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Genre: psychedelic folk

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Psychedelic folk music is a genre that emerged in the 1960s and combines elements of traditional folk music with psychedelic rock. It often features acoustic instruments, intricate fingerpicking, and poetic lyrics that explore themes of spirituality, nature, and personal introspection. The music is characterized by its dreamy, ethereal soundscapes, which are created through the use of reverb, echo, and other effects. It is known for its association with the counterculture movement and its use of psychedelic drugs to enhance the listening experience. (AI Generated)

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Parent Genre: Folk/Acoustic

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Instruments used

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

Releases by year

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

2020s 29
2024 4
2023 7
2022 7
2021 7
2020 4
2010s 50
2018 3
2017 8
2016 6
2015 5
2014 7
2013 3
2012 6
2011 6
2010 6
2000s 54
2009 5
2008 5
2007 8
2006 7
2005 11
2004 6
2003 3
2002 4
2001 3
2000 2
1990s 18
1999 4
1998 5
1996 2
1995 2
1994 1
1993 1
1992 1
1991 1
1990 1
1980s 15
1989 1
1988 2
1986 2
1985 3
1984 3
1982 1
1981 1
1980 2
1970s 113
1979 1
1978 2
1977 7
1976 3
1975 3
1974 8
1973 14
1972 11
1971 26
1970 38
1960s 62
1969 25
1968 16
1967 7
1966 7
1965 6
1964 1
1950s 1
1959 1
342 releases

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psychedelic folk music by decade

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

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List of psychedelic folk artists

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

#namepopularityfollowers
1 58 714842
2 49 160024
3 50 184496
4 33 51467
5 38 7077
6 37 11078
7 34 58655
8 32 38916
9 32 18766
10 31 54411
11 28 2812
12 27 10873
13 45 252133
14 22 11398
15 21 4341
16 48 2238
17 18 3573
18 18 9314
19 39 347882
20 43 53387
21 15 5472
22 15 3779
23 14 4678
24 12 3133
25 11 2624
26 37 24376
27 35 11823
28 9 2853
29 8 4688
30 8 2701
31 8 1128
32 6 936
33 5 1636
34 30 420
35 26 25727
36 27 4
37 26 6257
38 25 18443
39 25 15067
40 23 2805
41 23 7481
42 22 6663
43 20 2381
44 19 4811
45 18 1950
46 12 6556
47 14 2780
48 16 2438
49 12 2012
50 11 2907
51 12 1794
52 12 2133
53 10 2082
54 10 1564
55 8 1685
56 9 230
57 8 1505
58 3 2235
59 7 1175
60 6 1062
61 6 54
62 6 1209
63 3 323
64 5 1640
65 5 443
66 5 967
67 5 266
68 4 2094
69 4 842
70 4 879
71 4 299
72 1 388
73 2 293
74 3 60
75 3 408
76 3 294
77 3 1165
78 3 599
79 3 894
80 3 567
81 2 200
82 2 376
83 1 3023
84 1 192
85 1 179
86 1 429
87 1 543

psychedelic folk playlist created by Chosic

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