VA - Decameron, Ten Days In 100 Novellas, Parts 1-3 [2011-2016] (12 CDs)

PROGRESSIVE FOLK ROCK

VA - Decameron, Ten Days In 100 Novellas, Parts 1-3 [2011-2016] (12 CDs)

Released between 2011 and 2016 through the ongoing collaboration between the Finnish progressive-rock collective Colossus, Musea Records, Seacrest Oy, and Visual Power, the three volumes of Decameron, Ten Days In 100 Novellas form an extraordinary twelve-disc exploration of progressive folk, acid folk, pastoral psychedelia, underground pop, and progressive rock, psychedelic rock, and the wider progressive underground.

 Taking inspiration from Giovanni Boccaccio's Decameron, a collection of interconnected stories told over ten days, the series approaches compilation-making as a narrative art, where each track contributes to a larger journey of discovery.

Rather than relying on obvious classics, the compilers balance recognised artists with forgotten albums, private-press rarities, and overlooked recordings. Familiar names provide occasional landmarks, but the real pleasure lies in the unexpected connections that emerge between tracks. Songs separated by years, countries, or styles often feel as though they belong in the same conversation, linked by mood, imagination, and a shared spirit of exploration.

Acoustic folk melodies, intricate vocal harmonies, progressive arrangements, and psychedelic textures appear throughout the set. Mellotrons drift through pastoral landscapes, acoustic guitars intertwine with chamber-pop flourishes, and moments of quiet reflection give way to passages of musical adventure. The sequencing is central to the experience. Each disc unfolds with patience, allowing contrasts and relationships to reveal themselves naturally rather than announcing them outright.

What ultimately distinguishes Decameron is its ability to create a world rather than simply document a genre. The music evokes landscapes, stories, seasons, and states of mind, drawing the listener into an alternative history of the progressive underground. Across twelve discs, the collection rewards curiosity and attentive listening, demonstrating how thoughtful curation can transform individual recordings into something greater than the sum of their parts. Rich in atmosphere, musical invention, and discovery, Decameron stands as a remarkable achievement in the art of compilation. (B)

