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Musician Eliza Carthy will be performing at Hollins Mill, Sowerby Bridge, later this month in association with the Ryburn 3 Step Folk Club.

The daughter of iconic folk musicians Martin Carthy, one of the club’s previous guests, and Norma Waterson, Eliza will be performing a rare and acoustic solo gig at the Hollins Mill Lane venue on October 26.

She became the first English traditional folk musician to be nominated for a BBC Radio 3 Award for World Music and has also won awards at the BBC Radio 2 Folk awards, as well as being nominated for UK album of the year at the Mercury Music Prize awards.

A powerful singer, fiddler & arranger of traditional & original songs, Eliza has collaborated with stars including Paul Weller, Joan Baez and Jools Holland, as well as touring with Waterson/Carthy, The Gift Band & The Restitution.

Folk musician Eliza Carthy will be performing at Hollins Mill later this month

She was appointed President of The English Folk Dance & Song Society in 2021 having been Vice President since 2008.

The show takes place on Wednesday October 26 from 7pm to 10pm.

Tickets are priced at £9 and there will be support from Ryburn 3 Step residents and regulars.

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Award-winning folk musician Eliza Carthy to perform in Sowerby Bridge