Lark Rise to Candleford cover

Lark Rise to Candleford

Released

This 1980 set by England’s foremost folk-pop ensemble features not only a program filled with tunes both familiar (“The Girl I Left Behind Me,” “Speed the Plough,” “The Holly and the Ivy”) and obscure (“All of a Row,” “Postman’s Knock”) but also contributions from the likes of Martin Carthy, Shirley Collins, and Martin Simpson. The spoken-word bits sound a bit dated today, but the songs and tunes are timeless – and their rendition of “The Gresford Disaster” is genuinely heartbreaking.

Rick Anderson

Recommended by

Suggestions
Tuath - Songs of the Northlands cover

Tuath - Songs of the Northlands

Fiona Mackenzie, Brian Ó hEadhra
Miero cover

Miero

Värttinä
Bridgetown cover

Bridgetown

Johnny B. Connolly
Shoot Out the Lights cover

Shoot Out the Lights

Linda Thompson, Richard Thompson
Liege & Lief cover

Liege & Lief

Fairport Convention
In My Tribe cover

In My Tribe

10,000 Maniacs