The Best of British Folk

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Annotation

2-CD set; incomplete.

"Some of the tracks featured are live concert performances."

Annotation last modified on 2025-10-03 14:34 UTC.

Tracklist

2▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Both Sides Now
recorded at:
Sound Techniques in Chelsea, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-08-10)
cover recording of:
Both Sides Now (on 1967-08-10)
lyricist and composer:
Joni Mitchell
arranger:
Benedikt Jahnel
publisher:
Crazy Crow Music, Essex Music of Australia Pty. Ltd., Siquomb Pub. Corp., ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
Fairport Convention?:??
2The Fox
live recording of:
The Fox (in 1994)
Steeleye Span?:??
3The Guitar Never Lies
recording of:
The Guitar Never Lies
Lindisfarne?:??
4The House Carpenter
recording of:
The Daemon Lover (aka The House Carpenter)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 14) and Child Ballads (number: 243)
Jacqui McShee’s Pentangle?:??
5Jack o’ Diamonds
Wild Willy Barrett?:??
6Rings Around the Moon
Magna Carta?:??
7It’ll Take a Long Time
recorded at:
Cropredy Festival 1987 (Fairport Convention's own Festival 1987)
live recording of:
It’ll Take a Long Time (on 1987-08-15)
lyricist and composer:
Sandy Denny
publisher:
Warlock Music Ltd.
Fairport Convention?:??
8Time is Like a Promise
Tír na nÓg?:??
9Where Have You Been So Long?
The Famous Jug Band?:??
10Family Love
Steve Ashley?:??
11Coming Good
recording of:
Coming Good
Lindisfarne?:??
12Cell Song (from Babbacombe Lee)
The Albion Band?:??
13Pretty Boy Floyd
The G.P’s?:??
14Who Knows Where the Time Goes?
engineer:
John Wood (US sound engineer and producer)
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records), Fairport Convention (English folk rock band) and Simon Nicol (singer, multi-instrumentalist and producer from England)
bass:
Ashley Hutchings
drums (drum set):
Martin Lamble
vocals:
Sandy Denny
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1999-03-29 to 2014-06-25) (in 2003)
recording of:
Who Knows Where the Time Goes? (from 1969-01 until 1969-04)
lyricist and composer:
Sandy Denny
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI), Strawberry Music (Strawbs) and Winckler Musikforlag
Fairport Convention4.3?:??