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Best of Folk Era

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This CD does a good job of sampling many of the best songs of Folk Music. "I'll Never Find Another You" by The Seekers is one that is not anthologized very often. You also get a small dose of Irish Folk with The Rovers. This is not a bad introduction into the Folk Music genre. But, you will want to purchase albums by these artists once you get this.

This CD is great! All of the songs are the original recordings and sound wonderful. It also has an equally wonderful selection of hard to find Folk Hits, such as "Washington Square" and "The Unicorn." All in all, this is a wonderful CD!

The 'Folk Revival' occurred in the late 50s and early 60s. It followed on from the trad jazz and skiffle of the 50s and led naturally to the 'Beatles meet Folk' of The Byrds and others. It is the music affectionately (and hilariously) parodied in the movie "A Mighty Wind". It would be great fun, especially if you have not yet seen the movie, and are unfamiliar with the music, to listen to this CD just before watching the movie.

Unfortunately, the CD does not quite deliver what it promises. It is too unfocused. The Weavers 1950 hit, Goodnight Irene, belongs to an earlier, purer, folk tradition, as does Burl Ives, and the Dixieland sound of The Village Stompers (great though it is) has no place here at all. To represent a whole musical era with just 16 tracks, a more precise selection is needed.

The sleeve notes are very good although, oddly, they are printed in a sequence different from that of the tracks on the CD. There is some good music on this album but everything about it seems haphazard.

CD was great, and entire order/receipt process was swift and without any hastle. Just what I look for and expect from a quality sight like Amazon.com!

Orded from tekateren (I reco this Marketplace seller) via Amazon. Delivered in perfect shape as advertised-quickley! Content/Artists on CD were 100% "as shown" on Amazon & Sellers web pages, so it was exactly as I'd ordered/previewed. Every phase of purchase/order/charge/receipt process went smoothly, without ANY hitches... Thus, I'm 110% satisfied with process and CD from A to Z!