Enth.: "Britische Folk-Musik war immer präsent und Bands und Musiker aus den 60er Jahren haben sich kontinuierlich weiterentwickelt und die Musik des 19. Jahrhunderts am Leben gehalten. Das beweist diese Doppel-CD mit Künstlern wie Fairport Convention, Magna Carta, Albion Band und vielen anderen mehr. " (jpc)
Tracks
Disc 1
1 Fairport Convention: The wood and the fire
2 Magna Carta: Two old friends
3 Phil Beer: The blind fiddler
4 Shirley Collins: Turpin hero
5 Ewan MacColl: The black velvet band
6 Audrey Coppard: Hares on the mountain
7 Johnny Handle: The collier lad
8 Amazing Blondel: Fools gold
9 Bob Davenport & The Rakes: Hot asphalt
10 The Albion Band: Speed the plough
11 Ric Sanders: A lifetime's love
12 Matt McGinn: My uncle Dan
13 Rainbow Chasers: The river's tale
14 Little Johnny England: Cutthroats, crooks and conmen
15 Greedy landlord
16 A. L. Lloyd: The foggy dew
17 Steve Benbow: I don't mind if I do
18 Andy Steele: The devil I know
19 Johnny Handle: Stottin' doon the wall
20 Ian Campbell: The peat-bog soldiers
Disc 2
1 Shirley Collins: Sweet England
2 Fairport Convention: Travelling by steam
3 Cyril Tawney: On a monday morning
4 The Albion Band: Jacob's well
5 Ewan MacColl: Whiskey in the jar
6 A. L. Lloyd: Maggie Mae
7 Hanging tree
8 Keith Christmas: Timeless and strange
9 Audrey Coppard: The trees are getting high
10 The Albion Dance Band: Tavern in the town
11 Mary Jane: Twa corbies
12 Trevor Lucas: The sun never shines on the poor
13 Enoch Kent: The man in charge of the knob
14 Stan Kelly: Liverpool town
15 Jeannie Robertson: When I was noo but sweet sixteen
16 Phil Beer: Gypsy moth
17 Alan Rogerson: The college valley hunt
18 The Liverpool Spinners: John Peel
19 Matt McGinn: My father was a born hebrew
20 Fairport Convention: Red and gold