You can think of this as sort of an equivalent to specialty series like Nuggets, Rubble, and Pebbles that unearthed very obscure 1960s rock, the difference being that this focuses on British folk-rock of the late '60s and '70s. Although artists like 14.Fairport Convention, Steeleye Span, the Incredible String Band, and Pentangle are fairly popular and well-known, there have been very few discs dedicated to excavation of other bands working along the same lines that never got anywhere (commercially that is). This CD is compiled from rare albums, along with presenting previously unavailable songs by the Trees, Tir Na Nog, Mellow Candle, and Harison. Now, when the Trees and Mellow Candle are by far the most recognizable names on the track listing, you know this is digging deep. Note, however, that unlike many anthologies of obscure genre music -- for whatever genre -- the quality on this and Vol. 2 of this series is pretty high, and virtually guaranteed to appeal to fans of classic British folk-rock in the Fairport/Steeleye/Incredibles mold. Whether high female vocals in the Sandy Denny/Jacqui McShee style or fairly exotic acoustic-based folk-psych is your bag, there's a lot of it here.

History of UK Underground Folk Rock - Vol. 1
1. Shide and Acorn - Under the Tree (1971)
2. Caedmon - Aslan (1978)
3. Tir Na Nog - Our Love (1970)
4. Mellow Candle - Sheep Season (1969)
5. Parameter - Emmeline (1971)
6. Flibbertigibbet - Little Roving Sailer (1978)
7. Horison - Sea of Tranquility (1969)
8. Vulcans Hammer - Jamie (1972)
9. Caedmon - Sea Song (1978)
10. Stone Angel - Dancing at Whitsun (1974)
11. Mark Newman - Patterns (1969)
12. Trees - Little Black Cloud (1969)
13. Midwinter - Winter Song (1973)
14. Artist Unknown - Hymn For Today (C.1968)
15. Loudest Whisper - She Moves Through the Fair (1976)
16. Skybird - Magdelena (1975)
17. Gallery - The Baron of Brackley (1973)
18. Water into Wine Band - Waiting for Another Day (1976)

History of UK Underground Folk Rock - Vol. 2
1. Mellow Candle - Silver Song
2. Stone Angel - The Bells Of Dunwich
3. Loudest Whisper - Silent O'Moyle
4. Parameter - Sun Gone
5. Shide and Acorn - I Used To Live Within A World
6. Blue Epitaph - Ffief
7. Mark Newman - Mustapha
8. Mourning Phase - Ring Out The Bells
9. No. 9 Bread Street - Girl For All Seasons
10. Melton Constable - River Lane
11. Parameter - Virgin Childe
12. Horison - Epic
13. Waiting For The Sun - Waiting For The Sun
14. Moths - Halfdans Daughter
15. Caedman - London Pslam
16. Tir Na Nog - Daisy Lady
17. Flibbertigibbet - My Lagan Love
18. Midwinter - Sanctuary Stone

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