The 10 Essential English Folk Albums

The list author says:
	"The queen of English folk, Shirley Collins rarely sounded better than on this anachronistic masterpiece. This is a magnificent album - dark, brooding and oh so very English."

The list author says:
	"The word 'travesty' could have been invented to describe the fate that befell the music career of Vashti. Buy this album, love it and be amazed that it lay in the vaults undiscovered for 30 years."

The list author says:
	"With Ashley Hutchings assuming the role of group leader they now fully embraced English folk and tackled such material as Matty Groves and Tam Lin like they were exorcising demons."

The list author says:
	"Anne Briggs' influence on the modern interpretaion of folk songs cannot be overstated. Put simply, no Anne Briggs = no Sandy Denny, Maddy Prior, Gay Woods, June Tabor, Jacqui McShee et al."

The list author says:
	"Folk, blues and jazz are all fused effortlessly on an album that has barely dated - this really doesn't sound 40 years old. Stunning."

The list author says:
	"Fotheringay was Sandy Denny's vision of a folk supergroup. It's a shame that she went solo as they would probably have faired better than most other folk groups of the era."

The list author says:
	"This album is credited with kick-starting the whole folk/rock boom of the late 60', includes the seminal A Sailor's Life."

The list author says:
	"The version of The Blacksmith on this album is as good as folk/rock gets and Dark Eyed Sailor is almost as smart."

The list author says:
	"Started as the second Fotheringay album and completed as Sandy's first real solo effort, this is probably the only Sandy Denny album worth owning."

The list author says:
	"An underrated band, both Trees albums are great but this one has the edge. Folk/rock in the purest sense, this is a good mix of traditional and original material."