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Bill the Collie Fantasy Folk Music Collection (30) RE: Fantasy Folk Music Collection 21 Oct 04

There's some lovely old, collected, stuff from what was the School of Scottish Studies at Edinburgh University. Try their "Scottish Tradition" series on Greentrax, e.g.:
"Bothy Ballads" (CDTRAX9001) and
"The Muckle Sangs" [i.e The Big Songs or classic ballads] (CDTRAX9005).

You'll find wonders like Jeannie Robertson, Jimmy McBeath, Jane Turriff, Lizzie Higgins, Jamie Taylor etc.

I appreciate that some people may find the older traditional singers a wee bit difficult as they tend to be raw and unpolished, but give them a chance and a bit of time and you may find you will be rewarded.

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