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These are in serious heavy rotation:
The Clientele: All three of their discs are excellent. The new one is a step forward. The singer has a serious John Lennon Rubber Soul era fetish.
The Incredible String Band: Long forgotten, but some pretty mind blowing psych folk...a whole slew of new folk freaks have emulated ISB...Iron & Wine, Sufjan Stevens (genius), Devendra Banhart, Fleet Foxes etc etc
Bert Jansch/Pentangle/Fairport Convention: Incredible music by incredible musicians.
Genre: New Orleans Funk...Wild Tchoupitoulas, Wild Magnolias, Nevilles etc.
Book: White Bicycles, by Joe Boyd
Book: Dazzling Stranger-Bert Jansch and the British Folk and Blues Revival, by Colin Harper.
Genre: North and West African...Tinarriwen, Oumou Sangare, Rokia Traore, Baba Maal, etc.
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Yes, indeed. "First Girl I Loved" always gets me.
Anyone who loves ISB should check out In Gowan Ring. Delicate, wispy, eccentric neo-folk with similarities to ISB, Nick Drake and very early Donovan. May be very hard to find.
Most of Robin Williamson's post-ISB stuff is wonderful, but most is unobtainium any more.
The Shadow Kabinet is another quirky Brit project with a '60s vibe. Talk about fetish -- this guy is CHANNELING John Lennon. I think CD Baby still carries their album.
Paul Roland also has that quintessentially Brit eccentricity. Sort of a more gothic Al Stewart, with lots of songs based on historical events and figures. Solid, melodic songwriting, pleasant vocals, with accompaniments ranging from renaissance chamber ensemble to heavy rock. Again, check CD Baby.
Everything by Pentangle and Fairport (and members thereof) is awesome, musically, but some of the recordings are a bit flat and dull. This seemed to be a problem with a lot of late '60s - early '70s issues on Island Records. Fotheringay's (w/ Sandy Denny) one album is a must-have, and of course Richard Thompson remains a provocative songwriter and stellar guitarist. Fairport original bassist Ashley Hutchings went on to found Steeleye Span and the various incarnations of the Albion Band. All extremely worthwhile listening, if you like the electrified Brit-folk style.
The Amazing Blondel were an obscure and delightful group from Lincolnshire around that time. Dressed and played in 17th C. style, with lutes, recorders, harpsichords, and nice vocal harmonies.
In Gowan Ring...Holy Shit!!!!
I'll have to throw one more into the ring..16 Horsepower (and Woven Hand).
Awesome. Exactly what I was hoping for, an exchange of recommendations and hidden treasures.
I will for sure check out Gowan Ring and Shadow Kabinet.
I was aware, through reading Joe Boyd's book that Robin Williamson had made solo albums. A search I did on Amazon actually turns up some remasters.
I am truly a huge Fairport/Steeleye/Pentangle/Nick Drake fan. Massive. I do have the Fotheringay album, and even the newly issued and originally aborted Fotheringay 2.
I don't agree 100% the Fairport and Pentangle albums were dull sounding. The recent remasters are SUPERB...earthy, organic, analog sounding. Especially Sweet Child and Basket of Light. I played Basket of Light for a group of audiophiles and they were shocked that it was recorded in 1968. I just bought the BOL DVD-A for the surround mix, as it's my favorite Pentangle release.
I'm still waiting for some domestic, decent Renaissance remasters!
Hiya Spendor Harbeth (Rogers Stirling Wharfedale Goodman Quad):
I only meant that SOME of those records sounded kinda dull. Sandy's "Old Fashioned Waltz" and Fairport's "Moveable Feast" were unfortunately among them. GREAT albums that deserved better clarity. Superb recordings were also made in that era, when the budget permitted and the engineers and producers knew WTF they were doing.
Robin Williamson is a truly great poet, storyteller, translator (from Gaelic), teacher, and scholar, in the ancient Celtic tradition of the Bards. I have several of his Merrie Band's albums on vinyl (I recommend "Winter's Turning" and "A Glint at the Kindling") and some storytelling albums (including "Seven Bardic Mysteries") on cassette. "Wheel of Fortune" was a nice live collaboration with Renbourn a few years back. I also love his instructional books for fiddle and pennywhistle -- they contain some delightful obscure tunes, that my band (Dawning of the Day) performs regularly.
As for Renaissance, remember Illusion, the band they grew out of? They had at least one album, "Out of the Mist," under that name. Beautiful stuff, somewhat like the mellower Fleetwood Mac of that period. This was with Mick Relf and Jim McCarty, ex-Yardbirds, in the band, and Mick's sister Jane on vocals. This same lineup did a couple of albums as Renaissance, before the lineup with Annie Haslam came on board.
I will certainly look into your other recommendations, and especially Joe Boyd's book, which should clear up a few historical questions I have. Thanks!
I agree about some of Sandy Denny's later record. Murky. As a matter of fact, Joe Boyd, in his book speaks of butting heads with her over material and production. When she moved on, her worst tendencies took over...surrounding her voice with too many layers.
I did not realize Robin W was as prolific as he was. Last night I was inspired to pull up a boot of ISB from 1970 on my squeezebox.
I was a huge Yardbirds fan, so yes, I did get into Relf's post YB output. Fascinating the transition.
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