Question: The Swedish group Rednex's "Cotton Eye Joe" got its inspiration from folk songs that are today mostly associated with which part of the US?

Context articles: Cotton-Eyed Joe
Mama, Take Me Home (Rednex song)
Cotton Eye Joe (Rednex song)
Fe Fi (The Old Man Died)
The Cotton Eye Joe Show
Rednex discography
Battery Records (dance)
Rednex
Football Is Our Religion
Anyway You Want Me

"Cotton-Eyed Joe" (also known as "Cotton-Eye Joe") is a traditional American country folk song popular at various times throughout the United States and Canada, although today it is most commonly associated with the American South.
 In the Roud index of folksongs it is No. 942.
"Mama, Take Me Home", sometimes "Mama Take Me Home", is a song by Swedish dance group Rednex.
 It has been released in 2006 through M&L Records as the first single of their independently released third studio album "The Cotton Eye Joe Show".
 The song marks the first release with Annika Ljungberg, who rejoined the band.
"Cotton Eye Joe" is a song by Swedish Eurodance group Rednex from their debut studio album "Sex & Violins" (1995).
 Sampling the traditional American folk song "Cotton-Eyed Joe", it combines the group's style with traditional American instruments such as banjos and fiddles.
 In 2002, "Cotton Eye Joe" was remixed in a dance version, and was released from Rednex's greatest hits album, "The Best of the West".
"Fe Fi (The Old Man Died)", or simply "Fe Fi", is a country song by the Swedish band Rednex.
 It has been released in November 2006 through Pyjama Records as the second single of their independently released third studio album "The Cotton Eye Joe Show".
The Cotton Eye Joe Show is the third studio album by Swedish dance group Rednex.
 It has been independently released in 2009 in the Netherlands via Lek Records.
 It marks the second release to feature original lead singer Annika Ljungberg, who rejoined Rednex and replaced the previous female vocalist Julie-Anne Tulley, when she departed from the group.
 In January 1, 2009, however Ljungberg again left the band after the release due to the ending of Ljungberg's management licence, when control of the Rednex brand returned to the band's founders.
The discography of Rednex, a Swedish dance group, consists of three studio albums, two compilation albums, one extended plays, 18 singles, including one as featured artist, 9 promotional singles, and 17 music videos, including one as featured artist.
 The first Rednex release was the debut studio album Sex & Violins in 1995, preceded by the massive chart hits "Cotton Eye Joe", a cover version, and "Old Pop in an Oak", both released in 1994.
 This success was followed with the sophomore release "Farm Out" in 2000, including the hit single "The Spirit of the Hawk".
 The albums "The Best of the West", their first compilation album, and "The Cotton Eye Joe Show" followed in 2002 and 2009 respectively.
 In 2012, a studio album titled "Saturday Night Beaver" was planned, but remains shelved.
Battery Records was a dance sublabel of Jive Records active for a short time in the mid-1990s unrelated to the current hip hop label also part of the Jive/Zomba family.
 The label was mostly known for releasing music by the Swedish Eurodance group Rednex in North America, namely its novelty hit "Cotton Eye Joe."
Rednex is a Swedish musical group, known for their unique sound comprising modern dance, pop and techno sounds mixed with classical country music, folk, and bluegrass elements.
 The band originally consisted of the lead singer Mary Joe (Annika Ljungberg), alongside Bobby Sue (Kent Olander), Ken Tacky (Arne Arstrand), Billy Ray (Jonas Nilsson) and Mup (Patrick Edenberg).
 The group enjoyed success throughout the 1990s with novelty hits such as "Cotton Eye Joe", "Old Pop in an Oak", "The Spirit of the Hawk" and "Wish You Were Here".
 Pat Reiniz (Patrick Edenberg) also served as the band's producer.
"Football Is Our Religion" is a country-dance song by the Swedish band Rednex, released in 2008 via Universal Records, as the fifth single of their independently released third studio album "The Cotton Eye Joe Show".
 The song serves as the unofficial song to UEFA Euro 2008 which took place in Austria and Switzerland in June of that year.
"Anyway You Want Me" is a country-dance song by the Swedish band Rednex, released on March 7, 2007 via Universal Records, as the third single of their independently released third studio album "The Cotton Eye Joe Show".