Fran Solo Planxty

Essential: a masterpiece of Folk music.
Let’s start by asking this: Does anyone has ever heard about a band called Planxty? If you haven’t, you have missed part of your life!

The last album of the official Planxty's discography. There are a loss of that signature sound that made them famous : The traditional and rustic irish-folk music except of course, for Liam O'Flynn, that keeps his sound intact.

Essential: a masterpiece of Folk music.
Irish stalwarts Planxty begin Cold Blow and the Rainy Night -their third record for Polydor- with a rousing version of the Scottish battlefield classic "Johnnie Cope."

Essential: a masterpiece of folk music
Planxty begins its remarkable sophomore release The Well Below the Valley with the pipe-led "Cunla," an engaging round sung by founder Christy Moore.

This is an excellent sampler that spans Irish legend Planxty's first (and best) four albums.

The gravest danger in the resurrection of Planxty was always that, in attempting to recreate the extraordinary verve and majesty of their original incarnation, they neglected natural current instincts and succeeded only in becoming a parody of their former selves.

Essential: a masterpiece of Folk music.
The original lineup of Christy, Andy, Liam and Donal reformed Planxty in 1979. They recorded three further albums including After the Break and The Woman I Loved So Well.

Don McLean’s final album for United Artists was a musical tour de force, and the best self-contained account of the full breadth of McLean’s talent.

Essential: a masterpiece of fusion music
Ralph Towner’s Solo Concert holds a special place in my ECM-adoring heart, for it was my introduction to a guitarist whose skills have since become staples of my listening life.

Essential: a masterpiece of Folk music.
This album isn't from Planxty's discography, naturally. But we can't ignore that this album by Christy Moore is Planxty: The date 1972 (a year later published the legend, the Planxty "Black Album" ), the first song Raggle Taggle and … their members.