27-07-2010, 07:34
Hi and welcome to MD
As regards good folk music I have a few suggestions:
Mostly they ae UK based .
The centrer point of the UK folk scene for many years has been Fairport Convention ( Albums to try
Fairport Convention, What We Did On Our Holidays, Unhalfbricking, Liege and Leaf ) Fairport are still around today after nearly 40 years and have many other excellent albums and spin off groups.
To my mind an excellent overlook UK Folk band are Magna Carta ( There is an guide in the Beginners Guide section...........Albums to try : Seasons, Lord Of The Ages, Wasties Orchard, Martin's Cafe
Lindisfarne are one of North England's finest..........Albums to try , Fog On The Tyne, Nicely Out Of Tune
Dingly Dell,
Jethro Tull....................Heavy Horses.............and many more
Steeleye Span contain one of he finest female folk vocalist Maddy Prior and has real feel of Middle ages folk .
Pentangle blend Folk music with Jazz and have three excellent members Bert Jansch, Jacqui McShee.and Danny Thompson............The work of this band is a true legend.............Try Basket of Light
or Cruel Sister
Turning to the Emerald Isle ............Look into Mary Black and her lesser known Sister Frances...........
Mary is one of he most respected people in her Generation and has produces excellent albums such as
The Holy ground.
One last area,..............Europe has a strong Celtic folk movement at the moment and one of its best are Rapaltje ....................
As regards good folk music I have a few suggestions:
Mostly they ae UK based .
The centrer point of the UK folk scene for many years has been Fairport Convention ( Albums to try
Fairport Convention, What We Did On Our Holidays, Unhalfbricking, Liege and Leaf ) Fairport are still around today after nearly 40 years and have many other excellent albums and spin off groups.
To my mind an excellent overlook UK Folk band are Magna Carta ( There is an guide in the Beginners Guide section...........Albums to try : Seasons, Lord Of The Ages, Wasties Orchard, Martin's Cafe
Lindisfarne are one of North England's finest..........Albums to try , Fog On The Tyne, Nicely Out Of Tune
Dingly Dell,
Jethro Tull....................Heavy Horses.............and many more
Steeleye Span contain one of he finest female folk vocalist Maddy Prior and has real feel of Middle ages folk .
Pentangle blend Folk music with Jazz and have three excellent members Bert Jansch, Jacqui McShee.and Danny Thompson............The work of this band is a true legend.............Try Basket of Light
or Cruel Sister
Turning to the Emerald Isle ............Look into Mary Black and her lesser known Sister Frances...........
Mary is one of he most respected people in her Generation and has produces excellent albums such as
The Holy ground.
One last area,..............Europe has a strong Celtic folk movement at the moment and one of its best are Rapaltje ....................
Nice to be able to go back to trust and friendship!!!!!!!!!
It's a mixed up sensation this being alive
Oh! it wears a man down into the ground
It's the strangest elation
I can't describe it
Oh it leaves a man weary
It makes a man frown..............................Chris Simpson ( "Mixed Up Sensations" 1975 Martin's Cafe )
It's a mixed up sensation this being alive
Oh! it wears a man down into the ground
It's the strangest elation
I can't describe it
Oh it leaves a man weary
It makes a man frown..............................Chris Simpson ( "Mixed Up Sensations" 1975 Martin's Cafe )