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Genre: appalachian folk

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Parent Genre: Folk/Acoustic

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Appalachian folk music is a genre that originated in the Appalachian region of the United States. It is characterized by its traditional and acoustic sound, often featuring instruments such as the banjo, fiddle, and guitar. The lyrics often tell stories of everyday life, love, and hardship. This genre has been passed down through generations and has influenced many other genres of music.


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List of appalachian folk artists

Here is a list of appalachian folk artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the appalachian folk genre. You can find out what appalachian folk genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

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1 9 1949
2 4 2128
3 4 1596
4 7 2413
5 25 9489
6 3 974
7 23 9036
8 22 2770
9 14 1678
10 17 6225
11 7 2341
12 6 1875
13 2 402
14 25 10920
15 20 13311
16 17 2081
17 1 634
18 2 701
19 16 3035
20 1 890
21 22 13437
22 21 2838
23 14 4755
24 9 3505
25 9 1150
26 8 3409
27 2 588
28 10 3306
29 11 2788
30 10 2933
31 28 959
32 24 4465
33 18 636
34 20 5952
35 22 1677
36 11 1289
37 10 1314
38 17 438
39 11 870
40 4 444
41 7 592
42 3 982
43 3 252
44 44 102275
45 3 604
46 7 523
47 7 2895
48 4 956
49 3 1042
50 2 384
51 36 57092
52 4 935
53 30 33219
54 30 23990
55 30 16359
56 2 677
57 2 752
58 1 353
59 1 247
60 14 7475
61 21 7253
62 6 374
63 8 1495
64 6 275
65 13 4951
66 26 5155
67 14 9229
68 25 10836
69 24 6478
70 13 4629
71 6 507
72 6 1210
73 5 286
74 11 2288
75 5 1898
76 6 1527
77 4 1128
78 2 287
79 2 173
80 3 209
81 23 3879
82 4 2989
83 26 5586
84 1 250
85 3 672
86 3 831
87 1 363
88 1 300
89 19 277
90 9 1161
91 12 226
92 12 316
93 1 94
94 5 573
95 2 207
96 2 335
97 2 286
98 2 382
99 1 8

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