Basket of Light

beautiful folk-rock classic to start my day today, probably their finest album. I love Thompson's double bass in this band, his jazz flavours gave them something of an individual sound.

3.5 I very much liked it, the music is whole and well composed, love that vocalization of the time, it fits the folk style. Also heard some sitar and maybe some more modern stuff. Very fresh for ‘68 even today

Needed more hurdy-gurdy. Interesting album if you're into old style folks music. It's not bad for what it is. Like if I was rolling out to a ren faire with some friends I would blare this as we rolled in. That would be fun. Just sitting around the house wanting to listen to something... Maybe, but lets be honest probably not. Yeah it's good if you want to melt your face to some ren faire rock though.

I’m a 2000s baby so I’m 24 and if you ever seen the show Wolfblood growing up on Disney Channel this sounds just like it and I fuck with it heavy.

**An ok album

Minstrels singing about royalty, nature, and flowers. Lots of flowers. Listenable, but English folk music from the sixties just not our fav. Best song (by far) was Sally Go Round the Roses. Some of the others sounded very similar. L = (2.0*s) Felt like I was at a renaissance fair. J = (1.65*s) Yep, went to a ren fair with Loretta.

We are getting quite a bit of folk from the list and The Pentangle's Basket of Light comes in as a better one thus far for me. I like the renaissance fair vibe. Even though they are British, I get some heavy Irish influence. I mean the lead singer is Miss McShee so not surprised. Top track is opener "Light Flight," which has the same waltzy tempo as the later hit release "Golden Brown" by The Stranglers (great song...bit of a copyright infringe?). "Sally Go Round the Roses" pretty good too. Despite this being a stronger folk album, still gets a bit repetitive and wears out...2.34 stars.

Not familiar with Pentangle but recognized the Bert Jansch name for earlier on this list. Basket of Light is a basket of mixed goods. There's a decent variety of sounds and instruments but the whole things is a little messy in its arrangement. Figured it would be a middle of the pack entry which is about where it lands. Not great, not bad, just another entry to check the box and move on. Give me something like this a renaissance fair or some sort of outdoor public event and I might check it out for a couple songs. Otherwise I'm mostly just walking by. 2.14 stars

Pentangle is one of these folkier prog rock bands, if not outright folk rock band. I do enjoy it a lot and think that this is one of their better albums.

Picture this if you will. You're a muddied & bloodied knight of the King's guard, returning from battle against the barbarians & savages beyond the castle walls. Your sword is dripping with the blood of a dozen men, and while you are among a victorious force, victory did not come without loss. As you approach the freshly extended drawbridge you smell the scent of roasting pig and hear the sounds of the royal minstrels. You're home. You're about the be well fed. You know full well that the barrels of grog & ale will be flowing freely tonight. As you begin your descent into your post-battle stupor, you utter "Your highness, this is some of the finest music the world has ever heard!" Alas, you come to your senses in a time many years later, a mere modern day human in front of a screen, and realize that no, there is far finer music out there. But this music, and its ability to transport your mind to another time & place, is not the worst thing either.

Man, people are tough on traditional music. I thought it was well done and different

Graži muzika, kartais piratiška, kartais country.

q falopa es esto. demasiado psicodélico y experimental. quizás le de otra oportunidad algún dia

Way ahead of its time

Day 233 Couldn’t get into this at all, I’ve liked previous Folk albums as well. Highlight Light Flight

didn't finish and the app is fucking up won't let me listen to the next album

I never thought I'd say "This 60s Medieval folk song reminds me of Schism by Tool" but here we are. The opener uses the Schism 6/4. Anyways I'm genuinely surprised something like this came out in 1969. More proof that 1969 was the best year for music, I guess. I loved everything about it, from the weird time signatures in the opener to the Irish chorale song towards the end of Side A to the singer's really interesting use of her voice in Hunting Song. The woman singer in general is my favorite part of this album. She has a really nice voice that adds to the really whimsical medieval feel of this whole album. I had at least five moments throughout the album where I looked down to see the title of a song and went "shit, this was 1969." I really don't know what to say past that. This was incredible.

Pleasant.

I would totally vibe out to these guys in a field on the Isle of Wight

I could have done without listening to it tbh

its folky, its fun, its vibey, its okay

The instrumentation is more lush and varied than most folk. The vocals are quite satisfying. A fun album but hardly anything outstanding. 7/10

This isn't the worst album that the generator has thrown out. But it's certainly not the greatest. Musically, it's fascinating, full of interesting and artistic choices. But I just don't think I'll ever want to listen to it again.

Great.

this felt like i was sitting by a river surrounded by wood nymphs and fairies. hell yeah

Light Flight - 3.5/5 Once I Had a Sweetheart - 4.5/5 Springtime Promises - 4/5 Lyke-Wake Dirge - 3/5 Train Song - 3.5/5 Hunting Song- 4/5 Sally Go Round the Roses - 3.5/5 The Cuckoo - 4/5 House Carpenter - 4/5 Sally Go Round The Roses - 2001 Re-Recording - 3.5/5 Sally Go Round The Roses (2001 Re-Recording)[Longer] - 3/5 Cold Mountain - 4/5 I Saw an Angel - 3.5/5

Sometimes annoying but mostly enjoyable.

Some hippie bullshit

Medieval AF

overall a nice album. I really liked a few of the songs, didn't dislike any. Some of the mama's and papa's type songs were my least favorite. The ones that were more Enya-ish were my favorites. I would probably listen again but would not purchase this

I had to rate this at least 4 stars because one of the top reviews was “tom bombadil ass”

is this Fleetwood Mac's grandparents ?????

I like the weird interests of other decades present within other decades

Before this album, sometimes I felt like maybe the more-traditional folksy-type stuff would be fun for me to get a little more into but this is the world pulling out the mirror of truth and showing me I don't really stand by those feelings I don't know if it was just something to do with my mood but the psychological weightlifting of album-listening felt heavier with this one, like by the end every track was another dragon to face I would single out "Lyke-Wake Dirge" as an exception, it's got a very different feel to the rest of the album, more comfortable and immersive, it still feels a lot more soothing to listen to than the rest of the album. Or maybe the repeated refrain of "and Christ receive thy soul" felt like a legitimate offer to peacefully pass away before the album had a chance to continue on I don't think I can justify a lower rating than this for reasons that are so abstract, arbitrary, and not-grounded-in-reality, but with respect I hope that myself and Bert Jansch can now cleanly part ways for the 412 albums that I have left to receive from this list

3.7

God no. I couldn’t get past the first few songs.

Whimsical at times

Good hippy music, but unfortunately I’m not a hippy.

