Best all-round English compilation album

Subject: RE: Best all-round English compilation album
From: Susanne (skw)
Date: 14 Jul 03 - 05:10 PM

It doesn't meet all of ooh-aah's requirements, but the album 'Voices' is one of my favourites, for both variety and talent.

Subject: RE: Best all-round English compilation album
From: GUEST,Steve
Date: 13 Jul 03 - 08:17 PM

refresh

Subject: RE: Best all-round English compilation album
From: fogie
Date: 11 Jul 03 - 12:44 PM

Maybe not the best- but interesting is the Free reed compilation.

Subject: RE: Best all-round English compilation album
From: Kevin Sheils
Date: 11 Jul 03 - 03:37 AM

Difficult one

For the proper old ones you need something from the voice of the people and for the rest something like the "acoustic folk box" or one of the many topic samplers called "the folk collection". I've had a quick scan through my "various artist" section on the CD shelves and can't find anything thta fits the bill in both areas so I'd suggest expanding to two CDs

go for The Voice of the People sampler Topic TSCD751 and the Voice of Folk Topic TSCD705 I think they are both reasonably mid priced to stretch to two CDs.

Of course you'll get a bit of Scottish and Irish (and quickly checking, Welsh) in there as well but borders are there to be crossed.

Subject: Best all-round English compilation album
From: ooh-aah
Date: 11 Jul 03 - 02:18 AM

If you were trying to introduce someone to English folk, which album would you choose? The album should have a fine spread of artists, preferably including some 'proper' old folks such as Fred Jordan or the Coppers, and above all should have as many real classic 'core' English songs, such as 'Lovely Joan' and 'Through Bushes and Through Briars'. The arrangements should be 'straight' - the 'core' songs have become so well known that it's quite difficult, I think, to find simple un-jazzed up versions of them. There should be a good mix of genres, (ie, sea-songs, work songs, protest, love and plain happy songs). Any ideas?