Don Crawford --
Roots & Branches ... CD
Roulette/Wounded Bird,
1970. New Copy ....
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Earthy work from Don Crawford -- a very unique artist who works in a mix of soul and folk modes -- a bit like Terry Callier at points, but with some more unusual touches as well! This album's got a pretty full set of arrangements, which makes for more of a Callier-like quality than some of Don's... read more
The 1969 debut studio album from Karen Dalton -- one of the most unique voices of the 60s folk scene, and one of the most emotionally rich, blue & soulful -- a heroine to many artists to come, and one of the (sadly) very few pieces of music she made in a professional studio she made in her... read more
Possibly the best-known album from 60s folkie Bonnie Dobson -- a singer/songwriter who had a subtle, but strong influence on the sound of her generation! At one level, the record's something of a comeback for Dobson -- a return to the studio after many years away from it -- reclaiming a few of her... read more
Michael Hurley --
Parsnip Snips ... LP
Bellemeade Phonics/Mississippi,
Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ....
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Some strange and others straight and impassioned, all spare guitar and a vocal tunes from outsider folk genius Michael Hurley -- material recorded between 1965 and 1972. From homespun strummed numbers, to more eccentric freakouts (re: "Big Black Crow"), it's essential Hurley as far as we'... read more
The enigmatic and rare UK folk psychedelia of Jan Dukes De Gray -- the Sorcerers and Mice And Rats In The Loft LPs -- in a 2CD set with bonus tracks! Sorcerors is wigged out, flute inflected freak folk of the first order, well worth discover! Mice And Rats In The Loft is another gem, and really... read more
Bert Jansch --
LA Turnaround ... CD
Charisma/Drag City,
1974. New Copy ....
$12.99
The LA Turnaround from Brit folk tunesmith Bert Jansch -- one of the few records he made for Charisma in the mid 70s -- this one fresh from the break up of the seminal Pentangle! The UK folk sound is as noteable in Bert's voice as any other aspecet of this warm, wonderful set -- but there's also... read more
The third Bert Jansch album for Charisma in the early-to-mid 70s -- in more of a laidback, UK folk style than the Cali flavored previous couple of LPs -- and a record that's just as wonderful, and possibly the best of the three! The warmth that made his other work for Charisma so gratifying is... read more
Bert Jansch's second mid 70s effort for Charisma, and also the second title that's an ode to Southern Cali from the Scottish born folk singer/guitar player -- and a great one! Although LA turnaround had it's moments of larger instrumentation, Jansch's voice and guitar was a defining characteristic... read more
Nothing cold here, just love sick honky tonk from Joe & Rose Lee Maphis -- from waltz pattern dusty duo numbers and more from one of the great husband & wife teams in the 50s country racket! The traditional honky tonk style is done wonderfully by these two, and Joe's country guitar licks... read more
A wonderful collection of obscure solo acoustic guitar tunes from the mid 60s up to the dawn of the 80s -- beautiful work from a slew of players we've never heard of -- but we'd put right up there with Fahey and Basho in the way they reach from the back porch to the cosmos with just their fingers... read more