This was not awesome to listen to. Rennaissance mid evil times folksy with dwarfs dancing around Stonehenge music. Maybe Celtic is the word? Then a song came on and said they were from Virginia? Anyway, they are talented but I don’t like this music. Not bad enough to give 2 stars cause it’s well intended and all. Just not my taste.

Folk rock went too far and accidentally became bardcore. I don’t hate it.

Very hippy feeling folk-rock as I would expect from 1969. Not really my vibe or something I usually listen to but not a bad album for what it is.

Replay no

Na

Decent 2.8

A strange album. If this was the sound track to a film about the Wars of the Roses I might appreciate it more, but as a piece of modern music the style just feels so incongruous. I’m sure these instruments are played and arranged well, but they probably should have been left in a previous century,

I’m partial to a bit of late-60s British folky stuff, so I did largely enjoy this album, though I do have to be in the right mood for this more medieval (albeit with added sitar) end of the genre. ‘Light Flight’, ‘Once I Had a Sweetheart’, ‘Sally Go ‘Round the Roses’, and ‘House Carpenter’ were my highlights. Conversely, ‘Lyke-Wake Dirge’ rather lived up to its name, being the only real dud track on the album. Overall, I didn’t think this album was up to the standards of the likes of Fairport Convention, though there was some excellent guitar work throughout.

Sounds like the Bubonic plague, fire, soot and beds. There's a reason that we as a society have moved on from that period, so there's no need to make us nostalgic for our hunter gatherer days.

Picture a massive bonfire smoking in the middle of a dark field with the entirety of my viking community drinking ale from horns and telling stories. Oh yes, but I forgot to mention that Pentangle are there playing on their lyres and bone flutes while some of the women dance to the songs about ships and kings. Wow, I just didn't know recording equipment was available in 800 AD. Finally, was Sally some kind of celebrity viking back then because 'Sally go round the roses' featured 3 whole times, I guess she was a popular woman.

I was expecting some weird christian stuff but was pleasantly surprised. And then I realised Sandy Denny was singing and settled in for a good time. Her voice is perfect for this type of music and she never misses. The guy's voice brings it down a bit but overall s good listen

sophisticated, beautifully crafted, jazz-rooted folk

This is a renaissance festival of an album.

"Basket of Light" is the third album by British folk group Pentangle. Folk jazz and folk rock are the Wiki-listed genres. The album was produced by Shel Talmy. Bandmembers included Terry Cox (drums, glockenspiel, hand drum, vocals), Bert Jansch (vocals, banjo, guitar), Jacqui McShee (vocals), John Renbourn (vocals, guitar, sitar) and Danny Thompson (double bass). Commercially, the album reached #5 on the UK Albums Chart. The albums opens with "Light Flight." Drums with a jazzy time signature. Layered acoustic guitars. McShee with folksy vocals and also on backing vocals with a higher octave. She wants to flee the urban stress for a simpler life. They add a glockenspiel and sitar to "Once I Had a Sweetheart." More layered McShee vocals. Very Indian sounding. "Train Song" has rolling drums and a guitar. More bass forward. Exquisite guitar solos by Jansch and Renbourn. The glockenspiel starts "Hunter's Song." McShee begins on vocals telling the tale of a magical horn and infidelity. Jansch takes over and continues the tale. This song has a psychedelic edge with sort of a tribal beat. Nice harmonization at the end. The banjo and sitar are featured on the closer "House Carpenter." The fourth retake on a traditional song. A hypnotic beat kept my attention. Not quite Irish but enough traditional folk to put me in a St. Patrick's Day mood. The music is folk and traditional with elements of jazz, blues, rock, psychedelia and Indian with the sitar. High level acoustic guitar and bass playing. The rhythms can be complex. As previously mentioned there is a good amount of traditional songs and songs telling tales of people making selfish and bad decisions where things go very wrong. There's a lot to like here if you into folk, traditional songs or acoustic instrumentation.

Not really my thing because I am neither a hick nor high on psychedelics

Gemengde gevoelens hierbij: goede muzikanten, originele sound, maar ook wel wat gekunsteld. Bij vlagen erg goed, maar ook wat vermoeiend.

made me wanna drink mead at a tarvern and start a conversation with a mysterious black hooded man

- ei oo mun kuppi teetä mutta kuulostaa ihan mukavalta

Medieval vibes. Yes, it's weird, but props for being different but actually sounding musical. I hear sitar! I love how white people discovered eastern instruments in the 60s. From the album cover I thought I was getting into a gospel album. 3*

Bon bah c’est de la folk

So the kind of folk music I enjoy is the American singer-songwriter with an acoustic guitar kind, not the British Skyrim-sounding ass kind

Mysigt, men ganska tråkigt. Passade bra att ha i bakgrunden när man jobbade. En svagare trea

Det kanske inte var så jäkla kul på medeltiden, men bra musik hade de iaf! Låter så otroligt svenskproggigt på nåt sätt - kul att höra på annat språk!

Aldrig hört eller ens hört talas om detta gycklargäng förut och känner direkt att jag verkligen gillar medeltidsflumfolk med sitar och ståbas. Älskar när listan levererar sånt här. Joni mitchell-möter-the cranberries-gnomen bör sjunga allt och inte lämna över micken till gubben. Han drar ner helheten. Light flight var grym och lyke-wake dirge mycket vacker. Hon är verkligen toppen, joni mitchell-gycklarn. Fortsätter med glädjebetygen.

Aldrig hört talas om! Är det här... Medeltidsmusik? Känns som man sitter och gibbar the Witcher, vilket absolut inte är en dålig känsla!

älskar häxfolk!

Lyssnade faktiskt på gitarristen Bert Jansch i min ungdom. Kärt återseende. Folkigt och så men håller uppe drivet. Härliga melodier. Känns ju lite alvigt magiskt som någon var inne på

This did absolutely nothing for me. I did dislike it, but it could have been a lot worse. Not the absolute bottom of the barrel british shit this list sometimes has.

Brilliant group, but not sure all the arrangements on this album are winners. Bert Jansch's rhythms are so distinct and pleasurable. Hunting Song is my pick of the bunch.

Enjoyable but not very impactful. I don't see myself coming back to it

Ah yes, not the greatest example of a hippie album. Back to the late 60s with you, no time travel, stay put.

Not for me

I really like the acoustic guitar and elements throughout the album. The singing feels etherial but with human rasp. Train song had my tapping my foot all the way through. The more I listen to the album the more I am enjoying it.

I was surprised this had such a low rating, but hey it's not for everybody. Personally, I really enjoyed the Medieval sound; great Renaissance fair music. Would definitely pick up this record if I come across it for cheap. Favorite Track - Springtime Promises Least favorite track - Lyke-Wake Dirge ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Melkosen erikoissettiä mutta menköön! Kyllähän tätä ihan hyvillä mielin kuunteli

Liian hippi meno keskiluokkaisen insinöörin konservatiiviaivoille

Ihan hauskaa hippihoilausta.

