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Genre: free folk

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Free folk music is a genre that blends traditional folk music with experimental and improvisational elements. It often features unconventional instrumentation and explores themes of spirituality and mysticism. The music is characterized by its raw, unpolished sound and its emphasis on spontaneity and improvisation.

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Parent Genre: Folk/Acoustic

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Instruments used

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

Releases by year

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

2020s 41
2024 4
2023 15
2022 2
2021 15
2020 5
2010s 46
2019 4
2018 1
2017 2
2016 2
2015 5
2014 1
2013 5
2012 18
2011 5
2010 3
2000s 43
2009 4
2008 3
2007 6
2006 9
2005 8
2004 1
2003 4
2002 3
2001 2
2000 3
1990s 4
1999 2
1998 2
1970s 5
1976 1
1975 1
1973 1
1972 1
1970 1
1960s 2
1969 2
1940s 1
1944 1
142 releases

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free folk music by decade

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

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List of free folk artists

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

free folk playlist created by Chosic

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