Folk singers.

[South West Claret.]

Firstly up is Dick Gaughan.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25I8llcBplQ

[South West Claret.]

Next is Jez Lowe:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWrerw8AvVQ

[Funkydrummer]

Fairport convention. On in Harrogate tonight.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgjZtqa ... UaN8KHnUmB

[Rowls]

Robert Zimmerman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5al0HmR4to

[Herts Clarets]

I know a couple of people who when they get up to sing, you hear the crowd say "oh folk". Or that's what it sounds like......

[Hendrickxz]

An MP once famously said his idea of hell was" three folk singers in a pub near Wells!" Not a view I share. What do bloody MPs know!

[South West Claret.]

George Galloway is the exception so don’t tar everyone with the same brush in my view another fine example again in my view is Caroline Lewis of Brighton.

[LincsWoldsClaret]

An MP once famously said his idea of hell was" three folk singers in a pub near Wells!" Not a view I share. What do bloody MPs know!

Later used as a lyric in "Roots" by Show of Hands (cracking song by the way).

[Bosscat]

George Galloway is the exception so don’t tar everyone with the same brush in my view another fine example again in my view is Caroline Lewis of Brighton.

Do you mean Caroline Lucas of Brighton

[tarkys_ears]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCbfAK6g4vs

Half a Shilling

[Hipper]

Al Jones - Siamese Cat (pedal steel Gordon Huntley):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egEaMaCa99o

[Hipper]

James Vincent McMorrow - Down the Burning Ropes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HImMcAi1RJI

[LeadBelly]

Martin Carthy live. Great guitar playing, great bloody murder ballad. (Song starts after c 2 minutes)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_00g-as ... BristolRon

Olivia Chaney, nice vid to go with the nice song/beautiful voice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyZFjBi ... iviaChaney

[clansman]

Olivia Chaney superb!

[pureclaret]

Who remebers Roger Westbrook?

[dougcollins]

And don't forget -how many folk singers does it take to change a light bulb?

Four - one to change the bulb, and three to sing about how good the old bulb was.

[South West Claret.]

Do you mean Caroline Lucas of Brighton

That’s the Gal Caroline Lucas MP so thanks for the correction

[IanMcL]

Martin Carthy live. Great guitar playing, great bloody murder ballad. (Song starts after c 2 minutes)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_00g-as ... BristolRon

Olivia Chaney, nice vid to go with the nice song/beautiful voice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyZFjBi ... iviaChaney

I remember Martin Carthy when he used to charge £30 and that was a lot!

[dougcollins]

Poor old Steve Earle. I saw him at Cambridge Folk Festival and people said he wasn't Folk.

He played at Nashville and people said he wasn't Country.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvaEJzoaYZk

[LeadBelly]

Olivia Chaney superb!

Followed her music for a long time, quite a breadth ranging from very old English/Italian/French songs (great version of Aupre de ma blonde) through the folk rock album with Decemberists. Finally got to see her for 1st time at Bush Hall a couple of years ago; it was my first trip to Bush Hall too though I've passed it umpteen times going to the away end at Loftus Road just round the corner.

[LeadBelly]

The Irish group Lankum have become v popular over the last 5 years or so, nowadays doing a lot of traditional songs from left field/with a lot of drone.

Some great stuff but I love the more folky stuff-especially when it gives their female singer a chance to air her wonderful voice. Love this version of the old southern English song I first heard a very long time ago from Shirley Collins. Song starts c 50 seconds in.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqhv_Pg ... O%27Reilly

[4:20]

Heilung

https://youtu.be/2wy-W-pYlds?si=JwbEvKdEH5-46rwK

[Burnley Ace]

Haven’t got a link but always liked the Oldham Tinkers.

