Latvian Folk Songs

Here is a bit of information about Latvian folk songs.

Please note that Latvia's president, Vaira Vike-Freiberga, is, not only a woman, but also a serious (early) contributor to the scholarly study of Latvian folk songs. Did anyone say Latvians are backward? Unintellectual? Male chauvinists? Well ... er, ...

The web page linked above states that "more than 1.2 million texts and 30,000 melodies have been identified."