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Part 1 - CD1

01 La Coscienza di Zeno - Il Paradiso Degli Altri 9:56

02 Nexus - The Evil Priests 7:24

03 Lady Lake - Wisdom 10:46

04 Tommy Eriksson - Abbotic Cure 7:16

05 La Theorie des Cordes - Le Repas des Gelinottes ou Anecdotes sur un Roi de France 6:27

06 Resistor - The Inquisitor's Jig 8:38

07 Faveravola - Cangrande e Bergamino 8:04

Part 1 - CD2

01 Under - Loretta's Tale 10:42

02 Safara - Elissa 5:31

03 Andrew Roussak Project - Alberto of Bologna 5:51

04 Penelli di Vermeer - La Novella di Martellino 3:41

05 Jinetes Negros - Templanza 5:05

06 Posto Blocco 19 - Scandendo il Tempo 6:55

07 Servimontana - Campaign 5:10

08 Fufluns - Andreuccio da Perugia 7:38

09 Senogul - Sixtha Tale 6:35

10 Kate - Alathiella 6:24

Part 1 - CD3

01 Roz Vitalis - Eight tale 8:12

02 Rhys Marsh - In Deceit They Play 4:37

03 Inner Drive - Second Day 10th Tale 4:33

04 Trion - Fast Forward 4:52

05 Attilio Perrone - Peste 8:17

06 Attilio Perrone - Amami 4:23

07 Contrarian - The Alchimist 6:11

08 The Samurai of Prog - The Promise 8:13

09 Jukka Kulju - Decameron Day 3 Tale 6 6:36

Part 1 - CD4

01 Ars Ephemera - Decameron 3-7 12:00

02 Mogon - Snuff 10:55

03 Ciccada - She Went for Love 7:45

04 Ozone Player - Putting the Devil in Hell 6:40

05 Castle Canyon - The Poison Heart 9:50

06 La C.O.S.A. - Orizzonte perduto 6:30

07 Cary Clouser - After All 3:49

08 Daal - Witches 6:53

09 Marco Lo Muscio - White Prelude 4:24

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Part 2 - CD1

01 Robert Webb - Intro 8:10

02 Nexus - The Ship 6:32

03 Serdimontana - Legend 5:13

04 Jinetes Negros - Fatales Rastros 6:19

05 Mogon - Mr. Toad 8:24

06 Willowglass - The Salvestra Tears 7:54

07 Intarsia - Cuore Strappato 10:32

08 Oceanic Legion - The Sleeping Lover 8:35

Part 2 - CD2

01 Samurai of Prog - Sweet Iphigenia 7:36

02 Steve Unruh - Carapresa's Tale 14:38

03 Ars Ephemera - Lost and Found 9:34

04 Rome Pro(G)ject - Day 5 Tale 4 5:08

05 Orchestra d'Oblio - Neifile 6:15

06 King of Agogik - Damsel's Love 8:18

07 Marchesi Scamorza - La Storia 6:09

08 Playing The History - Nastagio 8:51

Part 2 - CD3

01 Senogul - Ninth Tale 5 9:15

02 Camelias Garden - Quinto Giorno 5:29

03 Rhys Marsh - The Tales That You Tell 3:57

04 Narrow Pass - Day 6 Tale 2 8:05

05 Tale 3 - Mauro Mulas - Day 6 9:12

06 La Bocca Della Verità - Chichibio 5:08

07 Faveravola - Dell'Amore 9:03

08 Trion - Xindia 4:25

09 La Theorie Des Cordes - Nouvelle VII 10:51

10 Jaime Rosas & Rodrigo Godoy - Creer Crecer 5:00

Part 2 - CD4

01 Unitopia - Day 6 Tale 9 20:08

02 Piccolo Zoo - Guccio Porco 8:59

03 Karda Estra - The Wanton Subtlety 7:41

04 Yagull - Ways 2:52

05 D'Accord - The Rock and Roll Missionary 6:52

06 Ozone Player - The Well 9:14

07 The Rebel Wheels - Golden Chains 8:21

08 Tommy Eriksson - Cherchez La Femme 5:50

09 Robert Webb - Ode to Good Sex 7:46

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Part 3 - CD1

01 Robert Webb - Intro - HeeBeeGeeBee 5:39

02 Ageness - The Bizarre Garden Incident 7:46

03 Ellesmere & Pericle Sponzilli - Sull'orlo dello spago 9:24

04 JPL - Masquerade (Lydia and Pyrrhus) 5:24

05 Willowglass - The Siena Ghost 8:06

06 Trion - Two Hundred Florins 3:45

07 Stella Lee Jones - A Wandering Poet 5:47

08 Nexus - The Heliotrope 5:19

09 The Nova Mob - The Jagged Edge 5:23

10 Elephants of Scotland - Swing the Gavel 5:37

11 Jinetes Negros - The Other Pig 7:15

Part 3 - CD2

01 Mauro Mulas - Pampinea 9:45

02 Latte E Miele - Elitropia 4:57

03 Oceanic Legion - Indictment Ever After 6:57

04 Interpose+ - Lady of Sicily 11:43

05 Court - Bleeding Hearts 10:45

06 Ars Ephemera - At Lombardy Convent 8:20

07 United Progressive Fraternity - Mercenaries 6:36

08 Alex Grata - Take Thief 5:47

09 Il Tempo Delle Clessidre - Gnaffe 6:12

Part 3 - CD3

01 Rebel Wheel - A Night With Niccolosa 9:16

02 Taproban - Il Sogno, la Bestia, la Ritrosa 7:26

03 D'accord - Rai-ti-tai 7:12

04 Phoenix Again - The Bridge of Geese 6:23

05 Castle Canyon - Put a Tail on It 6:12

06 S.A.L.U.E.N.A. - Ahead of Fortune 9:43

07 Il Castello Di Atlante - Ghino e l'Abate di Cligni 6:32

08 Fran Turner - Neighbors 5:29

09 Blank Manuscript - Decamerone 10I4 10:26

Part 3 - CD4

01 Ozone Player - The Winter Garden 8:21

02 Faveravola - Carlo D'Angio e l'Amore Perduto 8:02

03 Cirrus Bay - The Kight's Tale 9:37

04 Marchesi Scamoza - De bello inter fratres 11:53

05 Bornidol - Il ritorno mai sperato 13:05

06 Locus Amoenus - Comunque vada 9:46

07 Castle Canyon - Outro - Nephile's Song 8:09

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Music weaves itself into the fabric of our emotions, dances through the corridors of memory, and whispers to the soul of who we are. Sharing these stories deepens the connection, turning the experience into something timeless and profound.

