Mine in no particular order
Davy Graham
Bert Jansch
Nick Drake
Levellers
Who's your favourite folk musician?
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Re: Who's your favourite folk musician?
Planxty
Chieftains
Fureys and Davey Arthur
Christie Moore
Bothy band
Seth Lakeman
Levellers
Albion Band (and all it's members individually)
Richard Thompson
Incredible String Band
and many more - it's too late at night to think straight!
Chieftains
Fureys and Davey Arthur
Christie Moore
Bothy band
Seth Lakeman
Levellers
Albion Band (and all it's members individually)
Richard Thompson
Incredible String Band
and many more - it's too late at night to think straight!
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Re: Who's your favourite folk musician?
This week I am mostly listening to Waterson:Carthy!
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Re: Who's your favourite folk musician?
http://www.seizetheday.org/ Theo and Shannon are awesome
Re: Who's your favourite folk musician?
Good question!
Seth Lakeman
3 Daft monkey's
Levellers
The Imagined Village (do they count?)
Martyn Bennet
Kate Rusby
and probably loads more coz I can't choose an absolute favourite really.
Seth Lakeman
3 Daft monkey's
Levellers
The Imagined Village (do they count?)
Martyn Bennet
Kate Rusby
and probably loads more coz I can't choose an absolute favourite really.
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Re: Who's your favourite folk musician?
By far and a way - Show of Hands
also
Kate Rusby
also
Kate Rusby
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Re: Who's your favourite folk musician?
Tom Paxton. I blame my dad.
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Re: Who's your favourite folk musician?
Only restricted to ten? Let's see...
John Wright (I know he's dead but I just love his stuff)
Cyril Tawney -ditto-
Show of Hands (their earlier stuff)
Donal Lunny
Allan Taylor
Martin Carthy (& Liza, I'll sneak that one as an extra as they're related)
Keelers
Christy Moore
Nic Jones
Dan McKinnon (Canadian and not so well known in the UK, he's wonderful)
OK, so now you've set me off I will be going through our box of CDs to see what we have...
John Wright (I know he's dead but I just love his stuff)
Cyril Tawney -ditto-
Show of Hands (their earlier stuff)
Donal Lunny
Allan Taylor
Martin Carthy (& Liza, I'll sneak that one as an extra as they're related)
Keelers
Christy Moore
Nic Jones
Dan McKinnon (Canadian and not so well known in the UK, he's wonderful)
OK, so now you've set me off I will be going through our box of CDs to see what we have...
Re: Who's your favourite folk musician?
Buddy mondblock
Beth Neilsen chapman
caty curtis
Jory Nash
chuck brodsky
John Gorka
Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer
David Munyon
Jeff Black
and many many more.
Surprised Bob Dylan hasn't got a mention yet.
Edited to add Tom pacheco.
Beth Neilsen chapman
caty curtis
Jory Nash
chuck brodsky
John Gorka
Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer
David Munyon
Jeff Black
and many many more.
Surprised Bob Dylan hasn't got a mention yet.
Edited to add Tom pacheco.
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Re: Who's your favourite folk musician?
No matter how much you push the envelope, it'll still be stationery
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Re: Who's your favourite folk musician?
Im a big Kate rusby fan also love, maddy prior and abbey lathe brilliant 
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Re: Who's your favourite folk musician?
What about Vin Garbut Russ? He's from your neck of the woods and should definitely be on my list.
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Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage. Anais Nin
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Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage. Anais Nin
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Re: Who's your favourite folk musician?
In no particular order:
Watersons
Dave Swarbrick
June Tabor
Eliza Carthy
MW
Watersons
Dave Swarbrick
June Tabor
Eliza Carthy
MW
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Re: Who's your favourite folk musician?
Far too many to pick favourites, but at the moment, I'm really digging Julie Fowlis, Emily Smith, and the Salsa Celtica Big Band.
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Re: Who's your favourite folk musician?
The 3 Daft Monkeys played at our wedding. They are friends of ours and we love them and their musicSusiwaa wrote:Good question!
Seth Lakeman
3 Daft monkey's
Levellers
The Imagined Village (do they count?)
Martyn Bennet
Kate Rusby
and probably loads more coz I can't choose an absolute favourite really.
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