fuck, those last two posts are great and I wouldn't even consider myself a crust connoisseur!
Just gave Fall of Efrafa some of my hard earned!
I guess if we are talking mixing folk-ish type music with punk, then this band also deserves some love (and I wouldn't know what other thread to stick them in anyway):
the one and only Turtle Island!!
i've seen Turtle Island once, but its not really for me.
the only folkish punk band i like is japanese tho, but its not japanese folk. talking about Alka Silka, their shit is catchy as fuck.
I had a chance to see them oneday when the staff of my hostel asked me if i wanded to come and see their friends band who was visiting from Okinawa, they were playing down the street. it wasn't until the day after i found out they were talking about Alka Silka and was pretty bummed i missed it.
speaking of japanese crust. i highly recomend anyone to check out Quang Duc Asylum. seen them twice and they're one of the best band to see live. sadly they rarely play these days, at best one gig a year. crusty psychedelic sludge like sound and the war and psychedilic immagery in the background that is mixed live by a VJ. such a solid experience.