Description
Folk Essentials is a well-curated CD sampler that draws from across the rich spectrum of the American and British Isles folk tradition. The collection opens with the Kingston Trio’s iconic ‘Tom Doodley’ and includes Leadbelly’s raw, foundational ‘Rock Island Line’ — a track that influenced generations of folk and blues artists. Gordon Lightfoot’s brooding ‘Ribbon Of Darkness’ and John Denver’s moving rendition of Ian Tyson’s ‘Four Strong Winds’ represent the singer-songwriter wing of the genre at its most affecting. Linda Ronstadt and The Stone Poneys’ ‘Different Drum’ adds a folk-pop edge, while Burl Ives, Fred Neil, Bud & Travis, The Highwaymen, and The Stoneman Family round out a CD that covers everything from Appalachian tradition to the coffeehouse era…
Track listing:
- Tom Doodley – Kingston Trio
- The Irish Rover – Burl Ives
- Green Rocky Road – Fred Neil
- Ballad Of The Alamo – Bud & Travis
- Rock Island Line – Leadbelly
- Different Drum – Linda Rondstadt & The Stone Poneys
- Michael – Highwaymen
- Ribbon Of Darkness – Gordon Lightfoot
- Four Strong Winds – John Denver
- Little Maggie – The Stoneman Family
