Light Flight Back in 70's I thought this song was my secret treasure. Nice to see others like it. It was written for a British sit-com of all things. Talking about all music as long as it's good. Friday, 1 October The 20 best psychedelic folk songs. The golden era of acid folk was the late sixties and early seventies when the folk musicians who had come to prominence earlier fused their sound with the predominant sound of the day — psychedelia. Others soon followed - The Pentangle, Mellow Candle, Trees, and Mr Fox were just a few who were happy to incorporate jazz, rock and psychedelia into their sound with varied results.
There are countless examples - many acts disappearing after an album or two but here are twenty of my favourites - do leave yours in the comments boxes below. Californian Wendy and Bonnie released their debut and only album Genesis when aged 17 and 13 respectively.
The album reflected dominant sounds of the time Simon and Garfunkel, Mamas and the Papas etc but the label they were on Skye went bust after the album's release and, like so many folk artists of the time, this remained buried treasure until a new generation discovered it. It featured on his Fuzzy Felt Folk compilation a few years ago. Half child's lullaby, half creepy horror song it certainly grabs your attention. Its actually from an American child's education recording and no-one - not even Johnny - has been able to track Peggy down.
Mendle - Mr Fox Fuzzy guitar and Hammond organ combine to create a frenzied recording allegedly about the killing of a woman in an occult ritual.
Mayhem somewhat reminiscent of the band's own career. They only lasted two years due to the fact that driving force Bob Pegg had an affair with his children's nanny his wife Carole was the band's vocalist who in turn was the girlfriend of the bassist Barry Lyons - messy. Still, this is an excellent example of the darker side of the folk sound. Undoubtedly an excellent songwriter and a huge influence on other musicians of the time.
This track is from 's Stormcock album an album revered by Johnny Marr among others. A Scottish vocalist, she recorded two albums before abruptly disappearing for the next thirty years. She eventually re-emerged in claiming that following a bad LSD trip she had been living a nomadic lifestyle living in a combination of houses and tents.
This is the title track of her second album and is quite beautiful. Hey who really cares - Linda Perhacs One has to wonder if any folk star from this era achieved any degree of financial success. Linda Perhacs was yet another who recorded one album, became a dental technician for the next thirty years and then was rediscovered. This ode to loneliness was a stand out track from her Parallelograms debut. In recent years she has started recording again and describes herself as 'equal parts mystic, musician, schoolteacher, earth mother and Pollyanna River Man - Nick Drake Nick Drake has gone from underrated folk troubadour to national treasure in the last decade.
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