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Thread #106138   Message #2189726
Posted By: GUEST,Richard
09-Nov-07 - 08:44 AM
Thread Name: Top 5's - go on you know you want to
Subject: Top 5's - go on you know you want to
I'm sure you've had all this before, but off the top of your head, What are your top 5 folk albums and folk songs of all time?

My starter for 10

albums:
Nic Jones - Penguin Eggs
Fotheringay - Fotheringay
Andy Irvine and Paul Brady - Andy Irvine and Paul Brady
A L Lloyd - Leviathan
Planxty - Planxty

songs:
Banks of the Nile - Fotheringay
Lakes of Pontchartrain - Paul Brady (original version!)
Ballad of St Anne's Reel - The Dubliners
Spancil Hill - Far Tulla
The Trees They Do Grow High - Martin Carthy