Istražujući djela izvornog vala umjetnika i njihovih suvremenih ekvivalenata, pronalazeći veze između različitih razdoblja i prostora, otkrivajući djelomično skrivenu priču o glazbenoj avanturi, temelji ovog projekta leže u biti na važnosti ponovnog otkrivanja, očuvanja, kontinuiteta i širenja tradicionalne glazbene manifestacije s popularnim korijenima.
Što dulje slušamo njihovu ostavštinu, lakše ćemo pronaći osebujne elemente, klasične geste plus mnoge procvate meke psihodelije, idiosinkratičnih progresivnih prizvuka, acid-folka i svih ostalih okusa koji ulaze u očaravajući svijet prog folka. Potpuno je logično da se riječ “kult” često koristi za opisivanje njihovih kreacija.
Prog folk je vrlo zanimljiv žanr, jer je na neki način čudan spoj simplističkih i modernih instrumenata te načina na koji pokušava dati važne poruke o tradiciji, odnosno kulturi koja bi zasigurno trebala zavladati u današnjem društvu, jer upravo kulturom mijenjamo svijet. Stoga, želimo nadograditi bogato svjetsko, naročito europsko nasljeđe i približiti ga ljudima.
Konačno, iz navedenog, ma koliko je tematika obrađena samo informativno u ovom naizgled obimnom tekstu, možemo zaključiti da ovaj stil nema konačnu definiciju. Nejasnost pojma i heterogenost izraza upućuje na to da će se nastaviti preispitivanje njihovog kreativnog puta, zbog čega se mogu pojaviti nove kategorije koje će definirati ono što se događa sada ali i u budućnosti. Kolektivi smješteni u tu kategoriju su toliko različiti među sobom, a broj njihovih sljedbenika i nasljednika toliko je velik da su se pokušaji identificiranja preciznijih granica već sretali više puta, iako nikad konačno.
Od tisuća albuma koji bi se mogli svrstati pod ovu temu, uz mnoge dileme sam ipak napravio subjektivan odabir u relativno razumnom obimu, prvenstveno oslanjajući se na vlastitu kolekciju, te vjerujem, ukoliko vas ova tema zanima, da izborom bilo kojeg albuma s ove kronološki poredane liste nećete biti razočarani.
Odabrana diskografija:
Fairport Convention – Liege & Lief (1969)
Fairport Convention – What We Did On Our Holidays (1969)
Gallery – The Wind That Shakes The Barley (1969)
Shide & Acorn – In The Legend Of The Dream Stones (1969)
The Pentangle – Basket Of Light (1969)
Amazing Blondel – Evensong (1970)
Dando Shaft – An Evening With (1970)
Emtidi – Emtidi (1970)
Fotheringay – Fotheringay (1970)
Shirley & Dolly Collins – Love, Death And The Lady (1970)
Strawbs – Dragonfly (1970)
The Pentangle – Cruel Sister (1970)
Trees – The Garden Of Jane Delawney (1970)
Amazing Blondel – Fantasia Lindum (1971)
Bert Jansch – Rosemary Lane (1971)
Bröselmaschine – Bröselmaschine (1971)
Dulcimer – Room For Thought (1971)
Fairport Convention – Angel Delight (1971)
Lindisfarne – Fog On The Tyne (1971)
Magna Carta – Songs From Wasties Orchard (1971)
Sandy Denny – The North Star Grassman And The Ravens (1971)
Spirogyra – St. Radigunds (1971)
Amazing Blondel – England (1972)
Curved Air – Phantasmagoria (1972)
Emtidi – Saat (1972)
Mellow Candle – Swaddling Songs (1972)
Steeleye Span – Below The Salt (1972)
Curved Air – Air Cut (1973)
Loudest Whisper – The Children Of Lir (1973)
Magna Carta – Lord Of The Ages (1973)
Midwinter – The Waters Of Sweet Sorrow (1973)
Steeleye Span – Parcel Of Rogues (1973)
Carmen – Fandangos In Space (1974)
Folque – Folque (1974)
Gryphon – Midnight Mushrumps (1974)
Gryphon – Red Queen To Gryphon Three (1974)
Renaissance – Turn Of The Cards (1974)
Faraway Folk – Seasonal Man (1975)
Renaissance – Scheherazade And Other Stories (1975)
Steeleye Span – Commoners Crown (1975)
Albion Country Band – Battle Of The Field (1976)
Albion Dance Band – The Prospect Before Us (1976)
Clannad – Dulaman (1976)
Curved Air – Airborne (1976)
Horslips – The Book Of Invasion – A Celtic Symphony (1976)
June Tabor – Airs & Graces (1976)
Malicorne – Malicorne III – Almanach (1976)
