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The London Hippy with Elliott Nielson

A Guide To 70's British Folk Rock

The London Hippy with Elliott Nielson

A Guide To 70's British Folk Rock

This week to celebrate his 70th show on The Face Radio, The London hippy kicks off a series of 7 shows dedicated to his favourite genres of the 1970s.

This week’s genre, British Folk Rock. During the folk revival of the late 60s, electronic guitars and mandolins fused with the hedonistic, long-haired hippy’s of the day and Folk-Rock was born.

As Americans enjoyed country-infused rock, the British turned to medieval, historical sounds of flutes and violins to create a genre that best explored by the likes of the Fairport Convention, Led Zeppelin and The Incredible String Band.

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13 Nov, 2025

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Track List

  • Fairport Convention - Who Knows Where the Time Goes?
  • Fairport Convention - Dirty Linen
  • Sandy Denny - It'll Take A Long Time
  • Richard Thompson - Time Will Show The Wiser
  • Richard and Linda Thompson - When I Get to the Border
  • Fotheringay - The Sea
  • Steeleye Span - Lowlands Of Holland
  • Shirley Collins & The Albion Country Band - Murder Of Maria Marten
  • The Bunch - When Will I Be Loved?
  • Shelagh McDonald - Mirage
  • Joe Soap - Talkin' Bout You
  • Iain Matthews - Don't hang up you dancing shoes
  • Matthews Southern Comfort - Woodstock
  • Plainsong - For The Second Time
  • Incredible String Band - Saturday maybe
  • The Incredible String Band - First Girl I Loved
  • Trees - Polly on the Shore
  • Anne Briggs - Sandman's Song
  • Vashti Bunyan - I'd Like To Walk Around In Your Mind
  • Vashti Bunyan - Diamond Day
  • Led Zeppelin - That's The Way
  • Nick Drake - One of These Things First
  • Mellow Candle - Messenger Birds
  • Lindisfarne - Lady Eleanor
  • Fresh Maggots - Spring
  • John Martyn - Solid Air
  • Jethro Tull - Living in the Past
  • The Pentangle - Once I Had a Sweetheart
  • Bert Jansch - Brought With the Rain
  • Ugly Custard - Babe I'm Gonna Leave You
  • Fleetwood Mac - Future Games