In
this section there are a number of playable tracks drawn from an eclectic range
of wyrd-folk albums. These may be played by the user through Windows
MediaPlayer shown below. Each track is compressed so that it will play
on-line and the quality is therefore reduced from the original source which will
also stop pirating of the tracks.
For non Windows
users - unfortunately the files below won't play on your operating system
and I apologise for this. I am trying to establish an easy way of
streaming open source files. Vorbis Ogg have proved too big per file (over
4MB at the lowest setting) and Real media keep changing their format baseline
causing a lot of problems for users. We are looking into embedding a file
into Flash but this isn't an option for easy, quick streaming. This is an
amateur site done in spare time so while I will sort it, it may take a little
time. Thoughts are as always most welcome!
The audio files use Windows Media
Player, if you don't have this use the link above to download it before playing
the files.
Click the CD Player to play online (56k modem will be fine)
Once you click the CD player please wait a
few seconds while the song is cached into memory.
John Renbourn Group - John Barleycorn
from album 'A Maid In Bedlam'
UK, 1987
A version of the folk classic incorporating
tablas. Loaded as part of an album review.
Click here to read the
review.
Once you click the CD player please wait a
few seconds while the song is cached into memory.
Oberon - Nottanum Towan
from album 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
UK, 1970
An excellent atmospheric version of the
classic which is loaded as part of an album review. To read the
album review click here.
Once you click the CD player please wait a
few seconds while the song is cached into memory.
Pamela Wyn Shannon - Just Shy of Rising
Tide
from album 'Nature's Bride'
US 2002
A new artist with their recent album
reviewed on this site. To read the review please
click here.
Candidate - Barrel of Fear
from album 'Nuada'
UK, 2002
The lead track taken from their new Wicker
Man inspired folk album. To read the review of this album please
click here.
Please wait for the audio file to load for
a few seconds after pressing play.
Judy Dunlop and Ashley Hutchings - Morning
of High Silence
from album 'Sway With Me'
UK, 1991
A wonderful ballad folk track taken from
the tree themed album by this folk legend.
Please wait for the audio file to load for
a few seconds after pressing play.
Beth Gibbons and Rustin Man - Mysteries
from album 'Out of Season'
UK, 2002
Beth Gibbons of Portishead and Paul Webb of
Talk Talk collaborate on a beautiful album that combines folk, jazz and
classic song writing. Here is the lead track, a delicate and
beautiful folk song perflectly suited to this site.
Please wait for the audio file to load for
a few seconds after pressing play.
Anne Briggs - Blackwaterside
from album 'The Collection'
UK, 1999
This is the original version on the UK folk
scene of this enduring classic that was done definitelve by Bert Jansch
(who shared a house with Briggs around the time) and was adapted by Jimmy
Page as 'Black Mountain Side' for Led Zeppelin (who was sued by Jansch).
A stark, haunting folk classic.
Please wait for the audio file to load for
a few seconds after pressing play.
A wonderful psychedelic
folk track taken from the band's second album and not included on the CD
reissue. To see the artist profile of Mr Fox, please
click here.
A lovely progressive folk track that merges
delicate folk music with lush mellotron string sounds. Taken from a
very rare Australian album that was reissued on CD a few years ago.
A wonderful track from
the band's first album which is uploaded preceding a forthcoming artist
profile of the band. This audio file complements an artist profile
of the band written for the site. To view now
click here.
In
this section there are a number of playable tracks drawn from an eclectic range
of wyrd-folk albums. These may be played by the user through Windows
MediaPlayer shown below. Each track is compressed so that it will play
on-line and the quality is therefore reduced from the original source which will
also stop pirating of the tracks.