Editing Country music (section)

====Continental Europe====
[[File:Vanha-Isanta-1974-a.jpg|thumb|left|Vanha Isäntä, a [[Finland|Finnish]] country rock band, performing at the [[Helsinki Festival]]'s open-air concert in [[Kaivopuisto]] in 1974. Seppo Sillanpää (violin) on the left and Olli Haavisto (guitar) on the right.]]
In [[Sweden]], [[Rednex]] rose to stardom combining country music with [[synthpop|electro-pop]] in the 1990s. In 1994, the group had a worldwide hit with their version of the traditional Southern tune "[[Cotton-Eyed Joe]]". Artists popularizing more traditional country music in Sweden have been [[Ann-Louise Hanson]], [[Hasse Andersson]], [[Kikki Danielsson]], [[Elisabeth Andreassen]] and [[Jill Johnson]]. In [[Poland]] an international country music festival, known as [[Piknik Country]], has been organised in [[Mrągowo]] in [[Masuria]] since 1983. The number of country music artists in France has increased. Some of the most important{{according to whom|date=July 2022}} are [[Liane Edwards]], Annabel, Rockie Mountains, Tahiana, and Lili West. French [[rock and roll]] singer [[Eddy Mitchell]] is also inspired by [[Americana (music)|Americana]] and country music.

In the [[Netherlands]] there are many artists producing popular country and Americana music, which is mostly in the English language, as well as Dutch country and country-like music in the Dutch language. The latter is mainly popular on the countrysides in the northern and eastern parts of the Netherlands and is less associated with its US brethren, although it sounds sometimes very similar. Well-known popular artists mainly performing in English are [[Waylon (singer)|Waylon]], [[Danny Vera (singer)|Danny Vera]], [[Ilse DeLange]], [[Douwe Bob]] and [[Henk Wijngaard]].

[[Norway]] had a significant country scene from the late 1970s<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forskning.no/hogskolen-i-innlandet-musikk-partner/country-musikken-har-gjort-ei-klassereise-i-noreg/2279937|language=nn|title=Country-musikken har gjort ei klassereise i Noreg|date=November 19, 2023|access-date=December 28, 2023|publisher=[[Forskning.no]]}}</ref> to the late 2000s, with bands and artists including [[Hellbillies]], [[Bjøro Håland]], [[Terje Tysland]], [[Vassendgutane]], [[Øystein Sunde]], and Rotlaus. The scene and its concerts were considered mostly a rural scene, such that most bands sang in dialects, but occasional songs made it to national fame even in the larger cities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrk.no/arkiv/artikkel/hellbillies-1.5950479|title=Hellbillies|language=nb|date=June 10, 2008|access-date=December 28, 2023|publisher=[[NRK]]}}</ref> The songs occasionally used inspirations from [[rock music]], [[Norwegian folk music]], and [[polka]], but remained recognisable as country music.