Folk music genres

A folk song can travel a long way on a single voice. Browse Appalachian folk, Irish folk and singer-songwriters who write the words as well as sing them.

518 genres

afghan folk6 artists
afghan traditional100 artists
afrikaans folk51 artists
ainu folk29 artists
alandsk musik42 artists
albanian folk63 artists
algerian folk62 artists
alpenpanorama82 artists
alphorn52 artists
alternative folk55 artists
american folk revival105 artists
american primitive63 artists
american singer-songwriter170 artists
anti-folk56 artists
antilliaanse folklore50 artists
appalachian folk109 artists
appenzeller folk50 artists
arab folk93 artists
argentine folk67 artists
armenian folk120 artists
austin singer-songwriter56 artists
australian folk88 artists
australian indie folk54 artists
australian singer-songwriter70 artists
austrian folk20 artists
auteur-compositeur-interprete quebecois82 artists
autoharp51 artists
azeri folk9 artists
azeri traditional99 artists
bahamian folk50 artists
Bajourou1 artist
bal-musette52 artists
balalaika50 artists
balfolk99 artists
balinese traditional115 artists
balochi folk66 artists
baltic folk50 artists
Bambuco1 artist
Bandari1 artist
bangla gojol45 artists
bangladeshi folk6 artists
bard200 artists
barnemusikk176 artists
barnmusik322 artists
basque folk58 artists
Beiguan0 artists
belgian folk124 artists
belgian singer-songwriter66 artists
bengali folk80 artists
Benna1 artist
bhojpuri folk41 artists
blaskapelle205 artists
blasmusik193 artists
boeremusiek108 artists
borneo traditional40 artists
bosnian folk16 artists
boston folk53 artists
bothy ballad53 artists
breton folk130 artists
british folk589 artists
british singer-songwriter91 artists
bulgarian folk88 artists
Bulgarian wedding music1 artist
burkinabe traditional51 artists
burmese folk3 artists
burmese traditional62 artists
bush ballad47 artists
cambodian traditional52 artists
campursari65 artists
canadian celtic85 artists
canadian folk378 artists
canadian indie folk52 artists
canadian singer-songwriter208 artists
cancoes infantis60 artists
cantautor catala70 artists
canto a tenore53 artists
Canto nuevo1 artist
Canto popular4 artists
cantonese traditional74 artists
canzone d'autore79 artists
canzone genovese43 artists
canzone napoletana170 artists
canzone siciliane149 artists
cape breton folk60 artists
cape verdean folk62 artists
Caporales1 artist
carnaval limburg169 artists
catalan folk71 artists
caucasian folk58 artists
ceilidh119 artists
celtic709 artists
celtic harp68 artists
central asian folk52 artists
chamber folk70 artists
chilean folk4 artists
chinese folk110 artists
chinese minyao90 artists
chinese singer-songwriter80 artists
chinese traditional186 artists
cimbalom54 artists
cimbalova muzika64 artists
circassian folk66 artists
Coimbra fado3 artists
colombian folk20 artists
comedie musicale176 artists
contemporary folk130 artists
cornish folk66 artists
corsican folk115 artists
croatian folk63 artists
Currulao2 artists
cymraeg90 artists
cypriot folk6 artists
czech folk172 artists
czech singer-songwriter61 artists
dabke56 artists
dainuojamoji poezija50 artists
danish folk97 artists
danish singer-songwriter52 artists
dark folk81 artists
dechovka60 artists
deep neofolk58 artists
dikir barat55 artists
dombra44 artists
drone folk85 artists
duhovne pjesme43 artists
dutch folk108 artists
dutch musical72 artists
dutch singer-songwriter70 artists
early american folk42 artists
ectofolk159 artists
Errenzhuan0 artists
estonian folk77 artists
eventyr54 artists
experimental folk70 artists
fantasy65 artists
faroese folk77 artists
filipino folk28 artists
filk10 artists
finlandssvenska musik100 artists
finnish folk132 artists
flemish folk60 artists
folclor afrocolombiano66 artists
folclor colombiano59 artists
folclore castilla y leon66 artists
folclore extremeno50 artists
folclore jujeno49 artists
folclore navarra57 artists
folclore portugues50 artists
folclore salteno61 artists
folclore santiagueno96 artists
folclore tucumano56 artists
folk brasileiro184 artists
folk cantabria48 artists
folk siciliana69 artists
folklore cuyano121 artists
folklore quebecois50 artists
folklore surero72 artists
folkmusik162 artists
folktronica82 artists
freak folk66 artists
free folk84 artists
french folk239 artists
french indie folk51 artists
gaita60 artists
galego127 artists
galician folk129 artists
garifuna folk52 artists
geek folk79 artists
gen z singer-songwriter118 artists
georgian folk70 artists
georgian polyphony45 artists
german folk157 artists
