Ontario singer-songwriter and Juno Hall of Famer Neil Young has been a mainstream rocker since the mid-60's when he teamed up with Stephen Stills and Richie Furray to form Buffalo Springfield. Later he collaborated with Crosby, Stills, and Nash. Afterwards, he pursued a solo career, forming bands like the Rockets, Crazy Horse, and The Stray Gators. Despite his rock orientation, he has skirted close to folk at several points with folk/rock songs and lyrics that have become deeply associated with the singer-songwriter spectrum of folk music--songs like "After the Gold Rush," "Only Love Can Break Your Heart," "Southern Man," "Heart of Gold," "Harvest Moon," and "Helpless." Deciding which of Young's albums to highlight in this guide was put to a vote on the rec.music.folk Internet newsgroup. The consensus among Neil Young fans was that the following are the most "folkish" of Young's albums: Neil Young, After The Gold Rush, Harvest, Old Ways, Harvest Moon, and Unplugged. His purely rock albums are not listed.

Neil Young
1969 Reprise (CD 6317)

The Emperor of Wyoming; The Loner; If I Could Have Her Tonight; I've Been Waiting for You; The Old Laughing Lady; String Quartet from Whiskey Boot Hill; Here We Are in the Years; What Did You Do to My Life?; I've Loved Her So Long; The Last Trip to Tulsa 36:10

After the Gold Rush *
1970 Reprise (CD 2283)

Tell Me Why; After the Gold Rush; Only Love Can Break Your Heart; Southern Man; Till the Morning Comes; Oh, Lonesome Me; Don't Let It Bring You Down; Birds; When You Dance You Can Really Love; I Believe in You; Cripple Creek Ferry 35:13

Harvest *
1972 Reprise (CD 2277)

Out on the Weekend; Harvest; A Man Needs a Maid; Heart of Gold; Are You Ready for the Country?; Old Man; There's a World; Alabama; The Needle and the Damage Done; Words (Between the Lines of Age) 37:31

Old Ways
1985 Geffen (GED24068)

The Wayward Wind; Get Back to the Country; Are There Any More Real Cowboys?; Once an Angel; Misfits; California Sunset; Old Ways; My Boy; Bound for Glory; Where Is the Highway Tonight? 36:54

Harvest Moon
1992 Reprise (CDW 45057)

Unknown Legend; From Hank to Hendrix; You and Me; Harvest Moon; War of Man; One of These Days; Such a Woman; Old King; Dreamin' Man; Natural Beauty 51:57

Unplugged
1993 Reprise (CDW 45310)

The Old Laughing Lady; Mr. Soul; World on a String; Pocahontas; Stringman; Like a Hurricane; The Needle and the Damage Done; Helpless; Harvest Moon; Transformer Man; Unknown Legend; Look Out for My Love; Long May You Run; From Hank to Hendrix 65:35