OT: Your favorite country folk songs

[Kaizen]

IMO one of the greatest American songwriters ever. Not nearly as well known as many of the other contenders, a real shame. This song has been covered a bunch of times, by a who's who, so that tells you something.

"If I Needed You" is a song written by Townes Van Zandt and performed on his 1972 album The Late Great Townes Van Zandt. It was covered 9 years later by American country music artists Emmylou Harris and Don Williams as a duet, and was released in September 1981 as the first single from Harris' album Cimarron.

 

[nwhoopfan]

 

[nwhoopfan]

 

[Zarathustra]

Country folk really @Kaizen?

But I do love the PLATTERS! Depends on where " in the country" your heart is.

 

[nwhoopfan]

I can appreciate when a band that is definitely not country does something unexpected, like this. The band is hard rock/borderline metal.

 

[Zarathustra]

Country folk really @Kaizen?

Maybe he was only pretending.... THE GREAT PREDENTER, of course.

 

[nwhoopfan]

 

[nwhoopfan]

 

[nwhoopfan]

I'm sure we've already had some Emmylou, but you can never have too much.

 

[Zarathustra]

This is the "old" country version of THE GREAT PRETENDER. The Platter revisited the favorite and
it is on the CD album I have at home. Check out the PLATTERS version for an entirely different sound =
both are great. Thanks to those posting Patsy Cline!

 

[nwhoopfan]

She was big in the CCC scene in the late 90s, then disappeared. Most of her songs weren't folky, but a few leaned that way.

 

[nwhoopfan]

 

[nwhoopfan]

 

[Bama fan]

 

[Bama fan]

"Mississippi mud never touched her fingers..."

 

[Beemer]

Country music isn't always about heartbreak, loss & other depressing events. It can also be funny:

 

[Ozimoto]

Well, since Rockabilly is an outgrowth of county and western music, this little lady and her voice are on my favorites list.

 

[Scud49]

Ozark Mt. Daredevils- "Country Girl" Great song....and great video too.

 

[Kaizen]

 

[Scud49]

Emmy Lou:

 

[Scud49]

Iris DeMent really connects with this one:

 

[Scud49]

Rivers- Erica Wheeler - One beautiful introspective song:

 

[Scud49]

One of those great tunes from the Dirt Band:

 

[Kaizen]

Rivers- Erica Wheeler - One beautiful introspective song:

Another one from Erica Wheeler, Downriver (She has beautiful voice)
...

 

[Scud49]

Mary McCaslin, the late, great, wonderful, California folk singer: