The Pentangle

The song Light Flight is quite catchy actually.

I know that folk is an aquired taste, but as i like some folk metal bands like Cruachan, Enisferum and Bathory, i dont mind some folk.

their first six albums are all essential really, though I think the one I prefer is Reflections, because it's the most even in quality

You can find them all in min-lp format with bonus tracks (or varying interest) in the great boxet 

https://rateyourmusic.com/release/comp/the-pentangle/the-albums-1968-1972/

PENTANGLE was actually one of the first things I went after when I saw an used copy of the album in Santa Barbara, and thought that it might be nice if the cover was an indication.

At the time, a lot of the purchases we made (me, not the only one!) was done by cover and some of the material listed,

As much as I like them, and the fact that John Renbourn and Bert Jansch were there, they were not the only "folk" group that was doing some progressive things in England at all ... at about the same time, Robin Williamson, Mike Heron and Clive Palmer created The Incredible String Band, and their focus was the poetry and its possible staging, which a few years later got them to do a full piece on stage ("U"). Robin has stated that they were more interested in poetry and how it could fit in music, and their combination, along with what appears to have been a "commune", included a couple of ladies, that added an incredible touch to the music itself, although none of the ladies involved ever really got credit for their work, but when ... a few years later ... you hear their work in EARTH SPAN, you can see how incredibly well defined they became and how well they colored their music. The main/interesting connection here is ... JOE BOYD who ... yeah ... later but had his finger in the pot!

It's a VERY STRONG tradition in England, btw, and even Fairport Convention fits the mold by adding electric guitar to the mold even more. 

Very progressive time and place for music!

Robin Williamson also did an album with John Renbourn later (Wheel of Fortune) that apparently was nominated for a Grammy in America. 

Hi,

Yep, I did ... according to that other website, it was 1967 ... not earlier or 1968. It is possible, however that the album was later in America, though, since at that time it would have been an "import" before any record company would decide to release it in America.

I'll have to update the post .. thx

Pentangle's debut album was recorded February-March 1968, and released May 17, 1968. So the acid you were taking in 1967 must have been particularly strong.

Love their first 4 albums, but I would say Basket of Light is their strongest and most creative, followed by Cruel Sister.