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No specific Luk thung singer has been identified in this post title, so I don’t think I need to single out any one artist. You can use Wikipedia to look up the likes of Pumpuang Duangjan or Banyen Rakgan (Rakkaen); although other entries such as the ones for Tai Orathai and Siriporn Ampaipong (Umpaipong) may be disappointingly incidental — little information is offered.
And sometimes a good article may appear in a newspaper or magazine, such as the feature on Paowaree Panpimol in the Bangkok Post this past Summer.
If your interest in Luk thung is merely to enjoy performances, then you can refer to video collections of the musical genre at an abundance of sites that have collected together videos mainly from YouTube — sites that are sometimes surprisingly varied, such as One Pakistan. Who would think to seek out Thai music at a Pakistani website?
Since I have no mandate here to focus upon just one singer, and since a blog post cannot do justice to several, neither am I going to spend my time identifying who are Luk thung singers. There are just too many. Instead, I am only going to defer to a selection of other sites that have given a mention to singers of Luk thung. If an excerpt I provide seems of interest, then proceed to the selected site. You should come away with something of worth, I hope. Enjoy!
Far removed from Western country music — with its cowboy hat-wearing crooners singing about losing girlfriends, dogs and poker games — Thai country music, called “luk thung,” is usually characterized by warbling …
Publish Date: 08/17/2011 14:58
http://www.cnngo.com/bangkok/life/christy-gibson-132420
Here’s Phloen Phromdaen singing “Ruedu Haeng Khwam Rak (Season of Love).” Mr. Phromdaen, who grew up on his family’s farm along the border with Cambodia, first encountered Luk Thung on the radio and saved his …
Publish Date: 09/13/2011 9:39
http://theruralsite.blogspot.com/2011/09/rural-international-luk-thung-thai.html
He would then burn his t-shirt at the same time as singing this track, and sometimes even his instruments! That is why he called himself Luk Thung Underground.” “The track is taken far beyond being a mere cover of ‘Iron Man’, …
Publish Date: 10/15/2011 5:15
http://easydreamer.blogspot.com/2011/10/kuen-kuen-lueng-lueng-iron-man.html
She is portrayed in the movie by Paowalee Pornpimon, a 19-year-old luk thung singer, who, like Pumpuang herself, is from Suphan Buri. Paowalee makes her big-screen debut, and her first album is the soundtrack for the …
Publish Date: 07/20/2011 22:25
http://thaifilmjournal.blogspot.com/2011/07/shooting-moon-biopic-of-80s-superstar.html
These songs sing the same story as country music the world over: it’s all hardship and heartbreak. Luk thung’s cousin is the music called mor lam whose roots floated from Laos into the northern Thai region of Isan. The central …
Publish Date: 04/28/2011 14:06
http://dublab.com/2011/listen/archive/frosty%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%9Cfly-thai-high%E2%80%9D-mix-%E2%80%93-dublab-%E2%80%9Cfield-reports%E2%80%9D-thailand/
While we commemorated the loss of our favourite luk thung singer with the release of the film last week, shortly after, the world was shocked by the sudden death of another gay favourite, British soul singer Amy Winehouse. …
Publish Date: 07/28/2011 3:39
http://www.hairlosstreatment2.com/bangkok-post-the-queens-and-i.html
On the CNNGo list I was dismissive of its actual cultural significance, except for its role in showcasing the songs of luk thung singer Suraphol Sombatcharoen. But really, the whole movie is a tableaux of Thai culture, awash in …
Publish Date: 10/09/2011 1:35
http://thaifilmjournal.blogspot.com/2011/10/top-5-thai-oscar-submissions-1984-2011.html
Soundway continues it’s reissue of obscure world music compilations with this 19-song album of luk-thung (songs from the countryside), jazz and molam (music from the North-east of Thailand). This is a real mixed bag with influences as diverse as Robert Johnson’s primitive blues (‘Ream Daranoi’) or John Barry’s soundtracks (‘Onuma Singsiri’), with each guitar track augmented by their own inimitable singing style and a local variation on the lute called the khaen. Dismissing this …
Publish Date: 12/24/2010 10:56
http://iheartau.com/2010/12/various-artists-the-sound-of-siam-leftfield-luk-thung-jazz-molam-in-thailand-1964-1975/
I don’t know whether it’s the general enthusiasm of the Thai people or the wavy intonations in their voices, but this music, especially its rural forms like Luk Thung (songs of the field) or Molam (the meditative sounds of the North East) …. So Dao Bandon did join as a monk’s apprentice, and he also formed his vocal style learning to sing the religious songs called Lae, (that’s also where he discovered his own abilities as a vocalist) but he left as an adult because he …
Publish Date: 09/20/2011 11:30
http://www.mucbook.de/2011/09/20/retro-pop-aus-thailand-chris-menist-im-interview/
