Over the last few years or so I have found my musical tastes spreading themselves wider, and into new unknown territory. I have also however found myself going deeper into areas that I already thought I was well versed in - particularly 'folk music' - whatever that actually is.
I spent a few hours flinging together a few rather wonderful examples of that genre for your perusal and delight. I have tried to avoid using anything too obvious, as many beautiful things sometimes can be missed if you don't stray far enough from the path, so to speak.
There is 'folk' music in here from all over the world, from many cultures and languages and covering several hundred years, so please give it a listen - even if this is not normally your type of music - there are some wonders in this little lot.