Irish folk music is a traditional genre that originated in Ireland and has been passed down through generations. It is characterized by its use of instruments such as the fiddle, tin whistle, and bodhrán, as well as its storytelling lyrics that often focus on themes of love, loss, and rebellion. The genre has gained popularity worldwide, with many contemporary artists putting their own spin on traditional Irish folk songs.
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Banjo, Accordion, Fiddle, Flute, Vocals, Bass Guitar, Drum Kit, Synthesizer, Electric Guitar, Keyboard/Piano
Popular irish folk Songs
Top New irish folk Songs of 2024
Preludes, Airs And Yodels (A Penguin Cafe Primer)
1996
Celtic Collection, the Next Thirty Years
1995
Andy Irvine & Paul Brady
1976
At Their Very Best Live
2010
Look Over the Wall, See the Sky
2023
Molly Malone: 20 Traditional Irish Favorites for St. Patrick's Day
2012
irish folk music by decade
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List of irish folk artists
Here is a list of irish folk artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the irish folk genre. You can find out what irish 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
55
172224
2
35
44473
3
50
236457
4
56
400283
5
43
29253
6
40
40998
7
33
16930
8
36
46517
9
48
104125
10
34
31331
11
28
20528
12
33
25091
13
42
52083
14
31
11879
15
30
17258
16
20
10925
17
24
4483
18
37
21663
19
37
28914
20
29
12940
21
34
19341
22
29
14467
23
30
4493
24
31
14324
25
31
10745
26
21
6735
27
30
10716
28
21
12203
29
25
4365
30
29
3551
31
27
9249
32
46
73156
33
54
161544
34
26
3077
35
26
7616
36
44
84898
37
24
6044
38
24
9800
39
23
10053
40
47
49299
41
19
6216
42
34
10057
43
45
53827
44
52
179578
45
31
21486
46
40
39957
47
38
42125
48
27
3158
49
32
3928
50
40
35187
51
34
28805
52
32
14764
53
32
14077
54
43
13572
55
31
18435
56
40
34979
57
29
7393
58
29
2386
59
33
6378
60
41
61142
61
32
4057
62
37
28627
63
32
14690
64
28
3782
65
36
24799
66
36
26706
67
35
24286
68
23
5610
69
35
1914
70
33
10717
71
33
8794
72
30
2751
73
27
14734
74
29
12589
75
29
14181
76
33
7247
77
28
4603
78
33
1251
79
31
8152
80
31
11508
81
21
3341
82
29
13852
83
17
1961
84
18
2076
85
27
13826
86
27
8008
87
21
4984
88
25
3754
89
26
1523
90
25
1433
91
21
1452
92
20
2569
93
24
392
94
19
2713
95
22
1751
96
21
3244
97
18
1643
98
18
2562
99
17
566
100
17
1731
irish folk playlist created by Chosic
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