Shirley Collins and the Albion Country Band: Murder of Maria Marten (1971)
Shirley Collins and Ashley Hutchings – No Roses photo session. Continuing on the quest to detail England’s neo-folk sound, I have to…
November 1, 2014
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(Album of Month) October 2014: Comus – First Utterance (1971)
Comus Let’s ruminate a bit over October. Isn’t there something strangely dark and alluring about this month? In nature, we look forward…
October 31, 2014
Tír na nÓg: Mariner Blues and Boat Song (1971)
Tír na nÓg – Sonny and Leo Before throwing you head first into the dark masterpiece of tomorrow’s album of the month,…
October 30, 2014
Trees: Streets of Derry and Sally Free and Easy (1971)
Trees – 1971 Now this kicks off the new English folk decade with a bang. When you first hear the opening track…
October 29, 2014
Trees: Lady Margaret and Black Widow (1970)
Trees – 1970 When you hear Trees’ neo-traditional “Fool” you’re hearing the sound of folk-rock mutating from within. The song itself means…
October 28, 2014
Third Ear Band: Earth and Fire (1970)
Third Eye Band – 1970 There was once a time when a band like the Third Ear Band, which sounded beyond rock…
October 27, 2014
Heron: Yellow Roses and Little Angel (1970)
Heron – 1970 There’s a sound you faintly hear as you play the opening track from Heron’s 1970 self-titled debut, its the…
October 26, 2014
Mr. Fox: Mr. Fox and Mendle (1970)
Mr. Fox Here’s but a small taste of what’s coming during Hallowe’en. I hinted at before that by the end of the…
October 25, 2014
John and Beverley Martyn: Annie the Aviator and Parcels (1970)
John and Beverley Martyn What could have been? That’s the theme of Beverley Martyn’s (now Kutner) life. One time, a long time…
October 24, 2014
Fotheringay: Gypsy Davy and Steeleye Span: Fisherman’s Wife (1970)
Fotheringay – 1970 Today’s post tries to capture what exactly was going on with Sandy and Ashley after they left Fairport Convention.…
October 23, 2014
Vashti Bunyan: Rose Hip November (1970)
Vashti Bunyan – 1970 There was something special about the year 1970. Only in such a year, can a producer like Joe…
October 22, 2014
Nick Drake: At the Chime of the City Clock and Northern Sky (1970)
Nick Drake – 1970 The turn of the decade, now we’re spiraling into an era where English folk music could really spread…
October 21, 2014