Norma Waterson
Sign in to saveBritish folk musician (1939–2022)
Film & TV
Known for
- Folk Britannia — Self2006
- The Good Old Way — Self1983
- Land of Green Ginger — Folk Singer (The Watersons)1973
- Travelling for a Living — Herself1966
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1939-08-15
- Active to
- 2022-01-30
folk
Discography
- A True Hearted Girl1977
- Norma Waterson1996
- The Very Thought of You1999
- Bright Shiny Morning2000
- Gift2010
- Anchor2018
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 14,018
- Total plays
- 99,344
Tags
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Norma Waterson (born Norma Christine Waterson on 15 August 1939; died 30 January 2022) was an English singer, remembered as one of the original members of The Watersons, an English traditional music group. Other members of the group included her brother Mike Waterson (1941 – 2011) and sister Lal Waterson (1943 – 1998), and in a later incarnation of the group her husband Martin Carthy. In 2016 Waterson received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. <a href="https://www.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Christine
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Kingston upon Hull
- Spouse
- Martin Carthy
- Child
- Eliza Carthy
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Hannibal Records
- Image
- Norma Waterson.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
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- date of birth
- 1939-08-15
- birth name
- Norma Christine Waterson
- Commons category
- Norma Waterson
- date of death
- 2022-01-30
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