r/oldtimemusic

I often hear that Old Time music has "modal tunes" in a way that related styles like bluegrass or Irish, do not. What does this mean?

Hello all! I've been a folk music fan for many many years but have only recently dug into this fantastic genre and community. From what I hear, the best way to learn new tunes is to go to jams, but are there any recording artists or groups that people consider essential or classic? I heard an Ora Belle Reed Folkways record which got me hooked. Any others you all love?

Edit: Thank you all for the fantastic suggestions! Been listening to the High Atmosphere compilation and loving it, especially the banjo-centric stuff. Looking forward to diving into all these other artists!

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Hi all,

Spotify told me that Gene Austin released a new single recently. I don't see how this is possible as Gene Austin died in 1972. Also, I'm pretty sure that the vocalist for this song isn't Gene Austin and the cover looks AI. Wtf is this?

My grandma used to play it to my dad and his siblings it was an old Irish song and the only line they can remember is it saying at the end something along the line of “ the moral of the story is don’t stick nails in babies heads!”