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VA - Summer Turns To Autumn, Progressive, Psychedelic & Folk Rock From The Ember Vaults [2010]

EMBER VAULTS

VA - Summer Turns To Autumn, Progressive, Psychedelic & Folk Rock From The Ember Vaults [2010]

VA - Summer Turns To Autumn, Progressive, Psychedelic & Folk Rock From The Ember Vaults [2010] is a compilation album of rare and obscure tracks from the British independent label Ember Records, which operated from 1960 to 1979. The album features 16 songs from various artists, such as Blonde On Blonde, The Dorians, Knocker Jungle, 9.30 Fly, Blue Beard, Polly Niles, and others. The album covers a range of genres, from progressive rock to psychedelic folk, and showcases some of the hidden gems of the British underground scene in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The album was released by Fantastic Voyage, a reissue label that specializes in vintage music from various genres and eras. (B)

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01 Blonde On Blonde - Castles In The Sky 3:31

02 Dorians (Aka Dorian) - Means And Ways 2:55

03 Knocker Jungle - Not Even A Letter 3:19

04 9.30 Fly - Summer Days 5:48

05 Blue Beard - Sly Willy 3:28

06 Polly Niles - East Virginia 2:56

07 Blonde On Blonde - November 3:12

08 Knocker Jungle - Oh To Be Free 2:55

09 Blue Beard - God Save The World 5:54

10 9.30 Fly - September 2:53

11 Dorians (Aka Dorian) - Torch Song 3:51

12 Back Street Band - Daybreak 3:08

13 Knocker Jungle - Where I Belong 2:51

14 Blonde On Blonde - I Don't Care 2:45

15 Milt Matthews Inc. - Presence Of The Lord 5:33

16 Paddy Maguire - Lay Me Down 3:28

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VA - Time Machine A Vertigo Retrospective [2005] CD1 + CD2 + CD3

VERTIGO RETROSPECTIVE

Previously posted May 11, 2019

VA - Time Machine A Vertigo Retrospective [2005] CD1 + CD2 + CD3

Whoever signed bands for Vertigo back in the late 60s and early 70s had incredible discretion and good taste. Colloseum, Atlantis, Cresseda, and Yes, even the mighty Sabbath made some fantastically advanced music, sampled on Time Machine.

This boxset really is a Time Machine: No Demographics, no labels, no test-marketing, no boundaries. Rock, Jazz, Classical and Blues are all molded by each band on this set, but in ways very unique to each band. The idea in music then was to outdo the other bands, but by doing something very different, and doing it very well. You will never mistake one band or another here. You will also find very little self-indulgence or meandering in any of this music. This music is "prog" defined by jazz and blues, not quasi-classical jazz.

Time Machine is a fascinating look at an equally fascinating time in music, containing 41 tracks from the first golden age of the Vertigo label including rare and classic tracks from the likes of Aphrodite's Child, Black Sabbath, Colosseum, Gentle Giant, Jade Warrior and the Sensational Alex Harvey Band.  Whether you are a fan of Psychedelia or Prog Rock, there's something here to excite your senses.  A vital collection that rightfully takes its place next to other classic compilations like "Nuggets", "Atlantic Gold" or "Freakbeat Scene". (Amazon)

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CD1

01    Colosseum - The Kettle    :04:28
02    Juicy Lucy - Who Do You Love?    :03:03
03    Clear Blue Sky - My Heaven    :05:01
04    Manfred Mann's - Chapter Three    Travelling Lady    :05:51
05    Black Sabbath - Behind the Wall of Sleep    :03:41
06    Cressida - To Play Your Little Games    :03:22
07    Gracious - Introduction    :05:56
08    Affinity - Three Sisters    :04:59
09    Bob Downes - Walking On    :05:02
10    May Blitz - I Don't Know    :04:50
11    Nucleus - Torrid Zone    :08:44
12    Rod Stewart - Handbags and Gladrags    :03:57
13    Gentle Giant - Nothing at All    :09:11
14    Ben - The Influence    :10:06

CD2

01    Dr. Z - Evil Woman's Manly Child    :04:48
02    Jade Warrior - Borne on the Solar Wind    :03:03
03    Patto - The Man    :06:16
04    Juicy Lucy - Thinking of My Life    :04:27
05    Jimmy Campbell - Half Baked    :04:43
06    May Blitz - For Madmen Only    :04:15
07    Tudor Lodge - The Lady's Changing Home    :04:37
08    Beggars Opera - Time Machine    :08:08
09    Colosseum - Bring Out Your Dead    :04:19
10    Warhorse - Mouthpiece    :08:45
11    Uriah Heep - Lady in Black    :04:44
12    Freedom & Whiskey - Through the Years    :04:25
13    Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Midnight Moses    :04:27
14    Magna Carta - Lord of the Ages    :10:03

