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The British Folk Collection

The British Folk Collection (Ronco CDSR 048)

The British Folk Collection
Various Artists

Ronco Records CDSR 048 (CD, UK, 1994)

Despite the pretentious title, this CD is a collection of (mostly) British singer/songwriters with the very occasional traditional song spread in. It has the distinction of featuring the first Young Tradition track reissued on CD, though.

Tracks

  1. Ralph McTell: Streets of London (4.06)
  2. Donovan: Sunny Goodge Street (2.58)
  3. Pentangle: Bruton Town (Roud 18; Laws M32) (5.18)
    from The Pentangle (Transatlantic TRA 162, 1968)
  4. Gerry Rafferty: Mary Skeffington (2.35)
  5. The Young Tradition: John Barleycorn (Roud 164; G/D 3:559) (2.31)
    from Galleries (Transatlantic TRA 172, 1968)
  6. The Sallieangie: Strangers (1.16)
  7. The Humblebums: Her Father Didn’t Like Me Anyway (4.38)
  8. Bert Jansch: Needle of Death (3.20)
  9. Mike Cooper: Too Late Now (3.54)
  10. Decameron: Morning Glory (5.35)
  11. Trader Horne: Morning Way (4.31)
  12. Ralph McTell: Michael in the Garden (4.23)
  13. John Renbourn: Candy Man (3.19)
  14. Donovan: Jersey Thursday (2.13)
  15. Dave Swarbrick: The Heilanman / Drowsy Maggie (2.46)
    from Swarbrick (Transatlantic TRA 337, 1976)
  16. Hamish Imlach: Cod Liver Oil and Orange Juice (3.39)
    from Hamish Imlach (Transatlantic XTRA 1039, 1968)
  17. The McCalmans: Romeo and Juliet (3.29)
  18. The Ian Campbell Folk Group: The Times They Are A-Changin’ (3.04)
    (Transatlantic single TRA SP5, 1964)