The Best of British Folk

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3 Jewel Cases in a cardboard slipcase.

Annotation last modified on 2025-10-03 14:47 UTC.

Tracklist

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#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	The Old Turf Fire recording of: The Old Turf Fire part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 8215)	Steeleye Span	4	3:55
2	Kind Fortune acoustic guitar: Simon Nicol (singer, multi-instrumentalist and producer from England) bass: Dave Pegg drums (drum set) and tambourine: Dave Mattacks violin: Ric Sanders vocals: Simon Nicol (singer, multi-instrumentalist and producer from England) recording of: Kind Fortune part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 2302)	Fairport Convention		2:38
3	Midsummer Night Dreams recording of: Midsummer Night Dreams	The Albion Band		2:51
4	The Man in Green recording of: The Man in Green writer: Steve Knightley (English folk musician)	Show of Hands	4	3:38
5	Otterburn recording of: Otterburn	Kathryn Tickell		4:09
6	Wild Mountain Thyme instrumental recording of: Wild Mountain Thyme (also known as “Purple Heather” and “Will Ye Go, Lassie, Go”) lyricist: Robert Tannahill writer: Francis McPeake (in 1957) additional composer: John Hamilton (songwriter in the late 1700's) (in 1796) composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) version of: The Braes o' Balquhidder (1829 Tannahill version) part of: Róisín Dubh (Black Rose): A Rock Legend	Claire Hamilton		1:51
7	Kyng Horn Set: Kyng Horn Strut/Oliver Conway’s/Mona’s Misery 2	Firebrand		3:35
8	Deep Blue recording of: Deep Blue	Moses Wiggins		3:13
9	Salt Hill	Gerry Heaney		3:12
10	Spanish Lady recording of: Spanish Lady lyricist and composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 542)	Paul Downes & Phil Beer	3	2:47
11	Medley: I’m a Rover/The Kid on the Mountain/Cathal McConnell’s/Brose and Butter	Peter Miln & Dan James		6:14
12	Edsong	Jacqui McShee’s Pentangle		6:30
13	Hind Horn	Maddy Prior		5:52
14	The Galway Farmer	Show of Hands	4	5:48
15	Who Knows Where the Time Goes?	Ashley Hutchings & Friends		6:15
16	Farewell, Farewell	Gilbert Paeffgen, Joe McHugh & Shirley Grimes		2:38

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Release

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/9365368 [info]
ASIN:	UK: B00005NBS8 [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 5034504204096
Format:: 3×CD

Additional details

Type:: Album + Compilation
Packaging:: Slipcase
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Pegasus
PEG BX 040

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United Kingdom
2000

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