CD3

01    Atlantis - Living at the End of Times    :09:08
02    Ramases - Life Child    :06:38
03    Beggars Opera - MacArthur Park    :08:23
04    Nucleus - Song for the Bearded Lady    :07:23
05    Gentle Giant - Pantagruel's Nativity    :06:52
06    Gravy Train - (A Ballad Of) A Peaceful Man    :07:13
07    Ronno - Powers of Darkness    :03:34
08    Status Quo - Paper Plane    :02:54
09    Ian Matthews - Little Known    :02:56
10    Vangelis Papathanassiou - Let It Happen    :04:15
11    Jade Warrior - Mwenga Sketch    :08:37
12    Aphrodite's Child - The Four Horsemen    :05:56
13    Black Sabbath - Spiral Architect    :05:31

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Jethro Tull - Gift of Roses, Underrated Jethro Tull (A Butterboy Compilation) CD1+CD2+CD3 REPOST

JETHRO TULL

Jethro Tull - Gift of Roses, Underrated Jethro Tull (A Butterboy Compilation) CD1+CD2+CD3       REPOST

Jethro Tull are a British rock band formed in Blackpool, Lancashire, in 1967. Initially playing blues rock and jazz fusion, the band later developed their sound to incorporate elements of hard rock and folk to forge a progressive rock signature. The band is led by vocalist/flautist/guitarist Ian Anderson, and has featured a revolving door of lineups through the years including significant members such as guitarists Mick Abrahams and Martin Barre, keyboardists John Evan and Dee Palmer, drummers Clive Bunker, Barriemore Barlow, and Doane Perry, and bassists Glenn Cornick, Jeffrey Hammond, John Glascock, and Dave Pegg.

The group first achieved commercial success in 1969, with the folk-tinged electric blues album Stand Up, which reached No. 1 in the UK, and they toured regularly in the UK and the US. Their musical style shifted in the direction of progressive rock with the albums Aqualung (1971), Thick as a Brick (1972) and A Passion Play (1973), and shifted again to hard rock mixed with folk rock with Songs from the Wood (1977) and Heavy Horses (1978). After an excursion into electronic rock in the early-to-mid 1980s, the band won its sole Grammy Award with the 1987 album Crest of a Knave. Jethro Tull have sold an estimated 60 million albums worldwide, with 11 gold and five platinum albums among them. They have been described by Rolling Stone as "one of the most commercially successful and eccentric progressive rock bands".

Jethro Tull have always been an interesting and complex band. The classic Tull music is progressive rock, flute, rapid changes of cadence, acoustic guitar, rock guitar and vocals, at once loud and happy and mischievous, then soft with a threatening undercurrent. The unique and rewarding music of Ian Anderson and Jethro Tull have been recording and performing (with varying degrees of success!) over the past almost 40 years. Ian Anderson's songs and arrangements were always irreverent, iconoclastic, and innovative . I especially like the way he uses the combination of classical instruments, and juxtaposes them with rip-roaring rock instruments like drums, basses, and virtuoso electric guitar work. I love this band and never seem to get tired of listening to them. One of the most unique and individual styles in rock history. They've played in so many genres that they completely defy categorization.  (Wikipedia)

I love the sound of Jethro Tull and always find their music rewarding. You can pick up any of their albums and find something great to listen to. Here are 76 Tracks that  I consider underrated tracks. Enjoy!

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Track lists

CD1

01    Sunshine Day (J. Tull's Debut 7inch 16 Feb 68)    2:24
02    Beggar's Farm    4:19
03    Sweet Dream    4:05
04    Up to Me    3:10
05    17    3:44
06    A New Day Yesterday    4:09
07    Jeffrey Goes to Leicester Square    2:09
08    Look Into the Sun    4:20
09    Reasons for Waiting    4:05
10    Teacher (UK Single Version 1969)    4:56
11    We Used to Know    4:03
12    A Time for Everything    2:42
13    Alive and Well and Living In    2:43
14    For Michael Collins, Jeffrey and Me    3:46
15    Inside    3:49
16    Nothing to Say    5:20
17    To Cry You a Song    6:13
18    With You There to Help Me    6:18
19    Cheap Day Return    1:22
20    Hymn 43    3:16
21    Nursie    1:34
22    Up the Pool    3:12
23    Dr. Bogenbroom    3:01
24    For Later    2:08
25    A Passion Play Edit #8    3:30

