The Acoustic Folk Box
4 CD box set
Four decades of the very best acoustic folk music from the British Isles
$54.98

Compiled by David Suff

The record company says:
Four decades of the very best acoustic folk music from the British Isles The Acoustic Folk Box is an exciting four CD journey through the inspiring and provocative first four decades of the folk revival in Britain. There have been other anthologies but this is the first one devoted to the acoustic thread and features the leading artists of the genre.

The package contains four CDs - 85 tracks in a roughly chronological sequence, together with a lavish 56 page booklet containing scores of photographs and illustrations and comprehensive notes on every artist and every track. The project was produced by the acclaimed folk historian, David Suff, who has written in depth scene-setting essays, describing the music and putting it in context. Of the 85 tracks, many are rare and have not been released before on CD and all have been carefully remastered to give the best possible sound.

CD1     1   Lonnie Donegan Jack O'Diamonds 2   Davy Graham & Alexis Korner 3/4 AD 3   The Galliards MacPherson's Rant 4   Ray & Archie Fisher Twa Corbies 5   Bob Davenport Tramps and Hawkers 6   The Dubliners The Rocky Road To Dublin 7   Ewan MacColl Song Of The Iron Road 8   Anne Briggs She Moves Through The Fair 9   The Ian Campbell Folk Group The Times They Are A-Changin' 10   The Three City Four Across the Hills 11   The Fisher Family Joy Of My Heart 12   Bert Jansch Anji 13   Shirley Collins & Davy Graham Reynardine 14   Julie Felix Geordie 15   The Watersons Dido Bendigo 16   AL Lloyd The Two Magicians 17   The Exiles The Moving On Song 18   Martin Carthy Sovay 19   The Incredible String Band First Girl I Loved 20   The Young Tradition Lyke Wake Dirge 21   John Renbourn Transfusion 22   Sandy Denny You Never Wanted Me 23   Dave Swarbrick The Cuckoo's Nest 24   Sweeney's Men The House Carpenter 25   Ralph McTell Spiral Staircase

CD2     1   Pentangle Let No Man Steal Your Thyme 2   Shirley Collins Bonnie Boy 3   Robin & Barry Dransfield The Rout Of The Blues 4   Lal & Mike Waterson Bright Phoebus 5   Tim Hart & Maddy Prior Sorry The Day I Was Married 6   Oak Scan's Polkas 7   Dick Gaughan Rattlin' Roarin' Willie/ The Friar's Britches 8   Frankie Armstrong The Crafty Maid's Policy 9   Nic Jones Billy Don't You Weep For Me 10   John Kirkpatrick & Sue Harris The Rose Of Britain's Isle / Glorishears 11   Etchingham Steam Band Hard Times Of Old England 12   The Bothy Band The Kesh Jig / Give Us A Drink Of Water / The Flower Of The Flock / Famous Ballymore 13   Leon Rosselson & Roy Bailey The Ant & The Grasshopper 14   Roy Harris The Methody Parson 15   Bill Caddick John O'Dreams 16   Bandoggs The Rose Of Allandale 17   Peter Bellamy The Shepherd Of The Downs 18   John Kirkpatrick & Chums Brighton Camp / The March Past 19   New Victory Band Harper's Frolick / Bonny Kate 20   Steve Ashley Once In A While

CD3     1   Battlefield Band Miss Drummond Of Perth / Fiddler's Joy / Traditional Reel / The Shetland Fiddler 2   Rory McLeod Farewell Welfare 3   Dick Gaughan Erin-Go-Bragh 4   Richard Thompson Rockin' In Rhythm 5   Old Swan Band Stephen Baldwin's Schottisches Nos 1 & 2 / The Kennet Jig 6   Alistair Anderson In Trim / Mount Hooley / Leamington Bank 7   June Tabor Lay This Body Down 8   Martin Simpson The First Cut Is The Deepest 9   The English Country Blues Band Handsome Johnny 10   Vin Garbutt If 11   Brass Monkey The Maid & The Palmer 12   Blowzabella Shave The Monkey / Boys Of The Mill 13   Kathryn Tickell A B Hornpipe / Mrs Bolowski's 14   Pete Morton Another Train 15   Swan Arcade Coal Not Dole 16   Silly Sisters Blood And Gold / Mohacs 17   Andrew Cronshaw Wasps In The Woodpile 18   Patrick Street Patrick Street / The Carraroe Jig 19   Altan A Bhean Udai Thall 20   Mouth Music Fraoch A Ronaigh

CD4     1   Emmylou Harris, Dolores Keane & Mary Black The Grey Funnel Line 2   Jez Lowe & The Bad Pennies A Call For The North Country 3   Ron Kavana Reconciliation 4   The House Band Pharoah 5   Chris Wood Out Come The Freaks 6   Billy Bragg Moving The Goalposts 7   Waterson:Carthy When First I Came To Caledonia 8   Richard Thompson Beeswing 9   Dervish Molly & Johnny 10   Shooglenifty Venus In Tweeds 11   Martin Hayes The Graf Spey / The Boys Of Balisodare 12   Coope, Boyes & Simpson Jerusalem Revisited 13   Lal Waterson & Oliver Knight How Can I Leave 14   June Tabor A Place Called England 15   Nancy Kerr & James Fagan Reel Du Pendu 16   Maddy Prior Twankydillo 17   Fernhill Llatai 18   Kate Rusby The Cobbler's Daughter 19   John Tams From Where I Lie / Sheepcounting 20   Eliza Carthy 10,000 Miles

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