The Country, Folk & World Recommendation Thread

[Drjohnrock]

Originally Posted by Safar

Townes Van Zandt - Highway Kind (USA)

Here's one of Townes' tunes I particulary enjoy:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ttp-9pCsBQ4

[Safar]

Knowing only "Galoway girl" from Steve Earle, i should change that.

The radio is on and you can already hear him with his sonorous, scratchy voice: Vasilis Karras. Suffering, melancholy, and he always seems to be heartbroken. In his songs, the Laika singer mainly addresses failed relationships and disappointments. This has made the musician one of the most popular and beloved Greek singers ever.

Lyrics: Give me a Danish cigarette, Pour us a drink to forget, Close the door so no one can see us, And come back to the old days......

Vasilis Karras - Just like old times (Greece)

Can you imagine the vibe of the santouri - the ravishing dulcimer of Greece-, the singing soul of the violin, and the impulsive rhythm section all together? This is Meybahar! A deep shot through the islands of the Aegean Sea and Asia Minor, with the spirit of India.

Meybahar - City Nomads Session (Hungary)

The ensemble Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien, founded in 2006 by French flautist and music researcher François Lazarevitch, is characterized by a fine sense of timbre, virtuosity and passion as well as poetic sensitivity. The ensemble specializes primarily in the music of the early Baroque period, both the classically notated “serious” music and the improvised dance and folk music of the time........

Gaelic Songs and Dances of the 17th & 18th Centuries

Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien - The High Road to Kilkenny (France)

......Both flow together in the interpretations of Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien, for example when the musicians use historical instruments to search for traces of the 17th and 18th centuries to bring Gaelic songs and dances full of energy to life or when they search for the roots of Henry Purcell's music in Irish, Scottish and English folklore.

Spoiler for Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien - Cuckold Come Out the Amery:

Scottish Music in the 18th Century

Spoiler for Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien - Johnnie Cope - Laughlan's Lilt:

Georg Philipp Telemann (Born in Magdeburg on 24 March 1681. He died on 25 June 1767 in Hamburg, Germany) travelled to Upper Silesia in 1705. On this trip, he discovered ‘Polish and Hanakian music with its barbaric beauty. Hanak refers to the Hanna region [between the towns of Olomouc, Kroměříž, Prostějov and Vyškov.] in Moravia, Hána in Czech. This CD contains much of what may have reached the composer's ears from the pubs and dance floors of Eastern Europe. He called this music barbaric, not in a pejorative sense, but in the sense of wild.

Spoiler for Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien - Światówka (Composer: Anonymous):

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East Meets East is a collaborative studio album released through EMI Classics in 2003 by violinist Nigel Kennedy and the Kroke band (Jerzy Bawoł on accordion, Tomasz Kukurba on viola and Tomasz Lato on double bass), surrounded by several guest artists of international reputation such as Natacha Atlas, Mo Foster, and the Kraków Philharmonic Orchestra.

Nigel Kennedy · The Kroke Band - Lullaby for Kamila (England/Poland)

In her home country of England, Alison Balsom is one of the most popular classical artists and has also established herself as a successful trumpet virtuoso in this country. She has won numerous awards such as the Classic FM Listeners' Choice and Gramophone Awards, the Classical Brit Awards and the ECHO Klassik.
Georg Philipp Telemann was the most famous composer in Germany in his day! He transformed everything possible and impossible into music, for example the ebb and flow of the tide: the water rushes through your ears! Or he lets a thunderstorm roar through the orchestra. It is very emotional when Telemann dedicates funeral music to a deceased canary. After all, it was his own bird.

Spoiler for Baroque trumpet: Alison Balsom - Telemann: Adagio (England):

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A great voice, Kenya's irresistible grooves, sparkling guitars and a powerful brass section. Nina Ogot and her eight-piece band succeed in creating an exciting musical journey. She strikes just the right balance between spiritual depth and infectious rhythms. This is dance music per excellence!

Nina Ogot - Ningojee (Kenya)

Spoiler for Nina Ogot - Safari:

Spoiler for Nina Ogot - Tabasamu:

[Drjohnrock]

Originally Posted by Safar

Nina Ogot - Ningojee (Kenya)

Spoiler for Nina Ogot - Safari:

Spoiler for Nina Ogot - Tabasamu:

I really like this one, Safar. Thanks for the post.

[Safar]

Everywhere, from time immemorial, the Word has been embodied by the bard, the troubadour, the griot. These wordsmiths, at once messengers and peacemakers, are the links with the forces of nature, the inexpressible divine, the memory of the ancients. It falls to them to maintain the realm of the collective soul.
Nowadays, these freethinkers and travellers are making the world their garden… like Kiya Tabassian, the virtuoso of Persian setar and Ablaye Cissoko, griot from Saint-Louis, Senegal.

Kiya Tabassian, Ablaye Cissoko, Patrick Graham (Constantinople) TRAVERSÉES (Iran, Senegal, Canada)

It's one thing to play for people who want to have an experience through music. And it's another to go somewhere and play for people who generally have an inhuman attitude.
Daniel Barenboim (Conductor)
Thank you for reaching out! This is a live music session featuring a band that uses music as a way to bring people together, not divide them.
We hope for an end to all wars and conflicts as soon as possible, so we can all come together to dance and celebrate life with live music. Peace.
Hoodna Orchestra

Hoodna Orchestra - Full LIVE Session at Shivta (Israel)

Manuelcha Prado is one of the most well-known troubadours of Andean music and doubtlessly one of the maestros of the Andean guitar, a particular style of traditional music in South America. He was born in Perú, in the Andean town of Puquio, Department of Ayacucho.

