Album: National Treasure by Ralph McTell (2002)
Genre: Country | Style: Folk
Format: Album

Description: "National Treasure" Ralph McTell pays tribute to blues and country artists who have been a big influence on him. Played on the National guitar and a 1934 Gibson, this album really gets into the spirit of the times. 
Included on the album is traditional material such as"Stagolee", and tracks from Robert Johnson, Blind Boy Fuller, Mississippi John Hurt, Woody Guthrie, Blind Blake, Rev Gary Davis and Eric Bibb. 

It was released in 2002 on the leola label     

Artist Background: "Ralph McTell" (born Ralph May, 3 December 1944) is an English singer-songwriter and acoustic guitar player who has been an influential figure on the UK folk music scene since the 1960s. McTell is best known for his song "Streets of London", which has been covered by over two hundred artists around the world, and for his tale of Irish emigration, "From Clare to Here". In the 1980s he wrote and played songs for two TV children's programmes, Alphabet Zoo, which also featured Nerys Hughes, follo... Part of the Farnborough,England music scene. Associated with Country movement. Known for Folk style.

Music Scene: Part of the Farnborough,England music scene. Associated with Country movement. Known for Folk style.

Tags: Country, Folk, 2000s, Album


"National Treasure" Ralph McTell pays tribute to blues and country artists who have been a big influence on him. Played on the National guitar and a 1934 Gibson, this album really gets into the spirit of the times. 
Included on the album is traditional material such as"Stagolee", and tracks from Robert Johnson, Blind Boy Fuller, Mississippi John Hurt, Woody Guthrie, Blind Blake, Rev Gary Davis and Eric Bibb. 

It was released in 2002 on the leola label     

National Treasure

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