Folk Metal!

The hunt for the folk's favourite folk metal song is on!

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Welcome, wanderer, to the fractious folk metal tournaments!

What do we do here?

We run bracket style single-elimination tournaments to find the best song (or tumblr's favourite) by various Folk Metal artists.

Being heavily inspired by Symphonic/Power Metal Bracket's blog, plan is roughly to go to 32 artists then pitting each winning song against eachother.

Ongoing Things:

Folk Metal Folk Bracket

Artist List (First to most recent):

The HU // Spotify Playlist // Winning Song: Yuve Yuve Yu

Turisas // Spotify Playlist // Winning Song: The March of the Varangian Guard

Elvenking // Spotify Playlist // Winning Song: Pagan Revolution

Eluveitie // Spotify Playlist // Winning Song: The Call Of The Mountains

Wind Rose // Spotify Playlist // Winning Song: Diggy Diggy Hole

Saltatio Mortis // Spotify Playlist // Winning Song: Finsterwacht

Korpiklaani // Spotify Playlist // Winning Song: Ievan Polkka

Bonus Bracket: Folk Metal Folk Bracket // Prelims Ongoing

Tags:

#poll - for tournament polls

#submissions - for posts where you can submit artists/ songs to whatever is upcoming

#re-reblog - for reblogs of my own posts; typically when a poll is closing

#ARTISTNAME bracket - for all the posts related to said bracket. each linked on the above artist list.

#poll for fun - non-tournament polls

#ask - answered asks

#notes from the folk - for when i reblog people's comments on a post. Can be propaganda, tips, ect.

#stats - self explanatory, currently mostly coming up upon people requesting them :D

#anything else - for anything else

#fun facts - fun facts from any source (submission forms; asks; reblogs of my posts; ect)

#hon. mentions - Most artist submissions, I make a post talking about some some of the artists that were submitted but didn't win (typicaly artists I didn't know before I found them here, and that I would reccomend) - as well as an additional artist that I like but didn't see at all.

#other tournaments - For other tournament stuff, typically from Symphonic/Power Metal Bracket.

Sister blog (not mine): @symphonic-power-metal-bracket

Please note that when an artist is selected for a bracket in their blog, it will be banned from the next 5 brackets here. This is due to the large number of overlapping artists.

Additionally, when looking at song submissions, in a tie between song versions (alternate vs original), the original is favoured. (By original, I typically default to the album release of the song, if possible.)

Final note is that the blog banner is the album (or if possible, single) cover art from the most recent song to win a bracket.

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Folk Metal Folk Bracket - Round 2 B

Please listen to both before voting. More information under the cut.

Which do you prefer?

FATTIG BONDDRÄNG - Tommy Johansson

My mother told me - Saltatio Mortis

Remaining time: 2 days 14 hours

To the best of my knowledge:

Fattig Bonddräng - Astrid Lindgren My Mother Told Me/ Þat mælti mín móðir - Traditional

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Folk Metal Folk Bracket - Round 2 B

Please listen to both before voting. More information under the cut.

Which do you prefer?

The Last Saskatchewan Pirate - Alestorm

Kristallen Den Fina - Falconer

Remaining time: 2 days 14 hours

To the best of my knowledge:

The Last Saskatchewan Pirate - Arrogant Worms Kristallen Den Fina - Traditional

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Folk Metal Folk Bracket - Round 2 B

Please listen to both before voting. More information under the cut.

Which do you prefer?

Barett's Privateers - Alestorm

Ramund hin Unge - Týr

Remaining time: 2 days 14 hours

To the best of my knowledge;

Barret's Privateers - Stan Rogers Ramund hin Unge - Traditional

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Folk Metal Folk Bracket - Round 2 B

Please listen to both before voting. More information under the cut.

Which do you prefer?

Ievan Polkka - Korpiklaani

Павле ми пие (Pavle mi pie) - Khanъ

Remaining time: 2 days 14 hours

To the best of my knowledge:

Ievan Polkka - Eino Kettunen, written to a traditional tune. Павле ми пие (Pavle mi pie) - Traditional

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hi, i would like to share with the class that KhanЪ released a new folk metal folk cover along with their new album 2 weeks ago which was unfortunately a little too late for the tourney but its my fav one theyve done so far

https://khanfolkcore.bandcamp.com/track/kaval-sviri

(they havent uploaded it to streaming yet, hence the bandcamp link)

Ooh cool! I've enjoyed them in the bracket, will have to check this out.

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Folk Metal Folk Bracket - Round 2 A

Please listen to both before voting. More information under the cut.

Which do you prefer?

