CD-Charts Position 11
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Awkward Annie

CD-Charts > Music > Traditional British and Celtic Folk
by: Kate Rusby

Release Date April 15, 2008
I'm familiar with some of Kate Rusby's earlier music because she gets airplay, from time to time, on BBC radio folk music programmes - but this is her only album that I have. 'Awkward Annie' seems to follow an established pattern - a seamless mix of self-penned original songs and traditional songs from the British Isles.

THE VOCALS : KR's voice is difficult to describe (but I'll try). If you took away the American accent and country twang from Dolly Parton's vocals, and replaced it with a decidedly Yorkshire-English accent, you'd get something which comes close to KR's vocal style (listen to how she pronounces words like 'come', 'money', or 'love'). Depending upon the song, her vocals oscillate between dainty delicacy and haunting ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 12
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Liege & Lief

CD-Charts > Music > Traditional British and Celtic Folk
by: Fairport Convention

Release Date October 25, 1990
Liege and Lief continues to be my all time favourite album of all time!! The album came out in my senior year and since then I've worn out albums, 8 tracks and cassettes!

CD-Charts Position 13
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The Light of Other Days

CD-Charts > Music > Traditional British and Celtic Folk
by: Celtic Thunder

Release Date January 05, 1993
before you buy be aware this is not the same Celtic Thunder as the 2008 group. Their CD and DVD is delightful. This 1988group, while interesting is rather old fashioned and amateurish sounding. It has that sound of The Early Elvis Recordings. You may like it and it is Irish music.Just a caution so you (unlike me ) know what you are buying

CD-Charts Position 14
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Dans les Airs

CD-Charts > Music > Traditional British and Celtic Folk
by: Le Vent Du Nord

Release Date October 09, 2007
The person I gave it to says he likes the music and thanked me for the introduction to a new band.

CD-Charts Position 15
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Some Things Just Stick in Your Mind: Singles and Demos 1964-1967

CD-Charts > Music > Traditional British and Celtic Folk
by: Vashti Bunyan

Release Date November 13, 2007
Vashti Bunyan's first and second albums were released, uh, thirty-five years apart. Meaning it could have been more than three decades before we heard from her again.

Fortunately such is not the case. "Some Things Just Stick in Your Mind: Singles and Demos 1964-1967" collects scattered odds and ends of Bunyan's early work, and you'd really never have known that it's from decades ago -- these two discs are full of timeless pop and pretty little folk songs.

It kicks off with the title track, a smooth and catchy concoction of strings, cymbals, guitar and brazen horn. The lyrics aren't exactly perky, though: "Why does the sky turn grey every night?/Sun rise again in time/Why do you think of the first love you had?/Some things just stick ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 16
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Celtic Woman 3

CD-Charts > Music > Traditional British and Celtic Folk
by: Various Artists

Release Date October 09, 2007
Purchased for gift for my sistet's birthday. She called a few days after receiving it and said she liked it allot.

CD-Charts Position 17
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White Stones

CD-Charts > Music > Traditional British and Celtic Folk
by: Secret Garden

Release Date April 15, 1997
I highly reccommend this. Most enjoyable during my hectic day working excel spread sheets. Good focus tool. Enjoy it.VBS

CD-Charts Position 18
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Celtic Spirit

CD-Charts > Music > Traditional British and Celtic Folk
by: Various Artists

Release Date September 24, 1996
I am very pleased with my purchase of the beautiful music of Celtic Spirit. It is, of course, a rich presentation of vocal and instrumental music in the celtic tradition. The music flows with the soaring spirit of Gregorian chant. Grounded in a traditional foundation of Irish sacred music, it radiates with the centering peace of Sanskrit anjali and the ephemeral mystery of music from the Middle Ages. Celtic Spirit blends these elements together with an air of spiritual mystery and a renaissance of classical grace. The instrumental and vocal melodies flow like a fine wine; a blend of sunlight and forests, rich earth and clean air with the clarity of crystal waters and the fleeting touch of a breeze. This is music to infuse the senses and lift the spirit. The classical ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 19
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Troubadour: The Definitive Collection 1964-1976

CD-Charts > Music > Traditional British and Celtic Folk
by: Donovan

Release Date October 29, 1996
TROUBADOUR: THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION 1964-1976 contains the absolute cream of Donovan's crop of folk-turned-psychedelic folk-rock style, quickly moving from his early days as the British Dylan to a more psychedelic sound that was perfect for the flower-power era. The folk years are only represented by four or five songs, as Donovan quickly moves into more hippie-oriented turf. Even though I've never even tried any drugs not ordered by a physician, I must say that these songs are great whether your stoned or clear-headed. The fact that Donovan, like so many other post-1964 rock artists, opposes Indonesia's trumped-up 2005 drug-smuggling conviction of a young Australian tourist makes TROUBADOUR: THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION 1964-1976 an essential purchase for both your ears AND ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 20
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The Best of the Chieftains

CD-Charts > Music > Traditional British and Celtic Folk
by: The Chieftains

Release Date February 19, 2002
Ok for a best of collection, but I have enjoyed other of this group's cd more and would put this one toward the middle for purchase