Con grande tristezza dobbiamo dire addio a una delle più grandi voci del folk, Norma Waterson, che ci ha lasciati all’età di 82 anni. Un’istituzione della scena folk britannica fin dagli anni ‘60, quando salì alla ribalta con il gruppo familiare, The Watersons, il cui clamoroso debutto “Frost and Fire” divenne album dell’anno di “Melody Maker”. Nel corso della sua carriera solista e dello strabiliante affare musicale di famiglia con il marito Martin Carthy e con la figlia Eliza Carthy (da poco nominata Presidente della English Folk & Dance Society), ha inciso album indimenticabili come “Bright Shiny Morning”, “Waterson:Carthy” e “Gift”. Norma è stata un’interprete avventurosa, prolifica e instancabile, il suo eponimo album d’esordio solista del 1996, “Norma Waterson”, includeva canzoni dei Grateful Dead, di Elvis Costello e di Ben Harper. Il suo ultimo album con la figlia Eliza, “Anchor” del 2018, conteneva canzoni di Tom Waits e Nick Lowe messe accanto al repertorio di ballate tradizionali.
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In this first issue of February we are delighted to feature our BF-choice, Flo’s latest release “Brave Ragazze”, an album inspired by courageous women and artists. The Neapolitan singer and songwriter tells us all about it in our interview. We follow the world music path reviewing "Live", a record that frame an interesting European partnership project, the Nu-folk Global Connections Orchestra, originated in Sicily. Then, you’ll find the Sudanese, Sweden resident troubadour Ebo Krdum’s “Diversity” and “Maputo Electronico”, the result of a collaboration among Chico Antonio, SMADJ and Rhodalia Silvestre. Last stop Argentina to hear the reissue of Juana Molina’s “Segundo”. We focus on the International Day of Body Music to be held next 6 February, while in our reading room Vincenzo Santoro reviews Simona D’Agostino’s volume ““La Contraddanza in Sicilia. Una indagine nella provincia di Palermo”. The songwriting column delivers Francesco Anselmo’s “Pluriball” while the jazz page offers Giovanni Falzone and Glauco Venier’s “Dialogo Espressivo”. We close this issue with Valerio Corzani’s photo featuring Massimo Giangrande.
Sadly, we must say goodbye to one of folks’ greatest voices, Norma Waterson, who passed away, aged 82. An institution in the British folk scene since the 1960s, when she came to fame with her family group, The Watersons. Their spectacular first album “Frost and Fire” was awarded the “Melody Maker”’s Album of the Year. Norma also has been known for her solo singing and for her fabulous family affair with another legend, her husband Martin Carthy and their daughter Eliza Carthy (recently appointed President of the English Folk & Dance Society). Here, we recall unforgettable albums, such as “Bright Shiny Morning”, “Waterson:Carthy” and “Gift”. Norma was an adventurous, prolific and hard-working performer, her eponymous 1996 debut solo album included songs by the Grateful Dead, Elvis Costello and Ben Harper. Her latest album with daughter Eliza, 2018’s "Anchor," contained songs by Tom Waits and Nick Lowe placed alongside the traditional repertoire of ballads.
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