From my experience, studios are the worst places to record folk music. The very nature of the genre needs an audience. Some studios have "live" rooms (all wood walls and ceilings) but most rely on electronic sound processors. To me, the absolute example of this is the great Stan Rogers' overproduced studio albums vs. his "Live In Halifax". If you perform better in an audience setting, hire an engineer who will haul his gear out to a a concert setting and invite friends to attend. Tell them to wait five seconds before starting to applaud and expect to hear the same song several times. Buy them a few beers.
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