> English Folk Music > My Favourite Albums
My Favourite Albums
Favourites of 2023 / 2022 / 2021 / 2020 / 2019 / 2018 / 2017 / 2016 / 2015 / earlier
> English Folk Music > Seasonal albums
The only album to make the seasonal terror bearable:
Various Artists: Bah! Humbug, CD, Greentrax G2CD7007, 2002
> English Folk Music > 2023 Favourites
Melrose Quartet: Make the World Anew, CD, Melrose Quartet MQCD05, 22 September 2023
Frankie Archer: Never So Red, CD EP, Frankie Archer, 3 November 2023
*** Mainly Norfolk’s Album of the Year 2023 *** Nick Hart & Tom Moore: The Colour of Amber, CD, Slow Worm SWR005, 22 November 2023 |
Georgia Shackleton: Harry’s Seagull, CD, Georgia Shackleton, 30 November 2023
The Furrow Collective: We Know by the Moon, CD, Hudson HUD044CD, 27 November 2023
> English Folk Music > 2022 Favourites
Megan Henderson: Pilgrim Souls, CD, Megan Henderson Music MHM01CD, 2022
Nick Hart: Sings Ten English Folk Songs, CD, Roebuck RRCD003, 2022
Bryony Griffith & Alice Jones: A Year Too Late and a Month Too Soon, CD, Splid SPLIDCD29, 2022
Kim Carnie: And So We Gather, CD, Càrn CÀRN001, 2022
*** Mainly Norfolk’s Album of the Year 2022 *** Janice Burns & Jon Doran: No More the Green Hills, CD, Wylam Records JBJD002, 2022 |
> English Folk Music > 2021 Favourites
*** Mainly Norfolk’s Album of the Year 2021 *** Staran: Staran, CD, Staran STARAN01CD, 2021 |
Alasdair Roberts og Völvur: The Old Fabled River, CD, Drag City DC788CD, 2021
Karine Polwart & Dave Milligan: Still As Your Sleeping, LP/CD, HUD025LP/CD, 2021
Cara: Grounded, CD, artes ARCD5030, 2021
Mànran: Ùrar, CD, Mànran MAN05, 2021
> English Folk Music > 2020 Favourites
Sam Sweeney: Unearth Repeat, CD/LP, Hudson HUD019CD/LP, 2020
Jack Sharp: Good Times Older, CD, From Here SITW015CD, 2020
*** Mainly Norfolk’s Album of the Year 2020 *** Findlay Napier & Gillian Frame with Mike Vass: The Ledger, CD, Cheery Groove CHEERY008, 2020 |
Fay Hield: Wrackline, CD, Topic TSCD608, 2020
Jenny Sturgeon: The Living Mountain, CD/LP, Hudson HUD021CD/LP, 2020
> English Folk Music > 2019 Favourites
Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer: Twelve Months and a Day, CD, Wet Foot WFM190201, 2019
Nick Hart: Sings Nine English Folk Songs, CD, Roebuck RRCD002, 2019
The Dovetail Trio: Bold Champions, CD, GR! GRR009, 2019
*** Mainly Norfolk’s Album of the Year 2019 *** Malinky: Handsel, 2 CD, Greentrax CDTRAX403, 2019 |
Marisa Jack & Davy: Bring Us In, CD, Marisa Jack & Davy MJDCD01, 2019
plus
*** Mainly Norfolk’s Reissue of the Year 2019 *** Folk och Rackare: Rackarspel, DL, Caprice, 2019 |
> English Folk Music > 2018 Favourites
The Rheingans Sisters: Bright Field, CD, RootBeat RBRCD39, 2018
Iona Fyfe: Away From My Window, CD, Cairnie IF18AWAY, 2018
David Milton: Songs From the Bell Man, CD, Story STREC1801, 2018
*** Mainly Norfolk’s Album of the Year 2018 *** Sophie Crawford: Silver Pin, CD, Sophie Crawford, 2018 |
The Furrow Collective: Fathoms, CD, Hudson HUD015CD, 2018
plus
*** Mainly Norfolk’s Reissue of the Year 2018 *** Peter Bellamy: The Maritime Suite, CD reissue w/ bonus tracks, Fellside FECD284, 2018 |
> English Folk Music > 2017 Favourites
Lisa Knapp: Till April Is Dead, CD, Ear to the Ground ETTGM003CD, 2017
Rosie Hood: The Beautiful & the Actual, CD, RootBeat RBRCD36, 2017
Leveret: Inventions, CD, RootBeat RBRCD38, 2017
John Kirkpatrick: Coat-Tails Flying, CD, Fledg’ling FLED 3104, 2017
*** Mainly Norfolk’s Album of the Year 2017 *** Laura Smyth and Ted Kemp: The Poacher’s Fate, CD, Broken Token TOKEN 002, 2017 |
> English Folk Music > 2016 Favourites
Fay Hield: Old Adam, CD, Soundpost SOPO5003, 2016
Kim Edgar: Stories Untold, CD, Quietly Fantastic QFM004, 2016
*** Mainly Norfolk’s Album of the Year 2016 *** Lady Maisery: Cycle, CD, RootBeat RBRCD33, 2016 |
The Furrow Collective: Wild Hog, CD, Hudson HUD001CD, 2016
Arthur Knevett: Simply Traditional, CD, Studio 1 ST1 501, 2016
> English Folk Music > 2015 Favourites
Malinky: Far Better Days, CD, Malinky MM001, 2015
Simpson·Cutting·Kerr: Murmurs, CD, Topic TSCD591, 2015
*** Mainly Norfolk’s Album of the Year 2015 *** The Dovetail Trio: Wing of Evening, CD, RootBeat RBRCD27, 2015 |
Ange Hardy: Esteesee, CD, Story STREC1659, 2015
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*** Mainly Norfolk’s Reissue of the Year 2015 *** Bob and Ron Copper: Traditional Songs From Rottingdean, CD reissue, Fledg’ling FLED 3097, 2015 |
> English Folk Music > Older Favourites
Fairport Convention: Liege and Lief, LP, Island ILPS9115, 1969
Steeleye Span: Below the Salt, LP, Chrysalis CHR 1008, 1972
Lal and Mike Waterson: Bright Phoebus, LP, Trailer LES 2076, 1972
Keith Dewhurst and The Albion Band: Lark Rise to Candleford, LP, Charisma CDS4020, 1980
Steve Tilston & Maggie Boyle: Of Moor and Mesa, CD, Run River RRA CD 018, 1992
Martin Carthy: The Kershaw Sessions, CD, ROOT CD2, 1994 (recorded 1987/88)
Bagpuss: The Songs & Music, CD, Smallfolk SMF1, 1998
Sandy Denny: No More Sad Refrains: The Anthology, 2 CD, Island CRNCD7, 2000
The Witches of Elswick: Out of Bed, CD, Fellside FECD180, 2003
Deitsch: Königskinder, CD, Artes ARCD3037, 2005
Waterson:Carthy with The Devil’s Interval: Holy Heathens and the Old Green Man, CD, Topic TSCD562, 2006
Pilgrims’ Way: Wayside Courtesies, CD, Fellside FECD239, 2011
Fay Hield: Orfeo, CD, Topic TSCD586, 2012
James Findlay, Bella Hardy, Brian Peters, Lucy Ward: The Liberty to Choose: A Selection of Songs From The New Penguin Book of English Folk Songs, CD, Fellside FECD257, 2013