It's the combination of accordion, banjo and glockenspiel, and just the tune in general that sent me off in that direction. The vocals are nice on your tune as well. Appalachian folk uses other things, dulcimer was just Jean's instrument of choice. Wonder if Joni Mitchell ever heard her. Banjos, of course are very popular - as are accordions.
Growing up in the south, you hear a lot of this soft, wistful type of music, much of it brought over from Ireland, England and Europe in general. It doesn't take an expert musician to do it. My sister plays the accordion. I came from a musical family. I can play piano and guitar, but recording it is another story. What you and others are doing on just a computer is amazing. I did record stuff when I was young, I still have some of the old reel-to-reel tapes, but not a player. If you read enough of my posts, I occasionally mention (try to get people to notice without pushing it too far down their throats) Sam Beam/Iron and Wine. He is a great southern storyteller and musician. I love it when he writes about his southern childhood and his travels through the south as an adult. I'm also a big fan of Bobbie Gentry.
I will listen to your other stuff soon. It's Saturday, and for me that means we will soon start spinning tunes and have some drinks. Saturday and Sunday are about the only days I really get to take off. Saturday is all about relaxing. When I'm not working, I spend a lot of time researching music, often on the old threads here or out on the net. That's how I found this place called Smiley. Would like to post more, but days are short..
Hope you have a nice week-end too, Will