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Genre: scottish folk

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Scottish folk music is a genre that has deep roots in the country's culture and history. It is characterized by the use of traditional instruments such as the fiddle, bagpipes, and accordion, and often features storytelling lyrics that reflect the struggles and triumphs of the Scottish people. The genre has evolved over time, incorporating modern elements while still maintaining its traditional sound. Today, Scottish folk music is enjoyed by people all over the world and continues to inspire new generations of musicians.


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scottish folk music by decade

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List of scottish folk artists

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

#namepopularityfollowers
1 50 66703
2 36 36237
3 37 27859
4 33 18312
5 39 35149
6 32 19044
7 36 29090
8 32 34895
9 33 24166
10 31 10720
11 28 14464
12 38 12417
13 23 13828
14 31 9713
15 26 4668
16 35 11255
17 28 10018
18 31 15271
19 26 10124
20 26 2910
21 27 7888
22 28 5664
23 30 8655
24 30 23778
25 30 15382
26 21 6133
27 28 14239
28 28 3797
29 20 7161
30 25 23424
31 22 17277
32 27 14671
33 27 6854
34 24 3051
35 26 6417
36 24 2041
37 23 2465
38 24 1839
39 23 3634
40 23 6597
41 15 884
42 20 4891
43 21 1787
44 17 2700
45 19 3138
46 12 3150
47 19 4147
48 18 2339
49 18 502
50 18 1777
51 17 2772
52 17 2791
53 13 2394
54 15 2386
55 14 3387
56 11 2817
57 13 1238
58 13 1723
59 13 3070
60 13 3251
61 13 5220
62 13 5871
63 12 1650
64 4 635
65 5 1329
66 11 1051
67 11 880
68 11 1657
69 11 293
70 7 1462
71 10 291
72 10 1540
73 10 2556
74 10 2626
75 10 1088
76 9 978
77 9 1940
78 9 913
79 8 978
80 8 932
81 8 785
82 7 727
83 7 1431
84 7 1142
85 7 2197
86 6 907
87 6 344
88 6 1381
89 6 1119
90 6 476
91 6 487
92 5 632
93 5 1170
94 5 226
95 5 602
96 5 504
97 5 710
98 4 391
99 4 201
100 4 350

scottish folk playlist created by Chosic

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