| Anglicana | ||||
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| Released | October 27, 2002 | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Length | 54:06 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Topic Records | |||
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| The Guardian |   [1] |
Anglicana is an album by English folk musician Eliza Carthy. It was the winner of the "Best Album" category of the 2003 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, [2] and was nominated for the 2003 Mercury Music Prize, [3] but lost to Dizzee Rascal's Boy in Da Corner .
All tracks traditional arr. Eliza Carthy except where noted. [4] [5]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Worcester City" | 4:45 | |
| 2. | "Just As the Tide Was Flowing" | 7:58 | |
| 3. | "Limbo" | trad.; arranged by Eliza Carthy and Ben Ivitsky | 4:24 |
| 4. | "Little Gypsy Girl" | 2:08 | |
| 5. | "No Man's Jig / Hanoverian Dance / Three Jolly Sheepskins" | 4:09 | |
| 6. | "Pretty Ploughboy" | 5:19 | |
| 7. | "Bold Privateer" | 7:07 | |
| 8. | "Dr MCMBE" | Eliza Carthy | 5:40 |
| 9. | "In London So Fair" | 8:06 | |
| 10. | "Willow Tree" | trad. arranged by Eliza Carthy and Ben Ivitsky | 4:30 |
| Total length: | 54:06 | ||
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