german indie folk59 artists
german singer-songwriter139 artists
Gharnati Music1 artist
gong50 artists
gotlandsk musik59 artists
greek clarinet62 artists
greek folk142 artists
Guarania1 artist
guggenmusik173 artists
gujarati garba188 artists
hammered dulcimer58 artists
Harana3 artists
hardingfele142 artists
hawaiian153 artists
heligonka38 artists
himalayan folk71 artists
himene tarava38 artists
hungarian folk215 artists
hurdy-gurdy69 artists
icelandic folk76 artists
icelandic singer-songwriter76 artists
icelandic traditional57 artists
igbo traditional92 artists
indian folk125 artists
indian singer-songwriter125 artists
indie anthem-folk147 artists
indie folk474 artists
indie folk argentino59 artists
indie folk italiano72 artists
Indigenous Australian music12 artists
indonesian folk189 artists
indonesian indigenous traditional161 artists
indonesian singer-songwriter65 artists
inuit traditional50 artists
iranian folk39 artists
iraqi folk3 artists
irish ballad51 artists
irish banjo49 artists
irish fiddle113 artists
irish folk258 artists
irish gaelic folk89 artists
irish neo-traditional93 artists
irish pub song53 artists
irish singer-songwriter107 artists
israeli folk193 artists
israeli singer-songwriter132 artists
israeli traditional59 artists
italian folk202 artists
izvorna muzika137 artists
japanese buddhist chant53 artists
japanese celtic43 artists
japanese folk203 artists
japanese indie folk74 artists
japanese singer-songwriter119 artists
japanese traditional105 artists
jaw harp80 artists
Jíbaro music1 artist
jig and reel106 artists
jota aragonesa60 artists
kantele58 artists
karelian folk49 artists
karntner volksmusik50 artists
kazakh folk9 artists
kazakh traditional64 artists
kentucky mountain folk69 artists
keroncong64 artists
kleinkunst74 artists
kolo54 artists
korean indie folk59 artists
korean singer-songwriter66 artists
korean traditional84 artists
kosovan folk79 artists
krajiska muzika72 artists
Kumi-daiko2 artists
kurdish folk97 artists
kyrgyz traditional44 artists
lagu aceh50 artists
lagu bali79 artists
lagu betawi50 artists
lagu bugis112 artists
lagu iban101 artists
lagu jambi42 artists
lagu jawa100 artists
lagu karo62 artists
lagu lampung47 artists
lagu madura60 artists
lagu maluku53 artists
lagu manado66 artists
lagu melayu34 artists
lagu sabahan78 artists
lagu sasak40 artists
lagu sunda61 artists
lagu tarling50 artists
lagu timur140 artists
laiko232 artists
lao traditional67 artists
lastelaulud39 artists
latvian folk87 artists
laulaja-lauluntekija51 artists
lebanese folk5 artists
lesotho traditional113 artists
lithuanian folk70 artists
luk thung50 artists
macedonian folk131 artists
magyar musicalek78 artists
malagasy folk120 artists
malawian folk73 artists
malaysian folk8 artists
malaysian traditional57 artists
malian folk4 artists
marathi traditional64 artists
marci brijuzi42 artists
mazandarani folk65 artists
medieval folk68 artists
mestissatge52 artists
metis fiddle39 artists
mexican folk7 artists
michigan folk67 artists
middle eastern traditional90 artists
minnesang40 artists
modern indie folk145 artists
modern psychedelic folk99 artists
moderne ludovky100 artists
molam51 artists
mongolian folk123 artists
moorish traditional40 artists
Mor Lam Sing1 artist
moravian folk70 artists
mountain dulcimer51 artists
musica andorra48 artists
musica antigua77 artists
musica blumenauense48 artists
musica calabrese91 artists
musica campineira52 artists
musica caririense48 artists
musica criolla94 artists
musica crista reformada49 artists
musica de intervencao48 artists
musica etnica55 artists
musica feirense56 artists
musica indigena latinoamericana64 artists
musica istmena76 artists
musica jibara56 artists
musica juiz-forana77 artists
musica lombarda58 artists
musica maringaense39 artists
musica mexiquense41 artists
musica mixteca103 artists
musica otavalena47 artists
musica para criancas81 artists
musica piemonteisa83 artists
musica ponta-grossense50 artists
musica potosina103 artists
musica puntana52 artists
musica sammarinese61 artists
musica santomense46 artists
musica sarda96 artists
Música típica2 artists
musica tropical guatemalteca97 artists
musical advocacy54 artists
musicas espiritas112 artists
musikkorps94 artists
musique acadienne50 artists
musique alsacienne54 artists
musique centrafricaine51 artists
musique comorienne47 artists
musique mandingue91 artists
musique mauritanienne40 artists
musique militaire61 artists
musique nigerienne49 artists
musique peule71 artists
musique soninke54 artists
