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An Introduction to RhubarbAn Introduction to Rhubarb by Rhubarb
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Hands down the best thing I've heard in 5 years and impossible to pigeonhole - grab 5 copies and give them to your friends - the world needs to know!!
Oh Me Oh My... the Way the Day Goes By the Sun Is Setting...Oh Me Oh My... the Way the Day Goes By the Sun Is Setting... by Devendra Banhart
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Nice People, Pumpkin Seeds.... genius!
The Milk-Eyed MenderThe Milk-Eyed Mender by Joanna Newsom
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In a class of her own - If Oldham is the master she is the queen!
Becoming PumajawBecoming Pumajaw by Pumajaw
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One of the most inventive, haunting folk acts around - devastating live!
MosaicMosaic by Woven Hand
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Swedish Purse the most powerful, haunting song I've heard in aeons!
The Saga of Mayflower MayThe Saga of Mayflower May by Marissa Nadler
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Yellow Lights and My Little Lark will grab hold of you and never let go!
The Well of MemoryThe Well of Memory by P.G. Six
One of the best avant-folk albums I've ever heard, inspiring and inventive.
EspersEspers by Espers
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Byss and Abyss is simply devastating!
Folk Is Not a Four Letter Word: Compiled By Andy VotelFolk Is Not a Four Letter Word: Compiled By Andy Votel by Various Artists
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A treasure trove of strange folk oddities - would take you years to track down these - a true labour of love.
Folk Is Not a Four Letter Word Vol.2Folk Is Not a Four Letter Word Vol.2 by Various Artists
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Most sequels drop the standard but not so here - every bit the equal of volume 1.
Folk OffFolk Off by Various Artists
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Worth it just for Baby Dee's Morning Holds a Star as Baby Dee records are impossible to get hold of!!
Little WindowLittle Window by Baby Dee
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Find a copy of this by any means - it will floor you!
End of AmnesiaEnd of Amnesia by M. Ward
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An understated gem of a record - Carolina will melt the hardest of hearts!
MayMay by Richard Youngs
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Beautiful minimalist folk - a national treasure!
Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, & ChanteysRogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, & Chanteys by Various Artists
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A joyous delight from an all-star cast!
Ask the UnicornAsk the Unicorn by Ed Askew
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Strange. surreal folk of the highest order!
OutlanderOutlander by Meic Stevens
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Welsh cult artist's psych-folk classic. Impossibly rare.
HappinessHappiness by Fridge
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Contains some of the most beautiful music I've ever heard - Harmonics defies belief!!
KUUTARHAKUUTARHA by Lau Nau
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Right on the edge of avant-folk. Unclassifiable beauty.
Dick Gaughan - Different Kind of Love SoDick Gaughan - Different Kind of Love So by Dick Gaughan
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Prisoner 562 - you will never forget first hearing it!