Folk me up!

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Lady Stark

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7th Mar 2010 at 4:44 pm

Lady Stark - Winter Is Coming

Winter Is Coming

 
Need a little help here. I've been asked to put a folk style song into an upcoming project and I don't know the first thing about folk music.

I was wondering if anyone could give me any ideas or point me in the right direction because aside from a few Nick Drake videos on Youtube I am at a loss

Gob

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7th Mar 2010 at 4:48 pm

Gob - Come on!

Come on!

 
You wouldn't go wrong with a bit of Christy Moore

Christy Moore

Animal

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7th Mar 2010 at 5:14 pm

Animal -

 
Nick Drake
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Animal

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7th Mar 2010 at 5:15 pm

Animal -

 
Oh crap, you already said Nick Drake.

Buckley can be fairly folky at times.

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Penn

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7th Mar 2010 at 5:23 pm

Penn -

 
Quote: Ted 'Smooth' Bundy, Mar 2010
You wouldn't go wrong with a bit of Christy Moore

Christy Moore


I do love me some Christy Moore
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Gob

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7th Mar 2010 at 5:37 pm

Gob - Come on!

Come on!

 
Quote: Tig Trager, Mar 2010
Quote: Ted 'Smooth' Bundy, Mar 2010
You wouldn't go wrong with a bit of Christy Moore

Christy Moore


I do love me some Christy Moore


Well you are just an ORDINARY MAN! Hahaha, did you see what I did there?

Delirium Tremens

| 1,875 posts


7th Mar 2010 at 5:39 pm

Delirium Tremens -

 
Here's Sinead O'Connor with the Cheiftains, which I think could be perfect.

You could probably get away with a blues or country song under folk as well.

I second Christy Moore.



Billy Bragg


The Men They Couldn't Hang


Fairport Convention


I don't really like Steeleye Span, but I think it fits what you're after.



I can't think of much more decent "British" folk music that I like, but if you're after Irish stuff...

Luke Kelly or Ronnie Drew fronted Dubliners


The Clancy Brothers


Christy Moore's old group Planxty is worth checking out, too.

Delirium Tremens

| 1,875 posts


7th Mar 2010 at 5:42 pm

Delirium Tremens -

 
Let me know if you consider pursuing an Irish direction, I've got lots of other ideas.
Or even American folk music, actually, there's lots of fantastic appalachian/bluegrass stuff.

Lady Stark

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7th Mar 2010 at 5:50 pm

Lady Stark - Winter Is Coming

Winter Is Coming

 
Wow, thanks guys

I turn my back for a little while and you come up with all this. Seriously, Thank You All.

Delirium Tremens

| 1,875 posts


7th Mar 2010 at 6:09 pm

Delirium Tremens -

 
Some unasked for American folk music, for no reason other than I'm enjoying the searching.

















Penn

| 10,658 posts


7th Mar 2010 at 6:11 pm

Penn -

 
Quote: Ted 'Smooth' Bundy, Mar 2010
Quote: Tig Trager, Mar 2010
Quote: Ted 'Smooth' Bundy, Mar 2010
You wouldn't go wrong with a bit of Christy Moore

Christy Moore


I do love me some Christy Moore


Well you are just an ORDINARY MAN! Hahaha, did you see what I did there?


Plus, he's Irish. And I am also a NATIVE!
There are 10 types of people in the world; those who understand binary, and 9 other different types of people

Albi The Racist Dragon

| 7,432 posts


7th Mar 2010 at 6:43 pm

Albi The Racist Dragon -

 


Yes you'll all complain it's not proper folk, it's modern etc etc, but Mumford & Sons' Little Lion Man is a tremendous song with a folky vibe.
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`

| 11,612 posts


7th Mar 2010 at 7:04 pm

` -

 
Fleet Foxes?
They're as folk as I ever folking(lol) get.

Animal

| 32,544 posts


7th Mar 2010 at 8:37 pm

Animal -

 
How about some donovan?
Will link some when I get home.
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Albert Johanneson

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7th Mar 2010 at 8:46 pm

Albert Johanneson - Outside-left

Outside-left

 
How soon do you need it?

Fran/Fran's boyfriend are folk aficionados (he's a folk musician soon to have his own CD in HMV, and spends a lot of time playing folk festivals), so if you don't need it too soon, I'm sure she can recommend all manners of stuff depending on what you need.
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