I second the motion on Louis Killen! You can't go wrong with anything he's recorded, but for the purest Killen experience, his 1995 release "A Bonny Bunch: Traditional Songs From England, Scotland and Ireland" is a total gem. Soul singing at its finest. Peter Bellamy is another name to look for. The Mudcat's own Dan Milner has released two outstanding CDs of Irish and Irish-American songs. Richard Grainger, a singer and songwriter from the Northeast of England has recorded a very fine CD of traditional sea songs and his own penned songs which sound traditional. His recent CD "On Stormy Seas" is excellent, and grows better with each listening. Try John Roberts and Tony Barrand, who have been singing English folk songs together for many years. If you like sea songs, the already mentioned Louis Killen, A.L. Lloyd, and Ewan MacColl can't be beat. You might want to take up Dick Greenhaus's offer and call him. He could match you up with recordings that would interest you.

Happy hunting!

-chanteyranger