Favorite folk revival music appreciation thread

**InmostLight** · 03-24-2023, 05:08 PM

I love the Breton master of the Celtic harp, Alan Stivell <3 <3 <3 he really is my dream man. Nobody has a voice like his, and he makes a point to use the Breton language in many of his recordings. This song has French and Breton verses.

The Bulgarian women's choirs are also so special. The harmonies are inhuman, and it's clear that these women share such an incredible sisterhood. As a lifelong chorister, it's clear that this is some of the most complex, difficult choral music ever written! Anglophone choirs could never

Please share some of your favorite folk revival music from any part of the world! Bonus points if you have a personal connection to it

**Alenka** · 03-24-2023, 05:18 PM

Slovenia won the Eurovision Choir competition in 2017 with this folk choir performance.

**Blondie** · 03-24-2023, 05:21 PM

Danube Swabian volk music:

**InmostLight** · 03-24-2023, 05:29 PM

Originally Posted by Alenka

Slovenia won the Eurovision Choir competition in 2017 with this folk choir performance.

Thank you so much for sharing this beautiful video!

I really don't know much about Slovenia. I guess it isn't far enough into Eastern Europe to really use "white voice" singing-- though it kiiiinda shows up in the second song-- and it sounds very Western in terms of how the voice is used. It's still just lovely!

**Alenka** · 03-24-2023, 05:58 PM

Originally Posted by InmostLight

Thank you so much for sharing this beautiful video!

I really don't know much about Slovenia. I guess it isn't far enough into Eastern Europe to really use "white voice" singing-- though it kiiiinda shows up in the second song-- and it sounds very Western in terms of how the voice is used. It's still just lovely!

Various styles of singing exist in Slovenian folk music, but it depends on the song.
Here's some examples that sound a bit more "white voice-y":

Spoiler!