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Genre
string band
Parent Genre: Folk/Acoustic

String band music is a genre that features acoustic instruments such as banjos, fiddles, mandolins, and guitars. It is characterized by its lively and upbeat sound, often incorporating elements of bluegrass, folk, and country music. The lyrics often tell stories of rural life and the struggles of everyday people. The genre has a long history in American music, dating back to the early 20th century. Today, it continues to thrive with contemporary string bands like Yonder Mountain String Band, 2nd South Carolina String Band, and Uncle Earl.


Top artists of string band genre

Yonder Mountain String Band
2nd South Carolina String Band
Dan Gellert
Pharis & Jason Romero
Uncle Earl
Dry Branch Fire Squad
Foghorn Stringband
Rayna Gellert
Chance McCoy & The Appalachian String Band
Reeltime Travellers
Hot Club Of Cowtown
Caleb Klauder
Henhouse Prowlers
Bob Carlin
The Wayfarers
Pine Tree String Band
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List of string band artists

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

#namePopularity instrumentalnessdanceabilityenergyacousticnessHappinesstempofollowers
1
Yonder Mountain String Band
45 19 60 56 64 75 124 141975
2
2nd South Carolina String Band
35 5 61 62 75 79 113 13026
3
Dan Gellert
32 0 0 0 0 0 0 877
4
Pharis & Jason Romero
30 37 51 31 92 54 124 7501
5
Uncle Earl
29 88 57 54 82 85 128 6685
6
Dry Branch Fire Squad
25 0 79 17 97 62 92 4608
7
Foghorn Stringband
23 1 39 67 25 89 140 7637
8
Rayna Gellert
23 39 59 42 90 81 125 3518
9
Chance McCoy & The Appalachian String Band
22 77 57 50 89 82 123 5342
10
Reeltime Travellers
22 27 57 39 95 70 137 2258
11
Hot Club Of Cowtown
20 58 58 56 52 96 120 8153
12
Caleb Klauder
18 0 68 64 63 94 94 2199
13
Henhouse Prowlers
17 0 0 0 0 0 0 5243
14
Bob Carlin
17 0 0 0 0 0 0 1550
15
The Wayfarers
15 2 65 54 51 87 127 1516
16
Pine Tree String Band
15 91 61 42 72 77 116 1162
17
Iron Mountain String Band
13 0 53 46 75 81 142 1208
18
The Crooked Jades
13 54 58 58 73 88 113 2177
19
The Hillbilly Gypsies
11 0 55 61 31 88 145 2525
20
Jody Stecher
11 3 53 16 91 56 110 1187
21
Any Old Time String Band
8 0 57 38 87 72 122 200
22
Highwoods String Band
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1387
23
The Freight Hoppers
7 84 56 79 83 94 143 1184
24
Furnace Mountain
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 812
25
Brad Leftwich and the Hogwire Stringband
7 0 65 37 89 69 132 1089
26
Molsky's Mountain Drifters
7 36 53 51 89 87 125 1785
27
The Red Clay Ramblers
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1275
28
The Macrae Sisters
6 81 62 47 94 89 132 947
29
The Westbound Rangers
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 596
30
Jason & Pharis Romero and friends
4 90 52 67 84 94 131 744
31
The Old 78's
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 169
32
Tom, Brad & Alice
4 8 61 38 91 73 131 930
33
This Big String Band
4 0 70 44 90 81 114 203
34
Camp Creek Boys
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 948
35
The Gilded Bats
4 5 53 77 65 93 114 337
36
The Morgantown Rounders
3 10 63 68 85 86 122 329
37
Critton Hollow String Band
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 147
38
The Haints Old Time Stringband
3 91 45 47 90 64 112 425
39
Skip Gorman
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 202
40
Boiled Buzzards
3 10 63 38 90 77 122 467
41
Prince Albert Hunt's Texas Ramblers
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 377
42
Dallas String Band
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 377
43
Dave Landreth
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 111
44
Floyd Ming & His Pep Steppers
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 91
45
The Alferd Packer Memorial String Band
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 35
46
The Zinc Kings
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 114
47
Evil City String Band
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 395
48
Weems String Band
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 91
49
Big Medicine
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 691
50
James Bryan & Carl Jones
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 133
51
Lonesome Stragglers
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44
52
The Rogue River String Band
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
53
Montana Mandolin Society
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 92
54
Down Trodden String Band
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52
55
Al Hopkins & His Buckle Busters
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38
56
Heritage String Band
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32
57
Frank Blevins & His Tar Heel Rattlers
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
58
The Crooked Road Ramblers
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 56
59
Nobody's Darlin'
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40
60
Run Of The Mill String Band
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
61
The 1937 Flood
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50
62
Gid Tanner And The Skillet Lickers
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52
63
Carolina Ramblers String Band
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19
64
Strange Creek Singers
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 107
65
Tim Gardner
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 62
66
Cary Fridley
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 74
67
Reel World String Band
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 67
68
Roger Howell
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32
69
The AM String Band
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19
70
The Broke String Band
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
71
Poverty Line Old Time Band
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 145
72
Jack Reedy & His Walker Mountain String Band
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23
73
Binkley Brothers Dixie Clodhoppers
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 68
74
Kevin Fore
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32
75
Butternut Boys String Band
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25
76
The Whistlepigs String Band
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31