Folk: String Band
(See a text list of all Folk: String Band albums.)
style / mood
- Featuring Guitar
- Instrumental
- Mood: Angry
- Mood: Brooding
- Mood: Christmas
- Mood: Fun
- Mood: Funny
- Mood: Party Music
- Mood: Patriotic
- Mood: Upbeat
- Mood: Virtuoso
- Solo Female Artist
- Solo Instrumental
- Solo Male Artist
- Spiritual
- Type: Acoustic
- Type: Compilations
- Type: Experimental
- Type: Instrumental
- Type: Live Recordings
- Type: Lo-Fi
- Type: Lyrical
- Type: Soundtrack
- Type: Vocal
- Blues: Acoustic Blues
- Classical: New Music Ensemble
- Country: Americana
- Country: Bluegrass
- Country: Country Folk
- Country: Cowboy
- Country: Old-Timey
- Country: Outlaw Country
- Country: Progressive Bluegrass
- Country: Square Dance
- Country: Traditional Bluegrass
- Country: Traditional Country
- Country: Western
- Folk: Alternative Folk
- Folk: Anti-Folk
- Folk: Appalachian Folk
- Folk: Celtic Folk
- Folk: Celtic Fusion
- Folk: Contemporary Celtic
- Folk: Contra Dance
- Folk: Drinking Songs
- Folk: Folk Blues
- Folk: Folk Pop
- Folk: Folk-Rock
- Folk: Gentle
- Folk: Irish Traditional
- Folk: Jug Band
- Folk: Minstrel
- Folk: Modern Folk
- Folk: Political
- Folk: Traditional Folk
- Folk: Urban Folk
- Folk: like Ani
- Jazz: Gypsy Jazz
- Jazz: Jazz Fusion
- Jazz: Ragtime
- Jazz: Retro Swing
- Jazz: Swing/Big Band
- Jazz: Traditional Jazz Combo
- Kids/Family: General Children's Music
- Kids/Family: Lullabies
- Kids/Family: Sing-Along/Interactive
- New Age: Contemporary Instrumental
- Pop: British Pop
- Rock: Acoustic
- Rock: Roots Rock
- World: Acadian
- World: Celtic
- World: World Traditions
Editor's Picks (see more)

CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS: Sankofa Stings: Colored Aristocracy
Sankofa Strings draws upon the string and vocal traditions of the Americas, Africa and Europe: string band standards, blues, hokum tunes and anonymous folk songs slide next to new interpretations of Afro-Pop, sea shanties and Celtic ballads.
CD price: $12.00

THE MAMMALS: Bootleg Six-Pack
Traditional and original Cajun and Appalachian stringband music played with dynamic, rock-n-roll energy. "The Mammals are the finest young bluegrass/old-timey band in the country. The country-brand house band for the new weird America." LA Weekly
CD price: $10.00 / MP3 price: $10.00

FROGWHOMPERS: The Frogwhompers Non-boxed Set
How do you describe a unique approach? there's some bluegrass, some ballads, guitar, banjo, autoharp, dulcimer and bass, with tight, energetic male vocals. Lots of fun, loads of history.
CD price: $20.00

NOTORIOUS: Elkins
Exciting and tasteful versions of Old time, Celtic, Romanian and swing fiddle tunes and songs.
CD price: $15.00

BOULDER ACOUSTIC SOCIETY: The Caged Bird
American roots music with the edge of indie rock and the grace of chamber music.
CD price: $12.97

SPAGHETTI WESTERN STRING CO.: Lull and Clatter
A Minneapolis quartet creates instrumental music that is melodic, chaotic and bittersweet. The compositions combine the instrumentation of banjo, mandolin, cello, clarinet and guitar that is on the fringes of classical, jazz, bluegrass and the avant-garde
CD price: $13.00

THE DUST BOWL CAVALIERS: Volume Two: Flowers And Gasoline
The boys serve up another batch of traditional folk and bluegrass, rootsy originals, and even an old-timey Ramones tune.
CD price: $11.00 / MP3 price: $9.99

DOUG COX: Stay Lazy
An impressive, eclectic showcase of the musician's gifts as a songwriter, arranger, bandleader, and soulfully succinct soloist on dobro and slide guitar.
CD price: $12.97

BENTON FLIPPEN AND THE SMOKEY VALLEY BOYS: Fiddler's Dream
Raised on a farm in North Carolina in 1920, he first played the banjo during his childhood. Here are some great, upbeat fiddle tunes with full accompaniment.

