.

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Marry Waterson

Maria Gilhooley (Knight), who records under the name Marry Waterson, is a singer, songwriter and visual artist.

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Martin Carthy

Martin Dominic Forbes Carthy MBE (born 21 May 1941) is an English singer and guitarist who has remained one of the most influential figures in English folk music, inspiring contemporaries such as Bob Dylan and Paul Simon, and later artists such as Richard Thompson, since he emerged as a young musician in the early days of the folk revival in the UK during the 1960s and 1970s. The Watersons and Martin Carthy are Topic Records artists.

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Mike Waterson

Michael Waterson (17 January 1941 – 22 June 2011) was an English writer, songwriter and folk singer.

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Montserrat

Montserrat is a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean.

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Norma Waterson

Norma Christine Waterson (15 August 1939 – 30 January 2022) was an English singer and songwriter, best known as one of the original members of The Watersons, a celebrated English traditional folk group.

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Play for Today

Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984.

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Royal Albert Hall

The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall on the northern edge of South Kensington, London, England.

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Scarborough, North Yorkshire

Scarborough is a seaside town in the district and county of North Yorkshire, England.

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Sirius Academy West

Sirius Academy West (formerly Sirius Academy, Pickering High School, Kingston High School and The Boulevard) is a secondary school in Hull, England.

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Skiffle

Skiffle is a genre of folk music with influences from American folk music, blues, country, bluegrass, and jazz, generally performed with a mixture of manufactured and homemade or improvised instruments.

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Sussex

Sussex (/ˈsʌsɪks/; from the Old English Sūþsēaxe; lit. 'South Saxons') is an area within South East England which was historically a kingdom and, later, a county.

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Swan Arcade

Swan Arcade were a British folk music vocal group formed in 1970. The Watersons and Swan Arcade are English folk musical groups.

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The Independent

The Independent is a British online newspaper.

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The Waterson Family: A Mighty River of Song

A Mighty River of Song was a unique concert performance by various members of the Waterson family on 12 May 2007 at the Royal Albert Hall in the South Kensington area of London, England.

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Three Score and Ten

Three Score and Ten: A Voice to the People is a multi-CD box set album issued by Topic Records in 2009 to celebrate 70 years as an independent British record label.

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Waterson:Carthy

Waterson:Carthy were an English folk group originally comprising Norma Waterson on vocals, her husband Martin Carthy on guitar and vocals and their daughter Eliza Carthy on fiddle and vocals. The Watersons and Waterson:Carthy are English folk musical groups.

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Wentworth, South Yorkshire

Wentworth is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Watersons

Also known as Watersons, Wattersons.

The Watersons, the Glossary

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See also

1960s establishments in England

2010s disestablishments in England

Musical groups disestablished in the 2010s

Musical groups established in the 1960s

Musical groups from Kingston upon Hull

References