Ihan hauska lähestymistapa ja osa biiseistä poikkee reippaasti normi-folkeista. Posin puolelle.

Aika erikoismenoa taas. Tuli vähän mieleen se Kummelin larppaus-sketsi. Jätkä löi oikeesti! Mutta tavallaan ihan hauskaa. Ehkä pitäis jossain tiloissa olla tätäkin varten, että kolisis paremmin.

Prog folk? It's weird, but for some reason I really dug it. A nice surprise.

I can see why it's in this list, but I'm probably not going to listen again

Sleepy folks songs.

Not for me

You know something about this album was appealing to me - it scratched the same itch as when Led Zeppelin songs about elves and Middle Earth. It leaned too heavily on the folk side of things for me though. I wish they leaned more into the bluesy side of things and the unique instrumentation, but some of the songs got a bit too Druidic for me. Certainly a unique listen though, and some great upright bass playing within. A 5.5/10 for me today.

Folky

Moody blues sound

It’s fine, absolutely nothing special at all though

Truly unique, for sure. A category of its own.

3.5

2.5

I really do like this kind of British folk. Although this is highly technical great playing, I don't this really doesn't stand out much from the typical Ren Faire style. Although Jaqui McShee's voice is beautiful, but a bit polite (not as yearning or forlorn as Sandy Denny) the male vocals, Bert & John, did nothing for me. I will say sometimes the musical bed really got kind of cool especially on "Train Song" (7.55) ★★★½

I like this Medival sounding British folk style. 4 stars

This might be good, but it's just not something I ever want to listen to. I basically feel like I went to the renaissance festival and I'm eating a turkey leg waiting for the jousting tournament to begin. 2 stars.

Very pleasant 60s folk rock almost up there with Fairport Convention. Not quite a ‘basket of light four’ but definitely a super strong 3.

It’s not that I don’t like it, it’s just that I’ll never listen to it again.

Would be great if I still smoked weed, but I don't. I appreciate that it is good folk music, but it's just not for me. 3 stars

Better than I expected.

Elbischer Folk-Rock // Könnte ein Fantasy Sounstrack sein // Ähnlich wie Aurora finde ich // Mochte 10/13 Songs - Super, gerne wieder. :D

Hatte noch nie zuvor von denen gehört... War aber sehr interressant und mal was Anderes. Hat mir gefallen!

Nice

nah

It's like playing an web based medieval cheesy video games

222/1089 This is such a bit of me, i love a bit of this type of Medieval folky music. Fairport Convention was a great discovery of mine earlier in this project and this scratches the same itch. faves: Light Flight, Once I Had a Sweetheart, Train Song, House Carpenter, Sally Go Round the Roses, The Cuckoo 83/100

Nuh uh ⭐️⭐️

“Folk” here seems to be mostly sort of medieval style. It’s okay, just not my thing.

Pentangle represents a moment when softer, more lyric folk flirted with jazz and drew in mellowing Blues rock heads like my dad - in his case, disillusioned with Page splinter originally called the Yardbirds II - and the beards, ballads, unfeigned British elocution, and intricate acoustic mingling were in the ascendance. This is pure in spirit and proudly kaleidoscopic in composition. It rewards a close listen, the web of guitars, double-bass and drums light sorcery. I’ve mentioned before that John Renbourne is one of the greatest guitarist-singers I’ve seen, this modest guy in a small wooden chair in a village hall, chatting to an audience drawn close.

A breezy, satisfying record, where the combination of Jansch's guitar with Thompson's bass makes for a jazzier, lighter experience than on Bert's solo record of last week. "Light Flight" (the "I'll Be There For You" of its day) is a banger and a great example, but the record is full of good tunes showcasing McShee's fine voice and the band's excellent arrangements such as "The Cuckoo". Not as meaty as what Fairport were doing at the time with similar material, but probably a bit cooler - you can picture some beflowered London scenesters grooving to this on a clear summer's morning.

Really nice music.

Well, they classify it as folk, certainly not your traditional folk

I had never heard of this artist. It is giving psychedelic prog folk. Nice guitar and sitar work with real melodic, flowing vocals. It was nice to hear, but will not be a re-listen. Five stars for the music. No need to punish because I’m not their target market.

Sally go round the ******* roses.

I wasn't expecting much from this album, but I was pleasantly surprised. This isn't the greatest thing ever, but there are some really good moments. They do some really interesting and unique things with the instrumentals. High 3.

I actually enjoy some of the instrumentation but something about the over earnestness of the vocals ruins it for me.

This is some bullshit. I'm being messed with, right? A dirge? There's a dirge on here?

Basket of Light time! Super excited for more folk. The first track, Light Flight gives a good intro to the album. I felt like it covered all the bases of a good folk album. Good vocals, twangy but not overpowering guitar, light percussion. Once I had a Sweetheart had some really interesting flavours in the mix. The use of the Sitar is so cool. Springtime promises was sweet. I like that there’s both male and female vocalists on this album, which is even more exemplified in the next track Luke-Wake Dirge. I’m not a huge fan of the religious subject matter, but I’m also not religious so I don’t get a say. Train song wasn’t my favourite, I thought that it was a bit all over the place musically. Hunting song picked it back up again! The use of the glockenspiel (I think) gave it a really melodic feel which really worked for me. The back and forth between both vocalists was also pretty cool. The drums made it feel like what it was meant to be. Sally go round was very enjoyable! I enjoyed how dancey it was without being too heavy. It was simple, but worked. I thought the Cuckoo was probably the best track on the album. I thought it was very solid. To close, House Carpenter was exactly as I expected. Even though I’m not a fan of this type of music, it was good. I kept wanting more from it though, it had a good riff and instrumentals, but I kept waiting for it to go somewhere more but it didn’t. Anyway, 3/5 ⭐️, 6/10 48/1089

Carai, altos estilos diferentes, os caras são criativos. Uma hora parecia um medieval gregoriano, outra uma música brasileira. Pior que gostei do som deles num geral, nada específico. Uma mistura de medieval, com hippie de sitar, bem massa. Vou dar 4*.

