Folk music is a genre that is characterized by its simplicity and authenticity. It often features acoustic instruments and focuses on storytelling through lyrics. The genre has roots in traditional music from various cultures and has evolved over time to include elements of rock and pop. Folk music is known for its social and political commentary, as well as its ability to evoke emotions and connect with listeners on a personal level.
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Piano, Harmonica, Drum Kit, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, Keyboard/Piano, Synthesizer, Acoustic Guitar, Pedal Steel Guitar, Fiddle, Banjo, Saxophone, Trumpet, Double Bass, Trombone, Clarinet
Popular folk Songs
Bridge Over Troubled Water
1970
Onward (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2020
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
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (Music From & Inspired By)
2023
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List of folk artists
Here is a list of folk artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the folk genre. You can find out what 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
59
1184597
2
60
1313140
3
68
1377793
4
60
866436
5
72
3081873
6
51
359209
7
45
261764
8
66
2541898
9
61
918365
10
63
797479
11
57
1671358
12
57
695749
13
63
953079
14
62
1121335
15
55
980343
16
60
1083114
17
67
2257323
18
58
1884679
19
70
6340712
20
62
1509322
21
46
293241
22
54
406610
23
70
1869612
24
50
490244
25
68
2103249
26
59
280402
27
57
496038
28
53
753515
29
51
414171
30
71
5026315
31
46
446325
32
68
1734512
33
47
303207
34
52
204651
35
54
692537
36
48
221951
37
54
218211
38
58
469411
39
45
255591
40
50
245281
41
53
176562
42
44
40138
43
44
228021
44
48
213819
45
53
335259
46
58
1418353
47
49
223855
48
58
361597
49
53
650888
50
44
154517
51
57
537274
52
49
174208
53
44
235464
54
72
1688129
55
47
96219
56
47
567951
57
45
155364
58
45
54280
59
53
345110
60
45
94564
61
64
1336196
62
48
386457
63
51
214924
64
50
412703
65
61
790126
66
65
804479
67
58
1345337
68
50
195954
69
54
241897
70
49
273687
71
45
134278
72
52
412973
73
45
82536
74
45
195265
75
52
148851
76
58
543416
77
50
63651
78
47
192088
79
50
132761
80
51
120414
81
50
34083
82
46
163602
83
50
95840
84
45
50931
85
51
54701
86
48
97748
87
48
53764
88
45
148201
89
46
83501
90
45
31972
91
48
143676
92
46
166228
93
46
137855
94
59
360393
95
47
105201
96
60
78814
97
61
77258
98
50
211994
99
45
63813
100
47
116561
folk playlist created by Chosic
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