I'm really digging the folk thing lately and I love all of the stuff currently in my collection.  Here's what I have:

Agalloch - Ashes Against the Grain (I LOVE THIS ALBUM.  SO GOOD.  Very moody and brooding, one of the best albums I've heard in ages.)
Ensiferum - Iron (Very good album.  I like it more with each listen, very in-your-face.)
Korpiklaani - Korven Kuningas (Okay, I haven't even taken off the plastic wrap yet, but it's sitting in front of me, demanding I listen to it.)
Falconer - Northwind (Love this.  Catchy tunes, awesome singer, very good stuff.)
Elvenking - The Scythe (Sounds more modern than the other bands, but I like it.)

What other albums of these bands should I pursue, and what other bands do you think I would like?  I've heard about Finntroll and Eluveitie, but that's it.

Turisas- The Varangian Way

Very "epic" sounding and slightly proggy band with great orchestrations.

Viking metal is kinda folk-ish. http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/m1943193.aspx

Also BNR Folk Metal

My favourite is Svartsot's - Ravnenes Saga
 

VICTORY SONGS BY ENSIFERUM. its better than iron.

also Battle Metal by Turisas is also amazing
also Korven Kuningas by Korpiklaani if you're down for some non-englsih stuff haha.
Shall We Take A Turn on that record is particularily amazing

=)

Time And Tension - My prog band, check out mine I'll check out yours ;)

My Youtube - My monthly guitar improv videos. 

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....is a MUST.

Moonsorrow...anything.

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Moonsorrow...anything.

This +infinity........you don't really need anything else when it comes to folk metal. Then again all the other suggestions have been great so far.

 
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Otyg
Lumsk (very 'serious' folk metal. no dancing here)
Folkearth/Folkodia

And check out my folk metal bands haha-

www.myspace.com/troldhaugenband
www.myspace.com/seventhsword

ELUVEITIE!!!!!! 
how come noone mentioned ELUVEITIE!!!  slania    go get it now...it is the best folk metal album ever....best folk metal song   your gaulish war from their album spirit

http://www.myspace.com/eluveitie

Can't believe i forgot them- strongly agree with Mikhail666

Read the OP's OP.

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There's also a Ukrainian band called Chur thats pretty good and you can download their new album for free legally.

 
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Get the first two Agalloch albums, they're much better than AATG.

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What about Skyclad, maybe a different kind of folk (english folk) but still definately Folk Metal!

 

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Get the first two Agalloch albums, they're much better than AATG.

I'll only half disagree with you. I think The Mantle is their best album followed by AATG, but you know what they say about opinions

 
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Thanks everyone, I'll be sure to preview all these bands tonight!

A big +1 for Moonsorrow.

Another great band I would recommend is Equilibrium. Check out their 2nd album Sagas.

folkemon hahahhaha

I was gonna say Moonsorrow ends the thread until Skyclad was mentioned

This is fuckin badass, man! We always needed this shit in our music! - Mike Portnoy, about TDEN lyrics

Skyclad of course.
Irrational Anthems
Vintage Whine
or almost anything from Irrational Anthems on; i even think that the last two records, with Kevin Ridley as lead vocalist, are not bad at all.

There was a GREAT and sadly now defunct band a guy I went to high school with was in called Beast Infection, it was guitar and mandolin and it was metal and F*ck. Here's a link to their myspace, the first song alone is worth a listen. They released one album called "Of Goats, Guitars and Mandolins" I have it if anyone likes it that much.

Beast Infection

I'm discovering so much win in this thread I cannot believe it. Very unique. Eluveitie's youtube videos are quite interesting, what a big/weird/cool ensemble.

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