John Martyn
Unhalfbricking
Return of the Repressed: The John Fahey Anthology
Fairport Convention

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Progressive Folk uses the introspective, intricate music of post-Dylan folk as a starting point, and adds new layers of musical and lyrical complexity, often incorporating various ethnic influences.

Progressive Folk Artists Highlights

John Martyn
John Martyn
Fairport Convention
Fairport Convention
John Fahey
John Fahey
Mary Gauthier
Mary Gauthier
Eliza Carthy
Eliza Carthy
The Wayward Band
The Wayward Band

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Progressive Folk Album Highlights

Unhalfbricking
Fairport Convention
Unhalfbricking
Return of the Repressed: The John Fahey Anthology
John Fahey
Return of the Repressed: ...
Great Days: The John Prine Anthology
John Prine
Great Days: The John Prine ...
The Guitar Player
Davy Graham
The Guitar Player
The Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death
John Fahey
The Transfiguration of ...
Folk Roots, New Routes
Shirley Collins / Davy ...
Folk Roots, New Routes

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Progressive Folk Song Highlights

Title/Composer Performer Stream
A Sailor's Life
Traditional
Fairport Convention
Sunflower River Blues
John Fahey
John Fahey
Dear Abby
John Prine
John Prine
Suite in D Minor
Davy Graham
On the Sunny Side of the Ocean
John Fahey
John Fahey
Hori Horo
Traditional
Shirley Collins / Davy Graham
Pamela Brown
Tom T. Hall
Leo Kottke
Outside In
John Martyn
John Martyn
Angel from Montgomery
John Prine
John Prine
Tam Lin
Traditional
Fairport Convention

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