[brexit]

Teenage Daughters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiFo1Jy ... alDoonican

[Hipper]

Isaac Guillory - Brussels

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zlx449B8-o

[Hipper]

Folk Supergroup! Pentangle - Once I Had a Sweetheart

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRXPslHDVI0

[Hipper]

and from, that band, Bert Jansch - Rosemary Lane

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQJv4LWUg9A

[Hipper]

Kate Rusby - The Wild Goose

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3Ytu2feXng

[Gaia]

Roy Harper
https://youtu.be/F1IoW_WlXbA?si=213YjSMJ0IsONRsa

[Gaia]

Thea Gilmore
https://youtu.be/WxjKjvus4IE?si=usIrEib4xyLOfMnq

[Clovius Boofus]

Heilung

https://youtu.be/2wy-W-pYlds?si=JwbEvKdEH5-46rwK

Yep. Good one.

[Gaia]

Page and Plant Gallows pole
https://youtu.be/muGN_1N_ykI?si=X7BfqZLwD5aAM6Pv

[FigSlice]

Who remebers Roger Westbrook?
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A member of The Pendlefolk, most famous (I think) for the song "Old Pendle, Old Pendle".

[Hipper]

Heron - Yellow Roses

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqlHLkMyC98

... and a documentary on the band - how they recorded their album outside in a field:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvvv5hJbcnQ

[Hipper]

On Heron, not mentioned in that documentary, was the fact that when they recorded their original album outside the mics didn't pick up the outside sounds, like bird singing, therefore they had to record that separately and add it on in the studio! I think I read that on the CD notes.

[ecc]

Not really sure whether Sufjan Stevens fits into the Folk category but he has a superb, gentle voice and whilst it's not joyful listening, this song is so meaningful.

"Death with Dignity"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsGODTySH0E

[Peter Loo]

Another one from Jez Lowe.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQwQ_nPhx-o

The Hartlepool Monkey Song

[Peter Loo]

The brilliant Kristina Olsen!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAfIAqS1eNM

[IanMcL]

Lest we forget Sandy Denny

https://youtu.be/pJFiOp7LnVQ?si=ZK0AUfmdoseeWWQn

[Croydon Claret]

Jackie Leven
https://youtu.be/bk5tTEY6kKM?si=5-Tz-dm9VEotlcS0

He winked at me in Aldershot once

[Claretmisterg]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uEMcLcGJ79s
June Tabor with a haunting version of the band played Waltzing Matilda by Eric Bogle. My favourite version of a superb song about the horrors of war.

[spt_claret]

Later used as a lyric in "Roots" by Show of Hands (cracking song by the way).

Big fan of Show of Hands. Although I think Arrogance Ignorance & Greed might be their most pointed/best song.
I love folk music in general, go to folk gigs/festivals pretty regularly, so may as well throw out a few artists I like that haven't been mentioned yet for anyone who might not know them:

Martin Simpson mostly does covers or traditional arrangements but he's worth a listen.
Steve Tilston has a few songs I like, his 2016 album Truth To Tell is pretty good.
Bellowhead are good, John Boden has some good solo work independent of them.
Oysterband have quite a few tracks I like although if you're purists they're more folk rock.
Quite rate Gavin Davenport too, he's not very well known and hasn't recorded anything in a long while but for me deserves more acclaim. British Man Of War, False Knight, and Wooden Swords & May Queens are probably my 3 favourite songs of his.
For younger acts, I saw a trio called Granny's Attic a few years back when they looked like they were all still in school/6th form but already doing festivals (albeit the smaller tents), I can see them being very big on the scene if they keep at it.

But the guy I always recommend is Martyn Joseph. He's sometimes been called the Welsh Springsteen which I'm not sure is right, he does have a few heartland/folk-rock type numbers but he's definitely more on the folk end than Springsteen or indeed Mellencamp. Has a few Christian songs which won't be everyone's bag (although most of them are more implicit than in your face) but he's a brilliant storytelling songwriter.

[dougcollins]

Jackie Leven
https://youtu.be/bk5tTEY6kKM?si=5-Tz-dm9VEotlcS0

He winked at me in Aldershot once

Big fan of Jackie, God rest his soul.

He was a hard man.