Have never heard of Pentangle before, nor any members of this band. Thoughts... As soon as it started, especially during the first 2 songs ("Light Flight" and "Once I Had a Sweetheart"), it reminded me of Fairport Convention. That 1960s British folk sound with the voice like an angel out of the mists of time. And through this site, I discovered Fairport Convention's "Liege and Lief" and liked the whole thing. But as soon as I got to the 3rd song, I realized I definitely like Fairport Convention better. I don't really like the guy's voice. And then the 4th song, which sounds like a Gregorian chant from an ancient church came on and I am not really digging that. I don't really want to feel like I'm going to church when I'm getting into music. And the "Hunting Song", while it had some cool moments, was too "king and queen" renaissance faire-ish for me. I did end up also liking the "Train Song" - it was very interesting musically and somehow sort of reminded me of Nick Drake as well. It has the guy's voice but also the girl's voice. Also ended up liking "The Cuckoo" after a few listens. It was definitely interesting to listen to this. I had no idea there was a whole bunch of bands doing music like Fairport Convention back in the day - so that was cool to find out. So, I'm glad I got to listen to it - but I ended up only liking 4 out of the 9 songs. Liked songs on Spotify: 4/9 Rating: 2/5

muy instrumental, voces, campanas, tambores, good mood, casi folk, 3/5

Music to get slain by barbarians to.

Ah, Pentangle. I actually discovered them a couple of months or so back and really liked them. I have listened to this album fairly recently, but here goes for another spin… I like this album but it is not one of theirs that bowls me over. Still a solid 3 though.

Started out as a nice change of pace and as I listened I enjoyed it more and more.

Bright, melodic and highly enjoyable folk.

Delicate acoustic interplay and intricate vocal harmonies give the record a refined, almost scholarly feel. The arrangements are carefully constructed, with each instrument occupying a precise space in the mix. That attention to detail is admirable, though the restraint sometimes limits dynamic variation. It’s thoughtful and technically accomplished, yet rarely dramatic, a measured experience rather than an overwhelming one.

I really didn't know what to expect with Basket of Light, but I was very pleasantly surprised. It's a really nice prog-folk album, with a very pastoral style, which I absolutely love. It's beautiful sounding, with all acoustic instruments and a really nice vibe to it. The main singer's voice is really pretty too. I did find "Sally Go Round the Roses" a little jarring, as it's the one more normal-sounding song on the album, but it's still really nice sounding. I especially liked "Springtime Promises" and "Light Flight". Favorite Song: "Springtime Promises"

"All the instruments played on this album are acoustic" — that's the proudly stated phrase on the album cover. There's certainly something to brag about: in addition to the standard folk acoustic guitar and tambourine, there's also double bass, banjo, orchestral bells, bongos, and even an Indian sitar. Unusual instruments create unusual music, and in addition to the genre's classic motifs, collectively known as "medieval tavern," there's also something reminiscent of a mass, and a sense of improvisation, where each instrument seems to be playing its own part, yet the result is beautiful. An interesting album, somewhat ahead of its time.

Ancient and overgrown as an old English forest

Artists sure loved throwing in sitars in their music during the late 60's. Beyond that, this was a pretty eclectic folk album that sounds way before its time at points. Pretty whimsical, if you're into that sort of thing.

I think this is what people in the 60's thought middle ages music was like. Just folksy stuff you hear playing inbetween matches at Medieval Times. It wears out its welcome quick but its nice to hear some more traditional instruments.

Goofy ass medieval music. Enjoyable enough but mostly made to be played at Ren Fairs

Sounds medieval. Not for me but at least it's a bit different

alright

Forgettable

Medieval-sounding folk music drives the sound of Pentangle's 1969 record, 'Basket of Light'. Think an album's worth of songs sounding like Led Zeppelin's 'The Battle of Evermore'. There's some really nice musicianship on this record, especially the guitars and vocals. The guitars sound delicate and regal, as if they're coming straight from a royal pavilion, and the vocal performances from Jacqui McShee are quite beautiful and serene. McShee is also supported on vocals by guitarists Bert Jansch and John Renbourn, as well as drummer Terry Cox, who also adds some whimsical glockenspiel parts to the sound. 'Basket of Light' is not quite folk, nor is it really jazz or progressive rock, it's kind of in its own little category of medieval pop music I guess, although calling this record pop is also a bit of a stretch. There's plenty of catchy rhythms, namely on 'Once I Had a Sweetheart' and 'Sally Go Round the Roses', but 'Basket of Light' is certainly one of the more unique and original records I've come across in this list so far. One thing I will say is there's no doubt Peter Gabriel would've probably appreciated this record as he was going through Genesis' genesis at the same time, as the folkier, whimsical elements of 'Basket of Light' certainly share common ground with Genesis' out-of-this-world earlier stuff. Best songs: Light Flight, Once I Had a Sweetheart, Train Song, Sally Go Round the Roses

Hints of Jethro Tull. Was not expecting a Renesaince Faire when I hit play. Excellent musicianship and nice accoustic prog rock.

Folk clasico

El rey mandó a ejecutar a un granjero que robó 2 manzanas para sus hijos enfermos. Esto se escucha mientras caminas por las calles para ir a mirar la ejecución. Un domingo cualquiera. Por favor, no quiero mas rock folclórico.

More wacky lsd music

Great instrumentals but the vocalists voice just absolutely sucks, ruins the whole listen

It was fun at first and then dragged

Wow, this was not what I expected. Judging by the name and cover I was expecting metal or at least hard rock but this is one of the furthest things from it. I really enjoyed the instrumentation it provided and also the very jazz influenced rhythmic structures.

I think I like their way of forming songs but would not listen to the album very often. Too much going on, it makes me nervous. Very psychedelic music.

Very much of it's time, which I like! This is a cult I would probably join

Hippie vibes

Nice

Fine if bland

Not what I was expecting but it was good and I liked a lot after while ! Glad 😌 I gave it a chance.

Pretty boring

Folk-Rock, 1969 -> 2

Hoo boy, where to start in this album. Pentangle here is a part of a weird musical era trademarked by an obsession with medieval bardic song styling. They weren’t the only group to do it, but the fact that we had multiple folk/hippie/psychedelic groups get on board is beyond me. Their harmonies are wonderful. Their voices are light and airy, bringing an overall ethereal quality to each song. It is also the driving force behind the music as most of the songs only feature one or two instruments to accompany their vocals. I cannot tell you what any of the songs are about, however, as their vocals bounced and moved beautifully but incomprehensibly. Again, great harmonies and canon. Just, tough to follow what they were trying to say. A song or two where they play with this styling would be an enjoyable change of pace. An entire album was a bit much.

