image
Genre
modern old-time
Parent Genre: Folk/Acoustic

Modern old-time music is a genre that blends traditional Appalachian folk music with contemporary elements. It features acoustic instruments such as banjos, fiddles, and guitars, and often incorporates elements of blues and country music. The lyrics often tell stories of rural life and the struggles of working-class people. The genre has gained popularity in recent years, with a new generation of musicians putting their own spin on the classic sound.


Top artists of modern old-time genre

Show More

modern old-time music timeline

Explore modern old-time history by listening to songs from every decade. Click on the decade to view songs.

2020s 2010s 2000s 1990s 1980s 1970s 1960s 1950s 1940s 1930s

Similar Genres to modern old-time

Discover more related genres to modern old-time genre. This list is ordered by similarity from left to right.

old-time string band appalachian folk progressive bluegrass old-time fiddle bluegrass banjo traditional folk new americana clawhammer banjo alternative country deep new americana indie folk north carolina roots folk drone folk stomp and holler roots rock neo-traditional bluegrass roots americana
Show More

modern old-time playlist created by Chosic

Enjoy this playlist of popular modern old-time music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.

List of modern old-time artists

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

#namePopularity instrumentalnessdanceabilityenergyacousticnessHappinesstempofollowers
1 55 0 57 58 38 65 138 414271
2 45 0 65 37 78 46 120 23063
3 42 27 43 28 64 30 122 24785
4 39 80 48 30 93 73 124 15453
5 38 23 60 39 86 63 110 134771
6 30 5 60 17 95 33 102 10858
7 30 88 57 54 82 85 128 6656
8 29 79 45 38 92 62 126 1440
9 28 26 56 28 87 67 125 5065
10 27 0 62 52 33 80 103 4380
11 27 0 49 30 68 51 117 4134
12 26 0 60 41 74 62 131 7301
13 26 1 55 35 83 59 122 5417
14 24 91 62 28 90 71 80 3655
15 24 43 52 40 94 81 133 5885
16 23 93 49 26 99 89 124 3209
17 23 1 39 67 25 89 140 7616
18 23 83 47 47 99 96 136 5433
19 23 1 59 43 76 51 112 4698
20 23 32 60 42 90 79 124 3505
21 23 30 60 25 98 70 119 5276
22 22 36 51 41 95 62 122 4261
23 22 35 60 35 92 65 130 1982
24 22 77 57 50 89 82 123 5330
25 19 43 61 27 98 78 141 874
26 19 1 64 4 98 45 97 1185
27 19 14 54 31 92 39 102 5657
28 18 0 53 70 50 80 118 6328
29 17 0 72 46 89 67 134 3219
30 17 33 54 64 58 71 132 1783
31 17 85 34 26 96 66 207 1396
32 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 3283
33 15 90 59 43 76 76 128 317
34 15 67 57 45 78 61 121 1671
35 15 0 43 60 35 61 178 2082
36 13 3 63 38 93 62 118 1988
37 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 1419
38 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 706
39 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 1034
40 10 0 53 31 96 75 133 1518
41 10 0 55 23 89 40 123 1250
42 8 1 52 35 74 41 123 791
43 8 38 61 58 85 77 131 744
44 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 270
45 7 84 56 79 83 94 143 1182
46 7 0 63 31 85 51 123 679
47 7 0 73 10 79 49 79 1013
48 7 0 70 55 91 94 125 1084
49 7 0 63 37 88 69 113 400
50 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 507
51 4 90 52 67 84 94 131 744
52 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 187
53 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 377
54 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1606
55 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 249
56 3 0 61 25 88 44 141 460
57 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 386
58 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 198
59 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 226
60 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 205
61 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 583
62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 110