IVAN ROSENBERG AND BILLY CARDINE: The Donkeys
"A collaboration between two friends who communicate via their shared mastery of resonator guitar and banjo. They flourish within and beyond their instruments' traditions." - Bluegrass Unlimited
CD price: $14.97 / MP3 price: $9.00
New Arrivals (see more)

WILLIAM E. DETURK: Blair Family History
Straight-ahead acoustic bluegrass with 14 original compositions that tell a humorous, poignant story of the Nashville Blairs, embodiments of the true southern tradition, this CD Includes a 32-page booklet with narrative, period photos, and artwork. For th
CD price: $15.00

SPARE RIB & THE BLUEGRASS SAUCE: Mountain Air Waves
Playing a wide range of traditional, old timey, classic rock, and original music that merges bluegrass with marathon jams that will get you hootin', hollerin' and stompin' all night long.
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97

SCENIC ROOTS: Under Construction
A flat-land family's journey into traditional mountain music.
CD price: $15.00

SCENIC ROOTS: Dance All Night, Fiddle All Day
Toe-tapping old-time and contra-dance tunes, plus a few ballads featuring fiddle, mountain dulcimer, claw-hammer banjo, guitar, hammered dulcimer, piano, mandolin, and vocals. This CD will take you back in time, when people used to gather on front porches
CD price: $15.00

RAYNA GELLERT & FRIENDS: Ways of the World
Old-time fiddle, banjo, and stringband music.
CD price: $14.00

LONESOME TRAVELER BLUEGRASS BAND: Listen To That Sound
Colorado bluegrass incorporating bluegrass, folk, country, Celtic and blues into a style all their own.
CD price: $13.50
Top Sellers (see more)

2ND SOUTH CAROLINA STRING BAND: Southern Soldier
The 2nd South Carolina String Band is an authentic recreation of a Civil War era camp band, playing lively, well known patriotic, homefront and minstrel songs and melodies on period acoustic instruments.
CD price: $16.00 / MP3 price: $16.00

2ND SOUTH CAROLINA STRING BAND: Hard Road
An authentic recreation of a Civil War era camp band, playing lively, well known patriotic, homefront and minstrel songs and melodies on period acoustic instruments.
CD price: $16.00 / MP3 price: $16.00

RED MOLLY: Love and Other Tragedies
This hot female trio plays a variety of stringed instruments, and sings tight 3-part harmony, creating their distinctive rootsy, Americana sound. Their live performances resonate with warmth, fun, infectious energy, and a love of great American music.
CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $10.00

THE POWDER KEGS: The Seedhouse
Energized Old-time Bluegrass. Street performers by day and dance band by night, The Powder Kegs are putting the 'rock' back into the rocking chair.
CD price: $12.95 / MP3 price: $12.95

TRAMPLED BY TURTLES: Songs From a Ghost Town
Original, non-traditional string band and bluegrass music
MP3 price: $12.97

CROOKED STILL: Still Crooked
Virtuosic, improvised old-time, bluegrass, and modern string-band music.
CD price: $12.97

THE FORGE MOUNTAIN DIGGERS: The Forge Mountain Diggers
Fans of the legendary Freight Hoppers are celebrating the return of fiddler David Bass with this hot new group. The Diggers’ feral energy recalls the early years of country music, with scorching rhythms and jubilant harmony singing.
CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $15.00

UNCLE EARL: She Waits For Night
Hard driving old-time string band music with lots of singing and nice harmonies....hints of bluegrass and folk.
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97

BIG MEDICINE: Too Old to be Controlled
String band music of the rural South: old-time melodies and mountain harmonies, ancient ballads and archaic fiddle tunes, heart songs, hollers, hymns, and a touch of early bluegrass music.
CD price: $14.95 / MP3 price: $11.95

ROSE IN THE HEATHER: By Any Other Name
High energy, traditional Irish/bluegrass/old-time American string band music, featuring fiddle, bass, guitars and bodhran.
CD price: $15.00



