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25th April 2007, 07:59 PM
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English folk
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. cheers
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25th April 2007, 08:20 PM
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Re: English folk
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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25th April 2007, 09:24 PM
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Re: English folk
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25th April 2007, 09:54 PM
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Re: English folk
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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25th April 2007, 10:06 PM
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Re: English folk
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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#7
25th April 2007, 10:32 PM
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Re: English folk
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  Best wishes, Greg
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25th April 2007, 10:50 PM
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Re: English folk
I quite like Bert Jansch, Pentangle as well are good,
so is Bridget St John,
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#9
26th April 2007, 12:16 PM
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Re: English folk
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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26th April 2007, 12:28 PM
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Re: English folk
I would go along with Tom Paxton, he's unique in the folk scene,
40 odd years of well observed lyrics, "Talking Vietnam pot luck Blues" is one of my favourites along with "Forest Lawns"
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