… with the aid of songwriter phaibun butkhan won massive reknown. his singing resonated through the film world especially, where he provided themes to many of the biggest motion pictures, two of which (mon rak luk thung …
Publish Date: 10/10/2011 12:54
http://monrakplengthai.blogspot.com/2011/10/phraiwan-lukphet-sao-ban-na-thi-na-rak.html
The term is short for pleng luk thung (Thai: เพลงลูกทุ่ง; lit. “song of a child of the fields”). Luk Thung songs typically reflect the hardship of everyday life among the rural poor. Tempos tend to be slow, and singers use an …
Publish Date: 12/08/2009 17:00
http://womenlearnthai.com/index.php/expat-interview-jonas-anderson-and-christy-gibson/
Lukthung singer: Model on the beach. A beautiful song by an unknown male singer. The background to the video is very interesting and unusual. The video was released recently. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgzxoKsKgZk&hl=en …
Publish Date: 03/08/2010 3:45
http://most-beautiful-beach-in-thailand.blogspot.com/2010/03/lukthung-singer-model-on-beach.html
Inspired by the release of The Moon (พุ่มพวง ดวงจันทร์), a new movie about the short, troubled life of iconic electric luk thung singer Pumpuang Duangjan, we’ve put together a round-up of other, fact-tweaking Thai biopics to …
Publish Date: 07/25/2011 3:48
http://bangkok101.com/2011/07/framing-truth-thailands-biopics/
They are performed by the lead actress, 19-year-old Paowalee Pornpimon, who like Pumpuang, is a luk thung singer from Suphan Buri and a winner of many talent contests. Paowalee gives a perky, spirited performance as …
Publish Date: 08/01/2011 7:31
http://thaifilmjournal.blogspot.com/2011/08/review-pumpuang-moon.html
Karaked was one of the first lukthung singers i ever got into and delivered the goods on this latest album, smooth and competent. And gorgeous. 
Noo Meter – kwam ruk kwam wung kwam fhun. A terrific series of songs …
Publish Date: 12/29/2008 11:17
http://loogthung.blogspot.com/2008/12/top-10-lukthung-cds-of-2008.html
Tai Oratai. Posted on August 18, 2011 by sycrah| Leave a comment. Tai Oratai (ต่าย อรทัย, also known as Oratai or Tai Orathai) ( born March 27, 1980, Ubon Ratchathani, Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand) is a Luk Thung singer from Thailand. …
Publish Date: 08/18/2011 9:01
http://sycrah.wordpress.com/2011/08/18/tai-oratai/
During the afternoon interview session, she admitted that she suffered from a condition known in Thailand as “Pumpuang’s illness” _ referring to luk thung singer Pumpuang Duangchan _ otherwise known as lupus. A vivid …
Publish Date: 09/14/2011 23:26
http://www.chakattrai.com/2011/09/princess-for-people.html
On another day I visited Jenphop Jopgrabuanwan, a former Luk Thung singer who now runs a community radio station (also available online)/CD shop, and generously answers questions about the history of the genre for …
Publish Date: 02/08/2011 7:45
http://www.weirdvibrations.com/2011/02/08/bangkok-is-ringing-episode-4/
The second characteristic of Lukthung music is that it uses simple words that are easy to understand in its lyrics. Thirdly, most of the Lukthung singers are from the rural areas, which the target audience can often identify with. …
Publish Date: 03/21/2010 0:57
http://sataponponchaisuree.edublogs.org/2010/03/21/lukthung-thai-country-music/
MV : “Koy gam lang jai” by Makkara Sabaphone. Just received a CD & VCD by the Lao lukthung singer Makkara, and this is one of the songs. Posted by Chris @ 10:01. Tags: video · Email This BlogThis! …
Publish Date: 05/15/2008 2:01
http://loogthung.blogspot.com/2008/05/mv-koy-gam-lang-jai-by-makkara.html
Earn comes across a lukthung singer singing a pop song here though. “Kum wa job poo bao bao kor jeb” is a slower song with big vocals dominating proceedings, the kind of song Tai Orratai stuffs her albums full of. That is no …
Publish Date: 04/07/2009 11:01
http://loogthung.blogspot.com/2009/04/cd-earn-star-yah-mong-karm-kwarm-sei.html
I am a big Bew Kalayanee fan and a fan of her strong rock edged lukthung and can’t decide if Bew is my 3rd or 4th favourite lukthung singer at the moment, maybe this album can help me out. Why do i like Bew anyway? …
Publish Date: 04/26/2009 10:41
http://loogthung.blogspot.com/2009/04/cd-bew-kalayanee-kumlung-jai-jark-dan.html
Dusted album review. Artist: V/A.Album: The Sound of Siam: Leftfield Luk Thung, Jazz and Molam from Thailand 1964 -1975. … V/A – This May Be My Last Time Singing: Raw African-American Gospel on 45RPM, 1957-1982 …
Publish Date: 06/22/2011 0:00
http://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/6220
Although the post-it which came with this record identifies it as String Band music, Suriya Fapathum was in fact a rather obscure Luk Thung singer. Even if you’re quite familiar with the Thai language (which I’m not), …
Publish Date: 06/07/2009 6:45
http://radiodiffusion.wordpress.com/2009/06/07/%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%B2-%E0%B8%9F%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%A1/
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Very special: “Luk Thung / Mor Lam” – the folk-music from Isaan.
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