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@stuartk

I liked both tracks. He’s a great guitarist and she has a beautiful voice. Can you suggest an album for me to stream? 

Mary Coughlan is an Irish singer I heard played somewhere many years ago. I picked up many of her CDs. Here's a taste of a wonderful singer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSW3YyvYpZo

@audio-b-dog 

 I Want To See the Bright Lights Tonight and Pour Down Like Silver for earlier in their career. Shoot Out the Lights from later on. The duo tune in the link is from Pour Down, a record heavily influenced by their involvement with Sufism.

For R. on his own, try his Live From Austin Texas for a start. It’s half acoustic, half electric. Or, from the same tour: Semi Detached Mock Tudor. A nice all acoustic disc is Celtschmerz. He has quite a catalogue at this point. His most intense electric playing is live, for sure. And he is one hell of a guitar player. 

As has been suggested, check out Fairport Convention. I’d suggest you start with Liege and Leaf. Full House is just the boys, without Denny.

Also Sandy Denny solo albums.

Steeleye Span is in a somewhat similar vein. 

John Martyn is another very gifted British singer-songwriter. Try Bless the Weather, Solid Air, and for a jazzier flavor, One World.

Then there is Pentangle. The Pentangle, Sweet Child, Basket of Light. 

And... Bert Jansch and John Renbourn, together and apart. 

You might like LA Turnaround by Jansch. 

The UK has produced so many incredible musical talents.

RT covering J. Mitchell at a J. Mitchell dedication show:  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h54rRq2SAv0&list=RDAJA2jFIRxp0&index=2

So you have been researching this subject for over 15 years. No doubt many have done research for this period or longer just to discover their basic premise was wrong. Lucky though that now I dont think any metric is really checked and any theory can find it's followers.

Also just because a perceived slight exists among some for a certain period of time, doesnt mean that this perception is anything more than a creation of media or aggressive propaganda. 

In the future you should avoid phrases like "slapped back". Who knows you may be correct, but your post betrays I think what may be a number of preexisting biases. 

Kind of like when someone told me the other day that over 800 people die per day in the U.S. from poverty.

Anyway if anything ever comes of your research then good for you. 

@audio-b-dog 

There might be two albums called "Semi Detached Mock Tudor". The one I meant was "Richard Thompson Band Live: Semi Detached Mock Tudor".