Fairport Convention’s “Liege and Lief”
This article is actually the first chapter of an unwritten book, so it may feel introductory rather than informative. A few years ago, a well-known music book imprint put a […]
Tag Archives: folk-rock
10 More Essential British 1970s folk-rock albums
This is a follow-up to the very popular post on 12 Essential British 1970s Folk-Rock albums. The genre was not as big and popular as it should be, so with […]
10 of the best albums of the late 1960s, Vol. 1
The late sixties is arguably the most famous and fecund time in the history of popular music. Just think about all the legends who started their careers, and how many […]
TWO WINGS – A Wake (2014)
OK, so I put these mp3s into iTunes and pressed play. My first reaction was What the fuck is this? My second reaction was, OK, this is interesting, it’ll go […]
OYSTERBAND – Diamonds on the Water (2014) The return of folk-rock’s royalty
Oysterband is worth a long and involved discussion of its discography at some point, but for now, they’ve got a brand new album out, which is a source of great […]
10 Essential post-1990 British folk-rock albums
And now for the third of my little set of recommendations for the best of British folk-rock. The first one covered the seventies, the second the eighties. The third covers […]
12 Essential British 1980s folk-rock albums
I’ve learned as I age that the eighties were not actually the musical wasteland us nineties kids disparagingly thought. Horrible gated snare drums, feathered mullets and pastels aside, there was […]
12 Essential British 1970s folk-rock albums
I do need to write more about my enduring passion for British folk-rock and electric folk. So what better way to take care of some business than a list! An […]
HORSLIPS – The Man Who Built America (1978) The new wave of Irish soul
Horslips is a band that once held a dominant place in the Irish music scene. And now, even today you still won’t find an Irish person who doesn’t know of […]
A new road: the folk-rock trilogy of JETHRO TULL
Jethro Tull. The name is familiar to millions of rock fans, but the music is probably not as familiar as it should be (“Aqualung” excepted). We’re talking here about a […]
Make Your Own Taste 