UK Folk / Celtic

Includes some celtic folk music from the US.

Altan [1983– ]

• Local Ground [2005, Narada], B

Beans on Toast (1980– )

• The Grand Scheme of Things [2014, Xtra Mile], A–
• Rolling Up the Hill [2015, Xtra Mile], A–
• A Spanner in the Works [2016, Xtra Mile], B+(**)
• Cushty [2017, Xtra Mile], B+(**)
• A Bird in the Hand [2018, Beans on Toast Music], B+(***)
• The Inevitable Train Wreck [2019, Beans on Toast Music], A–
• Knee Deep in Nostalgia [2020, Beans on Toast Music], B+(***)
• The Unforseeable Future [2020, Beans on Toast Music], B+(***)
• Survival of the Friendliest [2021, Beans on Toast Music], B+(**)

The Bothy Band [1975–1979]

• The Best of the Bothy Band [1975–79, Green Linnet], B

Muireann Bradley

• I Kept These Old Blues [2021–2023, Tompkins Square], B+(***)

Anne Briggs (1944– )

• Anne Briggs [1971, Topic], B+(***)
• The Time Has Come [1971, Water], A

Vashti Bunyan (1945– )

• Some Things Just Stick in Your Mind (Singles and Demos 1964 to 1967) [1964–67, Fat Cat], B–

Michael Chapman (1941– )

• Time Past Time Passing [2008, Electric Ragtime], A–

The Chieftains [1965– ]

• The Essential Chieftains [1977–2002, RCA/Legacy, 2 CD], B+(***)
• w/Ry Cooder: San Patricio [2010, Hear Music], B

Shirley Collins (1935– )

• Sweet England [1959, Argo], B+(**)
• False True Lovers [1959, Folkways], B+(*)
• w/Davy Graham: Folk Roots, New Routes [1964, Decca], B+(*)
• Shirley Collins and the Albion Country Band: No Roses [1971, Pegasus], B+(***)
• Lodestar [2016, Domino], B+(***)
• Heart's Ease [2020, Domino], B+(**)
• Archangel Hill [2023, Domino], B+(*)

The Deighton Family

• Acoustic Music to Suit Most Occasions [1988, Philo], A–
• Mama Was Right [1990, Philo], A–

Nick Drake (1948–74)

• Five Leaves Left [1969, Island], B
• Bryter Layter [1970, Island], B+
• Pink Moon [1972, Island], B+(*)

Dick Gaughan (1948– )

• Handful of Earth [1981, Green Linnet], B+(**)

Eve Graham (1943– )

• The Mountains Welcome Me Home [2006, Scotdisc], B–

Incredible String Band [1966– ]

• 5,000 Spirits or the Layers of the Onion [1967, Hannibal], B
• The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter [1968, Hannibal], C
• 5000 Spirits or the Layers of the Onion / The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter [1967–68, Collectors' Choice, 2 CD], C+

Lankum [2017– ]

• False Lankum [2023, Rough Trade], B+(**)

Sam Lee (1980– )

• Sam Lee and Friends: The Fade in Time [2015, The Nest Collective], B+(*)

Ewan MacColl (1915–89)

• Black and White: The Definitive Collection [1972–86, Green Linnet], A–

Mouth Music [1991–1995]

• w/Talitha MacKenzie: Mouth Music [1991, Rykodisc], B+

Mumford and Sons [2009– ]

• Sigh No More [2009, Glassnote], B+(**)
• Babel [2012, Glassnote], B–

Pentangle

• Basket of Light [1969, Transatlantic], B+(**)

Maddy Prior (1947– )

• Silly Sisters: w/June Tabor: No More to the Dance [1988, Shanachie], B+(*)

Jean Redpath (1937–2014)

• Leaving the Land [1989, Philo], B+

Bonnie Rideout (1962– )

• Soft May Morn [1994, Maggie's Music], B
• Celtic Circles [1994, Maggie's Music], A–

Alan Stivell (1944– )

• Renaissance of the Celtic Harp [1972, Rounder], B+
• Zoom 70 / 95 [1970–95, Dreyfus, 2CD], B

June Tabor (1947– )

• w/Iain Bellamy, Huw Warren: Quercus [2006, ECM], B+(***)

Tempest [1991– ]

• The Double-Cross [2006, Magna Carta], B+(**)

Linda Thompson (1948– )

• Fashionably Late [2002, Rounder], B+
• Versatile Heart [2007, Rounder], B+(**)
• Won't Be Long Now [2013, Pettifer Sounds], B+(***)
• Proxy Music [2024, Storysound], B+(*)

Richard Thompson (1949– )

• Henry the Human Fly [1972, Hannibal], B+
• w/Linda Thompson: I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight [1974, Hannibal], A–
• w/Linda Thompson: Hokey Pokey [1974, Hannibal], A
• w/Linda Thompson: Pour Down Like Silver [1975, Hannibal], A–
• (Guitar, Vocal) [1967–76, Island], B
• Live (More or Less) [1977, Island, 2 LP], A–
• w/Linda Thompson: First Light [1978, Hannibal], B–
• w/Linda Thompson: Shoot Out the Lights [1982, Hannibal], A
• Hand of Kindness [1983, Hannibal], A–
• Across a Crowded Room [1985, Polydor], B+
• Daring Adventures [1986, Polydor], B
• Amnesia [1988, Capitol], B+
• Rumor and Sigh [1991, Capitol], B
• Watching the Dark: The History of Richard Thompson [1972–92, Hannibal, 3 CD], A–
• Mirror Blue [1994, Capitol], B+(**)
• w/Danny Thompson: Industry [1997, Hannibal], B
• Mock Tudor [1999, Capitol], B+(**)
• Live From Austin TX [2001, New West], B+(***)
• Front Parlour Ballads [2005, Cooking Vinyl], B+(**)
• Sweet Warrior [2007, Shout! Factory], B+(*)
• Dream Attic [2010, Shout! Factory], A–
• Electric [2013, New West], B+(**)
• Acoustic Classics [2014, Beeswing], B+(***)
• Still [2015, Fantasy], B+(***)

The Unthanks [2009– ]

• Last [2011, Rough Trade], B
• Diversions, Vol. 1: The Songs of Robert Wyatt and Antony and the Johnsons [2010, Rough Trade], B+(*)

Robin Williamson (1943– )

• The Iron Stone [2005, ECM], B+(*)

Various Artists

• Original Irish Tenors: The Legendary Voices of Celtic Song [1921–53, Columbia/Legacy], B+(**)
• Putumayo Presents: Celtic Crossroads [1998–2005, Putumayo World Music], C
• The Rough Guide to Scottish Folk [1978–99, World Music Network], B
• Whiskey in the Jar: Essential Irish Drinking Songs and Sing Alongs [1962–2003, Legacy, 2 CD], B–