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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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
1241629
5
58
1312429
6
63
797479
7
55
980343
8
65
1667572
9
57
689769
10
62
1166379
11
54
702838
12
67
2445898
13
60
1313140
14
53
849827
15
64
2267449
16
57
1671358
17
58
987236
18
68
1377793
19
64
1058167
20
60
866436
21
58
1884679
22
72
3081873
23
53
398807
24
51
359209
25
50
446056
26
49
1055417
27
46
376441
28
60
1083114
29
66
2541898
30
63
953079
31
62
1121335
32
67
2257323
33
59
1548215
34
54
421857
35
66
2616390
36
58
1025487
37
49
1002993
38
57
966023
39
68
2170422
40
57
695749
41
61
918365
42
57
496038
43
46
946067
44
50
490244
45
62
1509322
46
68
1734512
47
47
364692
48
55
722118
49
45
261764
50
58
1834584
51
67
1707458
52
71
5026315
53
63
2307724
54
46
293241
55
70
6340712
56
53
765797
57
51
414171
58
61
2864909
59
67
2684961
60
70
1869612
61
65
2530878
62
63
1159012
63
53
351924
64
66
1951155
65
68
2103249
66
48
589688
67
46
446325
68
54
328580
69
54
400859
70
53
753515
71
57
1290269
72
71
4401151
73
50
291514
74
51
274056
75
61
477453
76
60
335581
77
54
692537
78
66
1632793
79
54
406610
80
58
469411
81
55
611724
82
47
567951
83
47
303207
84
46
173769
85
49
479230
86
51
235556
87
59
597229
88
62
590768
89
59
923298
90
61
768869
91
58
1418353
92
59
951033
93
53
650888
94
48
935432
95
53
161025
96
54
274528
97
58
543416
98
51
327148
99
48
245249
100
62
156355
folk rock playlist created by Chosic
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