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Originally posted by someone_else someone_else wrote:

To mention a few:

Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick (UK, 1972)
Carmen - Dancing on a Cold Wind (UK, 1974)
Harmonium - Si On Avait Besoin d'un Cinqième Saison (CAN, 1975)
Clannad - Dúlamán (IRL, 1975)
Horslips - The Book of Invasions (IRL, 1977)
Tim Buckley - Lorca (USA, 1970)
Camelias Garden - You Have a Chance (IT, 2013)
Iona - The Book of Kells (UK, 1992)
Pentangle - Cruel Sister (UK, 1970)
Fairport Convention - Liege and Lief (UK, 1969)

Outside the niche:
Andy Irvine - Rainy Sundays ... Windy Dreams (IRL, 1980)
Nick Drake - Bryter Layter (UK, 1970), not to mention his other albums
Planxty - Cold Blow and the Rainy Night (IRL, 1974)
Bothy Band - Out od the Wind - Into the Sun (IRL, 1977)
Laïs - Dorothea (BE, 2000)


  Love Tim Buckley, too.  Favourite LP is Goodbye and Hello 1967
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"Classic" Era (so many to choose from!):
Ptarmigan Ptarmigan
Flairck Variaties op een Dame
Flairck Gevecht Met De Engel
Mike Oldfield Hergest Ridge
Anthony Phillips The Geese and The Ghost
Harmonium Si on avait besoin d'une cinquième saison
Alan Stivell Renaissance of the Celtic Harp
Shakti Natural Elements
Spirogyra St. Radigunds
Spirogyra Bells, Boots and Shambles
Eden Erwartung
Strawbs Ghosts
Hoelderlin Hölderlin's Traum
Fotheringay Fotheringay
Bröselmaschine Bröselmaschine
The Pentangle Basket of Light
The Pentangle Solomon's Seal
The Roches Keep on Doing
John Martyn One World
Bruce Cockburn Circles in the Stream

Modern:
Corde Oblique A Hail of Bitter Almonds
Corde Oblique Per le strade repetute
Corde Oblique The Stones of Naples
Faun Eden
Faun Renaissance
Faun Luna
Iona Open Sky
Iona The Circling Hour
Tirill Said the Sun to the Moon
Tirill Um Himinjǫður
The Moulettes The Bear's Revenge
The Moulettes Preternatural
Midlake Antiphon
Midlake Trials of Van Occupanther
Espers II
Aalto Ikaro
Amarok Quentadharken
Fauns Awaiting the Sun
Vox Vulgaris The Shape of Medieval Music to Come
Needlepoint Walking Up That Valley
Ciccada Harvest
North Sea Radio Orchestra I a Moon
Steve Unruh Precipice
Uzva Uoma
Gadi Caplan Morning Sun
Jack O' The Clock Repetitions of the New City, Part I



Edited by BrufordFreak - December 16 2021 at 06:13
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (1) Thanks(1)   Quote David_D Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 15 2021 at 16:41
Originally posted by Snicolette Snicolette wrote:

  With the "rock," designation, I made sure there was a useage of electric instruments.  

By the way, I hope, it wasn't too much trouble for you. Smile
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Would the first LP by The Roches qualify?  

Amazing cast including Bob Fripp, Tony Levin & Larry Fast! 
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Snicolette Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 15 2021 at 17:08
Originally posted by David_D David_D wrote:

Originally posted by Snicolette Snicolette wrote:

  With the "rock," designation, I made sure there was a useage of electric instruments.  

By the way, I hope, it wasn't too much trouble for you. Smile
  Not at all!  :)  
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Originally posted by Cosmiclawnmower Cosmiclawnmower wrote:

I'm not going to do a list (bucket loads of fantastic stuff already mentioned) but i am going to bang the drum (again!!) for the remarkable Mr Fox who's two lps from 1970 and 1971 really created something special.


Mr Fox is great.  I LOVE "mendel"...so creepy and hypnotic
I also really like their take on "Rip Van Winkle"
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Originally posted by Saperlipopette! Saperlipopette! wrote:

Very few of these actually «rock» (but they do "folk"), which is part of the reason I like them:

Incredible String Band - The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter
Comus - First Utterance
Extradition - Hush
Hölderlin - Hölderlins Traum
Pearls Before Swine - The Use of Ashes
Pentangle - Cruel Sister
Ragnarok - Ragnarok
Roy Harper - Stormcock
Spirogyra - St.Radiguns
Arbete Och Fritid - Andra LP
Woven Hand - Consider The Birds
Jethro Tull  - Benefit
Perry Leopold - Christian Lucifer
Continuum - Continuum
Nya Ljudbolaget - Nya Ljudbolaget
Strawbs - From The Witchwood
Kolinda -  Kolinda 2
Kapela Ze Wsi Warszawa - Wiosna Ludu
Catherine Ribeiro + 2Bis - Catherine Ribeiro + 2Bis
Bridget St. John - Songs for the Gentle Man
Zeit - Un giorno in una piazza mediterranea
Dulcimer - And I Turned As I Had As a Boy
John Renbourn Group - The Enchanted Garden
Linda Perhacs - Parallelograms
Merit Hemmingson - Huvva!
Robbie Băsho - Visions Of The Country
Susan Christie - Paint a Lady
Trader Horne - Morning Way
Turid - Bilder
Veronique Chalot -  À L'Entrée Du Temps Clair

It is so good to see Dulcimer's "And I Turned As I Had As a Boy" get a mention. That really is for me at the top of any folk prog list.