Songs to go out on a quest to. Songs to play for your fellow hobbits. Songs for the Kings Gathering. Songs to joust to. Songs for wooing a fair maiden. Songs to drink, be gay and merry to at the town square. You get the point. This is straight up Medieval music and sounds like something you’d hear in the background of an episode of Game of Thrones. Does it blow me away? Not really. But I got used to it fairly quickly, and the fun blend of Folk and more traditional Rock, mixed with both singers, who equally hold their own and entertain, make this a surprisingly good album when you get used to just how goofy the entire thing is. My favorite songs on the album are “I Saw an Angel” and “Train Song”. Both do a great job of still being fantastical and a bit goofy, but “I Saw an Angel” takes a step into the more straight forward Rock territory and ends the album on an extremely strong note. This album doesn’t do anything absolutely amazingly or new, but it’s pretty unique, and I can appreciate that. Especially for being from the 60’s. I easily managed to listen to it on repeat for the day. I think my biggest criticism is with the fact that, at least on Spotify, the song “Sally Go Round the Roses” makes three separate appearances. In fact, that song plays, and then after 2 songs later it’s back, followed immediately by an extended version of the exact same song. It’s probably my least favorite song on the album partly because of that. Makes me wonder if the original album cuts off at “House Carpenter”. If so, that wouldn’t be a problem if the original cut was on Spotify in the first place, which it isn’t. Also makes me wonder if the last song, the previously mentioned “I Saw an Angel” was added in later. Would explain why it sounds so different if true, but you really have to be patient if you want to get to it. I’m glad it was included at all, and it is my favorite song on the album, but the vibes really are much different with that song than the others. So much so that I really want to hear more of Pentangle and see how they evolved over the years. This is the only album they have on here, but they made music for a very long time, with a discography ranging from the 60’s all the way to the 90’s. Even if this album isn’t perfect, I’m thankful for this site for letting me check it out. This is the kind of thing I really enjoy using this bot for. The fact that I want to actively seek out more of this music, even if I only gave it a 3, means the authors of the book occasionally do a good job of making me want to listen to more of their oddball suggestions like this one.

I just don't have the patience for this.

3.0 - Ok

No, thank you

actually so whimsical

Nice to have something different for once. It was good, Avery strong 3 in my opinion, but not quite a 4

I enjoyed this a lot, but not quite enough to give it the full five. Light Flight, the first track, is the standout that the rest of the album doesn't quite live up to.

In the similar folk-trad-medieval vein as The Incredible String Band, but much, much better. Love that 17/8 in Light Flight! 3.7

Oh my goodness gracious this album makes me want to frolic in the woods or something IT IS SOOOOO GOOODDDDDD Literally any album that is folk is always good (I might regret saying that oh well). The woman's vocals are SLAYING (i think it is just one?) so are the instruments (I think they used a sitar? it sounds like one) Once I Had a Sweetheart and Hunting Song were def the best songs on the album but they were all good, not one bad song. 100000% will check this one out again

AWESOME instrumentation. The vocals felt a little grating by the end. I could see myself returning to a few songs.

Wonderfully medieval. The vocals and instrumentals place you in the middle ages, hearing tales of knights and maidens. It was a little weird when there would randomly be a song that wasn’t in the medieval theme and honestly the whole album should have stuck with it. Nevertheless it was a great listen and whenever I am feeling like I want to be transported to middle ages I’ll revisit this one. 9/10

Folk-jazz? It's very of its time. It should probably stay there.

Listened while driving my wife to work. Was pleasantly surprised by this one! Beautiful vocal harmonies and incredible musicianship on their instruments. It's like I was sent back in time! I wish there were more of the oscillating times signatures in the opener and thought the departure from their style in Sally Go Round The Roses was a miss for me. Loved it!

Oh man, i really enjoyed this I love the sound of I believe the saz/baglama on house carpenter and maybe a few other songs but it stood out to me on house carpenter. Love that sound! The woman’s voice is gorgeous too reminds me of like Joni Mitchell almost. Everything about this album is so well done and definitely a new personal favorite folk album which is definitely one of my favorite genres.

No reason why but I loved this

It was OK I guess? I'll say 2.5 - round down because 3 seems way too generous with this one.

Yea it’s okay! Not offensive by any means but I didn’t read the lyrics

Simple easy listening folk. A little boring but not bad.

started off cool but it's overall pretty basic 60s psychedelia.

Sounded like I heard the same generic sequence of pop folk songs over and over with a little sitar thrown in here and there

Not something for me. Not bad but a bit annoying

Strangely I liked this folky rhythmic hippy dippy stuff. But I also recognize that this is an album that I would play to intentionally irritate someone else. Favorite songs: Train Song and Light Flight

Fine for what it is, but would never listen to this.

Simon and Garfunkel circa 1400. Makes you feel like you should don a bliaut and coif, and gently strum a lute at ye fayre

Folksy rock, reminds me of freeze pop a little bit, enjoying it quite a bit; I def want to return to this so I’m thinking 4; the more I listen I’m thinking 3.5 rounded down

Light Flight: 5.6/10 (Intro absolute fire) Once I Had A Sweetheart: 7/10 MBPW (Sitar solo🤤) Springtime Promises: 5.8/10 Lyke-Wake Dirge: 5/10 Train Song: 6/10 MBPW Hunting Song: 6.3/10 Sally Go Round the Roses: 6/10 The Cuckoo: 5/10 House Carpenter: 5.3 (Extra points of the Sitar💖) Cold Mountain: 6/10 MBPW? I Saw an Angel: 5/10

The Good: Who doesn’t like a basket of light? The Bad: Finding out that the basket has a hole in it… The Ugly: Ever tried cleaning up spilled light? Sure, I could just start this review off with a What The Actual Fuck!??!!?!??!!??! but why bother. I am realizing that I should be thankful that my parents had to sit through this shit instead of me… Maybe they love it… I don’t. Pentangle, 5? really? Oh, wait… read the wiki… Some of the guitar playing is pretty damn solid though. So they have that going for them… but that’s about it. I fear that I will blow a gasket if I see another “folk rock” album present itself… unless it is aqualung… which I will play now just to rinse the bad taste out of my mouth. Sorry for all those who love this.. 1*

Unexpectedly enjoyed this as folk isn't normally my thing

i'm hungover and don't remember how this was. wait, no, this was mediocre

A lot of sounds mashing together that do not agree with each other.

3.5

2.5

Ugh... Late 60s British Hippie Folk is not my jam. I kind of knew this from a podcast that I listen to but this confirms it. Definitely not a fan of Jacqui McShee's nor Bert Jansch. 1/5

This one has such a mystical, enchanted vibe to it, that feels not matched up to this point, being 266/1089 deep at this point in time (maybe a couple to be fair might match up.) That enchanted vibe takes me back in time hundreds and hundreds of years. I'm sure all the bandits and highwaymen from European are to sure to bop to this release. These guys definitely did too much drugs as evident by the sitar (because it's the 60s!) Highlight Song/s: "Light Flight" and "Hunting Song"

l’impression d’être dans une forêt médiévale irlandaise soundtrack parfaite pour une partie de loups garous interminable je crois qu’on m’a jeté un sort au cours de cette écoute help me

This is pretentious folk rock bullshit but its exactly my type of pretentious folk rock bullshit. You put a glockenspiel in your band, I give it no less than a 4. That's the rules. I LOVED this. Favorite songs: Once I had a Light The Cuckoo House Carpenter Favorite Lyric: "I wish I were a scholar and could handle the pen/I'd write to my lover and to all roving men/I would tell them of the grief and woe that attend all their lies/I would wish them have pity on the flower when it dies"

There is no reason for this album to be on this list either. Could not finish it.

