Electric Eden: Unearthing Britain’s visionary music<\/p>\n
Electric Eden is a new compilation album which features songs chosen by author and journalist Rob Young. The two disc set is designed to serve as a companion to Young\u2019s highly acclaimed book Electric Eden: Unearthing Britain\u2019s Visionary Music which was published by Faber & Faber in 2010.<\/p>\n
The album really charts the way folk music has developed and changed. Rob young comments ’This compilation is designed to follow the flow from acoustic to electric folk in the late 60s and early 70s, a magical time in British music. I’ve tried to include a mixture of rarities, unheard versions, familiar names and unjustly neglected heroes and heroines. I’m particularly proud of including a rare original version of ’A Sailor’s Life’ by Fairport Convention, literally the first time a rock drum kit was ever used on a traditional folk song. History in the making!’<\/p>\n
It’s been split into two parts – the first disc is entitled ”Acoustic eden” and as you’d expect is more traditional acoustic folk music. The second disc is ”Electric Albion” and the music is as you’d expect more driven by electric guitars and modern instruments. This splitting of the material works well.<\/p>\n
There’s a huge range of artists featured here including Nick Drake, David Bowie, Fiarport Convention, Steeleye Span, Traffic, John Martyn, Archie Fisher, Meic Stevens, Bill Fay, Comus, Mick Softley, and many more. Musically the album is also very diverse – Rob Young has picked a great selection of songs that all have a good reason for inclusion.<\/p>\n
The booklet with the CD is excellent giving plenty of information about the songs selected as well as pictures of the various album sleeves.<\/p>\n
This is an excellent compilation for fans of folk music which combines a great selection of music with a written historical narrative showing the evolution of falk music.<\/p>\n
”Electric Eden” is out now via Universal music.<\/p>\n
CD1 – ACOUSTIC EDEN<\/p>\n
1. Peter Bellamy – \u2018Oak, Ash and Thorn\u2019
\n2. Traffic – \u2018John Barleycorn Must Die\u2019
\n3. Bert Jansch – \u2018The Waggoner\u2019s Lad\u2019
\n4. Fairport Convention – \u2018Stranger to Himself\u2019
\n5. Archie Fisher – \u2018Reynardine\u2019
\n6. Bread, Love and Dreams – \u2018Brother John\u2019
\n7. Bill Fay – \u2018Garden Song\u2019
\n8. Water Into Wine Band – \u2018Stranger in the World\u2019
\n9. Tudor Lodge – \u2018Willow Tree\u2019
\n10. Comus – \u2018Diana\u2019
\n11. Meic Stevens – \u2018Yorric\u2019
\n12. Magic Carpet – \u2018The Dream\u2019
\n13. Sweeney\u2019s Men – \u2018The Pipe on the Hob\u2019
\n14. Tim Hart & Maddy Prior – \u2018False Knight on the Road\u2019
\n15. Dr Strangely Strange – \u2018Dark-Haired Lady\u2019
\n16. Albion Country Band – \u2018I Was a Young Man\u2019
\n17. COB – \u2018Music of the Ages\u2019
\n18. Roger Nicholson – \u2018The Carman\u2019s Whistle\u2019
\n19. Bridget St John – \u2018Fly High\u2019
\n20. John Martyn – \u2018She Moves Through the Fair\u2019<\/p>\n
CD 2 – ELECTRIC ALBION<\/p>\n
1. Richard Thompson – \u2018Roll over Vaughn Williams\u2019
\n2. Steeleye Span – \u2018The Lark in the Morning\u2019
\n3. Unicorn – \u2018Country Road\u2019
\n4. Fairport Convention – \u2018A Sailor\u2019s Life\u2019
\n5. Trees – \u2018Glasgerion\u2019
\n6. Fotheringay – \u2018Gypsy Davey\u2019
\n7. David Bowie – \u2018Black Country Rock\u2019
\n8. John Martyn – \u2018Glistening Glyndebourne\u2019
\n9. Mike Cooper – \u2018Paper and Smoke\u2019
\n10. Shelagh McDonald – \u2018Mirage\u2019
\n11. Spirogyra – \u2018Disraeli\u2019s Problem\u2019
\n12. Mick Softley – \u2018Time Machine\u2019
\n13. Shirley Collins & The Albion Country Band – \u2018Murder of Maria Marten\u2019
\n14. Pentangle – \u2018Jack Orion\u2019
\n15. Incredible String Band – \u2018Painted Chariot\u2019
\n16. Nick Drake – \u2018Voices\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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