Poor Minstrels of Song, used as a category, part 1 : USA.
(Part 2 will be Europe, mostly Scandinavia).

Intro :
Accoustic Experimental Music and structured soundscapes, sometimes progressive.
I believe it's very good, interesting, original. Soundscapes I usually don't mention. But this 
one was too interesting too ignore.
* CEREBERUS SHOAL
Pand.Rec.	Cerberus Shoal : Crash My Moon Yacht (2001) *** (VG) ?
Tr.1, "Changabang  I" 4 min
Tr.3, "Elle Besh" 5 min (shortened)
Tr.8, "Ashphodel" 6 min
Links :
http://www.cerberus-shoal.com/CerberusShoal/index.htm with review of this album at 
http://www.cerberus-shoal.com/CerberusShoal/crash.html
Another one at http://www.splendidezine.com/reviews/aug-7-00/cerberus.html
Some releases at http://www.pandemoniumrecords.com/uk/artists/xcerberus.html
with sound at http://www.pandemoniumrecords.com/real/realmach/m.html
Other release at : http://www.southern.com/southern/band/CERBE/
Review of "Homb" at http://www.almostcool.org/mr/c/c20mu.html & 
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/c/cerberus-shoal/homb.shtml
Press kit at http://www.northeastindie.com/cspresskit.htm
http://www.adequacy.net/int/shoal.shtml
http://www.universalsource.co.uk/music/theodore.html
http://www.aiprecords.com/artists/cerberus-bio.html
http://www.ping.be/doh/cerberus.html
at MP3.com : http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/40/cerberus_shoal.html
Available at http://northeastindie.com/store.htm
http://www.midheaven.com/artists/cerberus.shoal.html
Contact : cerberus_shoal@yahoo.com 
* IN GOWAN RING
Ouroubouros Publ.	In Gowan Ring : The Twin Trees (1997)**' (G)
	Tr.1, "Rivertime Tome"  2 min
	Tr.2, "One Silver Ring" 6 min
	Tr.8, "Our Rainbowed Paradox" 10 min (33)
Releases of In Gowan Ring have many references to Gothic Folk because of some darkness. 
Long acoustic atmospheric tracks. Beautiful, but for my 'temperament of change' sometimes 
a bit too long.
Links at http://psychedelicfolk.homestead.com/minstrels.html 
Blue Sanct	In Gowan Ring : Compendium 1994-2000
		Tr.6, 4 min
Ouroubouros Publ.	In Gowan Ring : Abend The Knurled Stitch/The Glinting Spade 
(1999)**'
                       Tr.1, "Two Wax Dolls" 6 min (->4 min bit shorter 4->)
                       Tr.2, "To thrum a Glassy Stem" 4 min (47)
Very beautiful first two tracks, but it has much dark droning too.
Blue Sanct/ Vent Rec./ Hand/Eye	The Poor Minstrels of Song vol 1 (2001)**'
	Tr.2, In Gowan Ring :  "Dandelion Wine –1999" 4 min
	Tr.9, In Gowan Ring : "Swan Song –instr. "4 min
	Tr.16, In Gowan Ring : "Two Towers" 6 min  61
Very beautiful songs from In Gowan Ring on this compilation !
* STONE BREATH
Hand/Eye	Stone Breath  : Lanterna Lucis Viriditatis (2000)*°
	Tr.7, "The Red Cross Knight" 2 min
Camera Obc.		Stone Breath : A Silver Thread to weave the Saeasons (1998)**'
Tr.6, "Evening Air" 3 min 
* THE SPECTRAL LIGHT & MOONSHINE FIREFLY SNAKEOIL JAMBOREE
Dark Holler Rec.	The Spectral Light & Moonshine Firefly Snakeoil Jamboree : 
Scarecrow Stuffing (1999)****
	Tr.13, "House Carpenter" 6 min 72
* THE TOWER RECORDINGS
Audible Hiss	The Tower Recordings : The Fraternity of Moonwalkers (1996)*
Very stoned Acid experimental Folk
	Tr.8, "Expatriate is aiming" 2 min
	Tr.17, "Stars are manufactured" 4 min 78
Siltbreeze Rec.The Tower Recordings : The 99 aspects (1998)**°
	Tr.2, "Q Delmak-o" 4 min 82
	Tr.3, "The Nine billion names of God" 4 min
	Tr.7, "Omega Men & Women" 3 min 98
	Tr.11,"Lunar Discotheque" 3 min 101
More structured stonedness, more ideas on this release. Promising, interesting. 
* P.G.SIX : 
Amish Rec.	P.G.Six : Parlor Tricks and Porch Favorites (2001)***°
	Tr.2, "When I was a young man" 3 min
	Tr.3, "The Divine Invation" 2 min
	Tr.4, "Unteleported Invasion" 7 min 
	Tr.6,  "The Sheperd" 3 min 116
Recommended release for anyone interested in quiet progressive folkrock.
www.amishrecords.com or http://www.perhapstransparent.com/
Review http://www.splendidezine.com/reviews/apr-23-01/pg.html
& http://www.aural-innovations.com/issues/issue16/pgsix.html
Available (with review) at http://www.midheaven.com/artists/pg.six.html
Acid Folk and (prog folkrock/)Folk with cooperation from The Tower Recordings 
* SIX ORGANS OF ADMITTANCE
Private	Six Organs of Admittance : Dust & Chimes (1998)****
	Tr.2, "Assyria" 3 min
	Tr.3,  "Hollow Light Severed Sun" 6 min 125
	Tr.6, "Oak Path" 4 min 130
	Tr.9, "Journey trough Sankuan Pass" 11 min 140
Eastern like psychedelic folk, acid drenched. Very good.
* B.ALL GREW GRACE
Argoknot Fam.  VA : Winged we were : a tribute to the Incredible String Band °**
Tr.1, B.All Grew Grace : "Womankind" 4 min
* CLOUD CUCKOO
		Tr.16, Cloud Cuckoo : "The Music of the Ages" 4 min
Outro :
* THE SPIRITS OF LOVE
		Tr.18 : The Spirits of Love : "Spirit of Love" 3 min

Playlist Part 2 will be added here later in 2002.