Not something to actively listen to, but as background music it was very enjoyable

Not for me. Renaissance faire nonsense that wasn’t enjoyable to listen to. I tried to listen as long as I possibly could but found no enjoyment in it at all.

Reminds me of Lord of the Rings or Game of Thrones, very folk-thematic, which makes sense, as it is a folk-rock band. Not my cup of tea, as while the music is beautiful, it is quite chaotic and monotone. Not a big fan of the tone of the voice of the female singer, as it is quite high all the time and just seems as she's not singing fully from her chest. Hunting Song and Sally Go Round the Roses were the highlights of the album.

I found myself in Skyrim. This is not something I would seek to listen to myself. But it seems kind of cheerful and uplifting, if you're into this sort of music. I'm not, though.

Nothing that stuck with me. Forgetful album it seems

Sounded like a group of music teachers and their "cool" music.

65

Haven't really listend but completed the album. 4/5

I thought I had wandered into a renaissance fair in midsummer UK. Why is this type of album on the list, I can only guess that it is because they are British.

While I may forget it, it is good forgettable music

This was very nice to listen to. The only real complaint I have is the dude's voice did not sound great on some of the tracks but I appreciate the attempt at variety. Everything else sounded phenomenal I dunno if I will give this a 4 or a 5 we'll see how I feel tomorrow morning.

we've had a long boring run of boring britpop, brit-electronica, and now brit-folk. boring & forgettable.

soo funn, felt like an overseas adventure

Oof tried to be open minded but couldn’t do it. Kinda liked some parts of Train song, though.

Quite different from The Beach Boys I know otherwise. Makes sense since this is a later album, but still a really enjoyable atmosphere in this. I wish the vocals Overall decent songs, but nothing totally up my alley here.

Loved this album. Loved how almost each song had a different style - folk, country, madrigal. It is beautiful

need more of this in my life

nice folk album but not really much more than that. Some of the guitar parts were good and one of the vocalists reminded me of Dolores O'Riordan, i suppose it's not impossible the cranberries were influenced by this group, definitely sounds like it

Country / folky. Like it. Light energy. Reminder of The Band, but female vox.

A delightful British folk romp.

Oh wow, this was very different from almost anything else I've heard so far from this. Kind of folk-y? Kind of prog? Definitely some weird late '60s/early '70s hippie shit, but with a beautiful medieval/classical music lean. I don't know how to describe this because I'm an idiot but some very serious musicianship happening here. Weird but genuinely enjoyable and definitely something special. Just kinda wish it was more consistent because half the time it was boring folky shit but the other half was amazing

Trippy. Super folksy, some eastern influence in Once I Had a Sweetheart, but otherwise didn't really enjoy. Hated Lyke-Wake, a lot of them were way too folky, 2/5.

Hippie folk music.

I’d probably give a 2.5 if I could, I quite liked it but not enough to listen again. Sounds like the soundtrack to a Woodstock/summer of love documentary

Sounds like something I would hear at the ren faire and since I'm a huge fucking dork I thoroughly enjoyed it.

I had never heard of this album or band until this very moment and after Googling it appears to be another example of the very British creator of this list/project. Digging further, the name Bert Jansch sounds familiar to me but I'm not sure why. Maybe Dylan connections? I figured the only song I might have a chance of recognizing was "Light Flight" and it doesn't sound even slightly familiar. I recognize some of the traditionals but doubt it is from these versions. I don't hate this but it doesn't really do much for me. 2.5 stars.

Nunca tinha ouvido falar nem da banda nem do álbum - eu adorei, right up my alley.

not good man

Reminds me a lot of Fairport Convention, just not quite as good.

Enjoyed this much more than I expected to. Some lovely psych and prog elements in here that really expanded my mind on what folk music can be. Definitely a revisit for me! 8/10

Burt Janch is a really good guitar player. It seems to me that Jethro Tull blatantly ripped this band off. This album is way bette than The Black Album.

Nice guitar but pretty samey/boring. Highlight: Sally Go Round the Roses

Not my favorite, but at least it was interesting. 2.5 stars.

It may have been the mood I was in, but I dug it

Fun but not my cup of tea. Varied! Some joni mitchell esque numbers too.

Very medieval vibes

No se si es su mejor disco, el anterior Sweet child podría serlo, pero este es muy completo. Folk de muchos quilates, bien compuesto y mejor interpretado. A veces suenan como los Mamas and Papas (en la versión de Sally Go Round The Roses, de The Jaynetts, o en el extra Cold Mountain ) a veces más Jefferson Airplane (Springtime Promises y I saw an angel, un excelente extra) o sobre todo Renaissance . Abren con su tema más conocido, que no el mejor: Light Flight. La voz de Jacqui es una maravilla. Luce radiante en Once I Had a Sweetheart, con su sitar y su glockenspiel. Lyke-Wake Dinge es barroca, casi religiosa. Train Song es una de mis favoritas, las armonías engarzan perfectamente con la intrumentación. Es una canción que mejora y mejora. La cara B abre con otro temaz, un clásico: Hunting Song que se sirve nuevamente el glockenspiel (a ver si alguien se pensaba que solo Mike Oldfiedl sabía tocarlo). También en The Cuckoo, otro buen tema con buen manejo de las guitarras acústicas. House Carpenter, un tema tradicional, con aires indios cierra el disco. Muy bueno y con influencia en Damon & Naomi, Devendra Banhart, Joanna Newsom, Fleet Foxes, The Magic Numbers o Mazzy star sin ir más lejos.

Very middle of the road Celtic folk with a jazzy tinge h

When people have Renaissance faires, I now believe they are just remembering the 1960's, not the 1560's.

Jefferson Airplane crashed into Joan Baez and whatever this is emerged from the wreckage. I can almost imagine being really into it when it came out -- it combines really influential elements of music culture at the time -- but it also feels a little too much like a parlor trick, like the videos where someone plays a dozen songs using the same the chords. Okay, now what? I didn't feel a deeper connection to anything going on.

Speaking of not loving Ren-Faire-core… I eventually made it halfway through this. I can say without hesitation that 200 albums into this project, this was the album I hated the most.