It is also great to see Clannad get so many mentions. I love that group so much it hurts sometimes.

Whether I would consider them prog...hmm...I don't know, but who cares as long as they're being appreciated.
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Jethro Tull - Songs from the Woods/Heavy Horses
Fairport Convention - Liege & Lief
Roy Harper - Stormcock
Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left
The Waterboys - Fisherman's Blues
Harmonium - Si on avait besoin d'une cinquième saison
Pentangle - A Basket of Light
Fleet Foxes - S/T Debut
The Decemberists - The Crane Wife
Iron & Wine - Our Endless Numbered Days
Love - Forever Changes
Richard Thompson - Henry the Human Fly
The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Snicolette Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 15 2021 at 17:45
Just an appreciation for those participating here.  Wonderful additions by everyone!
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote kenethlevine Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 15 2021 at 18:19
Originally posted by Sean Trane Sean Trane wrote:

working by elimination from the two big lists above, but I'm sure I forget a few.

Broselmaschine - Broselmaschine - Germany 1971
Comus - First Utterance - UK 1971
Congreso - Pajaros De Arcila - Chile 1984
Emtidi - Saat - Germany 1972
Fuchsia - Fuchsia - UK 1971
Gryphon - Midnight Mushrumps - UK 1974
Harmonium - Les cinq saisons - Canada 1975
Hoelderlin - Hoelderlins Traum - Germany 1971
Jan Dukes de Grey - Mice and Rats in the Loft - UK 1971
Jethro Tull - Songs from the Wood - UK 1977
Lisker - Lisker - Spain 1979
Pentangle - Basket of Light - UK 1969
Ragnarök - Ragnarök - Sweden 1976
Saint Just - Saint Just - Italy 1972
Spirogyra - Bells, Boots and Shambles - UK 1972
Witthuser and Westrupp - Trips Und Traume - Germany 1971
Itoiz - Ezekiel
Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick
Perry Leopold - Christian Lucifer
Pererin - Haul ar Y Eira
Strawbs - Witchwood
Carol of Harvest - s/t
Dead Can Dance - Aion
L'Engoulevent - L'Ile ou Vivent les Loups
Fresh Maggots - s/t
Garolou - Garolou (Lougarou)
Haizea - Hontz Gaua
Holderlin - Traum
Los Jaivas - Alturas de Machu..
Jan Dukes de Grey - Rats and Mice in the Loft
Pears Before Swine - Use of Ashes
Pentangle - Reflection
Pierrot Lunaire - s/t
Bob Theil - so far
Tir Na Nog - Tear and a Smile.
Woven Hand - Mosaic
Add one Drake, one Martyn, one Stewart, one Harper, etc...


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Watching this with interest as I need to do my own list soon. I would include Witthuser & Westrupp's "Trips + Traume" which I consider more Folk than Krautrock.
Glad to see Ian mention Jack O The Clock who will be included for sure.


Edited by Mellotron Storm - December 15 2021 at 18:47
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Originally posted by cstack3 cstack3 wrote:

Would the first LP by The Roches qualify?  

Amazing cast including Bob Fripp, Tony Levin & Larry Fast! 

I think, that's for you to decide.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote cstack3 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 15 2021 at 23:28
Originally posted by David_D David_D wrote:

Originally posted by cstack3 cstack3 wrote:

Would the first LP by The Roches qualify?  

Amazing cast including Bob Fripp, Tony Levin & Larry Fast! 

I think, that's for you to decide.

Sounds like progressive folk-rock to my ears!  Lovely Bob Fripp solo!  


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Originally posted by cstack3 cstack3 wrote:

Would the first LP by The Roches qualify?  

Amazing cast including Bob Fripp, Tony Levin & Larry Fast! 

RYM classify it as Folk Pop and Contemporary Folk, and I guess, I won't disagree. Smile
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Lindisfarne were maybe a little bit on the 'Pop' side of Folk Rock but i love those early lps.. And Alan Hull was such a fantastic writer, singer and all great character.. we lost someone special when he passed..

An off shoot of Lindisfarne were Jack the lad and the 'Old Straight Track' lp is amazing!!
The Old Straight Track by Jack The Lad on Amazon Music - Amazon.co.uk


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Originally posted by Hugh Manatee Hugh Manatee wrote:

It is so good to see Dulcimer's "And I Turned As I Had As a Boy" get a mention. That really is for me at the top of any folk prog list.
Yes, its a beautiful treasure.

+ I also love Trees - both of their albums (one of the very few folkrock-bands that actually rocks quite well) & also The Trees Community - The Christ Tree
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Originally posted by Hewitt Hewitt wrote:

 

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Originally posted by Snicolette Snicolette wrote:


Gordon Lightfoot “Gord’s Gold”  1975



Presumably includes The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald? Includes some of the best lyrics I've ever heard. Clap
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Not a genre I'm big on but I do love the album Steeleye Span put out a few years called Dirty Rotten b*****ds.
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Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

Originally posted by Snicolette Snicolette wrote:


Gordon Lightfoot “Gord’s Gold”  1975



Presumably includes The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald? Includes some of the best lyrics I've ever heard. Clap
  Actually, it doesn't, that was recorded the year after.  Certainly a huge hit and a fine song.
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