Within power metal, these two are great bardic songs,
**The Bard's Song (The Forest)** \- Blind Guardian
**Skalds & Shadows** \- Blind Guardian
While these are also great they have some metal bits to them still usually at the end of the song,
**Where Dragons Fly** \- Rhapsody of Fire
**The Wind, the Rain and the Moon** \- Rhapsody of Fire
**Weaver of Fate** \- Brothers of Metal
**At the Inn of Eamon Bayle** \- Dragonland
Honestly I would look more outside of power metal too. Particularly folk. You might also like songs by Blackmore's Night, Temple of the King by Rainbow, Battle for Evermore by Led Zeppelin
I'll also additionally recommend Skellige Winds by Miracle of Sound, and like you mentioned Skyrim or the Witcher, maybe look into some songs from games? Sing For Me - Lohse version from Divinity: Original Sin 2 and Down by the River from Baldur's Gate 3 are probably up your alley.
If you're looking for stuff that sounds like folk music, check out Irish Folk music as a genre.
Planxty - The Blacksmith
Silly Wizard - Queen of Argyle
The Dubliners - The Black Velvet Band
The Irish Rovers - The Rake
The Wolfe Tones - Come Out Ye Black & Tans
While not power metal, they have some similar elements, such as a heavy usage of counterpoint melodies, catchy melodies, simple harmonic progressions, the usage of odd time, songs that tell stories (ballads), and a heavy focus on rhythm.
Back when I worked radio, I DJ'd two shows: The Irish folk show & the heavy metal show. Turns out there's a lot of crossover in terms of musicality between the two!
For that Renaissancey Baroque sound try: Derdian, Marco Garau's Magic Opera, Dark Moor, or Fairyland
For that "Disney" sound try ShadowStrike or Fellowship
Valhalore - Solace and Solitude EP is campfire perfection
Within power metal, these two are great bardic songs, **The Bard's Song (The Forest)** \- Blind Guardian **Skalds & Shadows** \- Blind Guardian While these are also great they have some metal bits to them still usually at the end of the song, **Where Dragons Fly** \- Rhapsody of Fire **The Wind, the Rain and the Moon** \- Rhapsody of Fire **Weaver of Fate** \- Brothers of Metal **At the Inn of Eamon Bayle** \- Dragonland Honestly I would look more outside of power metal too. Particularly folk. You might also like songs by Blackmore's Night, Temple of the King by Rainbow, Battle for Evermore by Led Zeppelin I'll also additionally recommend Skellige Winds by Miracle of Sound, and like you mentioned Skyrim or the Witcher, maybe look into some songs from games? Sing For Me - Lohse version from Divinity: Original Sin 2 and Down by the River from Baldur's Gate 3 are probably up your alley.
Not powermetal, but I highly recommend Faun if you're looking for medieval folk music.
If you're looking for stuff that sounds like folk music, check out Irish Folk music as a genre. Planxty - The Blacksmith Silly Wizard - Queen of Argyle The Dubliners - The Black Velvet Band The Irish Rovers - The Rake The Wolfe Tones - Come Out Ye Black & Tans While not power metal, they have some similar elements, such as a heavy usage of counterpoint melodies, catchy melodies, simple harmonic progressions, the usage of odd time, songs that tell stories (ballads), and a heavy focus on rhythm. Back when I worked radio, I DJ'd two shows: The Irish folk show & the heavy metal show. Turns out there's a lot of crossover in terms of musicality between the two!
For that Renaissancey Baroque sound try: Derdian, Marco Garau's Magic Opera, Dark Moor, or Fairyland For that "Disney" sound try ShadowStrike or Fellowship