British folk music will forever feel very nostalgic to me as a Scottish person and I really like the psychedelic and south Asian influences that come through in this album. The album does feel a bit monotonous which made it drag a little in my opinion. (Might be better as background music so will hold onto it for studying)

I appreciate the folksy sound, but a little too much at the same time

Nice to hear some feminine vocals for once! A delightful slice of English folk, I was a big fan of this one.

This was a refreshing departure with the premier UK folk rock group along with Fairport Convention. The opening track was well known as the theme for TV show ‘take three girls’. The guitar playing of Bert Jancsh was hugely influential on the likes of Led Zeppelin and Danny Thompson’s double bass also played with John Martyn and Richard Thompson. A fine album from an important act of that time.

Sadly another example of an album that did nothing for me. I don’t know whether this style of folk doesn’t connect with me, or whether it’s something else. I find this type of lyricism sometimes to be rather tedious, and I can’t explain why. The instrumentals were all nice enough, although I can’t say I was a massive fan of the vocals. Yeah this just kinda passed through me, nothing really drew me in.

This album felt like eating a kebab at midday, you know you won’t really appreciate it unless it’s 3am and you’ve had a gazillion beers. I felt the same way listening to this album sober, maybe if I had three tabs of LSD I’d appreciate it more. In saying that, night train made me think of a cut scene in a surf movie, where they’re driving around barren roads somewhere between get shacked off their melons

I can see how this would be foundational 60s folk. I found it good but not that exciting.

Has its moments but is also quite pretentious

Kinda weirdly liked this to begin with, then it got a bit weird and ye olde. On the fence now.

folk album

fuckin aowesome

My wife described it as DnD tavern music, and she pretty much hit the nail on the head.

I thought it was cool until I realized it’s just more of the same for the entire album.

Exceptionally dull

British Folk music. Not my bag, but the songs grew on me the longer I listened. My Rating 2.8.

Made me feel like I was at a ren fair and that’s not a compliment. I swear I could smell the BO and Mountain Dew.

Corny

Interesting. 70s Zeppelin vibes. Multiple lead vocalists, that's neat. The Dirge song really made me uncomfortable. Very Catholic/religious... nuh uh. 2.5

Great guitar playing on this one. Crisp production and mix, pleasant and feathery. Not my jam though, a little too ye old’e 70s harking back to lords and ladies type shit. Great field frolicking music. Not for me homie 2.85

There's a couple good sounds on here but mostly it's way too choral and the female vocalist is sometimes quite annoying.

Strong 2/3. This was a surprise for me, I really enjoyed the songs on this, very unique sound overall. The female vocalist reminds me a lot of the lead singer of The Cranberries. While the music is definitely folky, it has a bit more of an edge to it, and their vocal harmonies really stand out. I kept finding myself really getting into the songs by the time they were over, and even the religious dirge had grown on me by the end. A good album for sure.

This was a nice surprise. I was expecting a bunch of hippie "If I Had a Hammer" crap. This sounded more medieval than what I would normally think of as folk. The songs were a little longer than necessary, but I did like the variety of the tracks. But they never should have let that guy do any of the singing.

510/1001

lord of the rings elf music

I wasn’t high enough for this hippy shit.

this had a nice folky vibe to it, good stuff from the 60's for sure. nothing too much to comment on it

For the folk lover out there, I would say that it delivers a great, rounded medieval sound with talented vocalists. For me, this type of music is not to my taste, and I was kind of glad when it was over.

Albums like Basket of Light always make me thinking… is this really what medieval music sounded like or did we just invent “medieval” music in the 60s. Anyways, it’s an interesting sound, MeShee has a beautiful voice and the songs are complex. 5.9/10

Interesting folk rock

Hienoa ja monipuolista folkkia! Vähän eri maailman kolkan folkkia. On jenkkien vähän bluesimpaa folkkia ja sit on vähän itämaisempaa soundiakin. Eniten tykkäsin keski-aikasen kuulosista kappaleista. Kitaran soitto kanssa erityisen siistiä. Parhaat: Lyke-Wake Dirge, Hunting Song, The Cuckoo

It's folk music that feels at time Celtic and at other times churchy. It's OK as background music but I don't see myself coming back to this.

Almost gave this a 4, just because it ably weaves twee folk and medieval standards in always that makes me ponder: I wonder what it would be like is Wes Anderson directed a movie about King Arthur?

I dunno, I don't mind this kind of pseudo-baroque folk vibe you could imagine backing a dance scene in an episode of 'Wolf Hall.' It's too long overall, and the songs where the dude sings & it's more straight folk rock are much weaker (Springtime Promises, I Saw an Angel) but not sorry to get exposed to this.

Un poquito de folk, un poquito de jazz y un poquito de blues… y voy a tomarme un ibuprofeno que no tengo el día cariño 😪

Nothing really stood out. The songs with the male singer are a drag. The woman singer sounds much better. I feel like this would be better without vocals as background music for a BBC period piece.

No private session used for Spotify. I had no idea what I was getting in to. Lot going on here music wise, it seems really folksy and stuff I might listen to wearing a cloak, running around the damp forests of the pacific northwest pretending to be a druid, though thinking about it, I am not sure if I am wearing anything other than a cloak..anyway woodland creatures would be frolicking with me. None of that crap is going to happen, so I won't listen to this again.

This is a strange one. On paper it’s one that I should probably like a lot, but it doesn’t quite click with me. The guitars don’t particularly stand out to me despite the skill of the two guitarists, and the overall production seems to be too much a product of its time. May have to revisit later.

A wonderful album that's the epitome of hippy. It gets a bit lost in itself at times though

At times it feels like you’ve wandered into a Renaissance fair by mistake. Light Flight is a okay, but overall, a bit too “hey nonny nonny” for my taste.

Mostly instrumental

A bit too renaissance faire for mlady

кто ставит 1/2- вы не чувствуете вайб, друзья...

This is COOL

Very unique folky-baroquey-medival album

Crap. Might have been listenable but for the vocals. I made it through once song fully (sally go round). All others were utterly unlistenable.

Actually not terrible. I genuinely liked 4 or so songs.

Mony albumes ik hath listenethed ouer this project but this has speken to the deepest partye of mynne 3ouythe in the yeare 1250

Light Flight-- 4/10 reminds me of lotr music but less whimsical skimmed through the rest of the album. revisit later. not my vibe rn.

Someone should have told Pentangle about Ananda Shankar because they would have absolutely cooked together. Highlights: Light Flight, Springtime Promises, Lyke-Wake Dirge, Train Song, The Cuckoo, House Carpenter

I think my Dad tried putting this band under my nose when I was a teenager (or perhaps it was Strawbs). The guitar work was quite clever, there were some well worked little acoustic/lead parts. But the vocals were a bit too preachy, and I didn't really enjoy it. Average folk, really. 2 Stars.

