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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ASKYA
Ac Sapphire
Alex Tremblay
Alison Eales
Anadel
Anna B Savage
Anna Dager
Anna Serierse
Apartment Upstairs
Asher White
Austin Leonard Jones
Ben Osborn
Benjamin Finney
Bright Arcana
Brown Horse
Burd Ellen
Callahan & Witscher
Ceavora
Charles Rumback
Charlie Wilde
Croix Du Nord
Daniel O'Sullivan
Dave Scanlon
David Allred
David Ian Roberts
Dolly Valentine
Dreamland
Elaine Howley
Elephant Micah
Esbie Fonte
Federico Sanchez Flores
Feten Feten
Fiver
Forrest Mortifee
Foxwood
Gamardah Fungus
German Error Message
Good Good Blood
Green Tangerines
Hack-Poets Guild
Hey Lu
Ian Ross Cohen
James Maddren
John Martin
Joni
Joseph Vaux
Julia Andersson
Julius Frank
Keeth
Kiki Rockwell
Lady Dan
Laura Cannell
Lazy Driver
Lunar Bloom
Marina Allen
Martin Landström
Mary Middlefield
Mensing
Michael O'Shea
Naima Bock
Nathan Navarro
Nicole Jasperse
Nightbird
Opal Eskar
Pefkin
Petite Guitare
Prairie WWWW
Quarter Black
Rabbitology
Richard Dawson
Richard Youngs
Rick Leigh
Rous
Rónán Ó Snodaigh
Saturday
Seb Lowe
Severin Su
Shabason & Krgovich
Shilly
Shovel Dance Collective
Spectator Bird
St. Lenox
Stephen Becker
Stripmall Ballads
The Mystic Revelation of Teppo Repo
The Satchel Kid
Theo Bleak
Tica Douglas
Tom Liar
Tom Snowdon
Tray Wellington
Usually Quiet
Vera Mejer
Weyes Blood
Will Stark
William Wallace
Winter McQuinn
You Are Wolf
bennytheghost
numün
Weyes Blood
Kiki Rockwell
Martin Landström
Joni
Vera Mejer
Seb Lowe
German Error Message
Rabbitology
Janani K. Jha
Forrest Mortifee
Joseph Vaux
Lazy Driver
Feten Feten
Petite Guitare
Naima Bock
Keeth
Dreamland
bennytheghost
Marina Allen
Theo Bleak
Julia Andersson
Richard Dawson
Usually Quiet
Anna Dager
Tray Wellington
Anna B Savage
ASKYA
James Maddren
Mensing
Anna Serierse
Tom Liar
Esbie Fonte
Brown Horse
David Allred
Foxwood
Shabason & Krgovich
Anadel
Mary Middlefield
Woodpecker Wooliams
Federico Sanchez Flores
Elaine Howley
Tom Snowdon
Rónán Ó Snodaigh
Daniel O'Sullivan
Apartment Upstairs
Croix Du Nord
Rous
Austin Leonard Jones
Hey Lu
Ben Reynolds
Will Stark
Laura Cannell
Ac Sapphire
Ian Ross Cohen
You Are Wolf
Benjamin Finney
Shovel Dance Collective
Alex Tremblay
Spectator Bird
Rick Leigh
Winter McQuinn
Richard Youngs
Asher White
Hack-Poets Guild
John Martin
Fiver
Lunar Bloom
The Mystic Revelation of Teppo Repo
Prairie WWWW
Green Tangerines
Nathan Navarro
Nightbird
St. Lenox
Callahan & Witscher
Nicole Jasperse
Charles Rumback
Good Good Blood
Lady Dan
Ben Osborn
Charlie Wilde
Ceavora
Michael O'Shea
Elephant Micah
Severin Su
William Wallace
numün
Bright Arcana
Shilly
Burd Ellen
The Satchel Kid
Julius Frank
Stephen Becker
Dolly Valentine
Quarter Black
Stripmall Ballads
Alison Eales
The Limeybirds
Gamardah Fungus
Opal Eskar
David Ian Roberts