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[daveofficer]

I'm not a rampant nationalist or anything but i think scotland has a cultural history to be proud of yet i'm not overly familiar with too much of it. it's time to remedy this. i want only serious replys to this thread please. i'm interested in bothy ballads and scottish folk songs in general. not just individual songs though but performers i might like. anything downloadable or obtainable on cd is preferred.

if it's any indication of what i might like i'm really into alt-country stuff like songs:ohia, bonnie prince billy and the like as well as people like alisdair roberts.

i eagarly await your recommendations

[The Kernel Loaf]

http://www.myspace.com/holyfolks

[Hogisbald]

Slightly digressing. There is not dark evil Scottish folk music. Its all too upbeat (apart from the Holy Folks)

[R.Borlax]

are you only looking for like old drunks/scottish folk?

cause id reccomend....joanna newsom, patrick wolf and jose gonzalez

[Mick Maverik]

Paul Mounsey* , Peatbog Faeries, Wolfstone

Andy

*make this one priority, but do give the others a spin as well, as they rock also!

[kallan]

try us at

www.welfaremothers.blogspot.com

we're certainly not overly upbeat

[nataliecnd]

do you mean folk music as in Scottish folk music? Would Bright Eyes be classed as folk? or is that a stupid question?

[-matthEw-]

worth checking out people like Jimmy Shand. for modern stuff, Dougie McLean might be able to offer what your after (its not all as cheesy Scots as Caledonia). There is also a very rich backlog of traditional songs that ive just discovered by listening to drunk guys in pubs - probably the best way to experience folk songs.

the holy folks however are better than anyone.

[offramp]

I'd recommend some Fence Collective stuff. Start with King Creosote.

[milner]

the only folk band worth listening to is the Holy Folks.
Listen to them and all your lifes problems will be solved.