CD2

26    A Passion Play, Part 1    21:34
27    A Passion Play, Part 2    23:28
28    Wondring Again    4:13
29    Love Story    3:03
30    Glory Row    3:34
31    Rainbow Blues    3:37
32    Saturation    4:20
33    Back-Door Angels    5:27
34    Cold Wind to Valhalla    4:17
35    March the Mad Scientist    1:47
36    One White Duck    4:37
37    Requiem    3:43
38    Summerday Sands    3:42
39    Chequered Flag    5:27
40    Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll- Too Young to Die    5:40
41    Hunting Girl    5:10
42    Pibroch (Cap in Hand)    8:35
43    Ring Out Solstice Bells    3:34
44    The Whistler    3:30
45    Velvet Green    6:02
46    Wind-Up    4:54
47    Heavy Horses    8:56
48    Moths    3:24
49    Rover    4:16
50    Crossword    3:34

CD3

51    Dun Ringill    2:41
52    Flying Dutchman    7:45
53    Orion    3:58
54    Fylingdale Flyer    4:33
55    Uniform    3:31
56    Flying Colours    4:39
57    European Legacy    3:22
58    Under Wraps 2    2:14
59    War Child    5:02
60    Budapest    10:01
61    Part of the Machine    6:53
62    She Said She Was a Dancer    3:41
63    The Waking Edge    4:45
64    Jack Frost and the Hooded Crow    3:22
65    Strange Venues    4:10
66    The Whaler's Dues    7:53
67    Roll Yer Own    4:25
68    This is Not Love    3:52
69    Man of Principle    3:55
70    At Last, Forever    7:55
71    Beside Myself    5:50
72    Dangerous Veils    5:33
73    Valley    6:08
74    Wounded Old and Treacherous    7:51
75    Bends Like a Willow    4:52
76    Gift of Roses    9:34

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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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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

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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

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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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VA - Progressive Folk Vol. 02 (A Butterboy Compilation) CD1+CD2+CD3

PROGRESSIVE FOLK

VA - Progressive Folk Vol. 02 (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 2 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

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CD1

61 Sensations' Fix Music In Painting In The Air 4:18

62 Renaissance Black Flame 6:21

63 Mckendree Spring Growing 3:48

64 Tir Na Nog Our Love 3:09

65 Ougenweide Ouwe 2:34

66 Emtidi Shadow On Your Face 3:59

67 Trees She Moved Thro' The Fair 8:09

68 Kara She Moves Through The Fair 3:17

69 Mellow Candle Sheep Season 5:02

70 Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes Jusqu'a Ce Que La Force De T'aimer Me Manque 2:57

