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Genre: experimental folk

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Experimental folk music is a genre that blends traditional folk elements with unconventional instrumentation and production techniques. It often features haunting vocals and introspective lyrics that explore themes of love, loss, and the human experience. The genre is characterized by its willingness to push boundaries and experiment with sound, resulting in a unique and captivating listening experience. (AI Generated)

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Parent Genre: Folk/Acoustic

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Instruments used

Vocals, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drum Kit, Keyboard/Piano, Synthesizer

Releases by year

Here you can see the popularity of Experimental Folk genre over time. This graph shows albums and singles releases count by year and decade.

2020s 68
2024 6
2023 25
2022 14
2021 10
2020 13
2010s 71
2019 23
2018 6
2017 6
2016 7
2015 8
2014 4
2013 5
2012 5
2011 6
2010 1
2000s 4
2007 1
2004 1
2001 1
2000 1
1990s 3
1999 2
1992 1
146 releases

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experimental folk music by decade

Explore experimental folk history by listening to songs from every decade. Click on the decade to view songs.

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List of experimental folk artists

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

#namepopularityfollowers
1 59 497807
2 45 37746
3 32 38778
4 34 4843
5 29 5695
6 27 23502
7 24 7974
8 24 2671
9 22 4747
10 22 3223
11 16 9758
12 18 495
13 13 2054
14 10 2298
15 10 7029
16 12 618
17 8 1432
18 8 4709
19 10 458
20 10 2209
21 10 1576
22 10 1322
23 10 1449
24 10 1520
25 9 1440
26 5 954
27 8 2446
28 9 1350
29 8 1262
30 8 1037
31 7 1701
32 5 1556
33 5 1014
34 5 737
35 4 1271
36 4 1703
37 4 1808
38 3 402
39 2 578
40 2 326
41 1 564
42 2 1022
43 2 690
44 2 393
45 2 358
46 2 292
47 2 722
48 2 428
49 2 765
50 1 103
51 1 110
52 1 142
53 1 459
54 1 210
55 1 407
56 1 541
57 1 1197

experimental folk playlist created by Chosic

Enjoy this playlist of popular experimental folk music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.