BB_Bino Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 Over the past 6 months I've been listening to a lot of Bears Den, Passenger, Kassidy & Lumineers. I know they're not everyone's club of tea. Can anyone recommend any other 'Folk Rock' bands worth checking out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTJohnboy Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 Going back a bit maybe but how about Fairport Convention - still going strong and often credited with having invented folk rock? Also consider : Steeleyeye Span, The Albion Band, Fotheringay, Jethro Tull, Lindisfarne, Jack The Lad, Gryphon, Hedgehog Pie, Mathews Southern Comfort, JSD Band, Five Hand Reel, Horslips, The Oyster Band, The Incredible String Band, No doubt WillieA will be on here soon with a few more suggestions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB_Bino Posted August 6, 2016 Author Share Posted August 6, 2016 Superb, thanks [emoji3] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WILLIEA Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 5 hours ago, ICTJohnboy said: No doubt WillieA will be on here soon with a few more suggestions! Ha! ICTJ has pretty much covered it. If you want Scottish try Silly Wizard or Tannahill Weavers, Capercaillie, Ossian l, Irish, Planxty, Moving Hearts, Clannad, Welsh Ar Log. Breton Alan Stivell or Tri Yann. Galicean, Millardoiro. If you google one you will find leads to lots of others Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Koop Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 Solstice ya bass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Koop Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 Umm ... the late Matmatah if you like your Beatles fronted by Alan Stivell. I'm surprised no one has mentioned the Levs and the intergenerationally fucking superb NMA. Check out an album called Bear Hair by Island of the Misfit Toy is the 1960s West Coast thing appeals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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paranoid android Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 Greenie to ICTJohnboy for mentioning The Incredible String Band. Two guys I know were respective bass players in North Sea Gas and Avalon, who were fairly popular locally in the 1980s - one of them goes to the Cropredy Festival every year. Some nice attempts at folk-rock on Led Zeppelin III and IV, imo - The Battle of Evermore features the late Sandy Denny from The Fairports. How about Richard Thompson's solo stuff, or Pentangle, featuring the brilliant Danny Thompson on bass? Maybe even Nick Drake and John Martyn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goanjock Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Runrig tend to get labelled in Scotland due to Loch Lomond but they are far more than that and in my opinion a fantastic Folk Rock Band. Here's the title track to their latest album The Story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goanjock Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Oh and I am on backing vocals on this one haha along with about 18000 other people :-) Great track though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goanjock Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Talking of Passenger (who I also really like) I love this version of Sound Of Silence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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