musique tahitienne95 artists
musique tchadienne35 artists
musique traditionnelle comorienne51 artists
musique urbaine brazzaville56 artists
muzica ardeleneasca88 artists
muzica banateana101 artists
muzica bisericeasca42 artists
muzica etno80 artists
muzica lautareasca61 artists
muzica maramureseana73 artists
muzica moldoveneasca40 artists
muzica populara146 artists
muzica usoara49 artists
muzika l'yeladim70 artists
narodna muzika244 artists
nashville singer-songwriter93 artists
native american traditional159 artists
neo-singer-songwriter46 artists
neofolk246 artists
neue volksmusik49 artists
new zealand folk58 artists
Newa music1 artist
nigerian folk4 artists
nisiotika65 artists
nl folk124 artists
nordic folk109 artists
nordnorsk musikk111 artists
norske viser177 artists
northumbrian folk51 artists
norwegian folk250 artists
norwegian singer-songwriter78 artists
nova canco61 artists
Nubian music2 artists
nubian traditional62 artists
Nueva canción chilena6 artists
Nuevo cancionero2 artists
nyckelharpa59 artists
nz folk59 artists
nz singer-songwriter67 artists
Occitan music1 artist
okinawan folk72 artists
old-time fiddle137 artists
orkney and shetland folk54 artists
oud91 artists
pakistani folk50 artists
palestinian traditional49 artists
papuan traditional65 artists
Paranda1 artist
Pasta1 artist
Pelimanni1 artist
persian neo-traditional95 artists
persian poetry37 artists
persian traditional175 artists
peruvian folk13 artists
Phleng lae0 artists
pinoy singer-songwriter78 artists
pinoy traditional50 artists
poezja spiewana110 artists
polish folk89 artists
polynesian traditional80 artists
polyphonies corses49 artists
pontian folk71 artists
pop folk54 artists
portuguese folk75 artists
protest folk50 artists
psychedelic folk121 artists
puerto rican folk79 artists
puirt-a-beul98 artists
punjabi folk62 artists
rajasthani folk119 artists
rebetiko178 artists
Rekilaulu2 artists
rogaland musikk92 artists
romanian folk139 artists
rune folk75 artists
russian folk98 artists
russian romance113 artists
rusyn folk40 artists
ryukyu ongaku93 artists
Sahrawi music4 artists
salon music51 artists
Samba-canção10 artists
santur53 artists
Saya1 artist
schrammelmusik54 artists
scottish fiddle89 artists
scottish folk176 artists
scottish gaelic folk57 artists
scottish indie folk80 artists
scottish singer-songwriter97 artists
sean-nos singing67 artists
serbian folk117 artists
sevdah160 artists
siberian folk57 artists
singaporean singer-songwriter58 artists
singer-songwriter885 artists
singer-songwriter pop141 artists
skansk musik65 artists
slovak folk100 artists
slovenian folk69 artists
south african folk7 artists
spanish folk161 artists
spanish indie folk68 artists
starogradska83 artists
string folk69 artists
stubenmusik85 artists
sudanese folk3 artists
sundanese traditional60 artists
sung poetry72 artists
Suzhou pingtan0 artists
swazi traditional56 artists
swedish fiddle99 artists
swedish folk148 artists
swedish indie folk50 artists
swedish singer-songwriter90 artists
swiss folk170 artists
swiss indie folk53 artists
swiss singer-songwriter58 artists
syrian folk5 artists
tahitian traditional51 artists
taiwan campus folk110 artists
taiwan singer-songwriter124 artists
taiwanese folk107 artists
tajik traditional61 artists
Tamang Selo1 artist
Tamunangue1 artist
Táncház3 artists
tanci63 artists
tar79 artists
tarantella69 artists
tatar folk39 artists
Tchinkoumé1 artist
telugu folk78 artists
thai folk58 artists
thai instrumental50 artists
thai traditional58 artists
throat singing110 artists
tibetan traditional64 artists
Tonada1 artist
tongan folk3 artists
trad quebecois54 artists
traditional british folk117 artists
traditional english folk95 artists
traditional folk216 artists
traditional irish singing60 artists
traditional scottish folk92 artists
traditional southern folk71 artists
trondersk musikk87 artists
Tuareg blues4 artists
turbo folk257 artists
turkish folk249 artists
turkish singer-songwriter83 artists
tuvan folk60 artists
uilleann pipes75 artists
ukrainian folk96 artists
uyghur folk51 artists
uzbek folk8 artists
uzbek traditional112 artists
vietnamese folk17 artists
vietnamese singer-songwriter51 artists
vietnamese traditional103 artists
viking folk78 artists
visor64 artists
volksmusik181 artists
volkstumliche musik136 artists
welsh folk93 artists
western saharan folk41 artists
Xöömei1 artist
yiddish folk50 artists
yorkshire folk50 artists
yunnan traditional127 artists
zamba50 artists
zampogna52 artists
zither60 artists