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- Date Released: June 12, 2001
- Genre: Country/Folk
- Label: Topic / IODA
Mercury Prize nominated albums from the daughter of Topic legends Norma Waterson and Martin Carthy.
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We Say...
Though now sold as two separate albums, Red and Rice were originally released in one package, earning short-listing for the U.K.’s prestigious Mercury Music Prize. Besides, being the daughter of Topic legends Norma Waterson and Martin Carthy, Eliza merits double consideration. Purists need not be frightened by her dyed-red hair on the cover. Sure, there are trip-hop blips on the tune "Red Rice," but by and large these are organic recastings of English folk music with a global scope. Red kicks off with the calypso fling of "The Accordion Song," while "Billy Boy" gives the traditional song a folk-rock-reggae twist before a lively electric guitar solo and spirited fiddle conclusion. Rice takes a sparer approach, the opening "Blow the Winds" building as a stern, erotic epic with acoustic backing that sounds like a skeletal Fairport Convention.
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They Say...
Originally released in 1998 as half of the two-CD set Red Rice and reissued on its own in 2001, Red shows the alternative pop side of Eliza Carthy. There's a folkish tinge to some of the songs -- the opening "Accordion Song" also shows off a facility for zydeco tunes -- but the overall feel is a little more Jane Siberry than June Tabor. Even the handful of traditional English folk tunes are given adventurous treatments that stray far afield from purism; "10,000 Miles" and the blinding reel "Stingo," a showcase for Carthy's exceptional fiddle playing, have the same sort of loose, rock-oriented playfulness as the best Fairport Convention (or Cordelia's Dad) blends of pop and trad. Carthy's magnificent voice -- she's every bit as good a singer as her mother, Norma Waterson, who may be the finest singer of traditional British folk music -- is at the forefront of these songs, and the arrangements are rich without sounding cluttered. Folk purists will be especially offended by the last three tracks, which blend Carthy's voice and fiddle with electronic keyboards and drum programming, but the closing "Red Rice," a storming fiddle instrumental over a dancefloor-ready electronica base, nonetheless resembles the more manic moments of the late, great Silly Wizard.
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| 01. |  |
Accordion Song (Accidental Saturday Night Kitchen Mix) |
4:54 |
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| 02. | |
Ten Thousand Miles |
2:59 |
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| 03. | |
Billy Boy / Widdow's Wedding |
5:09 |
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| 04. | |
Time In The Son |
3:28 |
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| 05. | |
Stumbling On |
3:39 |
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| 06. | |
Stingo / The Stacking Reel |
6:13 |
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| 07. | |
Greenwood Laddie / Mrs. Capron's Reel / Tune |
6:02 |
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| 08. | |
Walk Away |
3:35 |
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| 09. | |
Adieu, Adieu (The Flash Lad) (The Flash Lad / Eliza Carthy) |
4:34 |
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| 10. | |
Russia / Call Waiting |
5:56 |
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| 11. | |
Red Rice |
4:20 |
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11 Total Tracks, 50:49 Total Length
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Credits
- Eddie Boyd - Guitar (Acoustic) // Rev. Paul Bearer, Esq. - Arranger // Rev. Paul Bearer, Esq. - Programming // Mal Green - Arranger // Tom Howard - Photography // Andy Thorburn - Keyboards // Eliza Carthy - Fiddle // Eliza Carthy - Accordion // Eliza Carthy - Arranger // Eliza Carthy - Keyboards // Eliza Carthy - Vocals // Eliza Carthy - Main Performer // Rory McLeod - Harmonica // John Haxby - Graphic Design // Andrew M. Shack - Programming // Barnaby Stradling - Percussion // Barnaby Stradling - Arranger // Barnaby Stradling - Bass (Electric) // Barnaby Stradling - Moog Synthesizer // Barnaby Stradling - Bass (Acoustic) // Oliver Knight - Arranger // Oliver Knight - Guitar (Electric) // Sam Thomas - Percussion // Sam Thomas - Arranger // Sam Thomas - Drums // Sam Thomas - Moog Synthesizer // Martin Green - Piano // Martin Green - Accordion // Martin Green - Keyboards
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