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Describing herself simply as a �modern British musician�, Eliza Carthy is only just beginning to reach the height of her musical powers. During a 15-year career she has become one of the most dazzling and recognised folk musicians of a generation. She has revitalized and made folk music relevant to new audiences and has captured the most hardened of dissenters with intelligent, charismatic and boundary-crossing performance.

Eliza Carthy has announced plans for a songwriting album to be released on Topic Records in September 2007.

Twice-nominated for the prestigious Nationwide Mercury Prize (�Red Rice� �Topic/1999 and �Anglicana�/2003) � Eliza is also the winner of an unrivaled seven BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. In 2003 she became the first traditional English musician to be nominated a BBC Radio 3 Award for World Music (for Anglicana).