Folk Music Offerings

Some of the 'Investigate the Landscape' authors and a few of their online buddies were talking about folk music the other day. We thought we'd share the offerings with you, our lovely readers, because some of them might be new to you too.


Here is a North Korean version of 'Arirang':
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FlXH9CGnvw&list=RDQMHke0YEQifqw

And he's a South Korean version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1MDBeCCpX4

Wikipedia will give you the lyrics: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arirang#Lyrics


An Australian contribution, with a note from the contributor: "The youtube clips drive me nuts when they have pictures of kangaroos when he's singing about kangaroo paw. He's singing about the flower, not a roo's limb! (I should get over this, but I haven't.)"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwtnBm8glPE

This is what a kangaroo paw flower looks like, though they do come in other colours too.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anigozanthos_manglesii

Here's one from Serbia:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQn2l-DGCQ4

An Eastern European Jewish offering:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYSuudpk2X4

A couple from the US:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vrEljMfXYo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1tqtvxG8O4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjN4_A5UqQA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSYNRlVqjfA

This one is from the US too, but, while this piece of SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism) filk is packed full of well meaning advice, it isn't one to play for the kids because they are far too young to need this kind of advice...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2k5c3WoiTI


This one is an Egyptian nursery rhyme type song, with lyrics here: http://www.mamalisa.com/?p=273&t=es&c=43
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ON-S_UuzKbU


And I have to end with this one from Stanky and his Pennsylvania Coal Miners Polka Band because I think it is hilarious. I fully understand you may not.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtIQaLQA0-8

Come on though, isn't that one even better than this one here? I can't even watch it all the way though. *weeps*
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWu4aynBK7E


Do please share your favourite folk song Youtube clip with us in the comments section below!