Guardian Music — The eclectic musician shows us her childhood room in Yorkshire – where she's taking time out between toursWhen musician Eliza Carthy last inhabited this bedroom, at her parents' house in Robin Hood's Bay, North Yorkshire, she was a teenager. "It's ... more info

Guardian Music — Jackie Oates may be the new face of folk, but her sound is rooted in her past, writes Jude RogersOn the wall of an Oxford front room, above a harmonium and a fiddle, you'll find a popart print of Jackie O. At first, you think you're looking at John F... more info

Guardian Music — (Old Town School)The Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago is one of the great American institutions. Set up in the 1950s to "teach and celebrate music rooted in the tradition of diverse American and global communities", it has become a centre for... more info

Guardian Music — The Gift Band Live at Union Chapel(Scarlet)Just over a year ago, Norma Waterson teamed up with her daughter Eliza Carthy and husband Martin, along with three other musicians, to perform material from Norma and Eliza's much-praised album Gift. They ga... more info

Altsounds — *'The Loosened Arrow'* *(featuring Eliza Carthy)* *New single released 17th October * Listen here The Loosened Arrow - Marry Waterson & Oliver Knight (OLI Single 1131tp7dl) by One Little Indian Records on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your ... more info

Guardian Music — (Navigator)The dynamic duo of English folk celebrate their 10th anniversary with a "best of" that offers fresh recordings of standouts from their five albums together (aside from their founding role in big band Bellowhead). With Spiers's squeezebox a... more info

Guardian Music — September 1939: Number 8 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of world and folk musicBritain's declaration of war on Germany rather overshadowed the release of a 78rpm disc called The Man That Waters Down the Workers' Beer by Paddy Ryan.... more info

Scotsman.com — ELIZA CARTHY THE ARCHES, GLASGOW **** more info

The Telegraph — Once marginal, folk music now tops the charts. But that's no surprise, says demon fiddler Eliza Carthy . more info

Guardian Music — Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonMartin Carthy may have influenced Bob Dylan and Paul Simon and become a British folk legend, but he has always been an easy-going, modest performer, and that wasn't going to change just because he is about to turn 70. He s... more info