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Maria Gilhooley (née Knight), who records under the name Marry Waterson, is a singer, songwriter and visual artist. A member of the Waterson-Knight-Carthy family musical dynasty, Waterson is described as having "thrived on communal music making while developing highly original and distinctly English performance styles of erown."

Early life and Waterson family

Waterson is the daughter of

Lal Waterson Elaine "Lal" Waterson (15 February 1943 – 4 September 1998) 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. In 1998, s ...

and George Knight and was born in the city of Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire. She made her recording debut as a guest on the album '' A True Hearted Girl'' by Lal and

Norma Waterson Norma Christine Waterson (15 August 1939 – 30 January 2022) was an English singer and songwriter, best known as one of the original members of The Watersons, a celebrated English traditional folk group. Other members of the group included ...

in 1977. In 1988 she formed an occasional singing partnership with her mother Lal, aunt Norma and cousin

Eliza Carthy Eliza Amy Forbes Carthy, MBE (born 23 August 1975) is an English folk musician known for both singing and playing the fiddle. She is the daughter of English folk musicians singer/guitarist Martin Carthy and singer Norma Waterson. Life and ca ...

under the name The Waterdaughters. She has since been a guest performer on numerous Watersons and

Waterson–Carthy Waterson:Carthy were an English folk group originally comprising Norma Waterson on vocals, her husband Martin Carthy on guitar and vocals and their daughter Eliza Carthy on fiddle and vocals. They have a repertoire of predominantly British tradi ...

recordings and has often performed live with her family at

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and special performances.

Later musical career

On 12 May 2007, Waterson appeared with the Waterson family at a special concert at the Royal Albert Hall entitled '' A Mighty River of Song'', and on 25 October 2007, she appeared at the BBC Radio 2 Electric Proms concert ''Once in a Blue Moon: A Tribute to Lal Waterson'' at Cecil Sharp House in London. In 2007, Waterson replaced

in Blue Murder, and made her concert debut with that group on 23 November at the Met Theatre in Bury, Greater Manchester. In January 2010, Waterson performed at the Sydney Opera House in a line-up of rock, punk, pop and folk musicians under the musical direction of Hal Willner as part of his '' Rogue's Gallery'' project. After signing to

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, in 2011 Waterson released the album ''The Days That Shaped Me'', co-written with her brother

Oliver Knight Oliver Knight (born 1969) is a British singer-songwriter and sound engineer. 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 Oliver Knight was born i ...

. The album was nominated for a Radio 2 Folk Award. During that year she both recorded and toured with her brother, billed as Marry Waterson & Oliver Knight. A second album by the siblings, ''Hidden'', was released in 2012. In October 2013, Waterson curated a tour with The Barbican bringing ''Bright Phoebus'', by Lal and Mike Waterson, to the stage for the first time. She performed with a cast which included

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and

Richard Hawley Richard Willis Hawley (born 17 January 1967) is an English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer. After his first band Treebound Story (formed while he was still at school) broke up, Hawley found success as a member of Britpop band Longp ...

amongst others. Also in 2013, Waterson designed and produced ''Teach Me to Be a Summer's Morning'', a book and CD celebrating the works of Lal Waterson, released on the

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imprint. In 2015, Waterson released a third album, this time collaborating with guitarist David A. Jaycock, entitles ''Two Wolves''. This album, produced by Neill MacColl, featured performances by

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and

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, one song for which Waterson shared writing credit with her late mother Lal Waterson, and another which incorporated a recording of her late uncle Mike Waterson.

Reception

One review of ''The Days That shaped Me'', Waterson's first album with Oliver Knight, noted that the brother and sister "have thrived on communal music making while developing highly original and distinctly English performance styles of their own." A review in ''

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'' called the album's songs "unadorned, sometimes courtly, always hard to read." Robin Denselow, in reviewing ''Hidden'' for ''

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'', described Waterson's singing as "no-nonsense, sometimes deadpan, but effectively varied" and stated that the album "sounds better each time you play it." Later reviewing ''Two Wolves'' for the website Freaky party, Denselow said that Waterson's "singing is plaintive and quietly powerful, and the songs are slow but varied".

Other artistic pursuits

Waterson currently lives in

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, where she animates music videos, recently producing stage loops for

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. She has also worked as a graphic designer. Previously she developed a successful practice as a sculptor, working largely in

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. Her work has been exhibited at numerous locations in

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and the northeast of England, and she has completed several commissions.

Discography

With Oliver Knight

*Marry Waterson & Oliver Knight: ''The Days That Shaped Me'' (2011) *Marry Waterson & Oliver Knight: ''Hidden'' (2012)

With David Jaycock

*Marry Waterson & David A Jaycock: ''Two Wolves'' (2015) *Marry Waterson & David A Jaycock: ''Death Had Quicker Wings Than Love'' (2017)

With Emily Barker

*Marry Waterson and Emily Barker: ''A Window to Other Ways'' (2019)

Collaborations and guest appearances

*Lal & Norma Waterson: ''A True Hearted Girl'' (1977) *Mike Waterson: ''Mike Waterson'' (1977) *Lal Waterson & Oliver Knight: ''Once in a Blue Moon'' (1996) *Lal Waterson & Oliver Knight: ''Bed of Roses'' (1998) *Oliver Knight: ''Mysterious Day'' (2002) *The Watersons: ''A Mighty River of Song'' (2004) *Various artists: ''Evolving Tradition 4'' (2004) *Various artists: ''Rubber Folk: A Folk Tribute to the Beatles'' (2006) *

James Yorkston James Yorkston (born James Patrick Yorkston Wright; 21 December 1971) is a Scottish folk musician, singer-songwriter and author from the village of Kingsbarns, Fife. He has been releasing music since 2001. As well as recording as a solo artist ...

: ''When The Haar Rolls In'' (2008) *

Kathryn Williams Kathryn Williams (born 15 February 1974, Liverpool, England) is an English singer-songwriter who to date has released 14 studio albums, written and arranged for a multitude of artists, and was nominated for the 2000 Mercury Music Prize. Willi ...

: ''The Quickening'' (2009) *

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(70th anniversary boxed set): ''Three Score & Ten'' (2009) *Eliza Carthy & Norma Waterson: ''Gift'' (2010) *James Yorkston: ''I was A Cat From A Book'' (2011) *Various artists: ''BBC Folk Awards'' (2012) *

Lisa Knapp Lisa Knapp (born 1974 in Balham), is an English folk singer, songwriter, fiddle player and multi-instrumentalist. Her singing voice has been described as "crystal clear" and reminiscent of Anne Briggs or Jeannie Robertson. Two of her three album ...

: ''Hidden Seam'' (2013) *( Lush) Fresh Handmade Sound: ''Hard Days Night Treatment'' (2014) *A tribute to Ewan MacColl: ''Joy of Living'' (2015)

DVDs

*The Waterson Family: ''Live At Hull Truck'' (2011) *James Yorkston: ''I Was A Cat From A Book'', album & DVD (2011)

References

External links

Waterson–Carthy official website
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