Jethro Tull – Songs From The Wood (1977)
Caedmon – Caedmon (1978)
Renaissance – A Song For All Seasons (1978)
Runrig – Play Gaelic (1978)
The Albion Band – Lark Rise To Candleford (1980)
John Renbourn Group – The Enchanted Garden (1980)
Rebekka – Labyrinth (1984)
Clannad – Macalla (1985)
Alan Stivell – Harpes Du Nouvel Age (1986)
Enya – The Celts (1987)
Dead Can Dance – Serpent’s Egg (1988)
Sequentia – English Songs Of The Middle Ages (1989)
Dead Can Dance – Aion (1990)
Gabriel Yacoub – Bel (1990)
Sol Invictus – Trees In Winter (1990)
Altan – Harvest Storm (1992)
Hedningarna – Kaksi (1992)
Iona – The Book Of Kells (1992)
October Project – October Project (1993)
Dan Ar Braz – Heritage Des Celtes (1994)
Hedningarna – Tra (1994)
Loreena McKennitt – The Mask And Mirror (1994)
Maddy Prior & The Carnival Band – Sing Lustily & With Good Courage (1994)
Alan Stivell – Brian Boru (1995)
Capercaillie – Secret People (1995)
Mouth Music – Shorelife (1995)
Capercaillie – Delirium (1996)
Garmarna – Guds Speleman (Gods Musicians) (1996)
Malicorne – Vox (1996)
Capercaillie – The Blood Is Strong (1997)
Carlos Nunez – A Irmandade Das Estrelas (1997)
Lidija Bajuk – Zora Djevojka – Drevne Pjesme Iz Hrvatske (1997)
Loreena McKennitt – The Book Of Secrets (1997)
Solas – Sunny Spells And Scattered Showers (1997)
Alan Stivell – 1 Douar (1998)
Blackmore’s Night – Shadow Of The Moon (1998)
Clannad – Landmarks (1998)
Estampie – Materia Mystica (1998)
Hagalaz Runedance – The Winds That Sang Of Midgard’s Fate (1998)
Maddy Prior – Flesh & Blood (1998)
Blackmore’s Night – Under A Violet Moon (1999)
Hevia – Tierra De Nadie (No Man’s Land) (1999)
Iona – Woven Cord (1999)
Luar Na Lubre – Cabo Do Mundo (1999)
Mostly Autumn – The Spirit Of Autumn Past (1999)
Gjallarhorn – Sjofn (2000)
Ian Anderson – The Secret Language Of Birds (2000)
Louisa John-Krol – Ariel (2000)
Stone Age – Promessa (2000)
White Willow – Sacrament (2000)
Blackmore’s Night – Fires At Midnight (2001)
Caprice – Elvenmusic (2001)
Mostly Autumn – Music Inspired By The Lord Of The Rings (2001)
Stonecircle – Alchemy (2001)
You And I – Exit (2001)
Fleur – Prikosnovenie (2002)
Karnataka – Delicate Flame Of Desire (2003)
Runrig With Paul Mounsey – Proterra (2003)
Amarok – Metanoia (2004)
Daemonia Nymphe – The Bacchic Dance Of The Nymphs – Tyrvasia (2004)
Elane – The Fire Of Glenvore (2004)
Espers – Espers (2004)
White Willow – Storm Season (2004)
Magenta – Another Time…Another Place (2004)
Sava – Aire (2004)
Stone Angel – Lonely Waters (2004)
Circulus – The Lick On The Tip Of An Envelope Waiting To Be Sent (2005)
Afion – Afion (2006)
Espers – Espers II (2006)
Fern Knight – Music For The Witches And Alchemists (2006)
Omnia – Pagan Folk (2006)
Seven Reizh – Samsara (2006)
Stone Angel – Circle Of Leaves (2007)
Dandelion Wine – Selected Anachronisms (2008)
Annwn – Aeon (2009)
Dan Ar Braz & Clarisse Lavanant – Comptines Celtiques Et D’ailleurs (2009)
Secret Green – To Wake The King (2009)
The Wishing Tree – Ostara (2009)
Clogs – The Creatures In The Garden Of Lady Walton (2010)
Faun – Eden (2011)
In The Labyrinth – One Trail To Heaven (2011)
Magicfolk – Tales Of Power (2011)
Farpoint – Water Of Life (2012)
Lost In The Trees – A Church That Fits Our Needs (2012)
Kerrs Pink – Mystic Spirit (2013)
Hexperos – Lost In The Great Sea (2014)
Ciccada – The Finest Of Miracles (2015)
Galley Beggar – Silence & Tears (2015)
iamthemorning – Lighthouse (2016)
Auri – Auri (2018)
Seven Reizh – L’Albatros (2018)
Solstice – Sia (2020)
Dyble Longdon – Between A Breath And A Breath (2020)
Auri – II – Those We Don’t Speak Of (2021)
Gyvata – Saulala (2021)
Laïs – De Langste Nacht (2022)
Stone Age – Bubry Road (2022)
Solstice – Light Up (2023)
Härmälän Mimosa – Saatana Saapuu Hermostoliittoon (2023)
Seven Reizh – La Barque Ailée et l’Albatros … Quand s’envolent les mots … (2023)
Luar Na Lubre – XX – Encrucillada (2023)