El Alisal - Manuelcha Prado y Luciano Quispe (Perú)

"Heyr himna smiður" is considered the oldest preserved Nordic hymn. The poem was composed by the chieftain Kolbeinn Tumason in 1208,

bandcamp: Árstíðir - Heyr himna smi​ð​ur (Iceland)

Solomon Islands, also known simply as the Solomons, is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Melanesia, part of Oceania, to the northeast of Australia.

not that the beautiful songs don't also make you think

The Choir of All Saints - Jisas Yu Holem Hand Blong Mi (Solomon Island, Melanesia)

Last Voices is the brainchild of 'music explorer' Anthony Copping, who began his adventures recording and filming the tribal voices of the South Pacific Islands over 15 years ago.
His work has resulted in the recording of over 1,000 hours of remote voices, and a number of record releases in over 35 territories. In 2001, the National Geographic Channel commissioned a documentary series following Anthony's journey into the world's jungles to capture the music and cultural spirit from peoples that many in the West knew little about. Described as "the most dangerous journey ever undertaken in the search of indigenous music." this critically acclaimed series continues to be broadcast in over 150 countries in over 25 languages.

Last voices - Ma'a Mera feat. Pascal Oritaimae (Solomon Island, Melanesia)

Jesous Ahatonhia is a Christmas carol in Wendish (the language of the Hurons), which was probably written by the Jesuit Jean de Brébeuf. The title means “Christ is born”. In the English-speaking world it is known as “Twas in the Moon of Wintertime” or Huron Carol. It was written in 1641 or 1642 and is considered the oldest Christmas carol in Canada, and the English version is particularly popular in Canada.

Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien - Iesous Ahatonnia (France)

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Herschel Lee Sizemore (August 6, 1935 – September 9, 2022) was an American mandolinist in the bluegrass tradition. Sizemore's best-known composition is the mandolin instrumental "Rebecca,"

Herschel Sizemore - Rebecca (USA)

William Smith Monroe (September 13, 1911 – September 9, 1996) was an American mandolinist, singer, and songwriter, and created the bluegrass music genre. Because of this, he is often called the "Father of Bluegrass".
The genre takes its name from his band, the Blue Grass Boys, who named their group for the bluegrass of Monroe's home state of Kentucky.

Bill Monroe - Southern Flavor (USA)

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I think Levon Helm's version of "The Mountain" was the only one I knew so far.

Stephen Fain Earle (born January 17, 1955) is an American country, rock and folk singer-songwriter. He began his career as a songwriter in Nashville and released his first EP in 1982. He has also written a novel, a play, and a book of short stories.

Steve Earle - The Mountain (USA)

Willie Watson presents his debut album as a singer & songwriter at the age of 44. The result: a great success. As a founding member of the Old Crow Medicine Show and an integral part of the folk and Americana scene, Willie Watson is no stranger to the stage or the audience.

Willie Watson - "Real Love" (USA)

Fresh off their debut appearance at the Newport Folk Festival, Anaïs Mitchell (whose Hadestown recently led the 2019 Tony Awards with eight wins, including ‘Best Musical’), Eric D. Johnson (Fruit Bats), and Josh Kaufman (Craig Finn, Josh Ritter, The National) officially announce their new group, Bonny Light Horseman. ..."what we're trying to do here: sing you ancient love songs of timeless humanity and heartbreak. Songs that are gonna make you feel something no matter what century you're in.”

Bonny Light Horseman - Old Dutch (USA)

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Mitropanos’ magnitude has to do with the fact that though he was the definite laika singer, we say he had a “laiko” voice – a voice that represents the Greek people (years ago this meant the working classes) – he managed in his 45-year career to move from one genre to the other, whether that was art song (entechno), laiko or rock, with great ease but at the same time doing nothing to fit into these styles.

Dimitris Mitropanos - Roza (Greece)

Haris Alexiou pronounced [ˌxaris aleksi'u]; born 27 December 1950 in Thebes, Greece as Hariklia Roupaka, is a Greek singer whose career has spanned over 5 decades. She is one of the most popular singers in Greece.

Haris Alexiou - Apopse Thelo Na Pio (Greece)

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...comes from the mountains of Epirus. They gather their strengths from Greek nature and cosmic spirits, letting it flow right into their phenomenal infusion of heavy psychedelic rock with folk instruments such as bagpipes, clarinet and flutes.

Villagers of Ioannina City - Zvara (Greece)

Dîlan Top, born in Dêrsim, is a young Kurdish musician from Germany. In her interpretations, she gives her audience access to her homeland and culture through traditional and authentic sounds. She sings in Kurmancî, Zazakî, Turkish and Armenian. The tenbûr is her constant companion.
Erdem Pancarcı, born in Hanau/Germany, is a multi-instrumentalist and producer. Bağlama and tembûr are among his main instruments, as are drums and percussion. His repertoire includes old Armenian, Kurdish, Turkish, Persian and Afghan folk songs.

Dîlan Top & Erdem Pancarcı - Yarê (Türkiye/Germany)