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Eliza Carthy is winner of 2 Mercury Prize nominations and innumerable other accolades over a 15 year career Eliza has performed and recorded with a diverse array of artists from Paul Weller to The Wainwrights, Nick Cave to Joan Baez.

'Dreams of Breathing Underwater' is Eliza's latest album. Due for release via Topic Records in June and currently being mixed by producer Ben Ivitsky in Edinburgh, it not only showcases a truly inventive and innovative singer and fiddle-player, but also reveals Eliza as a gifted musical conceptualist.

Powerful, vital and exuberant rhythms, absorbed from her travels around the globe, characterise this highly original, self-penned album. Percussion, bass, brass and a chamber orchestra weave a rich tapestry against which to display her incomparable voice. A range of accomplished performers and fellow musicians, including Eddi Reader, Ed Harcourt and Toby Shippey (Salsa Celtica), provide an excellent supporting cast.

Fearless, colourful and maverick in the best tradition of English songwriters, 'Dreams of Breathing Underwater' puts Carthy's many considerable and varied skills into service and confirms her position as, arguably, the most impressive and engaging performer of a generation.



More info here: http://www.eliza-carthy.com

From 7.30pm in The Ballroom. Advance tickets £10 stbf available from The Voodoo Rooms, Ripping Records, Tickets Scotland and by phone on 0131 220 3234.