# The 25 Best Folk Rock Guitar Solos of All Time > The 25 best folk rock guitar solos of all time, ranked. #1 is The Calvary Cross by Richard & Linda Thompson, then A Sailor's Life and Matty Groves. Canonical URL: Folk rock is not a genre built on long solos, so this list gives weight to arrangements where the guitar carries the song. It covers the Byrds' twelve-string sound, the British tradition led by Richard Thompson, and the acoustic and electric playing of Stills, Young and their peers. Informed by: [Wikipedia – Folk rock](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folk_rock), [Wikipedia – Fairport Convention](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairport_Convention), [Wikipedia – Clarence White](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_White) 1. [The Calvary Cross](https://greatestsolos.com/song/richard-linda-thompson-the-calvary-cross/) — Richard & Linda Thompson · solo by Richard Thompson · 1975 2. [A Sailor's Life](https://greatestsolos.com/song/fairport-convention-a-sailors-life/) — Fairport Convention · solo by Richard Thompson · 1969 3. [Matty Groves](https://greatestsolos.com/song/fairport-convention-matty-groves/) — Fairport Convention · solo by Richard Thompson · 1969 4. [Shoot Out the Lights](https://greatestsolos.com/song/richard-and-linda-thompson-shoot-out-the-lights/) — Richard & Linda Thompson · solo by Richard Thompson · 1982 5. [Eight Miles High](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-byrds-eight-miles-high/) — The Byrds · solo by Roger McGuinn · 1966 6. [Bluebird](https://greatestsolos.com/song/buffalo-springfield-bluebird/) — Buffalo Springfield · solo by Stephen Stills, Neil Young · 1967 7. [Almost Cut My Hair](https://greatestsolos.com/song/crosby-stills-nash-and-young-almost-cut-my-hair/) — Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young · solo by Neil Young, Stephen Stills · 1970 8. [Tam Lin](https://greatestsolos.com/song/fairport-convention-tam-lin/) — Fairport Convention · solo by Richard Thompson · 1969 9. [Sloth](https://greatestsolos.com/song/fairport-convention-sloth/) — Fairport Convention · solo by Richard Thompson · 1970 10. [Mr. Tambourine Man](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-byrds-mr-tambourine-man/) — The Byrds · solo by Roger McGuinn · 1965 11. [Suite: Judy Blue Eyes](https://greatestsolos.com/song/crosby-stills-and-nash-suite-judy-blue-eyes/) — Crosby, Stills & Nash · solo by Stephen Stills · 1969 12. [1952 Vincent Black Lightning](https://greatestsolos.com/song/richard-thompson-1952-vincent-black-lightning/) — Richard Thompson · solo by Richard Thompson · 1991 13. [Can't Win](https://greatestsolos.com/song/richard-thompson-cant-win/) — Richard Thompson · solo by Richard Thompson · 1988 14. [Running on Empty](https://greatestsolos.com/song/jackson-browne-running-on-empty/) — Jackson Browne · solo by David Lindley · 1977 15. [Turn! Turn! Turn!](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-byrds-turn-turn-turn/) — The Byrds · solo by Roger McGuinn · 1965 16. [Mr. Soul](https://greatestsolos.com/song/buffalo-springfield-mr-soul/) — Buffalo Springfield · solo by Neil Young, Stephen Stills · 1967 17. [Embryonic Journey](https://greatestsolos.com/song/jefferson-airplane-embryonic-journey/) — Jefferson Airplane · solo by Jorma Kaukonen · 1967 18. [Anji](https://greatestsolos.com/song/simon-and-garfunkel-anji/) — Simon & Garfunkel · solo by Paul Simon · 1966 19. [Wasn't Born to Follow](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-byrds-wasnt-born-to-follow/) — The Byrds · solo by Clarence White · 1968 20. [I'd Rather Be the Devil](https://greatestsolos.com/song/john-martyn-id-rather-be-the-devil/) — John Martyn · solo by John Martyn · 1973 21. [Carry On](https://greatestsolos.com/song/crosby-stills-nash-and-young-carry-on/) — Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young · solo by Stephen Stills · 1970 22. [Pentangling](https://greatestsolos.com/song/pentangle-pentangling/) — Pentangle · solo by Bert Jansch, John Renbourn · 1968 23. [Ohio](https://greatestsolos.com/song/crosby-stills-nash-and-young-ohio/) — Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young · solo by Neil Young · 1970 24. [Never Going Back Again](https://greatestsolos.com/song/fleetwood-mac-never-going-back-again/) — Fleetwood Mac · solo by Lindsey Buckingham · 1977 25. [Tear-Stained Letter](https://greatestsolos.com/song/richard-thompson-tear-stained-letter/) — Richard Thompson · solo by Richard Thompson · 1983 --- GreatestSolos ranks the greatest guitar solos by consensus across published lists. Agent guide: [llms.txt](https://greatestsolos.com/llms.txt) · [Sitemap](https://greatestsolos.com/sitemap.xml) · [Dataset (CSV)](https://greatestsolos.com/data/greatest-guitar-solos.csv) · [How we rank](https://greatestsolos.com/method/)