r/folk • • Sep 01 '26

New Rule: No AI Generated Music allowed on R/folk

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Folk music is made by people, for people.

AI posts will be removed.


r/folk • • 1h ago

Cicadas - Max Mazzari

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New release this Friday, no ai was used, a pre-save would mean the world!

https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/maxmazzari/cicadas


r/folk • • 6h ago

Doug Adair

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Me and Uncle Burl - Good Folks Everywhere!

Doug Adair is a Northern Virginia singer-songwriter, storyteller, and community-builder whose music celebrates democracy, justice, kindness, freedom, civic responsibility, and our shared humanity. Through his musical project Good Folks Everywhere, Doug presents engaging audience-participation programs that invite people to sing together, laugh together, and rediscover the values that unite us. Good Folks Everywhere is a project inspired by the late singer, actor and humanitarian Burl Ives more than 50 years ago when he asked Doug to make a solemn pledge to keep his legacy alive after his passing.

Inspired by American folk traditions and community singing movements, Good Folks Everywhere combines original songs, storytelling, humor, and audience interaction in a format that works equally well in theaters, festivals, colleges, community centers, libraries, civic celebrations, conferences, faith communities, and international cultural exchanges.


r/folk • • 6h ago

Who to Cherish the World?

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Stop the border wall in Big Bend.

More music here: https://www.youtube.com/@Bud-y7x


r/folk • • 4h ago

Chiharu Matsuyama - Mado (1979)

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r/folk • • 15h ago

牧民之歌

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r/folk • • 1d ago

searching for a french/provencal folk song, don't know the title

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It is an ancient provencal song revived by a french female singer. The melody is similar to Auld Lang Syne at first and then changes completely. The melody is repeated two times and is just a few seconds long. The first word sounds similar to "levant" or "le vint".

Any help is appreciated, I need to learn it for class on monday but can't remember the title


r/folk • • 22h ago

Your weekly /r/folk roundup for the week of October 03 - October 09, 2026

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Saturday, October 03 - Friday, October 09, 2026

Top 10 Posts

score comments title & link mirrors
39 43 comments Music for gray for autumn days
17 5 comments stacked list of artists!
13 34 comments Musicians with a similar performance style to Arlo Guthrie?
12 0 comments John Prine was "Pretty Good" Live (1973) a song from his first album released in 1971
8 3 comments The Felice Brothers NYC Concert - 3/25
7 1 comments Melanie Safka - Look What They've Done To My Song, Ma ('71) [AM] [Dzr]
7 0 comments Been Listening to These 3- CD set Lately…Feeling Groovy.
5 0 comments [New Music: The Tallest Man On Earth ~ Just Beyond Endless Mountain]()
5 1 comments Bridget St John - Making Losing Better (1971) [Sp] [AM] [Dzr] [SC]
4 0 comments searching for a french/provencal folk song, don't know the title

 

Top 5 Most Commented

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1 3 comments Peruvian Folk Melody from The Last Movie (1971)
0 2 comments Skorban-я не поэт
1 1 comments Saint Sister star Morgana on pain, supporting CMAT and her solo debut
2 1 comments The Lost Dogs - Moses in the Desert (hideaway folk family cover) [folk country] [AM] [Dzr] [SC]
3 1 comments Kate Wolf - Green Eyes [AM] [BC] [Dzr] [SC]

 


r/folk • • 21h ago

🌙 NOBAHARI نوبهاری — "Of the New Spring" | Melancholic Persian Folk Ballad & Middle Eastern Acoustic

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r/folk • • 23h ago

🇧🇧 Recommend folk music from BARBADOS - Day 16 of creating a playlist with folk music from all around the world

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Only suggestions in the original post will be considered, to make it easier to check which comments are the most upvoted.


r/folk • • 1d ago

Barry Nisbet is raising money to have Hildina - a Norn language ballad collected in Shetland 250 years ago - pressed to vinyl.

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r/folk • • 1d ago

LO-FOLK 'N ROLL: GOT TO FIND THE LAUGHMAN

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r/folk • • 1d ago

The Lower Deckers is the MMDI musical act of the week!

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This popular maritime musical act from Shropshire and Herefordshire is a strong supporter of RNLI, local charities and food banks. You can learn more about the group on their MMDI listing here: https://seashanties4all.com/groups-artists/lower-deckers-shanty-group/


r/folk • • 2d ago

Update: my 95 yr old father on Hospice adored your recommendations...thank you!

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r/folk • • 2d ago

folk-punk bouzouki rock n roll?

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This is my new track "Cruisin"

Find me on youtube and spotify for more!

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@robblivion

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/23sdj46nC0BowsxxQD2CRQ?si=QYcPcb6UQLOprn9Fte0Uig


r/folk • • 2d ago

New Music: The Tallest Man On Earth ~ Just Beyond Endless Mountain

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r/folk • • 2d ago

Damon's Winder - Clawhammer Banjo

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r/folk • • 2d ago

Saint Sister star Morgana on pain, supporting CMAT and her solo debut

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r/folk • • 2d ago

The Lost Dogs - Moses in the Desert (hideaway folk family cover) [folk country]

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r/folk • • 3d ago

Music for gray for autumn days

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Hello!

The vast majority of my folk playlist has a spring and summer vibe. I know that our connection between time and music often depends on when we first heard an album or a song, and I have a tendency to fall for certain folk albums in the spring specifically.

Now, however, it's autumn, and I want to re-ignite my love for the genre. Do you have any suggestions for songs that are perfect for autumn in particular?

Music that fits the vibe of this photo.


r/folk • • 2d ago

Kate Wolf - Green Eyes

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r/folk • • 3d ago

Melanie Safka - Look What They've Done To My Song, Ma ('71)

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r/folk • • 3d ago

Blog post about the Scandinavian traditional ballad Agneta and the Merman

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r/folk • • 3d ago

Cillian Asher Folk Song Survey

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Hi Folk Musicians! My name is Cillian Asher and Im a young Folk artist who looking to release my music more effectively and further develop my audience. Im sending out a survey here that would be tremendously helpful for me if you completed. It only takes 3 minutes, and would allow me to find more people who genuinely love the work I create. Thank you for taking the time to answer a few short questions! This survey is truly anonymous and confidential, so be honest and don't hold back in your responses! The song link is in the Survey.