DISCLAIMER ON POTENTIAL SPELLING ERRORS - it's been a while since I've visited this material, so spell correct for your own pleasure only.
Along with Lindisfarne, Pentangle, and (a little later) Renaissance and Steeleye Span you had that whole folk baroque thing going - great chick singer coupled with expert guitarist playing vaguely minstrel driven material. The guitar playing was just about 100% acoustic. Bert Jansch (Clapton and Page both cite him as a major influence) and John Renbourne (just ungodly skilled) of Pentangle always set the standard for me. Then, +/- 1970, Richard Thompson's "Sloth" (from (IIRC) Full House) just changes the world.
One listen and you knew that this guy was just badass.
Along with Lindisfarne, Pentangle, and (a little later) Renaissance and Steeleye Span you had that whole folk baroque thing going - great chick singer coupled with expert guitarist playing vaguely minstrel driven material. The guitar playing was just about 100% acoustic. Bert Jansch (Clapton and Page both cite him as a major influence) and John Renbourne (just ungodly skilled) of Pentangle always set the standard for me. Then, +/- 1970, Richard Thompson's "Sloth" (from (IIRC) Full House) just changes the world.
One listen and you knew that this guy was just badass.