Experimental Folk

Experimental folk is a genre characterized by its avant-garde approach to traditional folk music, often incorporating unconventional instrumentation, atmospheric soundscapes, and introspective lyrics. Emerging in the 1960s counterculture movement, experimental folk evolved through the 1990s lo-fi scene and continues to thrive today. This genre is marked by its use of DIY production, found sounds, and extended techniques on traditional instruments, creating a dreamlike, introspective atmosphere. Artists within this genre often draw from psychedelic rock, ambient, and noise influences, pushing the boundaries of folk music's narrative and sonic conventions. The result is a distinctive sound that is both introspective and expansive, often exploring themes of nature, identity, and social commentary.

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Dharti Ke Malik
Single - Released June 9, 2025

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Abel Farai
Abigail Flowers
Adèle & Robin
Albert af Ekenstam
Alex Lejonhjärta
Alex Tremblay
Anna Carewe
Anna Dager
Anna Howie
Anna Winkin
Anne Haasch
Archipelago Smoothe
Arnab Dutta
Arrjun pandey
Asher White
Aux Meadows
Babetna
Babua Vikash
Birju Brand
Bobby Raj Chauhan
Brown Horse
Bui Vinh Phuc
Cameron Knowler
Charlie Wilde
Chema Elizondo
Chihana
Chitapata Karnakar
Clark Clipson
Cova Rasa
Danny Headson
David Allred
Distance Is a Way of Life
Dylan Debut
Esbie Fonte
Fai Baba
Faya Ede Womie
Folk Bitch Trio
Gome
Goutam Mohanta
Green Crow
Harpíer
Heemi
Her Name Is Noelle
Hjorterud Allé
Janso di Buffala
Javier Collado
John Sturino
Joni
Julian Civilian
Juma
Kapitlu tlettax
Kløverr
Kupar Shadap
Laura Cannell
Les Jardíns
Mango Rose
Manoj Bhadakvad
Mark Fry
Małgola, No
Mike Goodspeed
Miren
Mist & Moon
NICHKA
Neal Morgan
Nevad Brave
Of The Muses
OnTheTree
Path to the Wild
People Who Could Fly
Pávva
Radek Łukasiewicz
Rere
Rindert Lammers
Rivers and Streams
Sage Cornelius
Seb Lowe
Seven Agee
Simple Surili
Siri Karlsson
Sreeram Sushil
Steanie Mary
Stony Stone
Taanga Producciones
The Mostar Diving Club
The Slow Harvest
Thomas Rainbow
Tindré
Wicholly Broders
Winter McQuinn
Young Bard
Zuko Ya Deblè
Zuzanna Malisz
Андрей Шпехт
Воскресенский
Мудрый
Сергей Одинцов
Ясвена
יונתן זלצברג
渔羊
王秋实
Path to the Wild
Weyes Blood
Edo Saiya
Mist & Moon
Kalandra
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Kiki Rockwell
Stony Stone
Martin Landström
Rivers and Streams
Joni
Vera Mejer
Ezra Bell
Hjorterud Allé
Arnab Dutta
German Error Message
Seb Lowe
Rabbitology
Sarnula
Janani K. Jha
Forrest Mortifee
Bonnie Prince Billy
Ingunn
Joseph Vaux
Lazy Driver
Feten Feten
NICHKA
Petite Guitare
Radek Łukasiewicz
Záviš
Tunng
Boaz
Naima Bock
Folk Bitch Trio
Nevad Brave
Babetna
Goss Vinyard
Meimuna
Keeth
Dreamland
Les Jardíns
Mark Fry
Gwyneth Minte
Сергей Одинцов
Calavera & Manya
Fai Baba
Danny Headson
Chitapata Karnakar
bennytheghost
Mountains of the Moon
Ilona Vähäsöyrinki
Marina Allen
Alyrah Anais
Anna Winkin
Zelda Engh
Theo Bleak
Roy Harper
Abigail Flowers
Julia Andersson
elimako
Elin Oskal
王秋实
Андрей Шпехт
Anna Dager
Tray Wellington
Okan Değer
Steanie Mary
Isabel Abbott
ASKYA
Dream Beard
Anna B Savage
Adèle & Robin
Miren
Kløverr
Anna Serierse
Mensing
Tom Liar
BowLand
Esbie Fonte
יונתן זלצברג
Kajuze
Cagi Mudre ni Delani Ravoravo
Archipelago Smoothe
Brown Horse
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James Maddren
Rónán Ó Snodaigh
David Allred
Arrjun pandey
Schérazade
The Mostar Diving Club
Foxwood
Usually Quiet
Toua
Heemi
Will Stratton
Nina Nastasia
Lake Jons
Love Piet
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