OT: Your favorite country folk songs

[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:

 

[Scud49]

If you lived in Colorado in the 70's, this was one of your "go to" songs:

 

[Alibi Ike]

 

[Jackcatscal]

Featured in the movie Transformers. Thank you, Megan Fox.

 

[Jackcatscal]

This is so poignant.

Five a.m., here I am
Walking the block to table talk
You can cry or die or just make pies all day,
I’m making pies, I’m making pies...

 

[Jackcatscal]

One more from the Grateful Dead. A gambler begging money from his lover--I can't lose this time.

Everybody's braggin' and drinking that wine
I can tell the Queen of Diamonds by the way she shines
Come to daddy on the inside straight
Well, I got no chance of losing this time
Well, I got no chance of losing this time
Well, I no chance of losing this time

 

[Scud49]

One from the late and wonderful Kate Wolf:

 

[Kaizen]

 

[YoDore]

My favorite male country voice.

 

[Kaizen]

 

[Kaizen]

Rod Stewart's Sailing.

 

[Kaizen]

One of my favorite ...

 

[Ozimoto]

Can't have a country folk topic without some Kingston Trio. Of course Tom Dooley is probably their most well known song, but this one is good as well.

 

[Steelerone]

A lot of good songs in the genre from our Canadian Friends. Here is one from Gordon Lightfoot.

Folk song

 

[Kaizen]

 

[Scud49]

Mary McCaslin with a evocative tribute to life and the friends we make along the way: