Albums with folk influence

[Benji]

I've noticed I tend to like some music with a folkish/regional sound at the moment (if that's really the way to describe what I'm looking for). For example; the Russian folk influence on Green Day's "Warning" and some songs from "21st Century Breakdown", the Irish folk sounds of Tom Morello's Nightwatchman project, the latin/Mexican folskyness of Brandon Flowers' "Flamingo" album.

Looking for more stuff with that influence, where it's not necesarilly folk music, but has clear influences in the sound.

[LittleDaniel]

Edit: Oh wait you meant albums that had folk influences, not folky musicians. Ehh, fuck it, can't think of any right now.

[METALMAN]

Korpiklaani

[Sousa]

You really need to listen to some early Kaizers Orchestra. They're like Tom Waits if he lived in a gulag and banged on trash cans and wore a gas mask. Ompa Til du Dør is easily one of my favorite albums ever.

[Jimmy]

Might be a bit more leaning towards folk; but obviously Mumford & Sons and Laura Marling are always worth checking out. Marling has clear folk routes, so you might not like it, but I'd always give her a shout.

And Bombay Bicycle Club have some folk routes, more so on their second album.

[Vamp]

Josh Ritter's pretty folky but also has some more rocky harder edged songs I suppose. Of course, everyone should listen to and love him anyway...

[Crybaby Bunting]

A mate of mine adores Schandmaul... and they're apparently pretty good if you understand German.

Yet, like most other world music stuff, it allows you to switch off and listen to the musicianship

[DFF]

You don't get much more folk than these:

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[YI]

Would Murder By Death work? They sound like the Old West.

Beirut? His debut album was very 'Eastern European' folky and his 2nd was very 'French'.

You've got all those heartland rock 'rebirth'/americana style bands. Sort of like The Gaslight Anthem, but with more folky leanings, like; Lucero, Gasoline Heart, The Loved Ones, Queen City Station etc.

You've got all the folk-punk bands as well. (Early) Against Me!, Defiance Ohio, Pedals On Our Pirate Ships, Andrew Jackson Jihad, This Bike Is A Pipe Bomb, Wingnutt Dishwasher's Union, ONSIND etc.

The top two (MBD & Beirut) would be my major two tips. Then Lucero.

Edited November 30, 2010 by YI