Sven i Rosengård - Garmarna

Cursed Be Iron - Turisas

Voting ended onJun 7

To the best of my knowledge;

Sven i Rosengård - Traditional. Cursed Be Iron - Traditional/ Elias Lönnrot/ Turisas. Based on a verse from the Kalevala, which was collected by Lönnrot, who was known for adding bits to it on occasion, and Turisas's version is a fairly edited version of the verse.

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Folk Metal Folk Bracket - Round 2 A

Please listen to both before voting. More information under the cut.

Which do you prefer?

Torkel Tyre - Utmarken

Herr Mannelig - Haggard

Voting ended onJun 7

To the best of my knowledge;

Torkel Tyre - Poem by Karin Boye Herr Mannerlig/ Bergatrollets Friari - Traditional

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Folk Metal Folk Bracket - Round 2 A

Please listen to both before voting. More information under the cut.

Which do you prefer?

Ormurin Langi - Týr

Седнало е Джоре дос (Sednalo e Djore dos) (live) - Балканджи (Balkandji)

Voting ended onJun 7

To the best of my knowledge;

Ormurin Langi/ Ormen Hin Lange/ Olaf Trygvasons kvad - Traditional (By Jens Christian Djurhuus) Седнало е Джоре дос/ Седнало е Джоре дос/ Седнало е Джоре - Traditional

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Folk Metal Folk Bracket - Round 2 A

Please listen to both before voting. More information under the cut.

Which do you prefer?

Omnia Sol Temperat - In Extremo

Star Of The County Down - Lyriel

Voting ended onJun 7

To the best of my knowledge;

Omnia Sol Temperat - Traditional Star of the County Down - Traditional (By Cathel MacGarvey)

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Folk Metal Folk Bracket - Round 2 A

Please listen to both before voting. More information under the cut.

Which do you prefer?

Omnia Sol Temperat - In Extremo

Star Of The County Down - Lyriel

Voting ended onJun 7

To the best of my knowledge;

Omnia Sol Temperat - Traditional Star of the County Down - Traditional (By Cathel MacGarvey)

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Folk Metal Folk Bracket - Round 2 A

Please listen to both before voting. More information under the cut.

Which do you prefer?

Ormurin Langi - Týr

Седнало е Джоре дос (Sednalo e Djore dos) (live) - Балканджи (Balkandji)

Voting ended onJun 7

To the best of my knowledge;

Ormurin Langi/ Ormen Hin Lange/ Olaf Trygvasons kvad - Traditional (By Jens Christian Djurhuus) Седнало е Джоре дос/ Седнало е Джоре дос/ Седнало е Джоре - Traditional

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Folk Metal Folk Bracket - Round 2 A

Please listen to both before voting. More information under the cut.

Which do you prefer?

Torkel Tyre - Utmarken

Herr Mannelig - Haggard

Voting ended onJun 7

To the best of my knowledge;

Torkel Tyre - Poem by Karin Boye Herr Mannerlig/ Bergatrollets Friari - Traditional

[folk-metal-bracket]

Folk Metal Folk Bracket - Round 2 A

Please listen to both before voting. More information under the cut.

Which do you prefer?

Sven i Rosengård - Garmarna

Cursed Be Iron - Turisas

Voting ended onJun 7

To the best of my knowledge;

Sven i Rosengård - Traditional. Cursed Be Iron - Traditional/ Elias Lönnrot/ Turisas. Based on a verse from the Kalevala, which was collected by Lönnrot, who was known for adding bits to it on occasion, and Turisas's version is a fairly edited version of the verse.

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Folk Metal Folk Bracket - Round 2

Aaand that's everything finally in order. I've already managed to run out of songs I'm hoping to win because they all got eliminated suprisingly fast. Anyways, check below to see if you'll be sharing in my fate (and thus finding some new favourites, hopefully?):

Polls for 2 A should be up soon :)

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Folk Metal Folk Bracket - Round 1 B

Please listen to both before voting. More information under the cut.

Which do you prefer?

Павле ми пие (Pavle mi pie) - Khanъ

O, Tysta Ensamhet - Falconer

Voting ended onMay 26

To the best of my knowledge:

Павле ми пие (Pavle mi pie) - Traditional O, Tysta Ensamhet/ Visan från Utanmyra - Traditional

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Tiebreaker!

Павле ми пие (Pavle mi pie) - Khanъ

O, Tysta Ensamhet - Falconer

Voting ended onJun 1

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Folk Metal Folk Bracket - Round 1 B

Please listen to both before voting. More information under the cut.

Which do you prefer?

FATTIG BONDDRÄNG - Tommy Johansson

Vulgaris Magistralis - Heidvolk

Voting ended onMay 26

To the best of my knowledge:

Fattig Bonddräng - Astrid Lindgren Vulgaris Magistralis - Normaal

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Tiebreaker!

FATTIG BONDDRÄNG - Tommy Johansson

Vulgaris Magistralis - Heidvolk

Voting ended onJun 1