Norma Waterson
Norma Waterson | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Norma Christine Waterson |
| Born | 15 August 1939 Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 30 January 2022 (aged 82) |
| Genres | Folk |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, record producer |
| Labels | Hannibal Records, Topic Records |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Eliza Carthy |
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Norma Christine Waterson MBE (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 her brother Mike Waterson and sister Lal Waterson, a cousin John Harrison and, in later incarnations of the group, her husband Martin Carthy.
Waterson was known as the "matriarch of the royal family of British folk music".