VA - Acoustic Folk Box [2002] (4 x CD's)

ACOUSTIC FOLK

VA - Acoustic Folk Box [2002] (4 x CD's)

The Acoustic Folk Box presents a masterful overview of folk music from the British Isles, encompassing some 40 years of history and dozens of artists. Each of the four discs covers an era, the '60s, '70s, '80s, and '90s, and carries over an hour of music. Basically, The Acoustic Folk Box begins with the British folk revival of the 1960s and follows echoes that reverberate into the present. Many of the artists are well-known to general audiences (Martin Simpson, Richard Thompson, and June Tabor), while others (Shirley Collins, Anne Briggs, and John Renbourn) are perhaps less known than one might hope, especially in the United States. Where to begin? First of all, there's Alexis Korner and Davy Graham's lovely duet "3/4 AD," perhaps the mother of all fine British fingerpicking, and fellow picker Bert Jansch's definitive version of "Angi." Briggs offers a chilling version of "She Moves Through the Fair," leaving little doubt where Sandy Denny drew her inspiration several years later. These discs also remind listeners that a number of folk-rockers never plugged in, or at least continued to experiment with acoustic music. The Incredible String Band remains one of the most enigmatic late-'60s bands, and "First Girl I Loved," with its off-center lyrics and unabashed romanticism, reminds one why. Pentangle creates a rare depth in "Let No Man Still Your Thyme," exploiting the rich possibilities of a full acoustic sound. A number of prominent women make memorable appearance over the course of The Acoustic Folk Box. Collins appears twice, first with Graham on the lovely "Reynardine" and again on the evocative "Bonnie Boy." Tabor delivers "Lay This Body Down" with her resonate vocals before returning with fellow Silly Sister Maddy Prior for "Blood and Gold/Mohacs." And there's no shortage of contemporary talent, with up and coming young artists like Eliza Carthy, Billy Bragg, and Kate Rusby. The Acoustic Folk Box may not be the last word on acoustic folk music from the British Isles, but it comes pretty darn close. ( AllMusic Review by Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr.)

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VA - Acoustic Folk Box [2002] CD1+CD2
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VA - Acoustic Folk Box [2002] CD3+CD4
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Track lists

CD1

01    Lonnie Donegan    Jack O'diamonds    2:51
02    Alexis Korner    ¾ Ad    4:40
03    Galliards    Macpherson's Rant    2:21
04    Ray Fisher    Twa Corbies    2:08
05    Bob Davenport    Tramps and Hawkers    3:00
06    Dubliners    The Rocky Road to Dublin    2:31
07    Ewan Maccoll    Song of the Iron Road    3:12
08    Anne Briggs    She Moves Through the Fair    2:17
09    Ian Campbell Folk Group    The Times They Are A-Changin'    3:08
10    Three City Four    Across the Hills    2:00
11    Fisher Family    Joy of My Heart    1:51
12    Bert Jansch    Angi    3:12
13    Shirley Collins    Reynardine    2:30
14    Julie Felix    Geordie    2:24
15    Watersons    Dido Bendigo    2:56
16    A.L. Lloyd    The Two Magicians    4:43
17    Exiles    The Moving on Song    3:10
18    Martin Carthy    Sovay    2:12
19    Incredible String Band    First Girl I Loved    4:59
20    Young Tradition    Lyke Wake Dirge    2:49
21    John Renbourn    Transfusion    2:01
22    Sandy Denny    You Never Wanted Me    3:23
23    Dave Swarbrick    The Cuckoo's Nest    2:40
24    Sweeney's Men    The House Carpenter    3:57
25    Ralph McTell    Spiral Staircase    3:34

CD2

01    Pentangle    Let No Man Steal Your Thyme    2:47
02    Shirley Collins    Bonnie Boy    3:42
03    Robin & Barry Dransfield    The Rout of the Blues    2:36
04    Waterson, Lal & Mike    Bright Phoebus    2:56
05    Tim Hart    Sorry the Day I Was Married    1:28
06    Oak    Scan's Polkas    2:15
07    Dick Gaughan    Rattlin' Roarin' Willie-The Friar's Britches    2:16
08    Frankie Armstrong    The Crafty Maid's Policy    2:15
09    Nic Jones    Billy Don't You Weep for Me    4:54
10    John Kirkpatrick & Sue Harris    The Rose of Britain's Isle-Glorishears    4:41
11    Etchingham Steam Band    Hard Times of Old England    4:24
12    Bothy Band    The Kesh Jig-Give Us a Drink of Water-The Flower of the Flock-Famous    4:32
13    Leon Rosselson; Roy Bailey    The Ant and the Grasshopper    2:36
14    Roy Harris    The Methody Parson    2:24
15    Bill Caddick    John O'dreams    4:22
16    Bandoggs    The Rose of Allandale    4:45
17    Peter Bellamy    The Shepard of the Downs    4:49
18    Chums    Brighton Camp/The March Past    3:45
19    New Victory Band    Harper's Frolick-Bonny Kate    2:31
20    Steve Ashley    Once in a While    4:27

CD3

01    Battlefield Band    Miss Drummond of Perth / Fiddler's Joy / Traditional Reel / the Shetland Fiddler    3:26
02    Rory McLeod    Farewell Welfare    3:17
03    Dick Gaughan    Erin Go Bragh    4:31
04    Richard Thompson    Rockin' in Rhythm    2:46
05    Old Swan Band    Stephen Baldwin's Schottisches Nos 1 & 2 / the Kennet Jig    4:37
06    Alistair Anderson    In Trim/Mount Hooley/Lemington Bank    3:30
07    June Tabor    Lay This Body Down    2:58
08    Martin Simpson    The First Cut is the Deepest    3:36
09    English Country Blues Band    Handsome Johnny    2:59
10    Vin Garbutt    If    2:16
11    Brass Monkey    The Maid and the Palmer    5:33
12    Blowzabella    Shave the Monkey/Boys of the Mill    2:52
13    Kathryn Tickell    A B Hornpipe/Mrs Bolowski's    2:31
14    Pete Morton    Another Train    3:20
15    Swan Arcade    Coal Not Dole    2:49
16    Silly Sisters    Blood and Bold-Mohacs    3:50
17    Andrew Cronshaw    Wasps in the Woodpile    4:06
18    Patrick Street    Patrick Street/The Carraroe Jig    3:44
19    Altan    A Bhean Udai Thall    3:31
20    Mouth Music    Fraoch a Ronaigh    3:16

CD4

01    Dolores Keane    The Grey Funnel Line    3:49
02    Jez Lowe & The Bad Pennies    A Call for the North Country    3:36
03    Ron Kavana    Reconciliation    4:38
04    House Band    Pharoah    3:13
05    Chris Wood    Out Come the Freaks    5:08
06    Billy Bragg    Moving the Goalposts    2:36
07    Waterson-Carthy    When First I Came to Caledonia    5:17
08    Richard Thompson    Beeswing    5:31
09    Dervish    Molly and Johnny    3:50
10    Shooglenifty    Venus in Tweeds    4:06
11    Martin Hayes    The Graf Spey/The Boys of Balisodare    3:52
12    Coope, Boyes & Simpson    Jerusalem Revisited    4:57
13    Lal Waterson    How Can I Leave    2:45
14    June Tabor    A Place Called England    4:42
15    Nancy Kerr    Reel Du Pendu    2:37
16    Maddy Prior    Twankdillo    2:59
17    Fernhill    Llatai    3:40
18    Kate Rusby    The Cobbler's Daughter    2:39
19    John Tams    From Where I Lie    5:43
20    Eliza Carthy    10, 000 Miles    3:05

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