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| Artist: Various Artists
Label: Proper
Category: Music
List Price: £4.99
Buy New: £1.98
You Save: £3.01 (60%)
New (29) Used (4) from £1.92
Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 124
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 805520212571
EAN: 0805520212571
ASIN: B00165QOQC
Release Date: April 7, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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Showing reviews 6-10 of 19
 Thats really proper folk August 16, 2008
Mr. T. M. Hetherington (UK)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Great,well worth the money. From a folk fan of many years standing.
superb sampler at a bargain price August 6, 2008
time I had some time alone (cheltenham, england)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The lovely people at Proper Music have done us proud. For just 1.99- less than the price of a cup of coffee- they have put together a 13-track sampler on which there is not a single duff track. In fact, there are a number of absolutely stunning moments here for anyone who loves quality songwriting. br / br /As has been noted, this is a sampler, not a full-priced compilation, so there is a certain amount of mix and match involved. Personally, I don't think that's a problem. Not while we have the beauty of Cara Dillon's voice, a superbly-constructed song from Martin Simpson, a slightly 'experimental' moment from Eliza Carthy's new album, a great version of a traditional sea shanty... all this and the song from the Magner's ad too... br / br /Yes, not all of it is what you'd call 'traditional' folk, but in case nobody's noticed, 'folk' has long since reached out to the mainstream and these days embraces a wide variety of artists. Who decides what folk is anyway? No one would say Eliza Carthy is not a folk artist, but her song here is certainly the least 'folky' on display. br / br /Enough of the inverted commas. This is a truly fantastic selection of songs, close to five-star standard at any price, but at this price I can't believe everyone isn't buying it. Get it with a couple of other albums and you won't even have to pay postage.
 Nice, but how folkish is it? June 27, 2008
Maclennane (Horsham, Sussex)
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
Not a regular visitor to this genre, but this CD seems to lurch around between eighties All About Eve-style, to American country, to a vaguely mariachi style track sung with a Scots accent. It's all nice enough, and with a price tag to please, but it's not my understanding of earthy folk music.
 Good modern stuff June 20, 2008
Gassucker (Hertfordshire)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Folk music (what exactly is it?) gets a poor reception nowadays as being only fit for 1960's hippies. This album is brimful of new exiting stuff which certainly deserves a hearing. Some of the tracks (Mr Magnifico for example) are outstanding. Give it a go, you may even enjoy it.
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