Trees' 'On The Shore' was for many years an unjustly neglected folk-rock gem. Commands silly money on Ebay these days.

The Dransfields' 'Lord Of All I Behold' tends not to be as highly regarded as 'Rout Of The Blues' - unfairly, I think.

The Albion Band's soundtrack to 'Lark Rise To Candleford' is one of the best combinations of music and spoken word I've heard, but then I saw the stage production.

Matt Molloy's first solo LP (with Donal Lunny) is a masterclass not just in flute playing but also in accompaniment.

I learnt loads from Happy Traum's 'Relax Your Mind', not least because of the tab booklet included.

Bert Jansch's 'Rosemary Lane' was probably the Bertest of all his albums.

Alan Stivell's 'Chemins De Terre', 'A L'Olympia', 'E Langonned' and 'Renaissance Of The Celtic Harp'.

Packie Byrne and Bonnie Shaljean's 'The Half Door'.

Christy Moore, 'The Iron Behind The Velvet'. Great tunes as well as songs. By the way, has no-one mentioned Planxty and The Bothy Band?

All the Five Hand Reel albums, as well as 'No More Forever', 'Kist O' Gold' and 'Coppers And Brass'.

'Cruel Sister' by Pentangle.

'Solid Air' by John Martyn.