UK Folk / Celtic

Includes some celtic folk music from the US.

Altan [1983– ]

• Local Ground [2005, Narada], B

The Bothy Band [1975–1979]

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

Anne Briggs (1944– )

• 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–

The Chieftains [1965– ]

• The Essential Chieftains [1977–2002, RCA/Legacy, 2 CD], 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, Hannibal], B
• Bryter Layter [1970, Hannibal], 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+

Mouth Music [1991–1995]

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

Jean Redpath (1937– )

• 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+

Tempest [1991– ]

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

Linda Thompson (1948– )

• Fashionably Late [2002, Rounder], B+
• Versatile Heart [2007, Rounder], 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–
• 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–
• w/Danny Thompson: Industry [1997, Hannibal], B
• Front Parlour Ballads [2005, Cooking Vinyl], B+(**)
• Sweet Warrior [2007, Shout! Factory], 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–