Live Folk And Folk Rock Albums Of The 1980s
Folk music is hard to define. Wikipedia really struggles but does identify some characteristics for folk or traditional music:
It was transmitted through an oral tradition.
The music was often related to national culture.
They commemorate historical and personal events.
The songs have been performed, by custom, over a long period of time.
There can be a fusion of cultures as people with different background mix together.
There was a significant revival in the interest in folk music after World war 2 creating what some people call contemporary folk music. This was originally acoustic based but from the mid 1960s onwards with The Byrds and Bob Dylan, it was electrified to create folk rock.
Folk and Folk Rock Live Albums Of The 1980s
The Albion Band Another Christmas Present From The Albion Band 1986
Fairground Attraction Kawasaki Live in Japan 02.07.89
Home Service Live 1986
Horslips The Belfast Gigs 1980
The John Renbourn Group Live In America 1981
Ronnie Lane Live At Rockpalast 1980
Peter Paul and Mary Discovered Live In Concert
John Renbourn BBC Live in Concert 1980
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The All Time Best Live Folk And Folk Rock Albums
I don’t have a readers poll to find the best live folk albums for this decade but I do have a poll to find the all time best folk and folk rock live albums.
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Folk and folk rock live albums by decade – 1950s – 1960s – 1970s – 1980s – 1990s – 2000s – 2010s –
Another Christmas Present From The Albion Band is a live album by The Albion Band.
It was recorded in 1986. but not released until 2010.
This album has songs interspersed with spoken stories.
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Kawasaki Live in Japan 02.07.89 is a live album by Fairground Attraction.
Is this folk, light jazz or pop? I’m classing it as folk because, apart from the enduring appeal of the song Perfect, I don’t think they stayed in the mainstream long enough to be classed as a pop group.
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