Folk Off! Pastoral Perfection for Pixie People
by 
Jimmy Dread 
A very personal ping-pong affair around folk in all its many wonderful guises - from trad to the folkiest of folk-rock, to folk-prog and a little American Primitivism, to what some bright spark decided to coin 'New Weird America'. Don't start splitting hairs about which of the listed is folk and which isn't (simple answer - it all is), although you might notice a slightly more trad-folk flavour to this list than in something like Norm's wonderful "Normlore" chart, to which this is a distant cousin separated by a mere 19 miles of water between Dover and Calais. Bon voyage, mes amies. Jimmy, May 2019
- Chart updated: 04/24/2026 11:15
- (Created: 05/11/2014 19:54).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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PERFECT FOR... everything really. Just perfect, full stop.
[First added to this chart: 06/04/2016]
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1971
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PERFECT FOR... A meander through the beautiful countryside around the Cambridgeshire/Lincolnshire/Norfolk border area, where ears of corn flutter gently in the breeze as you gaze upon miles and miles of open field with your ill-fitting duffle coat keeping you shielded from the elements.
[First added to this chart: 05/12/2014]
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PERFECT FOR... sitting round the campfire with your good lady/gentleman and practicing sumptuous harmonies whilst toasting marshmallows.
[First added to this chart: 05/12/2014]
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PERFECT FOR... An inter-railing trip around the East coast of England with your feet up on the chair in front of you, drifting away in bliss before the guard nudges you and has a go at making marks on the upholstery
[First added to this chart: 10/28/2017]
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PERFECT FOR... Out-of-season carol singing along the North Devon coast, where they've got this wonderful rustic steam railway and then down the road in Minehead the best collection of pinball tables in the whole of the West Country.
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PERFECT FOR... Tempting our woodland friends (you know, shrews and that kind of thing) out of their habitats in order to present them all manner of treats, gifts and a hearty supply of berries and fruit to keep them warm throughout a bitter Hebridean winter.
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1970
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PERFECT FOR... Standing in the wind, staring in wonderment at the vast expense of Rutland Water with shivers down your spine caused by a combination of awe and the rather inclement weather
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PERFECT FOR... an intimate basement concert, likely somewhere in a northern mining town where the soot that once emanated from the collieries has left a blackened hue over everything in sight, from the top of the tennis ball factory down to the swings in the local park
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PERFECT FOR... remembering how gorgeous your Mum was, then noticing a white moth fluttering by.
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2015
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PERFECT FOR... A drive from Deeside to Holyhead along the A55, taking in all the beauty North Wales has to offer (and a fair few lay-bys where you can grab a crafty snout).
[First added to this chart: 03/21/2016]
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Folk Off! Pastoral Perfection for Pixie People composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1960s | 24 | 24% | |
| 1970s | 45 | 45% | |
| 1980s | 2 | 2% | |
| 1990s | 3 | 3% | |
| 2000s | 17 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 7 | 7% | |
| 2020s | 1 | 1% |
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| Various Artists | 2 | 2% | |
| Pentangle | 1 | 1% | |
| Meg Baird / Helena Espvall / Sharron Kraus | 1 | 1% | |
| Fresh Maggots | 1 | 1% | |
| Karen Dalton | 1 | 1% | |
| The Sallyangie | 1 | 1% | |
| Jackson C. Frank | 1 | 1% | |
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BestEverAlbums 06/06/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5335): By Jimmy Dread
BestEverAlbums 06/06/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5335): By Jimmy Dread“Today's chart of the day Folk Off! Pastoral Perfection for Pixie People by () 1. Bryter Layter by Nick Drake (1971) 2. Stargazer by Shelagh McDonald (1971) 3. Morning Way by Trader Horne (1970) 4. Cruel Sister by Pentangle (1970) 5. Frost And Fire: A Calendar Of Ritual And Magical Songs by The…”
View forum post →From BestEverAlbums 01/10/2019 09:00 in Chart of the day (#2636): By Jimmy Dread
BestEverAlbums 01/10/2019 09:00 in Chart of the day (#2636): By Jimmy Dread“Today's chart of the day Folk Off! Pastoral Perfection for Pixie People by Jimmy Dread () 1. Bryter Layter by Nick Drake (1971) 2. Stargazer by Shelagh McDonald (1971) 3. Teulu Yncl Sam by Sidan (1975) 4. The Blue Trees by Gorky's Zygotic Mynci (2000) 5. Morning Way by Trader Horne (1970) 6. Frost…”
View forum post →From BestEverAlbums 04/27/2018 08:00 in Chart of the day (#2378): By Jimmy Dread
BestEverAlbums 04/27/2018 08:00 in Chart of the day (#2378): By Jimmy Dread“Today's chart of the day Folk Off! Pastoral Perfection for Pixie People by Jimmy Dread () 1. Bryter Layter by Nick Drake (1971) 2. Stargazer by Shelagh McDonald (1971) 3. Teulu Yncl Sam by Sidan (1975) 4. The Blue Trees by Gorky's Zygotic Mynci (2000) 5. Morning Way by Trader Horne (1970) 6. Frost…”
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ForegroundNoise 01/10/2019 13:03 | #229449
ForegroundNoise 01/10/2019 13:03 | #229449
Absolutely fantastic chart brimming with some personal favourite of mine; I ran a folk radio show (named What the Folk??: Ballads From A Thin Man) at my uni last year and used this chart as for recommendations. The 'perfect for' descriptors is a lovely touch too ... great stuff! (Edited)
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LedZep TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/29/2018 15:30 | #213879
LedZep TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/29/2018 15:30 | #213879
@Jimmy Dread lol I even ctrl+f-ed it, guess I misspelt. Fantastic LP. Another thing just came to my mind, Willard Grant Conspiracy's Let It Roll, it's more like americana/folk stuff but great nonetheless. Check it if you haven't already.
I'll say it once again though, great idea and chart :) (Edited)
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LedZep TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/27/2018 11:28 | #213749
LedZep TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/27/2018 11:28 | #213749
Effing cool. Very personal and honest and eccentric. I’d recommend Forest by a band called Forest, it’s what I imagine “Pixie people” would listen to lol
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Jimmy Dread TOP 100 COMMENTER 03/22/2016 06:42 | #162338
Jimmy Dread TOP 100 COMMENTER 03/22/2016 06:42 | #162338
@mydearsuede the lack of anything outside Europe/US is more due to ignorance on my part than any deliberate attempt to exclude them. But in all honesty my love of 'folk' is something intrinsically linked to my love of nature, my adoration of the beautiful British countryside (which I'm fortunate enough to see virtually every day on my travels for work) and my slight Pagan leanings, so more than likely unless there's a Ghanian or Chinese LP about Morris Dancing or at the very least contains a tale about a sailor coming back from a 5 year voyage to find his wife's been shagging around and now has an ingrowing toenail or something it won't have registered on Jim's folkie barometer yet.
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jhuik TOP 100 COMMENTER 06/02/2016 11:09 | #167574
jhuik TOP 100 COMMENTER 06/02/2016 11:09 | #167574
Great title. And you've got Jose Gonzalez in there. I'll have to check out some of the many I've never heard of. Thanks.
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