The Best of British Folk

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This (1995) is similar, but very different to this Entry: https://musicbrainz.org/release/9577a224-1a52-4225-8663-543aa099b56b (1997)

Annotation last modified on 2026-06-22 20:06 UTC.

Tracklist

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1▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Dirty Old Town
The Ian Campbell Folk Group2:43
2McAlpines Fusiliers
The Dubliners4:50
3Crossing the Styles
Gryphon2:25
4Mary of the Mountains
The Humblebums3:08
5Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
cover recording of:
Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (instrumental)
composer:
Charles Mingus
publisher:
Adams Avenue, Flying Red Rhino, Jazz Workshop, Inc., Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing and The Mingus Music Werkshop
recording of:
Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (instrumental)
composer:
Charles Mingus
publisher:
Adams Avenue, Flying Red Rhino, Jazz Workshop, Inc., Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing and The Mingus Music Werkshop
John Renbourn & Bert Jansch3:51
6Carron Lough Boy
Finbar & Eddie Furey3:41
7The Foggy Due
Hamish Imlach3:20
8Courting Blues
producer:
Bill Leader
recording of:
Courting Blues
lyricist and composer:
Bert Jansch
Bert Jansch4:00
9Off to Dublin in the Green
The Dubliners4:10
10Streets of London
The Johnstons3:14
11Spiral Staircase
Ralph McTell3:33
12Bruton Town
recording of:
The Bramble Briar (aka Bruton Town / The Merchant's Daughter / The Murdered Servantman)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 18)
The Pentangle5:19
13Mary Skeffington
recording of:
Mary Skeffington
lyricist and composer:
Gerry Rafferty
publisher:
Essex Music, Heathside Music, Logo Songs Ltd. (PRS) and Universal Music Careers (BMI)
Gerry Rafferty2:35
14Hiram Hubbard
Sweeney’s Men2:53
15Back on the Road Again
John Renbourn3:13
16I'm a Rover
Alex Campbell2:35
17Easy & Slow
The Dubliners3:15
18Byker Hill
recording of:
Byker Hill
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3488)
Dave Swarbrick5:22
19The Blacksmith, Part 1
The Dransfields5:06
20Limerick is Beautiful
The Glenside Ceili Band2:53
2▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Flowers in the Valley
Finbar & Eddie Furey3:36
2William Taplin
Gordon Giltrap3:06
3Kemp's Jig
Gryphon3:11
4Round Cape Horn
Alex Campbell4:08
5Henry Joy
The Grehan Sisters5:30
6Finnegan's Wakes
The Dubliners3:36
7Close Your Eyes
The Humblebums1:26
8If It Wasn't for the Unions
Hamish Imlach2:19
9Red's Favourite
recording of:
Red's Favourite
composer:
Bert Jansch and John Renbourn
Bert Jansch & John Renbourn51:34
10Can I Have My Money Back
recording of:
Can I Have My Money Back?
lyricist and composer:
Gerry Rafferty
Gerry Rafferty2:06
11The Barleycorn
The Johnstones3:06
12Cod Liver Oil
The Glenside Ceili Band3:44
13Dear River Thames
Richard Digance2:58
14Flowers of the Forest
The McCalmans3:21
15Kew Gardens
Ralph McTell2:18
16Liverpool Lullaby
The Ian Campbell Folk Group2:23
17Planxty Davy
Finbar & Eddie Furey2:48
18Cod Liver Oil and Orange Juice
Hamish Imlach3:37
19Drag Queen Blues
Richard Digance3:01
20I'll Tell Me Ma
The Dubliners4:18

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