Folk
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Graeme2 
Just what I've heard so far and like. Because of where I'm from it's heavy on UK and especially North East. Songs about coal and sea, woods and soil. And dead lovers. Oh, and milk white steeds. Will have to make this one per artist to represent more.
Some very good compilations I have that started me listening to this stuff are Bob Stanley's Gather in the Mushrooms/Early Morning Hush, Andy Votel's Folk Is Not A Four Letter Word 1 & 2, Mark Pritchard's Feel The Spirit. Though as the chart shows, I am getting into more trad sounds.
A couple of books that would fit nice on your shelf of folk vinyl would be "new penguin book of English folk songs" and Bob Copper's "A song for every season".
- Chart updated: 02/15/2026 09:45
- (Created: 02/17/2015 19:24).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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1974
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1972
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[First added to this chart: 02/17/2015]
[First added to this chart: 02/18/2015]
Year of Release:
1969
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8,583
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Folk composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1950s | 4 | 4% | |
| 1960s | 28 | 28% | |
| 1970s | 38 | 38% | |
| 1980s | 7 | 7% | |
| 1990s | 5 | 5% | |
| 2000s | 11 | 11% | |
| 2010s | 6 | 6% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Shirley Collins | 3 | 3% | |
| Martin Hayes And Dennis Cahill | 2 | 2% | |
| Nick Drake | 2 | 2% | |
| Steeleye Span | 2 | 2% | |
| Fairport Convention | 2 | 2% | |
| John Renbourn | 2 | 2% | |
| Bob Dylan | 2 | 2% | |
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Folk chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 10th to 11thEnglish Shepherd And Farming Songs by Bob And Ron Copper |
| Down 1 from 11th to 12thBagpuss: The Songs & Music by John Faulkner & Sandra Kerr |
| Down 1 from 12th to 13thFrost And Fire: A Calendar Of Ritual And Magical Songs by The Watersons |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 12/14/2020 14:18 | Guigou | 48 | 77/100 | |
| 01/08/2019 21:57 | DJENNY | 4,337 | 100/100 | |
| 11/30/2018 12:24 |  Dankel | 175 | 84/100 | |
| 10/24/2018 19:41 |  craola | 217 | 96/100 | |
| 02/06/2017 13:58 | Norman Bates | 150 | 96/100 |
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From Dankel 11/30/2018 12:25 | #225919
Dankel 11/30/2018 12:25 | #225919
Very interesting chart - definitely going to have a browse through and listen to some of these albums
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From craola 10/24/2018 19:41 | #223274
craola 10/24/2018 19:41 | #223274
perfect. i needed research material for my celtic folk chart.
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From Norman Bates 02/06/2017 13:59 | #184995
Norman Bates 02/06/2017 13:59 | #184995
Splendid!
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From Graeme2 07/29/2016 21:04 | #171949
Graeme2 07/29/2016 21:04 | #171949
Cheers jim. Aye get stuck in mate. I'll be adding more shepherd's singing accapella soon.
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From Jimmy Dread 07/26/2016 18:02 | #171850
Jimmy Dread 07/26/2016 18:02 | #171850
Folkin' great, this...
Some awesome LPs on this list fella, including a fair bit I'm not familiar with. Looking forward to giving some of your loves a spin (and more than likely nicking for me own folk chart)!
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