The Country, Folk & World Recommendation Thread

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The band is a relatively recently formed ensemble that has turned particular focus on a large corpus of previously unknown materials which recently became available in the framework of the Kiselgof-Makonovetsky Digital Manuscript Project.
This is a Jewish tune originating from Crimea, demonstrating the interesting interplay between Jewish and Crimean Tatar music.

Hop Skotshne - Kaba (England)

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Aly Keita was born in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, in 1969 to Malian parents and is a Malian national. He comes from a Malinké family that has practiced the profession of “griots” (traditional singers and musicians) for generations. He spent his childhood in Abidjan and Mali, where he first learned to play the traditional pentatonic balafon with Zouratié Coulibaly. In 1986, he met Georges Makinto, with whom he played jazz music for the first time. He developed his own diatonic balafon, which opened up new possibilities and styles for him.

Aly Keïta - Akan (Ivory Coast/Mali)

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Ye Vagabonds - Mayfly (Ireland)

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Renaud Garcia-Fons (born December 24, 1962, near Paris, France) is a French musician. He is considered one of the most virtuosic double bassists of our time in the stylistic fields of world music and jazz.

Renaud Garcia-Fons - Pilgrim (France)

Armenio de Melo was born in Santa Maria de Lamas, Portugal in 1953. He is considered one of the best guitar players of fado, recognized after entering projects for Martinho d’Assumpcao, an important composer and musician during the golden era of the Lisbon song.

Arménio de Melo - Fado Vitoria (Portugal)

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Ye Vagabonds - Lowlands of Holland (Ireland)

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Ye Vagabonds - Her Mantle So Green

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Jeff Autry is highly regarded as one of the most talented guitarists of our time, performing and recording with many of the bluegrass legends including Sam Bush, The Lynn Morris Band, Vassar Clements and Ricky Skaggs.

Jeff Autry, Aubrey Haynie, Scott Vestal - St. Anne's Reel (USA)

Winterschladen's trumpet floats like a red thread over Martino's deep, pulsating bass lines and subtle beats. ​ At times it is reminiscent of Miles Davis' late fusion phase, at times of the melancholic coolness of Nils Petter Molvaer. ​ The Nighthawks combine organic instruments with electronic precision - a field of tension that they have mastered for years.
The opening track to the NIGHTHAWKS Album '707' from 2016, is named after this Florida Highway leading from Miami to Key Biscayne.

Nighthawks - Rickenbacker Causeway (Germany)