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Eliza Carthy might have learned from the best--her parents are Martin Carthy and Norma Waterson--but she's rapidly developed into a staggering talent on her own. The Kings of Calicutt is just one of her projects, this exploring traditional music of all kinds--primarily English, but also American, and even Bahamian. For someone who's only been playing the fiddle for a short time, she's already acquired her own style, very much in the English tradition, and is coming on at a staggering pace. Her singing, too, continues to increase by leaps and bounds. This record contains one of the loveliest old songs recently found, "The Fisher Boy." This is a superbly adventurous record, made by someone who looks at traditional music with fresh eyes, and sees no borders. --Chris Nickson