VA - Progressive Folk Vol. 03 (A Butterboy Compilation) CD1+CD2+CD3

 

PROGRESSIVE FOLK

VA - Progressive Folk Vol. 03 (A Butterboy Compilation) CD1+CD2+CD3

Progressive Rock, not to be mistaken for the Folk Rock of the 1960s, a Folk revival started on both sides of the Atlantic, that got quickly linked with a protest movement, not always, but often linked to more left-wing tendencies, which did not sit well with the authorities. With their delicious harmonies, Folk Rock was appealing only to the rock public as older generations turned their backs in folkies.

However, a real turning point album that led to further change of Folk Rock is Fairport Convention's "Liege & Lief" album, that proved to be highly influential for another generation of groups: this album concentrated into electrifying seminal English traditional folk and retained that quaint Englishness taste. It is interesting to see that both leaders of Fairport Convention quit the band after this success to go their respective ways.  By this time, most connoisseurs were talking of Acid Folk, Psych Folk, and Progressive Folk, all having limited differences and no particularly drawn-out limits or boundaries, but all relying on experimental or groundbreaking adventures and good musicianship but not necessarily of an acoustic nature. Those who were out to break new ground (but with less commercial success as their predecessors) started turning records more and more axed towards fusing jazz and folk, others became more and more electric, and they started to be referred to as Singer Songwriters especially those with country rock influences. There is also a very important medieval music influences dimension in some groups as the term Medieval Folk was also mentioned for a while but apparently dropped by musicologists.  Many European bands took folk rock to a higher level and combined music that was folky, experimental and progressive. I aways wonder if the English bands cherry picked from the European progressive rock scene or visa versa. Probably a bit of both.

Many Progressive Rock bands/artists incorporated Folk music in their compositions. Some are amazingly good and it's a pity that they don't get heard all that often.  This compilation concentrates on Progressive Rock music with a Folk sound from around the globe from the last 5 decades that is captivating and as well as enjoyable. 

This is Volume 3 of a 3 Volume set. Enjoy!

Vol. 1 can be found here:

https://butterboycompilations.blogspot.com/2022/11/va-progressive-folk-vol-01-butterboy.html

Vol. 2 can be found here:  

https://butterboycompilations.blogspot.com/2022/11/va-progressive-folk-vol-02-butterboy.html

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Track list

CD1

121 Pentangle Light Flight 3:16

122 Alusa Fallax Per Inziare Una Vita 4:19

123 Gordon Giltrap Birds Of A Feather 3:41

124 Dulcimer     Caravan 8:23

125 Forest Graveyard 5:42

126 Dave Bixby Secret Forest 5:04

127 Folque Reinlender 1:57

128 Drowning Steps Cold Dew Drips 3:23

129 Manduka     De Un Extranjero 4:54

130 Storyteller Alice Brown 2:48

131 Woody Kern Tell You I'm Gone 4:10

132 Decameron Byard's Leap 7:27

133 Robert Plant One More Cup Of Coffee 4:04

134 Geysir Memories 3:23

135 Jade Warrior Morning Hymn 3:35

136 Trees Murdoch 5:10

137 Anacrusa     Zamba De Invierno 2:20

138 Buon Vecchio Charlie Evviva La Contea Di Lane 6:32

139 Iona Feat Robert Fripp Divine Presence 5:25

140 Magna Carta     Prologue, Winter Song, Spring Poem, Spring Song, Summer Poem, Summer Song Autumn 22:14

CD2

141 Harmonium Vert 5:35

142 Lindisfarne Fog On The Tyne 3:26

143 Marc Brierley Vagabond Of Sleep 4:17

144 Strawbs Where Is This Dream Of Your Youth 3:04

145 Spriguns When Spring Comes In 3:08

146 Midnight Circus Meditation 5:22

147 Rasputina Sister Sleep 2:59

148 Circus Orpheus 2:48

149 Jan Dukes De Grey     Trust Me Now 3:34

150 Parzival     Paradise 8:31

151 Family Face In The Clouds 2:54

152 Spirogyra The Future Won't Be Long 4:19

153 Heaven & Earth Feel The Spirit 4:45

154 Raw Material     Sun Good 11:09

155 Spring Jack & Jim 5:22

156 Aktuala     Mediterraneo 2:17

157 Formula 3 Liberta' Per Quest'uomo 5:36

158 Gryphon     The Astrologer 3:12

159 Renaissance Ashes Are Burning 11:10

160 Jethro Tull Thick As A Brick Part 1 22:35

160 Jethro Tull Thick As A Brick  Part 2 21:03

CD3

161 McDonald & Giles     Is She Waiting 2:39

162 Ophiucus     Inachevee 2:09

163 Sallyangie Midsummer Night's Happening 4:12

164 Pentangle Child Of The Winter 5:04

165 Paul Brett Tuesday Evening 2:23

166 Gentle Soul Renaissance 3:13

167 Syd Barrett Terrapin 5:03

168 Axe     Another Sunset, Another Dawn 4:09

169 Faraway Folk Seasonal Man 4:44

170 Heron Lord And Master 4:50

171 Paul Brett Handful Of Rain 4:55

172 Roy Harper Me And My Woman 12:56

173 Ithaca Feelings 5:36

174 Dulcimer     But Maybe Not 3:08

175 Hand Time Will Change Your Season 3:54

176 Chamaeleon Church Tompkins Square Park 3:01

177 Peregrine     All Through The Night 4:11

178 Capability Brown Day In Day Out 3:46

179 Dr. Strangely Strange Dark Haired Lady 4:23

180 Walking Owl     In The Land Of Answers 3:07

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