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.
Most popular appalachian folk artists
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Banjo, Fiddle, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Bass Guitar, Drum Kit, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Harmonica, Pedal Steel Guitar
Popular appalachian folk Songs
Texas Worried Blues: Complete Recorded Works 1927-1929
1989
Bowling Green and Other Folk Songs from the Southern Mountains
1956
Elementary Doctor Watson
2002
The Unfortunate Rake, Volume 2: Yellow Mercury
2003
A Country Legacy 1930-1939: CD C
2002
Marching Across The Green Grass and Other American Children's Game Songs
1968
Hylo Brown: The Collection
2022
Earl Johnson Vol. 1 1927
1997
A Salute To Uncle Dave
2005
The New New Lost City Ramblers with Tracy Schwarz: Gone to the Country
1963
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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.
# name popularity followers
1
20
6458
2
9
1995
3
9
2455
4
25
9610
5
25
9284
6
5
1606
7
24
2994
8
14
1755
9
27
11449
10
21
13513
11
3
995
12
17
2174
13
9
2318
14
3
455
15
24
13772
16
6
1881
17
17
3127
18
24
2939
19
16
4900
20
2
402
21
10
3530
22
12
3367
23
7
1178
24
10
3472
25
2
396
26
8
2873
27
11
2966
28
30
983
29
18
694
30
23
6538
31
4
1024
32
4
726
33
22
4595
34
7
1268
35
13
1415
36
22
1899
37
11
1355
38
12
889
39
7
1997
40
16
502
41
5
1030
42
3
482
43
3
1058
44
47
105201
45
5
614
46
9
2974
47
2
350
48
3
598
49
7
603
50
5
2128
51
3
952
52
37
58303
53
3
198
54
2
384
55
33
33450
56
4
706
57
32
17942
58
17
7562
59
4
929
60
2
816
61
32
24513
62
7
390
63
5
2980
64
3
646
65
22
7577
66
11
1489
67
24
8162
68
6
291
69
16
9302
70
29
5850
71
15
5160
72
27
11489
73
24
6955
74
13
258
75
11
609
76
6
524
77
5
286
78
12
2308
79
7
1594
80
5
1153
81
7
584
82
3
326
83
3
248
84
27
4208
85
27
6193
86
17
1283
87
3
212
88
2
282
89
4
880
90
3
238
91
2
247
92
21
320
93
13
4770
94
9
1177
95
13
342
96
3
344
97
2
328
98
2
405
99
2
288
100
2
589
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