Ooh I've only heard what she's put out on bandcamp so far, will need to look out that album too

favourites of mine in the folk category:

• Solas an Lae - The Light of the Day by Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin & Ultan O'Brien A simple combination of a powerful voice, beautiful fiddle and some really moving songs. https://eoghanultan.bandcamp.com/album/solas-an-lae-the-light-of-the-day

And if you like that there's also:

• The Deepest Breath by Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin https://eoghanoceannabhain.bandcamp.com/album/the-deepest-breath

Also worth checking out:

• Anything by Lankum: The first folk band I got into on bandcamp, aka the start of a terrible addiction. They play traditional music with entirely their own style. Pulls your head and feelings all sorts of ways. Some of it is quite bleak but all of it is great. https://lankum.bandcamp.com/

But if by folk you were specifically thinking of the Scottish smallpipes then of course you want this incredible album:

• Carry Them With Us by Brìghde Chaimbeul https://brighdechaimbeul.bandcamp.com/album/carry-them-with-us

Edited: bloody formatting!

I'm glad to hear it! Thanks for the explanation too.

I was guilty of this until very recently (my phone is still loaded with all my 90s/00s favourites). But I got back into playing music and then started to want to listen to more folk music as inspiration. Now I hardly want to listen to anything else, and I was largely into metal before. Sometimes you just need to try something new.

I think bandcamp is a pretty good way to find new music. I've gone down some lengthy rabbitholes finding a band I like then clicking various tags or links to other bands supported by their fans. You can stream a lot of the music, and if you buy something more of the money goes to the artists.