BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//6.6.4.4//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:517@lewesconclub.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250620T200000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250620T223000 DTSTAMP:20250104T172709Z URL:https://www.lewesconclub.com/events/eliza-carthy-jennifer-reid/ SUMMARY:Eliza Carthy + Jennifer Reid DESCRIPTION:Melting Vinyl Presents: Eliza Carthy + Jennifer Reid\n\nTickets :  seetickets.com/event/eliza-carthy-jennifer-reid/lewes-con-club/326201 6\n\nBar from 5:00pm. Doors Open: 20:00. Starts: 20:30. STANDING\n\nEliza Carthy - If there is one musician who embodies the dynamism and vitality o f the current English folk revival\, it’s Eliza Carthy MBE. As the daugh ter of folk legends Martin Carthy and Norma Waterson\, Eliza grew up immer sed in the world of traditional music and from an early age was championed \nby John Peel\, Andy Kershaw and Billy Bragg.\n\nBeloved of staunch tradi tionalists and iconoclasts alike\, Eliza’s music effortlessly crosses bo undaries of genre and style. Whether solo or fronting a big band\,\nperfor ming a centuries-old ballad or a self-written song\, her powerful\, nuance d voice\, fiercely beautiful fiddle-playing\, and mesmerizing performances have\ninfluenced a whole generation of young musicians.\n\nTwice nominate d for the Mercury Prize\, and winner of innumerable other accolades over h er thirty-year career\, Eliza has performed and recorded around the world\ nwith a diverse array of artists including\, Paul Weller\, Rufus and Marth a Wainwright\, Patrick Wolf\, and Jarvis Cocker.\n\nDescribing herself sim ply as a modern English musician\, she is one of the most impressive\, eng aging\, and important performers of her generation.\n\n"Unarguably the que en of English Folk" ~ The Observer\n"Not the Messiah\, but a very naughty girl" ~ Stewart Lee\n\nJennifer Reid performs 19th Century Lancashire dia lect work songs\, Manchester broadside ballads and clog steps. She played Barb in Shane Meadows’ critically acclaimed period drama The Gallows Pol e on the BBC.\nShe works across academia\, folk performance\, heritage con sultation and media to bring industrial history back to the people. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.lewesconclub.com/wp-content/uploads/ 2025/01/ECarthy2025.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250330T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR