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Folk and Traditional Music

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A community for all traditional styles of music, from Bluegrass and Bavarian Stubenmusi via Inuit music and djembé drumming from Ghana to Gamelan, Baltic choral music, Andean pan flutes and everything in between as long as it is handmade. This is a place for traditional culture, not nationalism.

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I like some fairly niche genres, which then makes it difficult to find new music in that genre. Thought it might be worth having a thread where people can post artists they enjoy, but where they're struggling to find similar music, to let the hive mind provide them with ideas!

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For my part, I really enjoy the folk fusion band the Peatbog Faeries -- up tempo bagpipes, fiddle and electronic sounds. They've recently released a new album (I See a World), on which my favourite song is probably the second (The Humours of Ardnamurchan). I've struggled to find similar music -- the closest I've got is Monster Ceilidh Band, Niteworks, and Elephant Sessions. Any recommendations of that ilk more than welcome!

On a more traditional bent, also really enjoy Brian Finnegan's work in Flook/Kan -- the almost percussive flute is great fun. Any recommendations?