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1	Beat the Retreat: Songs by Richard Thompson (1994) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist Richard Thompson is surely one of the greatest songwriters and artists never to achieve any measure of commercial fame. However, his high reputation among musicians is unchallenged, and Beat the Retreat is a fine collection of covers of some of Thompson's greatest songs. There are two kinds of successes on this record. The first kind is when ... see all copies from $5.00! new only from $9.62!
2	Holy Heathens and the Old Green Man (2006) more music like this by Waterson Carthy add to wishlist Think of Holy Heathens and the Old Green Man as a theme album, a celebration of rituals of several kinds, from Mayday to wassail and beyond. It's a slightly different exploration of the tradition (with a few modern pieces that slot in perfectly), and one for which Waterson Carthy have added to the basic quartet, with vocal trio the Devil's ... see all copies from $14.69! new only from $14.69!
3	Both Ears & The Tail (2001) more music like this by Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick add to wishlist Before Martin Carthy and Dave Swarbrick decided to mix tradition with rock & roll in the late '60s, they zealously performed traditional English folk. Both Ears and the Tail find the two of them performing a live, acoustic set from 1966. The material is traditional, with Carthy on guitar and vocals, and Swarbrick on fiddle and mandolin. This ... see all copies from $12.46! new only from $12.46!
4	No One Stands Alone (2002) more music like this by Blue Murder add to wishlist For those less versed in the folklore of traditional British music, Blue Murder is a loose gathering of the Watersons -- perhaps the most illustrious folk group in the Isles -- and Barry Coope, Jim Boyes, and Lester Simpson. Together, this supergroup creates something akin to a folk choir, emphasizing the big vocal sound as opposed to an ... see all copies from $17.23! new only from $17.23!
5	Troubadours of British Folk, Vol. 1: Unearthing the Tradition (1995) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist Rhino's Troubadours of British Folk series, encompassing three volumes, four decades, 49 songs, and almost as many performers, is a model genre retrospective. For those who want a representative collection of the style's highlights, it covers virtually all of the major performers and innovators of British folk, represented by their best-known (and ... see all copies from $49.30!
6	Prospect Before Us (1977) more music like this by The Albion Dance Band add to wishlist One thing is certain in this uncertain world -- you can trust Ashley Hutchings to do interesting things with various areas of British folk and rock music. In the case of the Albion Dance Band, under its various names, the focus was on mutating traditional English dance and folk music, which led to escapades involving traditional tunes, Morris ... see all copies from $14.38! new only from $14.38!
7	Best of Steeleye Span [EMI] (1984) more music like this by Steeleye Span add to wishlist see all copies from $7.22! new only from $7.22!
8	The Transports (1997) more music like this by Peter Bellamy add to wishlist Widely considered the late Peter Bellamy's masterwork, the 1977 ballad opera The Transports tells the true story of Henry Cabell and Susannah Holmes, a pair of English convicts transported to Australia in the 18th century, set to period instruments. To some, this might sound both precious and dreadfully dull; however, Bellamy was not only a ... see all copies from $14.00! new only from $14.00!
9	Martin Carthy (1965) more music like this by Martin Carthy add to wishlist Carthy's debut album rates a place alongside the album by Bob Dylan, as the debut work of a man who ultimately revolutionized folk music performance in England (Carthy is mentioned as an influence on the notes to Dylan's Freewheelin' album). This is Carthy's purest and simplest folk effort, an all-acoustic recording done in barely an afternoon ... see all copies from $12.46! new only from $12.46!
10	The Journey (2001) more music like this by Steeleye Span add to wishlist While Fairport Convention was busy transforming the art of reuniting former lineups into a way of life, Steeleye Span, fellow giants of the British folk-rock scene, tended to steer away from their old pals' act, preferring to continue plowing their unique furrow with as little nostalgic fanfare as possible. The one exception to this rule occurred ... see all copies from $16.85! new only from $21.95!
11	Shearwater [UK Bonus Tracks] (1972) more music like this by Martin Carthy add to wishlist Recorded in 1971, Shearwater was Martin Carthy's first album after leaving Steeleye Span, with whom he played folk-rock in his brief stint with the band in the early '70s. Shearwater's arrangements aren't similar to the full folk-rock ones Steeleye Span used, although Steeleye Span's Maddy Prior makes a guest vocal appearance on "Betsy Bell and ... see all copies from $6.18! new only from $9.25!
12	Storm Force Ten (1977) more music like this by Steeleye Span add to wishlist Due to the rapidly changing musical climate in 1977 this album was largely overlooked. Although never immensely popular, Steeleye Span were successful and still part of the establishment that many young, upstart acts like the Sex Pistols and Elvis Costello sought to topple. While Storm Force Ten should have marked a new beginning for the band -- ... see all copies from $4.85!
13	Acousticity: On Tour (1996) more music like this by The Albion Band add to wishlist see all copies from $16.09! new only from $16.09!