[LincsWoldsClaret]

If you’re interested in folk music, you may like to google KLOF magazine for a weekly update on the folk and wider music scenes

[AfloatinClaret]

A Canadian lady and good friend, Eileen Quinn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTkN0T8cLak

[Billyblah]

Trembling Bells
https://youtu.be/xk0vOELz-m0

[Peter Loo]

Big fan of Show of Hands. Although I think Arrogance Ignorance & Greed might be their most pointed/best song.
I love folk music in general, go to folk gigs/festivals pretty regularly, so may as well throw out a few artists I like that haven't been mentioned yet for anyone who might not know them:

Martin Simpson mostly does covers or traditional arrangements but he's worth a listen.
Steve Tilston has a few songs I like, his 2016 album Truth To Tell is pretty good.
Bellowhead are good, John Boden has some good solo work independent of them.
Oysterband have quite a few tracks I like although if you're purists they're more folk rock.
Quite rate Gavin Davenport too, he's not very well known and hasn't recorded anything in a long while but for me deserves more acclaim. British Man Of War, False Knight, and Wooden Swords & May Queens are probably my 3 favourite songs of his.
For younger acts, I saw a trio called Granny's Attic a few years back when they looked like they were all still in school/6th form but already doing festivals (albeit the smaller tents), I can see them being very big on the scene if they keep at it.

But the guy I always recommend is Martyn Joseph. He's sometimes been called the Welsh Springsteen which I'm not sure is right, he does have a few heartland/folk-rock type numbers but he's definitely more on the folk end than Springsteen or indeed Mellencamp. Has a few Christian songs which won't be everyone's bag (although most of them are more implicit than in your face) but he's a brilliant storytelling songwriter.

Talking of young acts have you heard/seen live The Young n's. from the north east?

[basil6345789]

Benny Hill made one or two

[Hipper]

Big fan of Show of Hands. Although I think Arrogance Ignorance & Greed might be their most pointed/best song.
I love folk music in general, go to folk gigs/festivals pretty regularly, so may as well throw out a few artists I like that haven't been mentioned yet for anyone who might not know them:

Martin Simpson mostly does covers or traditional arrangements but he's worth a listen.
Steve Tilston has a few songs I like, his 2016 album Truth To Tell is pretty good.
Bellowhead are good, John Boden has some good solo work independent of them.
Oysterband have quite a few tracks I like although if you're purists they're more folk rock.
Quite rate Gavin Davenport too, he's not very well known and hasn't recorded anything in a long while but for me deserves more acclaim. British Man Of War, False Knight, and Wooden Swords & May Queens are probably my 3 favourite songs of his.
For younger acts, I saw a trio called Granny's Attic a few years back when they looked like they were all still in school/6th form but already doing festivals (albeit the smaller tents), I can see them being very big on the scene if they keep at it.

But the guy I always recommend is Martyn Joseph. He's sometimes been called the Welsh Springsteen which I'm not sure is right, he does have a few heartland/folk-rock type numbers but he's definitely more on the folk end than Springsteen or indeed Mellencamp. Has a few Christian songs which won't be everyone's bag (although most of them are more implicit than in your face) but he's a brilliant storytelling songwriter.

Steve Tilston - I had Acoustic Confusion album back in the day. Still like 'I really Wanted You':

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRVH_IS9LOQ

Oyster Band. I liked this song with June Tabor but agree that I thought it could be more 'folk rock':

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HivRMq_XQVk

A few more, may not be proper folk - I don't Know!

Ian A Anderson - The Survivor:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbdRRINLAYA

Harvey Andrews - Autumn Song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_KX3ZtiEkg

Cat Stevens - Into White:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6J2mT5i4QPk

Marvin Welch & Farrar - Faithfull:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXZTXf9ZxBY

[Hipper]

Some years ago I saw on TV a tribute to Gerry Rafferty. There were two outstanding contributions to my ears:

Rab Noakes - Moonlight and Gold:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1A0n1U7fOo

James Vincent McMorrow - My Singing Bird:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99Yf2zVFC4U