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The Announcer's Daughter, by Eliza Carthy

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A unusual and playful fairy tale, with a twist, penned by a songwriter.

Three songwriters turn to short story writing. Mercury Prize-nominated Eliza Carthy's unusual and playful fairy tale with a twist. From May 2014. Episode 3 of 3.

Hattie Morahan reads Eliza Carthy's unusual and playful fairy tale, 'The Announcer's Daughter'. Eliza has been nominated for the Mercury Prize twice and grew up immersed in the world of traditional music - her parents are folk legends Martin Carthy and Norma Waterson. She approaches the tradition in new and innovative ways creating utterly contemporary work.

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