Psych Folk I: The Roots
The program for April 25, 2015, offered a sampling of the visionary music of the late 1960s and early 1970s.
First hour:
| Artist | Song Title | Album (Label) |
|---|---|---|
| The Incredible String Band | This Moment | I Looked Up (Hannibal) |
| Spirogyra | Old Boot Wine | Bells, Boots, and Shambles (Esoteric) |
| Nick Drake | Way to Blue | Way to Blue: An Introduction to Nick Drake (Hannibal) |
| New Set | ||
| Vashti Bunyan | Rainbow River | Just Another Diamond Day (DiChristina) |
| Heron | Smiling Ladies | Upon Reflection: The Dawn Anthology (Castle Music) |
| Shelagh McDonald | City’s Cry | Stargazer (Mooncrest) |
| Tír na nÓg | So Freely | A Tear and a Smile (Esoteric) |
| Donovan | Get Thy Bearings | The Hurdy-Gurdy Man (EMI) |
| Music Under Announcements | ||
| Davy Graham | She Moved Thru’ the Bizarre Blue Raga | The Guitar Player (Ling Music Group) |
| Shirley Collins & Davy Graham | Hares on the Mountain | Folk Roots, New Routes (Topic) |
| Shirley Collins (with Dolly Collins) | All Things Are Quite Silent | The Sweet Primeroses (Topic) |
| Mellow Candle (Clodagh Simonds and Alison Bools [later Alison O’Donnell]) | Reverend Sisters | Swaddling Songs (Deram) |
| Midwinter | Sanctuary Stone | The Waters of Sweet Sorrow (Prog Temple) |
| Saffron Summerfield | Salisbury Plain | The Early Years (Mother Earth Music) |
Second hour:
| Artist | Song Title | Album (Label) |
|---|---|---|
| The Pentangle | Reflection | Reflection (Transatlantic) |
| New Set | ||
| Pearls Before Swine | Ballad to an Amber Lady | One Nation Underground (ESP/ZYX) |
| Perry Leopold | Vespers | Christian Lucifer (Gear Fab) |
| Lamb | The Odyssey of Ehram Spickor | A Sign of Change (Fillmore / Wounded Bird) |
| New Set | ||
| The Trees Community | Symphony of Souls | The Christ Tree (Hand Eye) |
| Donovan | Peregrine | The Hurdy-Gurdy Man (EMI) |
| Linda Perhacs | Moons and Cattails | Parallelograms (Sunbeam) |
| Kathy Smith | End of the World | Some Songs I’ve Saved (TTW) |
| New Set | ||
| Michael Hurley | Long Journey | Long Journey (Rounder) |
| The Insect Trust | The Skin Game | The Insect Trust (Phoenix) |
| Bruce Cockburn | Change Your Mind | Bruce Cockburn (Sony) |
| New Set | ||
| Tim Buckley | Morning Glory | The Best of... (Elektra) |
| John Fahey | (faded under) The Yellow Princess | The Yellow Princess (Vanguard) |
Two worthwhile books on the subject of psych folk are Seasons They Change: The Story of Acid and Psychedelic Folk by Jeanette Leach and Electric Eden: Unearthing Britain’s Visionary Music by Rob Young.