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Folk Music News: 20 Sep 2008 at 11:51am
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• Where can I find old recordings of British folk music?

Is there a British Isles equivalent to the Smithsonian Folkways series of recordings? I'm interested in hearing real folk music--maybe from the 1900s to 1930s--not Fairport Convention-type bands that were influenced by old folk music. I'd love it if this music were freely downloadable online, but any suggestions for albums to buy would be appreciated, too. I'm hoping that there's something like this online, but for English music. Thanks!
Question: Looking for British Folk Music 20 Sep 2008 at 11:37am

• Not exactly what you're looking for, but CBC Radio recently aired a 5 part series on Canadian Folk Music entitled The People's Music. The first part, Birth of a Genre leans heavily on Scottish and British Folk music from the 1910s to 1949 when Newfoundland (then a British colony) joined Canada.
By: furtive 20 Sep 2008 at 11:51am

• The Topic label is your friend: The Iron Muse and the "Voice of the People" series, for starters.
By: Bigfoot Mandala 20 Sep 2008 at 12:07pm

• This site may help you.
I know that the English Folksong and Dance society have an extensive library and archive at Cecil Sharp House in London. Their website is here.
There were recently issued a 3 CD collection of acoustic folk music from the sixties. Not only with the Fairport Convention- type groups but all the traditional singers then still alive. I downloaded them from a bit-torrent site - but thats not legal. Not aware of an Smithsonian equivalent in England. Let me know if you locate one.
By: jan murray 20 Sep 2008 at 12:10pm

• What's this 3 CD collection called, jan murray?
By: interrobang 20 Sep 2008 at 12:43pm

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