Format: Vinyl Record LP, Ace-of-Hearts Records. UK release no date. 1960s release of mono recordings made in the 1940s. Irish singer's classic recordings. 13 tracks including: Goodnight (I'm A Strolling Vagabond); Bantry Bay; Little Town In The Old County Down; My Irish Song Of Songs; Mother MacHree; The Mountains O' Mourne; Where The River Shannon Flows; Danny Boy; My Wild Irish Rose; Kathleen Mavourneen; A Little Bit Of Heaven; I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen. Very nice clean copy, a little bit of writing on back jacket. Record label: Ace-of-Hearts Records. UK Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM1119acl1097 ---O
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Gael-Linn Records. Irish release from 1975. Gatefold jacket release of traditional Irish folk music and songs from accordionist Eamon De Buitlear and the group Ceoltoiri Laighean. Musicians include: Sean O Liathain, Diarmuid O Suilleabhain - vocals; Paddy Glackin, John Kelly, James Kelly - fiddle; Peter Phelan - Uillean pipes; Mary Bergin, Michael O Halmhain - flute, whistle; Aileen McCrann - harp; Paddy O'Brien - accordion; Eamon De Buitlear - bodhran, accordion. 12 tracks. Lovely fresh and clean copy. The Irish record label Gael Linn, established in 1956, specialises in traditional Irish folk music and, in particular, the sean-nos style of singing. Sean-nos translates as 'old style' and can also be used to describe dance music as well as singing. The Gael Linn name has now become synonymous with quality folk music. Record label: Gael-Linn Records. Ireland Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket EX Stock: 1. Item: RM1026cef047 ---B
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Transatlantic Records. UK release from 1968. Signed by Ralph McTell on front. Debut album by British folk musician Ralph McTell. Rare original Transatlantic LP release first pressing with laminated front. Musicians include: Ralph McTell - guitar, vocals; Mac McGann - double neck guitar; Mick Henry VIII Bartlett - jug; Whispering Mick Bennett - washboard; Bob Strawbridge - mandolin; Tony Visconti - Arrangements and musical direction. A collection of folk songs from old England performed by ex Steeleye Span members. Musicians include: Maddy Prior - vocals; Tim Hart - vocals, guitar, dulcimer. 13 tracks. Lovely fresh and clean copy. Record label: Transatlantic Records. UK Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket EX Stock: 1. Item: RM820tra165 ---M
Roots Music LP
Gaberlunzie - Wind and Water, Time and Tide (KLP 45)
GBP 12.95
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Igus Records. UK release no date. From LP jacket: We have chosen the songs on this album to try to combine the more obscure traditional songs re-Arranged for modern ears, with new songs we have written, and a couple of our favourite songs from contemporary composers. Wind and water, time and tide, these are the common enemy of the farmer, the seaman and the men working around Scotland's coast on the rigs. They have all left their mark on our temperament, and our music. Musicians include: Gordon Menzies - vocals, guitar, mandolin; and Robin Watson - vocals, guitar, dulcimer; with Iain Mackintosh - concertina; John Martin - fiddle; and Bill Craib - bass. 13 tracks including: Mormond Braes; Kishorn Commandoes; Back O' Beyond; Morris's March; The Weavers; Sleepy Toon; This Land Is Your Land; Men From The Rigs; Bogie's Bonny Bell; Come By The Hills; Remember John McLean; Kissin' In The Dark; The Muckin' O' Geordie's Byre / What Would You Do?; Tarry Arry Arry; Lion On The Gold. Record label: Igus Records. UK Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket EX Stock: 1. Item: RM790klp45 ---G
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Jugoton Records. Jugoton Records release from Yugoslavia, no date. Lindo - the ensemble of folk dances and songs of the peoples of Yugoslavia. Formed in 1965. Folk music and dances (kolo, oro etc.) from different parts of former Yugoslavia played on clarinet, bagpipe etc. 13 tracks. Old price ticket on jacket front. Record label: Jugoton Records. Yugoslavia Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM646lsy61340 ---L
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Supraphon Records. Czechoslovakian release from 1982. Traditional folk songs and music from Czechoslovakia and the surrounding regions. Dulcimer cimbalom bands and others, selected and Arranged Jaromir Necas. 5 tracks. Paper jacket that has a a little wear typical of most Eastern European LP releases. Jacket has old price sticker on front. Record label: Supraphon Records. Czechoslovakia Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM62611173047g ---N
Roots Music LP
Various - Folk Songs and Melodies From Strandja (BHA 12556)
GBP 14.95
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Balkanton Records. Bulgarian release no date. Beautiful Bulgarian folk music, songs and melodies from Strandja. Performed by: Kalinka Zgourova; Tanya Velichkova; Milka Andreeva and others with folk orchestra accompaniment. 12 tracks. Paper jacket that has a some wear typical of most Eastern European LP releases, especially worn and damaged in places, with old price sticker on front. Record label: Balkanton Records. Bulgaria Grade: Vinyl NM, Jacket VG Stock: 1. Item: RM557bha12556 ---V
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Leader Records. UK release from 1973. Classic Scottish Shetland Isles folk music played on the fiddle recorded in 1971. Musicians includes Aly Bain, Tom Anderson, Da Forty Fiddlers, The Cullivoe Traditional Players, Bobby Jamieson, Willie Barclay Henderson, John Henderson, and others. 20 tracks. Jacket has a little wear, and old price sticker on front. Record label: Leader Records. UK Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM503led2052 ---V
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Melodiya Records. USSR release. Roots music vinyl record LP release from Tokhtasin Jalilov Folk Instrument Orchestra, F. Sadiqov. Classic Soviet era ethnic Roots music LP. Small bit of writing on jacket. A folk ethnic music LP release from one of the Soviet-era stan countries located in Central Asia, these countries being Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. They are characterized by diverse cultures such as Turkic or Persian. Record label: Melodiya Records. USSR Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM33965c301048990 ---J
Roots Music LP
Martve Choir - Georgian Folk Songs (C50 20841 003)
GBP 17.95
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Melodiya Records. USSR release. Roots music vinyl record LP release from Martve Choir. Classic Soviet era ethnic Roots music LP. Artistic directors Anzor Erkomaishvili and Ramin Mikhaberidze. Ancient folk songs: kartli, kakheti, racha, svan, megrelian, gurian, adjarian, as well as songs from other parts of Georgia. Record label: Melodiya Records. USSR Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM33964c5020841003 ---M
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Melodiya Records. USSR release. Roots music vinyl record LP release from Makom Ensemble, Uzbek Radio Folk Instrumental Ensemble, Yunus Rajabiy. Classic Soviet era ethnic Roots music LP. A folk ethnic music LP release from one of the Soviet-era stan countries located in Central Asia, these countries being Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. They are characterized by diverse cultures such as Turkic or Persian. Record label: Melodiya Records. USSR Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM3396233a01267778 ---M
Roots Music LP
Various - Suv Keldi, Hayot Keldi, Uzbek Songs and Melodies (33 C30-15345-46)
GBP 37.95
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Melodiya Records. USSR release. Roots music vinyl record LP release from Various. Classic Soviet era Uzbeki ethnic Roots music LP. A folk ethnic music LP release from one of the Soviet-era stan countries located in Central Asia, these countries being Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. They are characterized by diverse cultures such as Turkic or Persian. Record label: Melodiya Records. USSR Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM3395333c301534546 ---V