The Definitive Collection is a compilation album by Eliza Carthy

Eliza Carthy

Eliza Carthy is an English folk musician known for both singing and playing fiddle. She is the daughter of English folk musicians singer/guitarist Martin Carthy and singer Norma Waterson.-Life and career:...

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The recordings were made between 1995 and 2002. The tracks are taken from Waterson:Carthy (Waterson:Carthy 1995), Red (Eliza Carthy 1998, three tracks), And the Kings of Calicut (Eliza Carthy 1997, two tracks), Heat, Light and Sound (Eliza Carthy 1996), Common Tongue (Waterson:Carthy 1997), A Dark Light (Waterson: Carthy 2003), Mysterious Day (Oliver Knight 2002) and Shining Bright - The Songs of Lal and Mike Waterson. Issued on CD in 2003. Running time 68 minutes 18 seconds.

Track listing

1. "The Light Dragoon" (Traditional)
2. "Greenwood Laddie" (song)/ "Mrs Capron's Reel" (instrumental)/ "Tune" (instrumental) (Traditional)
3. "Mother, Go Make My Bed"/ "Flower of Swiss Cottage" (Traditional)
4. "Cold, Wet and Rainy Night" (song)/ "The Grand Hornpipe" (instrumental) (Traditional)
5. "Fisher Boy" (Traditional)
6. "Billy Boy
   Billy Boy
   "Billy Boy" is a traditional folk song and nursery rhyme found in the United States. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 326.-Lyrics:One variant of the lyrics goes:Oh, where have you been,Billy Boy, Billy Boy?Oh, where have you been,Charming Billy?...
   
   " (song)/ "The Widdow's Wedding" (instrumental) (Traditional)
7. "French Stroller" (Traditional)
8. "Stumbling On" (Elaine Waterson
   Lal Waterson
   Lal Waterson was an English folksinger and songwriter. She sang with, among others, The Watersons, The Waterdaughters and Blue Murder. She was born in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire and died suddenly in Robin Hood's Bay, of cancer diagnosed only ten days before...
   
   , Oliver Knight
   Oliver Knight (musician)
   Oliver Knight is a singer/songwriter/sound engineer from the UK. He is son to folk singer/songwriter Lal Waterson and George Knight. He is brother and stage partner to folk musician Marry Waterson.- Early Life :...
   
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9. "Blow the Winds"/ "The Game of Draughts" (Traditional)
10. "Mons Meg" (Traditional)
11. "Diego's Bold Shore" (Traditional)
12. "Go From My Window" (Traditional)
13. "Child Among the Weeds" (Elaine Waterson)