Strange Folk

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 27, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Albion
• ASIN: B000E0LLM2
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #405,302 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man – Mysteries

2. The Lilac Time – Morning Sun

3. Espers – Flowery Noontide

4. Barry Dransfield – The Werewolf

5. Tunng – Maypole Song

6. Eighteenth Day of May – The Highest Tree

7. Van Morrison – Streets of Arklow

8. Donovan – The Song of Wandering Aengus

9. Vashti Bunyan – Here Before

10. Devendra Barnhart – Now That I Know

11. Tyrannosaurus Rex – Great House

12. The Incredible String Band – Saturday Maybe

13. Nick Drake – Thoughts of Mary Jane

14. James Yorkston & The Athletes – Heron

15. Adem – Everything You Need

16. King Creosote – pH 6.5

17. Joanna Newsom – Clam, Crab, Cockle, Cowrie

18. Pentangle – House Carpenter

Editorial Reviews

Strange Folk is the first in a new series of compilations. Psych-folk, Wyrd-fold, Acid-folk, Spooky folk, Folktronica, or just plain unadorned Folk. Whatever you call it, the best folk is inherently strange. Strange Folk features the cream of today’s twisted folk scene, such as Devendra Barnhart, Joanna Newsom, Adem, James Yorkston, Tunng and Eighteenth Day of May with the legends who inspired them including Nick Drake, Pentangle, Donovan, Van Morrison and The Incredible String Band.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Years and years of replay, December 7, 2008

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listost (Lenox, MA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Strange Folk (Audio CD)

This record is magical--gloomy, heartfelt, beautiful, and just like the title suggests, strange at times. After three years, I still actively listen to this excellent compilation. (I usually throw a record into the archive after a couple of months at best.) I don't usually listen to folk music, and that's why I think any eclectic music listener would like this record. It's one of those records that just doesn't get old. Very strange, but I think this is one of the best records I have, and out of nowhere. Besides Beth Gibbons and Devendra Banhart, I didn't really know the artists on the tracks, but wow.