BGO
's 2013 double-disc set is, effectively, a complete recorded works of the folk-rock group
the Young Tradition
, offering the band's eponymous 1966 debut, its 1967 follow-up
So Cheerfully Round
, 1968's
Galleries
, and the
Chicken on a Raft
EP. Among British folk-rock groups,
were perhaps the most traditionalist -- something that shouldn't be a great surprise given their name, perhaps -- and that adherence to tradition shines throughout these four recordings, giving the group a pure vitality that lingers through the years. This is the best, easiest way to get acquainted with a British folk group that often doesn't get the accord they deserve. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine