Songs that feature the square neck acoustic lap steel guitar, weissenborn, and dobro.
u/CertainPiglet621 — 19 hours ago
r/folkmusic
Цікава, колькі людзей яшчэ ведаюць гэтую песню?
Адна з менш вядомых, але вельмі прыгожых беларускіх народных песень. Цікава, колькі з вас ведалі яе раней?
Ой пайду я гукаючы,
Шчасце й долю шукаючы...
Будзем рады пачуць, ці чулі вы яе раней і якія яшчэ падобныя беларускія народныя песні вам падабаюцца.
u/Imaginary-Sale-9865 — 3 days ago
About indie folk
Hi everyone! I just created my Reddit account yesterday because I really wanted to ask this community something.
I'm from Colombian, and lately, I’ve been diving deep into indie folk and folk music (artists like Beirut, Fleet Foxes, Bon Iver, etc.). I absolutely love the sound and the lyrics, but coming from a different culture, I always had the impression that folk music might be deeply tied to regional or patriotic roots in English-speaking countries.
Is it weird or "unexpected" for someone from Latin America to be a huge fan of this genre? How do you guys feel about people from other cultures embracing folk and indie folk? I'd love to hear your thoughts! Thanks!
u/AndresDR9612 — 4 days ago
Mongolian throat singing and American bluegrass in a pub in Ireland
@taylordallasvidic and @bataajambaldorj
u/CHERNO-B1LL — 6 days ago
Walk On the Mild Side explores the gentle side of contemporary music, where indie folk, ambient pop, soft electronica, folktronica and modern jazz meet. This carefully curated playlist blends intimate songwriting, warm acoustic textures, subtle grooves and atmospheric soundscapes.
Featuring artists such as Tunng, Sufjan Stevens, Bon Iver, Four Tet, Arooj Aftab, Leifur James and Nala Sinephro, the playlist moves between contemplative folk, dreamy electronic textures, spiritual jazz influences and alternative pop sensibilities.
Designed for relaxed listening, quiet evenings, meditation, creative work or peaceful walks, Walk On the Mild Side offers a calm and introspective musical landscape where melodies unfold slowly and atmospheres breathe.
H-Music
u/h-musicfr — 5 days ago
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Bobbie Gentry has never revealed what Billie Joe threw off the Tallahatchie Bridge. After nearly 60 years, I had another listen.
Gentry has said the song was never about Billie Joe - it was about the family's indifference, about who knows something and says nothing.
The Southern oral storytelling tradition that Gentry built the song on relies on exactly this kind of withholding - the audience fills in the silence.
I tried to fill in the gaps....
u/Timely-View-6688 — 4 days ago
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Folk band for Wedding (UK)
Hi folks!
I’m getting married next year in Cartmel in the Lake District and we’re looking for a folk band to play something instrumental.
The wedding is around the summer solstice next year (19th June) so we’d love to find a band to bring that folk spirit to the day.
We’re planning on having the music right after the ceremony, and leaving the evening to a playlist lf our favourite songs instead. So that means it would be during the drinks reception before the dinner, and for potentially for an hour or so after the dinner too while the dinner space transitions for the evening.
It won’t be pile onto the dance floor moment necessarily (we’ll see!) so we’re not looking for a caleigh, but more something jovial and merry in the background while people talk and drink.
I’d be really interested to hear your thoughts and see whether anyone has any good leads!
Thanks so much!
u/Endwood — 5 days ago
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Name the countries/regions with a fiddle tradition
I’m a traditional old time fiddler in the American south. I’m pretty well connected in Ireland and have met many Scottish fiddlers as well. Love their traditional music very much. Where else?
u/Any_Neighborhood2857 — 8 days ago
A new, entirely improvisational, album.... by The JJ's!
https://thejjs1.bandcamp.com/album/came-from
A new, entirely improvisational, album by The JJ's! We are a Boston Based collective of artists seeking to explore raw expression. Soon we will record some more rehearsed music, and become boring old farts in the process. Our first show is 6/18, we are opening for techno DJ sets in Southie, (halogengirls3000 on instagram for details)
Anyways, we greatly appreciate anyone who checks this stuff out. The first song has spoken word by David House Jr, reciting an original poem. his instagram is ImpureQueso.
u/Flaky-Hedgehog-8334 — 8 days ago
Ciao! Playlist da ascoltare, salvare, far girare ...
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7wmH2FnXlti4MV6SKUnpxz?si=PRyHzSwlS8-3ngd2rKpHSA
u/Purple_Win_7485 — 7 days ago
Suggest me some folk music and I'll rate it
I'm in love with the music of Angelo Branduardi, "il Menestrello" (the Minstrel) and Fabrizio de Andrè as folk artists from my country, as Celtic music I love Loreena McKennitt, Altan and Lunasa, and as Hawaiian folk music Israel 'Iz' Kamakawiwo'ole, but I'm interested in discovering new artists and also different folk genres
u/ROCCOCCO09 — 12 days ago
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Can someone explain me what "glitch folk" is?
Someone left a review on one of my latest releases calling it "part glitch folk" and I'm very confused as it's mostly slow dnb/jungle and breaks/breakbeat stuff sampling PlayStation music. 😅
u/Goodblue77 — 10 days ago