June Tabor is an English folk musician who has been active in the music scene since 1972. Tabor was notably influenced by Anne Briggs, an English folk singer who was active mostly…
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The Fernweh – The Fernweh (2018)
The Fernweh is a modern psychedelic folk band from Liverpool, England. The idea for the group first came about in 2007, though their first (and only album thus far) wasn’t released until…
Trembling Bells – Carbeth (2009)
Trembling Bells was a Scottish folk rock group that was formed in 2008 and based in Glasgow, until the band ultimately split up in 2018. After about 10 years together, the band…
A.L. Lloyd – The Foggy Dew and Other Traditional (1956/2012)
Tonight I’m going to be listening to The Foggy Dew and Other Traditional English Love Songs (1956) by A.L. Lloyd featuring Alf Edwards. A.L. Lloyd has been noted as an influential figure…
Anne Briggs – Anne Briggs (1971)
Anne Briggs is an English folk musician who was mostly active from 1963 to 1973, though she was also briefly active in 1990 and 1993, at least according to her Wikipedia page….
Trader Horne – Morning Way (1970)
Trader Horne was a British folk duo comprised of Jackie McAuley, a former keyboard player and vocalist in Them, and Judy Dyble, the former lead vocalist of Fairport Convention. Though the group…
Tia Blake – Folksongs & Ballads (1971)
Christiana Elizabeth Wallman, also known by her stage name, Tia Blake, was an American singer/songwriter, and later a freelance writer. Wallman passed away in 2015 at the age of 63, but has…