World music is grounded in traditions passed down through generations. Eliza Carthy and her parents talk about growing up in a folk music family.
→ proceed to episode 3 Global Villagers
- What is English traditional music?
- Meet Waterson:Carthy
- Where do they live?
- What are the Child ballads?
- Watch an interactive interview.
- Song: Worcester City
(video, audio, lyrics, notation). - Song: Fisher Boy
(video, audio, lyrics, notation). - Song: Scarborough Fair
(audio, lyrics, notation). - Study guide for Hotline to the Ancestors.
Rather than being the creative output of individual musicians, folk music is largely created by the community. Communal composition is driven by a mysterious process known as the ‘folk process’ – the mechanism by which songs and tunes slowly evolve over time.
→ Read about the folk process.
