Folk rock is a genre that combines elements of traditional folk music with rock and roll. It often features acoustic instruments such as guitar, banjo, and mandolin, and incorporates storytelling lyrics that reflect on personal experiences and social issues. The music is characterized by its melodic harmonies and often features vocal harmonies. The genre gained popularity in the 1960s and 1970s, with artists blending folk and rock influences to create a unique sound.
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Related instruments
Piano, Flute, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drum Kit, Vocals, Keyboard/Piano, Synthesizer, Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica, Banjo, Fiddle, Pedal Steel Guitar
Popular folk rock Songs
Bridge Over Troubled Water
1970
You Don't Mess Around With Jim
1972
The Traveling Wilburys, Vol. 1
1988
Tea For The Tillerman (Remastered 2020)
1970
The John Denver Collection, Vol 1: Take Me Home Country Roads
1997
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List of folk rock artists
Here is a list of folk rock artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the folk rock genre. You can find out what folk rock 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
62
1579336
2
59
1184597
3
54
1237969
4
55
1241053
5
58
1312429
6
63
796853
7
65
1667572
8
57
689769
9
55
979575
10
62
1166379
11
54
702838
12
67
2445898
13
60
1312713
14
53
849827
15
64
2267449
16
57
1671358
17
58
987236
18
68
1377793
19
64
1058167
20
60
866436
21
72
3081873
22
58
1884679
23
53
398807
24
51
359209
25
50
446056
26
49
1055417
27
66
2541898
28
60
1083114
29
67
2257323
30
63
953079
31
62
1121335
32
59
1547342
33
66
2616390
34
49
1002431
35
54
421857
36
58
1025487
37
45
400150
38
57
966023
39
68
2170422
40
57
695749
41
61
918365
42
57
496038
43
46
945523
44
62
1509322
45
50
489985
46
68
1734512
47
47
364692
48
55
722118
49
58
1834584
50
71
5026315
51
67
1707458
52
63
2306528
53
46
293241
54
70
6340712
55
53
765797
56
51
414171
57
61
2864909
58
67
2684961
59
70
1869612
60
65
2530878
61
63
1159012
62
66
1951155
63
68
2103249
64
53
351924
65
48
589414
66
54
328580
67
54
400859
68
46
446142
69
53
753515
70
57
1290269
71
71
4401151
72
50
291514
73
51
274056
74
61
477453
75
60
335581
76
54
692537
77
65
1626210
78
54
406610
79
58
469411
80
55
611724
81
47
567951
82
47
303207
83
46
173769
84
49
479230
85
51
235556
86
59
597229
87
62
590768
88
59
923298
89
58
1418353
90
61
768700
91
59
951033
92
53
650888
93
45
155238
94
48
934759
95
53
160773
96
54
274268
97
51
327056
98
58
541560
99
48
245249
100
62
155962
folk rock playlist created by Chosic
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