Martin Carthy & Eliza Carthy Release The Moral Of The Elephant

The Moral of the Elephant (Topic Records) is the title of the new album by the prominent father and daughter English folk duo Martin Carthy & Eliza Carthy.

Produced by Eliza, Martin and Oliver Knight, this album picks up the essence of a continuing singing and performing family tradition.

The songs featured include rearrangements of traditional pieces ‘Her Servant Man’, the ‘Grand Conversation On Napoleon’, ‘Bonny Moorhen’; re-interpretations of the more modern ‘Happiness’ and Michael Marra’s ‘Monkey Hair’ as well as a new Eliza Carthy composition set to the poetry of John Godfrey Saxe – ‘The Elephant’. There is also a tribute to Mike Waterson, using his unique arrangement of ‘Died For Love’ to close the album.

Track Listing

1. Her Servant Man 04:18
2. Happiness 04:18
3. Blackwell Merry Night 05:20
4. Queen Caraboo 03:08
5. Grand Conversation On Napoleon 05:41
6. The Elephant 06:33
7. Waking Dreams (Awake, Awake) 03:53
8. Bonny Moorhen 04:54
9. The Queen Of Hearts 03:05
10. Monkey Hair 04:01
11. Died For Love 04:36

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