Person Open DS/UK/21218 Waterson MBE; Norma Christine (1939-2022); English musician Waterson MBE Norma Christine 1939-2022 English musician Female Norma Christine Waterson DS/UK/7135 Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom (born)

English White Norma Christine Waterson MBE (15 August 1939 – 30 January 2022) was an English singer and songwriter, best known as one of the original members of The Watersons, a celebrated English traditional folk group. Other members of the group included her brother Mike Waterson and sister Lal Waterson, a cousin John Harrison and, in later incarnations of the group, her husband Martin Carthy. Waterson was known as the "matriarch of the royal family of British folk music." International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHSKeyte 4/28/2016 RAHeharper 3/24/2022 f925450f-18d3-40f4-a1af-b2b677bd4250