Various Artists
Troubadours of British Folk, Volume 2
Label:   
Format:  ARC
Genre:  British Folk Rock
    Track Listing:
      1.  
      		 Fairport Convention - Matty Groves    8:11
      2.  
      		 Mr. Fox - Mr. Fox    4:50
      3.  
      		 Shirley Collins & the Albion Country Band - Murder of Maria Marten    7:26
      4.  
      		 Traffic - John Barleycorn    6:26
      5.  
      		 Nick Drake - Three Hours    6:14
      6.  
      		 Fotheringay - Banks of the Nile    8:07
      7.  
      		 Roy Harper - Tom Tiddler's Ground    6:11
      8.  
      		 Ralph McTell - Streets of London    4:10
      9.  
      		 The Amazing Blondel - Toye    3:28
      10.  
      		 Lindisfarne - Fog on the Tyne    3:26
      11.  
      		 Steeleye Span - All Around My Hat    4:10
      12.  
      		 Ashley Hutchings, Richard Thompson, Dave Mattacks, Barry Dransfield, John Kirkpatrick - Cuckoo's Nest    5:33
      13.  
      		 Richard & Linda Thompson - Night Comes In    8:09
      All of the cuts on this volume hail from what is commonly considered the golden age of British folk-rock, 1969-75. Virtually all of the major players, including Fairport Convention, Nick Drake, Roy Harper, Ralph McTell, Steeleye Span, and Richard Thompson, are represented by some of their most famous tracks. Not as renowned, but of near-equal importance, are the contributions by Shirley Collins, Fotheringay, Amazing Blondel, Lindisfarne, Mr. Fox (by far the most obscure name on the set), and the surprise inclusion of Traffic, represented by "John Barleycorn." It may be that big British folk-rock fans are already familiar with most or all of this. But you can't fault the content: this is the cream of the crop of a vital strain of both folk and rock, though it wasn't nearly as popular in the States as the U.K.