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Progressive Folk

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 Album Highlights

Unhalfbricking
Fairport Convention Unhalfbricking
Return of the Repressed: The John Fahey Anthology
John Fahey Return of the Repressed: The John Fahey Anthology
Great Days: The John Prine Anthology
John Prine Great Days: The John Prine Anthology
The Guitar Player
Davy Graham The Guitar Player
The Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death
John Fahey The Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death
Ain't No Saint
John Martyn Ain't No Saint
Folk Roots, New Routes
Shirley Collins / Davy Graham Folk Roots, New Routes
Leo Kottke Anthology
Leo Kottke Leo Kottke Anthology
John Prine
John Prine John Prine
Liege & Lief
Fairport Convention Liege & Lief
Best of the Vanguard Years
Buffy Sainte-Marie Best of the Vanguard Years
Meet on the Ledge: The Classic Years 1967-1975
Fairport Convention Meet on the Ledge: The Classic Years 1967-1975
In My Life
Judy Collins In My Life
The Earth Rider - The Essential John Stewart 1964-1979
John Stewart The Earth Rider - The Essential John Stewart 1964-1979
The Enya Collection
Enya The Enya Collection
Echo in the Valley
Béla Fleck / Abigail Washburn Echo in the Valley
Moonswept
The Roches Moonswept
Grace & Danger
John Martyn Grace & Danger
Solid Air
John Martyn Solid Air
Great Big Boy
Leo Kottke Great Big Boy
Essential
Leo Kottke Essential
Bless the Weather
John Martyn Bless the Weather
The Island Years
John Martyn The Island Years
Heyday: BBC Radio Sessions, 1968-1969
Fairport Convention Heyday: BBC Radio Sessions, 1968-1969
What We Did on Our Holidays
Fairport Convention What We Did on Our Holidays
Full House
Fairport Convention Full House
Chronicles [2CD]
Fairport Convention Chronicles [2CD]
The Fairport Companion
Fairport Convention The Fairport Companion
History of Fairport Convention
Fairport Convention History of Fairport Convention
Gold
Fairport Convention Gold
Come All Ye: The First Ten Years
Fairport Convention Come All Ye: The First Ten Years
Prime Prine: The Best of John Prine
John Prine Prime Prine: The Best of John Prine
Sweet Revenge
John Prine Sweet Revenge
What Color Is Love
Terry Callier What Color Is Love
Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn
Béla Fleck Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn
The Best of John Fahey 1959-1977
John Fahey The Best of John Fahey 1959-1977
Rambler
Bill Frisell Rambler
The Yellow Princess
John Fahey The Yellow Princess
Christmas Guitar, Vol. 1
John Fahey Christmas Guitar, Vol. 1
Of Rivers & Religion/After the Ball
John Fahey / John Fahey & His Orchestra Of Rivers & Religion/After the Ball
The Voice of the Turtle
John Fahey The Voice of the Turtle
The Legend of Blind Joe Death
John Fahey The Legend of Blind Joe Death
The Essential John Fahey
John Fahey The Essential John Fahey
Vol. 4: The Great San Bernardino Birthday Party
John Fahey Vol. 4: The Great San Bernardino Birthday Party
Leo Kottke, John Fahey & Peter Lang
Leo Kottke Leo Kottke, John Fahey & Peter Lang
The Best of the Capitol Years
Leo Kottke The Best of the Capitol Years
Sunday's Child
John Martyn Sunday's Child
On Air
John Martyn On Air
Guitar Soli
Robbie Basho Guitar Soli
Snow Beneath the Belly of a White Swan: The Lost Live Recordings
Robbie Basho Snow Beneath the Belly of a White Swan: The Lost Live Recordings
Old-New-Borrowed-Blue
Fairport Convention Old-New-Borrowed-Blue
House Full
Fairport Convention House Full
Some of Our Yesterdays: Anthology, 1985-1995
Fairport Convention Some of Our Yesterdays: Anthology, 1985-1995
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best of Fairport Convention
Fairport Convention 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best of Fairport Convention
Fairport Unconventional
Fairport Convention Fairport Unconventional
Cropredy Capers: 25 Years of Fairport Convention and Friends at Cropredy Festival
Fairport Convention Cropredy Capers: 25 Years of Fairport Convention and Friends at Cropredy Festival
Live at the BBC
Fairport Convention Live at the BBC
Who Knows Where the Time Goes?
Fairport Convention Who Knows Where the Time Goes?
The Lasting Spirit: The Collection
Fairport Convention The Lasting Spirit: The Collection
Wishfulness Waltz
Fairport Convention Wishfulness Waltz
The Wood and the Wire
Fairport Convention The Wood and the Wire
Close to the Wind
Fairport Convention Close to the Wind
From Cropredy to Portmeirion
Fairport Convention From Cropredy to Portmeirion
Festival
Fairport Convention Festival
The Best of the BBC Recordings
Fairport Convention The Best of the BBC Recordings
Fiddlestix: The Best of Fairport, 1970-1984
Fairport Convention Fiddlestix: The Best of Fairport, 1970-1984
Fairport -- A History
Fairport Convention Fairport -- A History
Rareport Convention
Fairport Convention Rareport Convention
Running for the Drum
Buffy Sainte-Marie Running for the Drum
Five Classic Albums
Fairport Convention Five Classic Albums
Live
John Prine Live
The Singing Mailman Delivers
John Prine The Singing Mailman Delivers
The Tree of Forgiveness
John Prine The Tree of Forgiveness
Anything Anytime Anywhere (Singles 1979-2002)
Bruce Cockburn Anything Anytime Anywhere (Singles 1979-2002)
Live in Tasmania
John Fahey Live in Tasmania
Georgia Stomps, Atlanta Struts & Other Dance
John Fahey Georgia Stomps, Atlanta Struts & Other Dance
Fare Forward Voyagers (Soldier's Choice)
John Fahey Fare Forward Voyagers (Soldier's Choice)
The New Possibility: John Fahey's Guitar Soli Christmas Album/Christmas with John Fahey, Vol. II [Reissue]
John Fahey The New Possibility: John Fahey's Guitar Soli Christmas Album/Christmas with John Fahey, Vol. II [Reissue]
Old Fashioned Love
John Fahey Old Fashioned Love
On Air
John Fahey On Air
God, Time & Casuality
John Fahey God, Time & Casuality
The Great Santa Barbara Oil Slick
John Fahey The Great Santa Barbara Oil Slick
The Best of the Vanguard Years
John Fahey The Best of the Vanguard Years
America
John Fahey America
Red Cross
John Fahey Red Cross
The Dance of Death & Other Plantation Favorites
John Fahey The Dance of Death & Other Plantation Favorites
Womblife
John Fahey Womblife
Of Rivers & Religion
John Fahey Of Rivers & Religion
Days Have Gone By, Vol. 6
John Fahey Days Have Gone By, Vol. 6
All That Moody
Davy Graham All That Moody
Big Sur
Bill Frisell Big Sur
From Monkhouse to Medway 1963-1973
Davy Graham From Monkhouse to Medway 1963-1973
The New Possibility: John Fahey's Guitar Soli Christmas Album
John Fahey The New Possibility: John Fahey's Guitar Soli Christmas Album
He Moved Through the Fair: The Complete 1960s Recordings
Davy Graham He Moved Through the Fair: The Complete 1960s Recordings
Anglicana
Eliza Carthy Anglicana
The Grail and the Lotus
Robbie Basho The Grail and the Lotus