acid-folk/folk singer/songwritter for prog fan?

 

 

Or Fairport Convention...

 

 

But if I missed the comments, it's worth a second mention.

 

 

And remember that the guitarist on that piece is Richard Thompson. The singer? ... the late Sandy Denny, which I mentioned earlier.

 

It was, at the time, a very "acid'ified" (as in psychedelic) version of the song and I can tell you that this sounded absolutely magnificent under the influence when I first heard it ... it still is, to this day, one of the prettiest things ever recorded. and a true example of "progressive" that even this site can not acknowledge properly.

 

And Richard, during this time, and then when he was doing this with his wife Linda, were tearing things up very roughly with really hard and jagged guitar stuff, that makes most players today look like kids learning their chords and just using an effect to make it sound better!

 

Give it a good ear ... a really good ear!

 

And then go listen to the original version folk song ... you'll go ... oh wow ... ohh my gawd!

 

When you get tired of that also grab Sandy's version of "The Quiet Joys of Brotherhood" ... and then go listen to the original by one of the Farinas ... another folksie in America that is never heard or given any credit but were a part of the "psychedelic" scene at the time with their own music.

 

Gives a different meaning to the word and thought ... progressive! And you don't even need to get stoned to hear that! But I enjoyed some amazing mescaline listening to Reynardine and many other things that night (Joe Cocker, KC, Chicago ... ).