71 Fuchsia Shoes And Ships 5:43

72 Stormy Six La Manifestazione 6:27

73 Mostly Autumn Shrinking Violet 8:34

74 Dr. Strangely Strange Sign On My Mind 8:23

75 Yleclipse Convivium Mithrae 5:28

76 Chimera Silver Man 2:54

04 Comus Song To Comus 7:28

78 Carol Of Harvest You And Me 2:31

79 Izukaitz Xori Bele 6:07

80 Jade Warrior Lady Of The Lake 3:19

CD2

81 Strawbs Lay A Little Light On Me 3:26

82 Curved Air Melinda (More Or Less) 3:28

83 Jupiter Sunset Don't Slam The Door When You Leave (Single Version) 2:49

84 Fairport Convention Meet On The Ledge 4:25

05 Glass Hammer Morrigan's Song 2:12

86 Family My Friend The Sun 4:20

87 Saint Just Viaggio Nel Tempo 6:35

88 Jethro Tull Black Satin Dancer 6:52

89 Synanthesia The Tale Of The Spider And The Fly 5:58

90 Holderlin Waren Wir 4:51

91 Moonkyte Way Out Hermit 4:20

92 Circulus Wherever She Goes 3:22

93 Moonstone Top Heavy 2:39

94 Black Noodle Project Tomorrow Birds Will Sing 6:48

95 Jon Anderson To The Runner 4:29

96 Forest Autumn Childhood 6:20

97 Los Jaivas Todos Juntos 5:52

98 Maria Del Mar Bonet La Canco De Na Ruixa Mantells (Fragments) 6:02

99 Uriah Heep The Wizard 3:01

100 Focus Love Remembered 2:49

CD3

101 The Wishing Tree Hollow Hills 6:21

102 Inna & The Farlanders Lullaby (Wiegenlied) 4:31

103 Rebekka Lotus 11:59

104 Kalacakra Naerby Shiras 9:20

105 Pentangle Cruel Sister 7:04

106 Third Ear Band Stone Circle 3:27

107 Jan Dukes De Grey Sun Symphonica 18:59

108 Incredible String Band This Moment 6:08

109 Smell Of Incense From The Third Hemisphere 13:38

110 Paul Parrish English Sparrows 2:44

111 Annie Haslam Inside My Life 4:51

112 String Driven Thing People On The Street 6:03

113 Decameron Rock And Roll Woman 2:13

114 Midnight Circus The Light 5:52

115 Jethro Tull Baker St. Muse 16:39

116 Spike Drivers Often I Wonder 5:43

117 Pentangle The Cuckoo 4:29

118 Magna Carta Time For Leaving 4:09

119 Camel Supertwister 3:22

120 Genesis Supper’s Ready 22:53

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VA - Progressive Folk Vol. 01 (A Butterboy Compilation) CD1+CD2+CD3

PROGRESSIVE FOLK

VA - Progressive Folk Vol. 01 (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.

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 that is captivating and as well as enjoyable. 

This is Volume 1 of a 3 Volume set. Enjoy!

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Track list

CD1

01 Emtidi Saat 4:16

02 Genesis Stagnation 8:46

03 Jade Warrior A Winters Tale 5:14

04 Focus House Of The King 2:22

05 Mckendree Spring Fading Lady 5:22

06 Pearls Before Swine Another Time 3:03

07 Svanfridur What's Hidden There? 4:05

08 Barclay James Harvest Galadriel 3:12

09 Strawbs Flying 4:51

10 Amarok Coda 4:19

11 Glass Hammer A Bitter Wind 4:35

12 Mostly Autumn Prints In The Stone 3:28

13 Fairport Convention Decameron 3:41

14 Ibis Divine Mountain Journey Of Life (Part 1 - Vision Of Majesty) 3:41

15 Tudor Lodge It All Comes Back To Me 4:19

16 Comus In The Lost Queen's Eyes 2:49

17 Crystals Feeling 4:59

18 Ougenweide Der Hofmaler 5:15

19 Harmonium Histoire Sans Paroles 17:12

20 Emerson, Lake & Palmer Still... You Turn Me On 2:51

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21 Camel Air Born 5:02

22 Carol Of Harvest Somewhere At The End Of The Rainbow 6:25

23 Traffic John Barleycorn Must Die 6:25

24 Faun Fables Joshua 4:03

25 Gravy Train Jule's Delight 6:57

26 Lindisfarne Lady Eleanor 4:12

27 Mellow Candle Silver Song 4:27

28 Los Jaivas Frescura Antigua 3:17

29 Tangerine It's Ending 4:22

30 Espers Flowery Noontide 3:37

31 Soup Loralyn (And The River Lady Within) 7:03

32 Morrigan The Parting Glass 4:07

33 Jupiter Sunset Highway Man 1:50

34 Culpeper's Orchard Autumn Of It All 4:05

35 Iamthemorning Belighted 3:25

36 I Pooh Fantasia 3:18

37 Trader Horne In My Loneliness 2:25

38 Malicorne Bouree 2:26

39 Celeste Fireflies In The Grass 3:18

40 Phantasia Genena 9:22

CD3

41 Acqua Fragile Bar Gazing 5:01

42 Curved Air Marie Antoinette 6:21

43 Spirogyra Love Is A Funny Thing 2:07

44 Bread, Love & Dreams Butterflyland 5:10

45 Fairport Convention Matty Groves 8:09

46 Shide & Acorn Girl Of The Cosmos 5:35

47 Amazing Blondel Love Sonnet 4:02

48 Gentle Giant On Reflection 5:44

49 Espers Mansfield & Cyclops 5:59

50 Folque Heming Og Harald Kongjen 3:54

51 Van Der Graaf Generator Refugees 6:21

52 Malicorne Le Deuil D'amour 5:38

53 Delirium Dio Del Silenzio 2:59

54 Le Orme Ad Gloriam 5:33

55 PFM (premiata Forneria Marconi) Impressioni Di Settembre 5:44

56 Jethro Tull Velvet Green 6:02

57 Kalacakra September Full Moon 9:39

58 Witthüser & Westrupp Schöpfung (1. Mose 1) 8:25

59 Dead Can Dance Fortune Presents Gifts Not According To The Book 6:03

60 Magna Carta Seven O?clock Hyme Midwinter 12:51

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