A very cheap and cheerful Folk compilation for you today. 50 tracks for a pound. It's a long time since I was at school but I think that equates to 2p per track. Most of them are worth it!
A bit of a who's who from the Folk world in the 60s and 70's including Ralph McTell, Davey Graham, Pentangle, the Dubliners, the Spinners and Mike & Lol Waterson.A mix of English, Scottish and Irish artists. No Welsh artists as far as I am aware but I'm happy to be proved wrong.
Released on the Disky label in 2000 it is part a series which includes Swing, Western Swing, Jukebox Blues and (God help us) Black Gospel.
Two from Disc 1 and two from Disc 2. You will all recognise the first song and maybe the second. The third is a song referencing the area of Glasgow where the Barrowlands now stands. We are staying in Glasgow for the last artist who is far more well known for another form of entertainment.
Ralph McTell -Streets of London
Gordon Giltrap -Won't You Stay Awhile Suzanne
Hamish Imlach - The Calton Weaver
Billy Connolly - A Little Bit of Your Time
There is an As Good As It Gets Doo Wop
ReplyDeletethere are, of course, better Doo Wop compilations available
DeleteIndeed - and probably better folk compilations although for 2p a track I musn't grumble
DeleteWhat a great find and how great to have a Billy Connolly track included, although having listened to it I would have to say his comedy was of a higher quality than his singing, but then again, when it came to the 'stories', he was unsurpassed.
ReplyDeleteThere are actually two with the other being with The Humblebums alongside Gerry Rafferty
DeleteDitto Alyson's comment on BC's singing - good thing he concentrated on his day job and Gerry went on to such great heights
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