It’s that time of year when the neo-pagan cult that you have joined decide which virgin daughter they sacrifice to ensure a bountiful harvest. The council elders haven’t yet defiled your beloved daughter Gwendolyn, so sadly it looks like she will be the one offered to the gods. It hurts, but the town really needs a good supply of maize.

Musically and technically very good. But its juat not for me. Not bad at all. But not catching me

Dope

This was better than I expected. Soft 4.

Listens: 3 Standout Tracks: The Cuckoo This reminded me of a bunch of stuff: The Beatles, Grateful Dead, some of the music from the video game RuneScape and Joanna Newsom to name a few. I don't know if this album is anything crazy, have-to-tell-my-friends good, but it was a completely adequate entry on the List. It was easy listening, a bit fancy (and fantasy) sounding and could easily serve as background listening, or be something you'd put on during a game of D&D (lol).

A pleasant, and ultimately uninspired work of traditional folk music. Well played, well recorded, but neither experimental enough to feel exciting, nor catchy enough to be memorable.

It’s fine here and there, liked a few songs towards the beginning. Can’t do a whole album of it tbh, 2 stars is good, feels like middle of the road folk

The fist song is pretty great and then kind of devolves into something that straddles a few genres in a way that I don't like.

Somehow managed to never hear this before! Great album in a similar vein to Fotheringay, Fairport Convention and other folk rock bands of the time. Really pleasant to listen to. Love Danny Thompson’s bass! Solid 4 *

It would be interesting background music for like a DND night

Renaissance Faire ass type of music.

Ye olde celt vibes. I wish I could appreciate it, but really, I just find it a little comical, or at least missing the spot. Just not for me, really, but a nice, and unexpected, inclusion of sitar. Bert Jansch!!! How did I forget he was in these. Love ‘Angie’ and nice to hear his familiar tones. Prefer his vocals on songs and almost like the choral songs but still kind of just “okay” It’s pleasant enough and not offensive. Unique and skilled, just not grabbing me so much. Nice little uptick for ‘Sally Go Round The Roses’ but maybe the peak of something otherwise meh. Female vocal grating on me by the end

Neat, I guess.

Light Flight: Love the instrumental bits (like the opening) but not a massive fan of the offbeat lyrics. Reminds me of some of the folk songs we used to sing in young voices so probably more preferable for fans of that genre. Once I Had a Sweetheart: The vocals are satisfying but quite predictable, same with the instrumental in the middle - I enjoyed it but somewhat repetitive/not much growth. An easy listen but not especially gripping. Springtime Promises: I do prefer the male voice. Lyrics are quite simple, very storytelling but don't have much depth. More of an obvious chorus which creates catchiness. Lyke-Wake Dirge: Sounds like a hymn. Male and female voices sound lovely together, some nice harmonies throughout. Not your everyday listen though, can imagine it would sound haunting in an echoey cathedral. Train Song: Like the build up of the introduction. More frantic than the previous songs, as if the pace of the album is beginning to increase. A big fan of the slower middle of the song, nice break. Not sure I love the end, a bit busy. Hunting Song: Immediately sounds christmassy from the introduction. Again very storytelling lyrics however these ones are slightly more interesting. Like how the male voice sings the speech, nice touch. I find the song a bit too long, however, more variation needed to keep listener gripped for that amount of time (and the momentary switch up near the end was not interesting enough to do that). Sally Go Round the Roses: Favourite one so far. Love the more swing feel to it and the beat. Also the to-and-fro between the two voices is fun, as well as the instrumental. The Cuckoo: More dramatic. Easy listen but nothing revolutionary, quite enjoyed the lyrics however they are a bit repetitive. Probably on purpose but it flew over my head. House Carpenter: Like how the lyrics are less repetitive than most of their tracks, also tells a more interesting tale which makes it a bit more gripping. Enjoyable beat also and nice ending instrumental. Cold Mountain: Short but fun. Very non-offensive simple but upbeat song despite a few disheartening lyrics. I Saw an Angel: Might be my favourite on the album. If I had to pick one to listen to again it would be this. Bit more of a jazzy/swingy feel which is a nice switch up. Perhaps does not make complete sense as the ending track on the album but very enjoyable.

I’d heard about this band and their two guitarists many years ago so it’s nice to finally hear them. It starts off with a bang as the groove for the first piece is played in an unusual time grouping therefore pointing to some sort of a progressive folk style. Then the timing settles down after that however the addition of a sitar in the next piece keeps things sounding unique. This album is definitely an interesting listen and the use of all acoustic instruments does give it a definite folk infused sound to whatever song they’re playing. Definitely would like to hear more from this band!

I lived in Cambridge for over 20 years and never once went to the folk festival, this music is probably why! To be fair it’s good at what it is, whimsical folk tunes with a hint of medieval sounds thrown in here and there. Not bad but not really my cup of mead!

Definitely interesting, not my style though. Very unexpected

Deserves a place on the list. I don't think this will be anyones 'favourite' album though. 3/5.

Serious Renaissance fair vibes on this one (for better or worse). All I needed was a turkey drumstick and a goblet of ale. There are some really good songs, arrangements, singing, and playing but it's precious as hell at times. Also love the use of sitar. This band was in the same peer group as Richard Thompson, Sandy Denny and Fairport Convention but their stuff is far more eclectic and, to me, interesting. Still, "Lyke-Wake Dirge" has a Fleet Foxes vibe and "Sally Go Round the Roses" is a great song.

Cant believe i was shitting on Tim Buckley for the renaissance vibes, this is a lot worse. Just tedious, the vocals are nice and musicianship is impressive but the songs just plod on and theres just something sterile and performative about it. So precious at times, almost feels like a Spinal Tap-level parody of a 60s folk band. Sally Go Round the Roses is probably the best song, but three versions, wtf? Maybe let this material stay in the 1500s unless youre gonna do something interesting with it, like groups like The Fairpoint Convention have done

4/5 relajante e inspirador

Some very pretty music but overall this was a little too “happy clappy” for my tastes.

Do people think this music is enjoyable or fun? There's only one decent song on here called Sally Run Round the Roses or something and they are so keenly aware that it's the only decent song that it's on there three times, with little discernible difference between the three.

A very British record, full of folk and rock tunes that have a foot firmly planted in the early renaissance music style. Unique for the all-acoustic instrumentation, and borrowing from jazz, blues and 60's American folk stuff, this is a cool album of hippie renn faire vibes. Amazing cover art!

6.8/10