As opposed to most European folk, a very dry tuning is usually used in Brazil.
It is unusual in its instrumentation (trumpet, guitar, drums) and blends Eastern European folk influences with jazz.
Uncommon among other European folk, in Dutch music the bass line, not the melody, is the musical line that is danced to.
Their music is influenced by European folk, klezmer, jazz and metal.
The group has played almost every major European folk and rock music festival, including a Main Stage appearance in 2005 at Glastonbury.
Voltaire's music has strong roots and connections to European folk as well as other influences such as the goth scene.
Many European folk and traditional repertories also feature quintuple meter.
Their music infuses a variety of influences ranging from bluegrass, southern gospel and the blues, to eastern European folk and alternative rock.
The band found new management in 2010, and changed their sound, taking influences from Eastern European folk and classical music.
The band combines Georgian and European folk influences with psychedelic and art rock music.