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Old 25th April 2007, 07:59 PM
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Hi,
I like many types of music but I always have a hankering for English folk.
I have Ride by the Oyster Band and would like to listen to more of the same.
could anybody please point me to bands with a similar style.

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Old 25th April 2007, 08:20 PM
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Hi john
i don't now if this Will help i haven't got passed the incredibly string band I'm more a blues man http://www.emusic.com/album/11024/11024338.html
hope this helps do a goggle search Will be better
this site may be beter more info http://web.ukonline.co.uk/martin.nail/Folkmus.htm
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Old 25th April 2007, 08:32 PM
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Hi John,
Havnt heard the Oyster Band,but you could try Nic Jones-Penguin Eggs.Quite a well-known album and good sound to boot.
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Old 25th April 2007, 09:24 PM
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Time for me to bang my Kate Rusby drum again.

http://www.katerusby.com/
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Old 25th April 2007, 09:54 PM
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Try Spiers & Boden (violin & melodeon), superb once you get to like his voice and Bellowhead, which is them and a dozen other instruments for a larger sound. John McCusker 'Goodnight Ginger' has superb tunes and musicianship.Also Fairport Convention, Brass Monkey, Show of Hands and Lau who are being hailed as a britfolk supergroup.
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Old 25th April 2007, 10:06 PM
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Maybe having a listen to the Mike Harding show whould be a good place to start as well.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/r2music/folk/harding/
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Old 25th April 2007, 10:32 PM
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Excellent suggestion from Nick, and Mike Harding is not the only folk source on Radio 2. Many of the albums I've bought and come to love have been revealed to me by listening to evening programmes on Radio 2 especially 'world music' types. It's the old thing of hearing one broadcasted track, liking it, and then investing in the album on that basis. It's worked for me time and time again. Some of the dynamic test tracks many of us use on this forum have been revealed through this process.

Just make sure you are sampling through VHF radio and not digital

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Old 25th April 2007, 10:50 PM
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I quite like Bert Jansch, Pentangle as well are good,
so is Bridget St John,
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Old 26th April 2007, 12:16 PM
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Hi
very nice
http://www.oysterband.co.uk/

Not English, but you may like Tom Paxton, try and keep a straight face listening to his sampler,
http://www.tompaxton.com/

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I quite like Bert Jansch, Pentangle as well are good,
so is Bridget St John,
http://www.bbc.co.uk/later/shows/ser...e05/pentangle/
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