British Folk
Description of British Folk
British Folk Key Tracks
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1. Cooksferry Queen | Richard Thompson |
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2. Time Will Show The Wiser | Fairport Convention |
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3. Pink Moon | Nick Drake |
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4. Catch the Wind | Donovan |
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Hutchings is a founding
father of Fairport
Convention and a solo artist
in his own right with a gritty
British Folk style. His adro...
Jansch's stark
finger-picking has
influenced everyone who
ever looked to British folk
music for inspiration. The...
This guitar Jedi blends hints
of Indian ragas and Middle
Eastern music while
maintaining his British Folk
roots.
Donovan was one of the
key artists of the
revolutionary 1960s. He
started his career as
Britain's answer to Bob Dy...
A quintessential British Folk
Rock band, they electrify
old English lore with
fantastic guitar playing and
vocal harmonies. On the g...
British Folk traditionalist and
roots rocker John Martyn is
one of the most respected
singer-songwriters in the
U.K.
Renbourn tirelessly
explores new directions in
guitar-based folk, including
incorporating Indian music
into medieval carols. He's...
Tabor's a great traditional
British Folk singer. Her
style's so modern that she's
become the U.K.'s Joni
Mitchell.
Most noted for her work
with Richard Thompson,
Linda is a U.K. Folkie with a
voice almost as romantic as
Sandy Denny's.
Drake wrote beautifully
demure British Folk songs
and played a guitar in
tunings that sounded like an
acoustic orchestra. To thi...
With Bert Jansch and John
Renbourn, Pentangle
gathered timeless tunes and
spun them into a lush fabric
of British folk/jazz. Penta...
This U.K. folkie has written
and recorded Celtic and
British Folk operas.
Pentangle fans will dig him.
Best known for the song
"Streets of London," McTell
brings a singer-songwriter
sensibility to his flowing
British Folk. Ralph McTell...
Fairport Convention
founder plays solo
Folk-Rock with a heavy
dose of British style. His
best songs are scornful. T...
Wayward genius of U.K. folk
who veers between
outspoken firebrand and
long-suffering romantic. A
sharp-witted U.K. folkie,...
Whether her angelic voice
graced Fairport Convention
or Fotheringay, British Folk
would never have been the
same without her. Denny...
Collins' bittersweet British
Folk songs can bring a man
to tears. She also helped set
the bar high for women in
folk music.
This female-fronted band
was often accused of
copying the sound and style
of fellow British folkies
Fairport Convention. Sing...
This fantasy-laden British
Folk troupe blended Celtic
Folk melodies with Asian
and Middle Eastern
instrumentation. On their...
The Strawbs were a British
Folk band who became a
Prog Rock band in the early
'70s. Sandy Denny was once
in this band.
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