Four decades of the very best acoustic folk music from the British Isles. The Acoustic Folk Box is an exciting four CD journey through the inspiring and provocative first four decades of the folk revival in Britain. There have been other anthologies but this is the first one devoted to the acoustic thread and features the leading artists of the genre.

The package contains four CDS, 85 tracks in a roughly chronological sequence, together with a lavish 56 page booklet containing scores of photographs and illustrations and comprehensive notes on every artist and every track. The project was produced by the acclaimed folk historian, David Suff, who has written in depth scene-setting essays, describing the music and putting it in context. Of the 85 tracks, many are rare and have not been released before on CD and all have been carefully remastered to give the best possible sound.

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VA - The Acoustic Folk Box 1957-2000
(4CD Topic Records 2002)

 1. Jack O'Diamonds - Lonnie Donegan
 2. 3/4 AD - Davy Graham & Alexis Korner
 3. MacPherson's Rant - The Galliards
 4. Twa Corbies - Ray & Archie Fisher
 5. Tramps And Hawkers - Bob Davenport
 6. The Rocky Road To Dublin - The Dubliners
 7. Song Of The Iron Road - Ewan MacColl
 8. She Moves Through The Air - Anne Briggs
 9. The Times They Are A Changin' - The Ian Campbell Folk Group
10. Across The Hills - The Three City Four
11. Joy Of My Heart - The Fisher Family
12. Anji - Bert Jansch
13. Reynardine - Shirley Collins & Davy Graham
14. Geordie - Julie Felix
15. Dido Bendigo - The Watersons
16. The Two Magicians - AL Lloyd
17. The Moving On Song - The Exiles
18. Sovay - Martin Carthy
19. First Girl I Loved - The Incredible String Band
20. Lyke Wake Dirge - The Young Tradition
21. Transfusion - John Renbourn
22. You Never Wanted Me - Sandy Denny
23. The Cuckoo's Nest - Dave Swarbrick
24. The House Carpenter - Sweeney's Men
25. Spiral Staircase - Ralph McTell
26. Let No Man Steal Your Thyme - Pentangle
27. Bonnie Boy - Shirley Collins
28. The Rout Of The Blues - Robin & Barry Dransfield
29. Bright Phoebus - Lal & Mike Waterson
30. Sorry The Day I Was Married - Tim Hart & Maddy Prior
31. Scan's Polkas - Oak
32. Rattlin' Roarin' Willie/The Friar's Britches - Dick Gaughan
33. The Crafty Maid's Policy - Frankie Armstrong
34. Don't You Weep For Me - Nic Jones
35. The Rose Of Britain's Idle/Glorishears - John Kirkpatrick & Sue Harris
36. Hard Times Of Old England - Etchingham Steam Band
37. The Kesh Jig/Give Us A Drink/The Flower Of The Flock… - The Bothy Band
38. The Ant & The Grasshopper - Leon Rosselson & Roy Bailey
39. The Methody Parson - Roy Harris
40. John O'Dreams - Bill Caddick
41. The Rose Of Allandale - Bandoggs
42. The Shepherd Of The Downs - Peter Bellamy
43. Brighton Camp/The March Past - John Kirkpatrick & Chums
44. Harper's Frolick/Bonny Kate - New Victory Band
45. Once In A While - Steve Ashley
46. Miss Drummond Of Perth/Fiddler's Joy… - Battlefield Band
47. Farewell Welfare - Rory McLeod
48. Erin-Go-Bragh - Dick Gaughan
49. Rockin' In Rhythm - Richard Thompson
50. Stephen Baldwin's Schottisches Nos 1 & 2/The Kennet Jig - Old Swan Band
51. In Trim/Mount Hooley/Leamington Bank - Alistair Anderson
52. Lay This Body Down - June Tabor
53. The First Cut Is The Deepest - Martin Simpson
54. Handsome Johnny - The English Country Blues Band
55. If - Vin Garbutt
56. The Maid & The Palmer - Brass Monkey
57. The Monkey/Boys Of The Mill - Blowzabella Shave
58. A B Hornpipe / Mrs Bolowski's - Kathryn Tickell
59. Another Train - Pete Morton
60. Coal Not Dole - Swan Arcade
61. Blood And Gold/Mohacs - Silly Sisters
62. Wasps In The Woodpile - Andrew Cronshaw
63. Patrick Street/The Carraroe Jig - Patrick Street
64. A Bhean Udai Thall - Altan
65. Fraoch A Ronaigh - Mouth Music
66. The Grey Funnel Line - Emmylou Harris, Dolores Keane & Mary Black
67. A Call For The North Country - Jez Lowe & The Bad Pennies
68. Reconciliation - Ron Kavana
69. Pharoah - The House Band
70. Out Come The Freaks - Chris Wood
71. Moving The Goalposts - Billy Bragg
72. When First I Came To Caledonia - Waterson:Carthy
73. Beeswing - Richard Thompson
74. Molly & Johnny - Dervish
75. Venus In Tweeds - Shooglenifty
76. The Graf Spey/The Boys Of Balisodare - Martin Hayes
77. Jerusalem Revisited - Coope, Boyes & Simpson
78. How Can I Leave - Lal Waterson & Oliver Knight
79. A Place Called England - June Tabor
80. Reel Du Pendu - Nancy Kerr & James Fagan
81. Twankydillo - Maddy Prior
82. Llatai - Fernhill
83. The Cobbler's Daughter - Kate Rusby
84. From Where I Lie / Sheepcounting - John Tams
85. 10,000 Miles - Eliza Carthy