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Genre
traditional english folk
Parent Genre: World/Traditional

Traditional English folk music is a genre that has been passed down through generations, often featuring acoustic instruments such as fiddles, banjos, and guitars. The music is characterized by its storytelling nature, with lyrics often depicting tales of love, loss, and life in rural England. The genre has seen a resurgence in recent years, with modern artists putting their own spin on traditional tunes while still staying true to the roots of the genre.


Top artists of traditional english folk genre

Sam Lee
Sam Sweeney
The Trials of Cato
The Unthanks
John Spiers
The Watersons
The Young'uns
Stick in the Wheel
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traditional english folk music timeline

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Similar Genres to traditional english folk

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List of traditional english folk artists

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

#namePopularity instrumentalnessdanceabilityenergyacousticnessHappinesstempofollowers
1
Sam Lee
36 0 36 34 64 34 135 19662
2
Sam Sweeney
35 10 52 45 63 53 140 3640
3
The Trials of Cato
31 21 67 56 49 46 108 17285
4
The Unthanks
28 5 43 20 90 26 104 37364
5
John Spiers
27 0 0 0 0 0 0 1480
6
The Watersons
26 0 66 8 95 46 93 9739
7
The Young'uns
26 0 67 30 88 60 119 7746
8
Stick in the Wheel
25 13 71 68 58 61 120 6962
9
Sam Kelly
24 0 60 39 76 66 115 4822
10
Lady Maisery
23 0 59 19 88 26 128 6380
11
The Houghton Weavers
22 0 57 49 63 79 145 2553
12
O'Hooley & Tidow
22 1 57 36 80 39 107 5869
13
Spiro
21 71 51 62 61 77 105 4842
14
Jimmy Aldridge & Sid Goldsmith
18 0 63 28 74 37 121 1485
15
Megson
18 0 63 46 60 55 116 4589
16
Leveret
17 81 52 38 96 73 92 2226
17
Spiers & Boden
17 16 53 39 77 75 112 4916
18
Emily Portman
16 0 62 22 80 34 106 3550
19
Magpie Lane
16 0 58 21 83 58 90 1404
20
Lucy Ward
16 0 0 0 0 0 0 2620
21
Fay Hield
16 0 50 34 65 42 123 2797
22
Blair Dunlop
15 0 62 49 54 41 141 3277
23
Barry Coope
15 0 0 0 0 0 0 764
24
The Rheingans Sisters
15 0 39 25 91 57 133 2560
25
The Furrow Collective
15 0 48 29 63 49 116 2986
26
Marry Waterson
15 0 0 0 0 0 0 704
27
Angeline Morrison
15 0 39 9 89 33 118 1809
28
Jack Rutter
14 0 21 50 73 65 179 668
29
Silly Sisters
14 0 61 9 89 48 102 4651
30
3 Daft Monkeys
14 0 64 65 12 63 110 5177
31
Kathryn Roberts
13 0 27 68 81 14 112 882
32
Melrose Quartet
13 0 58 39 57 69 122 1281
33
Maz O'Connor
12 0 54 28 61 23 98 2607
34
The Full English
12 0 0 0 0 0 0 1874
35
Ninebarrow
12 0 56 27 85 40 122 2453
36
Waterson:Carthy
12 0 36 26 90 41 119 4054
37
Rachael McShane
10 0 38 54 83 63 84 1402
38
Jim Causley
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1211
39
Chris While
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 716
40
Faustus
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 2124
41
Chris Wood
8 0 49 29 60 29 106 2821
42
Edgelarks
8 0 56 38 74 50 157 988
43
The Etchingham Steam Band
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 259
44
The Changing Room
7 0 47 34 61 35 150 870
45
The Devil's Interval
7 0 57 8 97 44 177 337
46
The Copper Family
7 0 49 13 98 63 98 1618
47
Gilmore & Roberts
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1922
48
Ben Walker
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 763
49
Lal Waterson
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 767
50
Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman
6 0 59 17 91 56 131 1198
51
Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin
6 0 47 32 84 31 98 464
52
Granny's Attic
6 0 67 42 67 56 73 1045
53
Will Pound
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 712
54
Songs Of Separation
6 0 42 26 78 37 113 1360
55
Brass Monkey
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1420
56
Hannah James
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1403
57
Maddy Prior & The Carnival Band
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3832
58
Belshazzar's Feast
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1321
59
Moore Moss Rutter
4 3 42 37 72 53 139 1100
60
The Elizabethan Session
4 0 58 29 86 63 112 601
61
Gavin Davenport
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 98
62
Ange Hardy
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 893
63
Bryony Griffith
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 466
64
The Transports
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 215
65
The Old Swan Band
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 339
66
The Witches Of Elswick
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 252
67
Horizontal Sunday
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 61
68
Rosie Hood
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 240
69
Last Orders
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 158
70
Phillip Henry
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1063
71
The New Victory Band
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 282
72
Kerfuffle
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1062
73
Cockersdale
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 170
74
The Oxford Waits
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 169
75
Pilgrims' Way
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 480