Norma Waterson
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Norma Christine Waterson, born August 15, 1939, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire is a British musician, best-known as one of the original members of The Watersons, a premier British traditional group. Other members of the group included her brother Mike Waterson and sister Lal Waterson, and in later incarnatiosn of the group her husband Martin Carthy
Her solo debut was produced by John Chelew and released by Hannibal Records in 1996, and was well-received in the scene (including a nomination for the prestigious Mercury Music Prize), featuring collaborations with her daughter, Eliza Carthy, Martin Carthy and other members of The Watersons, as well as Danny Thompson (Pentangle), Richard Thompson (Fairport Convention) and Roger Swallow (Albion Country Band). Her follow-up, Bright Shiny Morning, was released in 2001.
She is a member of Waterson:Carthy with Martin Carthy and Eliza Carthy, and of the "supergroup" Blue Murder. She has appeared on a variety of collective recordings, notably Peter Bellamy's The Transports
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