List some great songs in the same vein as "The Windmills of Your Mind," "The Days of Pearly Spencer," "Wickerman,"

So I guess what I'm looking for, at least in part, is that mystical English folk influence, lyrics that are lucid and prosaic, songs about the pull of nostalgia and the subconscious -- heavy stuff made enchanting.

Surely something from the Clientele's Suburban Light fits, Nick Drake is almost there. What else do you like from this, the greatest sub-sub-genre?

I didn't know some of the songs you mentioned, but I youtubed them, and thought of "The Carnival is Over" - Dead Can Dance, and maybe "So Long Marianne" - Leonard Cohen.

The English Folk concept reminded me of Bert Jansch. (I saw him last month after not being familiar with his music previously).

Fairport Convention

If I get the gist, these are some that come to mind

Lee Hazelwood "For a Day Like Today"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6KvC0JtZwM

Ronnie Lane "Annie"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9w5Vg12N2jg

Traffic "Forty Thousand Headmen"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73VXUZMOJdQ

Three suggestions for you. Try Arnold from their Hillside disc. Or Gorky's from How I Long To Feel. Or Mojave 3 from Out of Tune.

Great recommendations so far. Stuff I know has been OTM and the New to Me music has been good as well.

Fairport Convention and The Strawbs to thread?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuJSC0o_egI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qydYO9QUchg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkS169P_Eeo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWt_ONPxaTA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9gCN9-Jnfg

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"wyndham hill" - paul roland

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"old boot wine" - spirogyra

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"the rubens room" - the king of luxembourg

sorry, i very rarely post round these parts!

i won't even bother trying the fancy HTML this time...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kwv0JjTDUnE&feature=PlayList&p=846CE5301CC094C9&playnext_from=PL&playnext=1&index=29

"the rubens room" - the king of luxembourg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLT9Qy_Qico

"old boot wine" - spirogyra

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4nnc6svLR8

"wyndham hill" - paul roland

sorry!

no need to apologize for a good post, Chris!

"The Days of Pearly Spencer" is mesmerizing, and so is that Paul Roland song. can't believe I haven't heard (of) them til now.

this might fit the description:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gCi8UjZhrU

so did Noel Harrison sound, u know, awake in any of his other records? RIP

not sure of other talk on ilm re:"windmills of your mind" but i find it to be a very classic song in almost all renditions.

case in point: anne clarke+martyn bates in 1994 going straight to dreamtown-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sc0U2XnKC_o

milan, italy 2007-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6Gl_eHudso
quartetto moderno, repping schema records.

/\/\/\good modernish smooth jazz version. goes off on a tangent, but never goes too far. just right groove imo. also vibes=instant winner