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Genre: scottish folk

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Parent Genre: Folk/Acoustic

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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Fiddle, Accordion, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drum Kit, Vocals, Keyboard/Piano, Synthesizer

Popular scottish folk Songs


Most popular scottish folk albums

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Transatlantic Sessions - Series 5: Volume One
2011
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Essential Too
2013
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The Light of the Moon
2021
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Dreams We Never Lost
2017
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Remembering
2015
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Abyss
2016
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alterum
2017
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Strata
2017
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Tempus
2023
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For the Night
2022
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In Praise of Home
2018
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The Road North
1989
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Listen To The Heat
1988
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Sandwood
2018
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Afterlight
2009
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Bayview
2020

scottish folk music by decade

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

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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 52 69166
2 37 36865
3 39 28652
4 36 18361
5 41 36741
6 35 20307
7 38 31697
8 34 37111
9 31 14681
10 33 10354
11 28 4977
12 32 11005
13 24 13900
14 33 24932
15 39 13518
16 38 13205
17 30 10868
18 29 3075
19 33 15483
20 28 10424
21 29 8166
22 33 7920
23 31 6111
24 33 24941
25 32 5198
26 32 16126
27 32 9350
28 24 6503
29 23 7447
30 30 14818
31 24 17556
32 27 3535
33 27 23356
34 28 15303
35 27 2632
36 27 6656
37 26 3741
38 25 1904
39 24 6736
40 22 5590
41 23 4313
42 23 1946
43 20 2918
44 15 902
45 15 3246
46 21 2576
47 22 554
48 21 3238
49 19 2505
50 19 3472
51 16 2443
52 18 1859
53 18 2915
54 14 3096
55 17 3323
56 17 1937
57 16 2548
58 15 3475
59 7 661
60 15 3469
61 15 5948
62 15 1171
63 7 1333
64 14 5377
65 14 1119
66 14 1304
67 13 977
68 13 1752
69 13 1981
70 13 1702
71 13 307
72 9 1594
73 12 1691
74 12 2746
75 12 325
76 12 1142
77 11 928
78 11 1448
79 11 2592
80 10 1247
81 10 987
82 10 827
83 10 803
84 10 2229
85 9 596
86 9 1016
87 8 534
88 8 926
89 7 1449
90 7 445
91 7 241
92 7 1147
93 7 388
94 6 405
95 6 1365
96 6 302
97 6 700
98 6 759
99 6 559
100 6 485

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.