14	Plain Capers: Morris Dance Tunes from the Cotswolds [Bonus Tracks] (1976) more music like this by John Kirkpatrick add to wishlist Focusing on Morris Dance as practiced in the Cotswolds, John Kirkpatrick has here crafted an album of traditional Morris music without recourse to electrification (the ultimate curse of the Albion Band.) Energetic, entertaining and sometimes highly amusing, one of the best results of the '70s Morris boom in the U.K. Martin Carthy is among the ... see all copies from $12.46! new only from $12.46!
15	The Carthy Chronicles: A Journey Through the Folk Revival (2001) more music like this by Martin Carthy add to wishlist It would be far too easy to simply call this the definitive Martin Carthy compilation. Given its length -- four CDs plus a CD-ROM -- it would seem to cover all the high spots. In fact, it goes far deeper, looking at his career not chronologically, but splitting the albums into Classic Carthy, Carthy in Company, Carthy Contemporaries, and Child: ... see all copies from $43.58! new only from $43.58!
16	A Dark Light (2002) more music like this by Waterson:Carthy add to wishlist From the perky opener, "The Devil and the Farmer," you'd think this might be a typical Waterson:Carthy album, albeit with relatively new player Tim Van Eyken replacing Saul Rose. But then the clouds gather, and hang heavily over the disc, giving a much darker mood to the rest. That doesn't make it any worse than their previous records -- indeed, ... see all copies from $15.30! new only from $15.30!
17	Waterson:Carthy (1995) more music like this by Waterson:Carthy add to wishlist Waterson:Carthy's first, and probably starkest and most understated, album is a fine testament to the legacies that Martin Carthy and Norma Waterson have carved out for themselves over the years. As with most of their albums, the vocals are pretty equally split between Waterson, Carthy, and daughter Eliza Carthy, with all three combining in great ... see all copies from $12.46! new only from $12.46!
18	Fishes & Fine Yellow Sand (2004) more music like this by Waterson: Carthy add to wishlist The participants in Waterson: Carthy -- Norma Waterson, Martin Carthy, Eliza Carthy, and Tim Van Eyken -- are formidable folkies fully capable of holding their own as solo artists, so it's extra special when they pull their talent together for an album like Fishes & Fine Yellow Sand. The group occupies the same musical turf that Waterson and ... see all copies from $12.46! new only from $12.46!
19	Straws in the Wind (2006) more music like this by Martin Carthy/Dave Swarbrick add to wishlist Whenever Martin Carthy, perhaps Britain's most influential folk singer/guitarist of the modern era, and Dave Swarbrick, the renowned fiddler, team up -- as they've done on and off for four decades -- folk enthusiasts applaud loudly. The 2001 release Both Ears & the Tail was in fact a 1966 recording, preceding both Carthy's stint with Steeleye ... see all copies from $12.46! new only from $12.46!
20	Complete Brass Monkey (1993) more music like this by Brass Monkey add to wishlist A CD re-release of all the Brass Monkey material, it's thoroughly indispensible and is the one to buy. ~ Steve Winick, All Music Guide see all copies from $12.46! new only from $12.46!
21	Sound & Rumour (1999) more music like this by Brass Monkey add to wishlist The legendary English folk group reunited for Sound & Rumour, an inspirational album featuring the talents of Martin Carthy, Richard Cheetham, John Kirkpatrick, Howard Evans and Martin Brinsford. ~ Jenna Woolford, All Music Guide see all copies from $11.01! new only from $11.01!
22	But Two Came By (1968) more music like this by Martin Carthy add to wishlist Fans of Fairport Convention or Steeleye Span will find the clean, stripped down, spirited performances here a revelation: The beautiful, original "Lord of the Dance" (which transforms the Shaker hymn "Simple Gifts" into something wonderful in its own right), a delightfully ominous reading of "The White Hare," a lively "Banks of Sweet Primroses" ... see all copies from $12.46! new only from $12.46!
23	The Definitive Collection (2005) more music like this by Brass Monkey add to wishlist see all copies from $9.66! new only from $9.66!
24	Prince Heathen (1969) more music like this by Martin Carthy add to wishlist An astonishingly good album coming toward the end of Carthy's original partnership with Dave Swarbrick (they were to join the lineups of Fairport Convention and Steeleye Span, respectively, within a year). The singing is, as always, first rate, nowhere better than on the haunting a cappella songs "Salisbury Plain" and the nine-minute "Little ... see all copies from $12.46! new only from $12.46!
25	Collection [Topic] (1999) more music like this by Martin Carthy add to wishlist Unlike the Green Linnet collection, this focuses purely on Carthy's early albums, both alone and from his partnership with fiddler Dave Swarbrick. What's apparent, even from these relatively callow performances, is that from the beginning Carthy was a superb, and sometimes radical, interpreter of traditional songs, in addition to being a brilliant ... see all copies from $10.42! new only from $10.42!

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