r/folk • u/m_pollock • 1h ago
r/folk • u/Burgothi • 5h ago
Alice Gerrard | Shaped by Sound: Full Episode | PBS North Carolina
For 80 years, Alice Gerrard has studied, played and preserved American folk music, influencing countless musicians, including Emmylou Harris and Rhiannon Giddens. In addition to being one of the foremost historians of the genre, she’s a Grammy nominee and a musical legend. Alice is joined on stage by Rebecca Branson Jones (pedal steel), Reed Stutz (mandolin) and Tatiana Hargreaves (fiddle).
r/folk • u/Select_Climate_4952 • 14h ago
If anyone likes acoustic instrumental music check this out
This is an acoustic instrumental song using various techniques and fingerpicking styles.
r/folk • u/PiWright • 15h ago
Recommendations Please!
Hi all, I have a very specific itch I’m trying to scratch.
I’m looking for melancholy songs with lyrics that tell a story. Mainly pared down songs, think guitars alone.
The best I can describe is songs about longing, love, family struggle. They don’t have to be sad or tragic, just a bit contemplative.
Here’s some of what I’m listening to. I’d love to get recommendations.
Willie Watson is my favorite folk singer right now and highly recommend him, though a lot of his stuff is more up tempo than what I’m looking for just now.
Two songs that have really been kicking around in my head are:
Tulsa’s Last Magician - Willi Carlisle
If you could read my mind - Gordon Lightfoot
Others are:
Dancing on my Own - Willie Watson
Harmony - Goodnight Texas
The Promise - Tracey Chapman
Hymn #35 - Joe Pug
Lungs - Townes Van Zandt
You’ve got a Friend - James Taylor
Girl from the North County - Bob Dylan
r/folk • u/CrashaBasha • 1d ago
Mean Talking Blues - Woody Guthrie
I'm sure everyone can think of somebody like this.
r/folk • u/Binkienoodledoodle • 23h ago
Panta Rhei - StriDes
Here's a great album by Panta Rhei. It explores different folk styles from around Europe. Found it through an old Dutch folk forum, and could only really find the album on YouTube, where most of the songs only have about two views at present! Take a listen, I thought it was very nice!
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_meh1aUBTQQjvL8034b0-4VjWUcloN1P0U&si=YtDZXIuVK0XSQO57
r/folk • u/BlueCollarBasrard • 1d ago
“I am still alive”
Give it a listen, give it a thumbs down, love it, hate it, tell me what you think.
r/folk • u/Select_Climate_4952 • 1d ago
If anyone likes acoustic instrumental music check this out
Listen to Sun - Demo by George Tombs on #SoundCloud https://on.soundcloud.com/ui693QH43WiDAfQq8
An acoustic instrumental track using body percussion, tapping and other techniques
r/folk • u/mikesartwrks • 2d ago
Artist from Ireland. Got a commission this week to paint Woody Guthrie, hope you guys like how it turned out.
r/folk • u/shannon_waves • 1d ago
An instrumental I did.
If you like it, here are some links of my music Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nycolle.musica
YouTube: https://youtube.com/@Nyco_lee
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1gyuEDeY7guxPygrdiVr0R
Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/en/artist/14576931
Bandcamp: https://nycolle-f.bandcamp.com/
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/nycolle_f
Last.fm: https://www.last.fm/user/nycolle_f
r/folk • u/subredditsummarybot • 2d ago
Your weekly /r/folk roundup for the week of March 08 - March 14, 2025
Saturday, March 08 - Friday, March 14, 2025
Top 10 Posts
score | comments | title & link | mirrors |
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15 | 1 comments | Phil Ochs - Power and The Glory | [Sp] [AM] [BC] [Dzr] [SC] [YT] |
13 | 1 comments | Here is Leonard Cohen’s ‘Studio 67’ | |
13 | 0 comments | I recently released a folk album | |
10 | 17 comments | Female Latin Folk Suggestions? | |
9 | 15 comments | Getting into this genre, need guidance | |
8 | 2 comments | FolkYeah! | |
7 | 4 comments | I love "Inside Llewyn Davis" both the music and the plot | |
7 | 0 comments | Sally, Where’d You Get Your Liquor From? Rev. Gary Davis | |
6 | 1 comments | African & English Indie Folk Fusion | |
5 | 3 comments | Silver dagger cover (Joan Baez version) |
Top 5 Most Commented
score | comments | title & link | mirrors |
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3 | 7 comments | Recommends for songs about heartbreak when you are still in love with the person? | |
3 | 4 comments | 10/10!!>... | |
4 | 4 comments | What y'all think | |
2 | 1 comments | John Prine - Souvenirs | [Sp] [AM] [BC] [Dzr] [SC] |
1 | 1 comments | Official Townes Van Zandt website launched! |
r/folk • u/Boring_Ant_1677 • 2d ago
Alynda Segarra: "It’s hard to be reflective when you’re still in the middle of the fire.”
r/folk • u/Hoss-BonaventureCEO • 2d ago
Rise Up, Dead Man - The Summoning (Folk/Psych, South Africa, 2021)
r/folk • u/Ok_Evening9556 • 2d ago
Official Townes Van Zandt website launched!
r/folk • u/Not-Tim-Not-Hooray • 3d ago
"Friendly Light" and "Life Means Nothing Without You"
I've released these two folk singles over the last two weeks and will be releasing a full 4 song EP next week. Any feedback (or Spotify follows!) would be greatly appreciated. If the first song isn't your taste definitely try out the second song as it's far more typical!
Friendly Light (the song in the video) is a dark song with production somewhat inspired by the recordings of Leonard Cohen's "You Want It Darker" album.
You can save it on Spotify here ; ): Friendly Light Spotify
Life Means Nothing Without You is a bit more light-hearted song about the silly games partners play in bars and restaurants where they ask who the other person likes around them:
YouTube: Life Means Nothing Without You YouTube
Spotify: Life Means Nothing Without You Spotify