Shirley Collins & Davy Graham – Folk Roots, New Routes

This 1964 collaboration brought together two very different musicians and helped open the way for British folk's later experiments. Shirley Collins sings in a plain, unadorned southern English style learned from traditional singers, while Davy Graham accompanies her with fluid fingerpicking in open tunings shaped by North African music and American blues. The contrast between her austere voice and his restless guitar is the reason to listen.