Folk LPs

[Yellow Fang]

Does anyone have any recommendations?

 

[vernon]

Yes.

 

[Monsieur Remings]

Yes, contemporary? As in recently released the following:

- The Child Ballads by Anais Mitchell and Jefferson Hamer; country artists rework traditional British folk ballads compiled originally by Francis Child.
- Sweet England by Jim Moray; quite progressive.
- Lightweights and Gentlemen by Lau; awesome musicianship from award winning Scottish trio.
- Underneath the Stars by Kate Rusby; now a veteran, still with the voice of an angel.

Not so recent:

-Fotheringay by Fotheringay; the band that got Sandy Denny after the album below (which you'll probably know about). Any doubt, check out Banks of the Nile song sang by Denny, on Youtube.
-Liege and Lief by Fairport Convention.

And a whole host more when they spring to mind...

 

[accountantpete]

Kip Of The Serenes - Dr Strangely Strange

 

[Yellow Fang]

Kip Of The Serenes - Dr Strangely Strange

You have a good record collection Pete, but I am not sure about that one.

 

[vernon]

It al depends upon what you want.

Acid Croft music: any album by any of these artists is enjoyable
Peatbog Faeries
Shooglenifty
Croft Number Five
Martyn Bennet - can be challenging to some ears

Electric Folk - older stuff once again any album
Richard and Linda Thompson
Fairport Convention - History of fairport is a good cross section of their work. The more modern stuff is pedestrian and benign.
Richard Thompson solo albums
Edward II - English folk delivered through the medium of reggae

Trad folk with a modern twist: once again no duff albums
Balshezzar's Feast - a duet delivering humour and exquisitely timed music
Cara Dillon
Kate Rusby
Fribo
Kerfuffle

Bagpipes/Northumbrian Pipes
Kathryn Tickell - anything pre 2010
Fred Morrisson

Defies Description:
Hun Huur Tu - Mongolian throat singing

Classic Celtic stuff - yet again no duff albums by any of these artists
Horslips
Planxty
Na Fili
Moving Hearts

 

[accountantpete]

Michael Chapman - Fully Qualified Survivor?

 

[discominer]

Nic Jones Penguin Eggs.

 

[Dave 123]

I'd sit and listen to Kate Rusby sing the current thread on why uk cyclists are fixated with helmets. I saw her a week before Christmas , but there were no helmet carols.

 

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John Martyn, Solid Air (1973)

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[threebikesmcginty]

Michael Chapman - Fully Qualified Survivor?

I'd go for Rainmaker just because of the track 'It Didn't Work Out' - genius.

 

[Yellow Fang]

I bought a record player for £40 on Saturday so I could play my old 45's. Then I discovered that out of the few LPs I had kept, I only liked Automatic For The People by REM, and Songs for the Organ by The Singing Loins. REM are not folk, but they are getting close. I had not really listened to The Singing Loins before, but they are quite listenable in the right mood. They are like Chaz n Dave but less music hall. I notice they are also described as lo-fi. I have just been listening to some of their songs on YouTube, and they were pretty stunningly good, but you can't seem to get much of their vinyl. Hence, I wondered what else was out there that was like that.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Blimey.... 12 posts and still no argument over what constitutes 'folk' music. This must be some sort of record.

I'm going to post some American hillbilly stuff in a bit, that might help.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

What about Clannad? Yes, I know some of their work doesn't really qualify as "folk", but it's nice listening anyway, especially the Gaelic tracks.

 

[mr_cellophane]

Yes.

Not really folk though are they ?
Still going and playing at Southend later this year.