# Know much about traditional French music?

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**Created:** [November 29, 2001, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-much-about-traditional-french-music/96008 "2001-11-29T21:32:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Carnac\_the\_Magnificent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Carnac\_the\_Magnificent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnac_the_Magnificent)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2001, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-much-about-traditional-french-music/96008/1 "2001-11-29T21:32:47Z")

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I’m certainly no music expert, so please forgive my ignorance.

While watching an old movie, have you ever heard traditional French music (maybe with harmonica or an accordion) playing in the background? It’s kind of romantic, definitely soulful and very French sounding.

I would love to buy a couple of CD’s of this type of music. Can someone make a few recommendations?

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**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2001, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-much-about-traditional-french-music/96008/2 "2001-11-29T23:08:47Z")

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… but I know that if you go to [http://www.amazon.com](http://www.amazon.com) and search under music for “french folk” you’ll find a bunch of stuff, much of which you can even listen to samples of.

[http://www.cdnow.com](http://www.cdnow.com) probably would work, too.

Hope this helps.

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**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2001, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-much-about-traditional-french-music/96008/3 "2001-11-30T20:07:53Z")

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Country Squire - this isn’t exactly what you were asking for, but I would also suggest a CD of **Edith Piaf’s** greatest hits. It has that Continental feel from the 40’s and 50’s.

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**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2001, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-much-about-traditional-french-music/96008/4 "2001-11-30T20:18:39Z")

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Or you could browse around in [mp3.com’s](http://genres.mp3.com/music/world_folk/world_traditions/european/french/) french music area, but it’s pretty varied–all the way from country music to french musak.