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World Without Tears

CD-Charts > Music > Contemporary Folk
by: Lucinda Williams

Release Date April 07, 2003
Lucinda Williams' song Side Of The Road is one of the most extraordinary, beautiful and haunting songs I've ever heard, and some of the tracks on her last CD came very close to that quality in their ability to take you into the heart of somebody else's world with feeling. But for my money there's nothing to touch her best work on World Without Tears. To me the song writing all sounds a bit labored and tired, the delivery and voice uncertain as to what she's aiming for and the quasi-rap just plain wrong for both her voice and the material. I don't care what the other reviewers say, I would advise you give this a miss.

CD-Charts Position 62
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Water from the Well

CD-Charts > Music > Contemporary Folk
by: Chieftains

Release Date March 13, 2000
Good traditional with a good combination of instruments. The variety of the selections is great. Solid all the way through.

CD-Charts Position 63
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The Best of the Corrs

CD-Charts > Music > Contemporary Folk
by: Corrs

Release Date November 05, 2001
This is the best of three of their albums and it does have some great songs on and by the best of the albums I mean the singles. If it was the best of the three combined albums then this would be an amazing album and it is still amazing in it's own right with two bonus tracks on as well as two live tracks from their MTV Unpluuged album.
It is a great play from start to finish, if you like the Corrs but don't know which album to buy then buy this because you get a bit of their albums on on CD.

CD-Charts Position 64
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Must I Paint You a Picture - The Essential Billy Bragg

CD-Charts > Music > Contemporary Folk
by: Billy Bragg

Release Date October 06, 2003
When I saw Billy Bragg on tour recently he described himself as a 'Marmite artist', ie, you either love him or hate him. I don't know that is necessarily true. My husband somewhat reluctantly bought this for me for Christmas a few years ago after I'd requested it on the strength of the handful of Bragg songs that I knew from my teens (Sexuality, New England, Waiting for the Great Leap Forward).
Neither myself or my hubby really knew enough about BB from those few songs to understand what an amazing artist he really is. I reckon that there are a few people out there who are in that same position and this review, like the album, is for you. This is a great place to start on your Bragg conversion because it will give you a taste of the diversity of ... Read More:

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The History Of Fairport Convention

CD-Charts > Music > Contemporary Folk
by: Fairport Convention

Release Date July 30, 1991
This is the best single CD introduction to Fairport Convention that you are likely to come across, and covers their golden years from 'What We Did on Our Holidays' through 'Babbacombe Lee' as well as is possible, in my opinion.

Of course, once you have this, you'll probably want to start collecting all the original albums .. even their 'not best of' tracks are generally worth listening to.

CD-Charts Position 66
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Fisherman's Woman

CD-Charts > Music > Contemporary Folk
by: Emiliana Torrini

Release Date January 31, 2005
I put this CD on at work recently, and was embarrassed when I found myself struggling to choke back tears. When you bear in mind that this is a collection of songs by someone who has lost someone close to them, and is trying to tell herself that they have just gone on a long fishing trip, it is so poignant and moving. Gets me every time. Such a lovely lady too. Saw her at a very intimate gig a few years ago, she was incredibly cute and funny.

CD-Charts Position 67
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Long Distance: the Best of Runrig

CD-Charts > Music > Contemporary Folk
by: Runrig

Release Date October 07, 1996
Although not representative of the mind-blowing sound of Runrig today, this album is a good retrospective of the sound of Runrig from their early days in the 70s until the resignation of singer Donnie Munro in 1997.

The 80s and 90s anthemic classics "Alba", "Protect and Survive", "Hearthammer" and the first (and only) Gaelic song to get into the UK Top 20 "An Ubhal as Airde" are included here. Although at times the production sounds slightly dated, the sheer quality of the songs always shines through.

Runrig in 2008 are a vastly different (and in my opinion far superior) band to the sound on this CD, but the songs on this CD still beat hands down all their contemporaries of the time.

An excellent collection and good ... Read More:

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Little Lights

CD-Charts > Music > Contemporary Folk
by: Kate Rusby

Release Date June 04, 2001
I bought this album because i stumbled across the song 'who will sing me lullabies' on youtube and well what can i say it's just so beautiful. Every song makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end ( in a good way). I can't imagine anyone not liking this her voice is so brilliant and i love the way her accent shines through it's truly an amazing album.

CD-Charts Position 69
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Separate Ways

CD-Charts > Music > Contemporary Folk
by: Teddy Thompson

Release Date November 08, 2005
Just too mainstream, there are far more interesting things going on in the undergrowth - for a comparison I recommend Nick Worrall. His album is FREE to download as well.

CD-Charts Position 70
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Solitude Standing

CD-Charts > Music > Contemporary Folk
by: Suzanne Vega

Release Date April 23, 1987
I love Suzanne Vega - she is probably remembered by her more famous tracks, Luka and Tom's Diner, but her album provides us with a wealth of beautiful, meaningful lyrics and her striking and soulful voice. My favourites tracks are Fancy Poultry/ Ironbound and Language, with beautiful lyrics such as 'if language were liquid, it would be rushing in, instead here we are in a silence more eloquent than any words could ever be'. Lovely album.