Who's your favourite folk musician?

[noplasticbags]

Depends on your definition. Billy Bragg has already had a mention (BB is God!!), but I like the nu-folk. Laura Marling and Mumford & Sons got me through the winter! - strangely I don't listen to some much in the summer as I like the peace and listening to the birds in the garden, (Please prove how nice you all are and don't shoot me down , I know there is great debate as to whether the new stuff counts)

[Green Aura]

I would have thought that folk music by definition is an ongoing process so I don't have old/new divisions. There's just some I like and some I don't

Recently been listening to Bellowhead.

[locum76]

Nuala Kennedy.

[indy]

Lady Winwoods Maggot

[celticmyth]

Just noticed this thread :-)
seth lakeman
oysterband
bellowhead
jim moray
the watersons
imagined village
shirley collins
bob fox
vashti bunyan
nick jones
shame i'm only allowed 10 :-(

[Stonehead]

Try Ronnie Gilbert's 1950s recordings of:

House of the Rising Sun

Spanish is a Loving Tongue

Simply beautiful.

[sleepyowl]

discovered the delights of The Pierces 13 Love Songs, dark folk, although there earlier stuff is rubbish

[clanpowell]

Bert Jansch died today from lung cancer. Possibly the greatest acoustic guitarist ever and inspiration to many famous guitarists such as Jimmy Page and Johnny Marr and many more not so famous like me. I thought I'd mention it here as I started this thread listing him as one of my favourite folk musicians. I will continue to stuggle trying to learn to play his music and will never be as good even if I outlive him.
RIP Bert Jansch

[baldybloke]

I saw him play on several occasions and he was awesome even though I preferrred John Renbourn's solo stuff.

[greenorelse]

I don't have any real favourites as I like so many!

If pushed, Seamus Begley would bubble to the top as a dreamy singer, first-class musician and a hoot to boot but really, the competition is too strong to single out one.

[Lost-in-the-Day]

Tanglefoot.
Ok they're a band so it's several musicians together but they are awesome.

[Crickleymal]

I don't really have favourites as I've got a fairly wide collection, though if pushed

4 Men and A Dog
Tannahill Weavers
Silly Wizard
Loreena McKennitt
The Kipper Family
Les Barker (not really folk or a musician but I've seen him at several folk festivals)
Christy Moore
John Renbourn.

And just to add a bit of swerve to the thread. If I had to name a line up for some groups to appear at the same festival my ideal line up would be Jethro Tull, Loreena McKennitt and Blackmore's Night.

[baldybloke]

My idea lineup would also include Jethro Tull. Then there would be the Peatbog Faeries, Shooglenifty, The Oyster Band, The Waterboys, Jackie Leven, Buffe Saint Marie, Alabama 3, Paul Brady and Thea Gilmore. There are probably others that I can't think of at the moment.

[MKG]

Bert Jansch died today from lung cancer. Possibly the greatest acoustic guitarist ever and inspiration to many famous guitarists such as Jimmy Page and Johnny Marr and many more not so famous like me. I thought I'd mention it here as I started this thread listing him as one of my favourite folk musicians. I will continue to stuggle trying to learn to play his music and will never be as good even if I outlive him.
RIP Bert Jansch

I once bought a couple of tickets to see him. He was so stoned he could hardly stand, let alone play. I never bought another ticket for Jansch. Renbourne, on the other hand, always gave good value.

Mike

[Rosieo]

Joan Baez
Nancy Griffith
Tom Paxton
Christy Moore

All folk music - those are my favourites