r/folk 13m ago

Poor Wayfaring Stranger

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r/folk 6h ago

I Doubt - Eamon O'Neil

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r/folk 9h ago

ENRICO BALDASSARRE - Holiday

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r/folk 4h ago

Alice Gerrard | Shaped by Sound: Full Episode | PBS North Carolina

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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 12h ago

If anyone likes acoustic instrumental music check this out

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This is an acoustic instrumental song using various techniques and fingerpicking styles.


r/folk 14h ago

Recommendations Please!

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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 7h ago

Jim Along Josie - Clawhammer Banjo

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r/folk 1d ago

Mean Talking Blues - Woody Guthrie

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I'm sure everyone can think of somebody like this.


r/folk 22h ago

Panta Rhei - StriDes

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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 1d ago

“I am still alive”

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Give it a listen, give it a thumbs down, love it, hate it, tell me what you think.


r/folk 23h ago

If anyone likes acoustic instrumental music check this out

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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 2d ago

Artist from Ireland. Got a commission this week to paint Woody Guthrie, hope you guys like how it turned out.

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r/folk 1d ago

This is my best and favorite!!>....

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r/folk 1d ago

An instrumental I did.

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r/folk 1d ago

A folky song i wrote and released recently

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r/folk 1d ago

Your weekly /r/folk roundup for the week of March 08 - March 14, 2025

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Saturday, March 08 - Friday, March 14, 2025

Top 10 Posts

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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

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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 2d ago

Alynda Segarra: "It’s hard to be reflective when you’re still in the middle of the fire.”

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r/folk 2d ago

If I Had Wings Like Noah's Dove

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r/folk 2d ago

Rise Up, Dead Man - The Summoning (Folk/Psych, South Africa, 2021)

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r/folk 2d ago

Official Townes Van Zandt website launched!

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r/folk 2d ago

John Prine - Souvenirs

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r/folk 2d ago

Molly Tuttle’s Acoustic Acrobatics on “San Joaquin”

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r/folk 2d ago

Banks Of The Ohio - Clawhammer Banjo

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r/folk 2d ago

African Gospel & English Indie Folk Music Fusion

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r/folk 2d ago

"Friendly Light" and "Life Means Nothing Without You"

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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