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Folk Blues

Folk blues is an acoustic-driven genre blending the raw emotion of traditional blues with the storytelling sensibilities of folk music. Rooted in early Delta and country blues, it often features stripped-down instrumentation—fingerpicking guitars, slide resonators, and occasional harmonica—paired with evocative, heartfelt lyrics. Songs range from soulful laments to rhythmic, foot-stomping grooves, carrying themes of struggle, love, and resilience. Some artists draw from prison work songs, while others inject contemporary folk elements. Whether gritty and unpolished or intricately arranged, folk blues remains a powerful and deeply personal form of musical expression.

Top Genres

Folk Singer-songwriter Contemporary Folk Country Blues Traditional Music Bluegrass Americana Traditional Blues Country Blues Delta Blues

Related Genres

Blues Acoustic Blues Electric Blues Blues Rock Singer-songwriter Country Blues Delta Blues Roots Rock Traditional Blues Modern Blues

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If Tears Were Diamonds

Single - Released January 24, 2025

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Rikard From

R.L. Burnside

Junior Kimbrough

Mike Bloomfield

Brian Grey

Mick Kolassa

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January 24, 2025

If Tears Were Diamonds
Bad Temper Joe
1 tracks
January 17

Another Mississippi Sunday Morning
Parchman Prison Prayer
13 tracks
January 10

Good Man Blues
Matt T Mahony
10 tracks
December 10, 2024

Muggy Days
Matt T Mahony
1 tracks
November 29

When the Highway's Done Its Run (Christmas Edition)
Bad Temper Joe
1 tracks
November 26

Run Away
Matt T Mahony
1 tracks
November 21

MC Hammer
Parchman Prison Prayer
1 tracks
November 12

True Bird
Matt T Mahony
1 tracks
October 23

Jetlagged
Matt T Mahony
1 tracks
October 4

CrissCross
Terry Robb
12 tracks
October 4

Can't Tell At All
xander.•
Rikard From
1 tracks
September 6

Soliloquy
Dipareynardi
1 tracks
August 28

Parchman Prison Blues
Parchman Prison Prayer
1 tracks
August 28

Golden Country: Volume 2
Justin Golden
8 tracks
August 21

Sitting on Top of the World/Keep Your Hand on the Plow
Justin Golden
2 tracks
August 16

Life Form
xander.•
Rikard From
1 tracks
August 16

In the Backseat
MAS•
Rikard From
1 tracks
August 16

I'll Be Around
Dorothy Lee
1 tracks
August 2

Dewi (demo)
Dipareynardi
1 tracks
July 30

More And More
Dipareynardi
1 tracks
July 29

A Warm Breeze on Summer's Eve
Rikard From
1 tracks
July 26

All Kinds of Blues
Mick Kolassa
14 tracks
July 11

For My Father, Who Loves the Law
Bill Hangley, Jr
1 tracks
July 8

The Old House
Rikard From
1 tracks
July 5

At the Villa
Bad Temper Joe
5 tracks
June 17

Dragonfly
Rikard From
12 tracks
June 10

Eating My Soul
Mick Kolassa
1 tracks
May 31

In My Own Time
Rikard From
9 tracks
May 24

Berlin, Springtime Rain (At the Villa)
Bad Temper Joe
1 tracks
May 24

Loved By You
Dorothy Lee
1 tracks
May 13

I Lay Down by Your Side
Rikard From
1 tracks
May 1

Glory Days
Vesa Kääpä
1 tracks
April 24

Everybody Ought to Treat a Stranger Right EP
Justin Golden
2 tracks
April 22

The Beginning of a Fairy Tale
Rikard From
1 tracks
April 20

Why?
Dipareynardi
1 tracks
April 19

Ramblin' From Coast to Coast
Johnny Burgin
12 tracks
April 12

Bad Name (At the Villa)
Bad Temper Joe
1 tracks
April 12

Wet Smile
Dorothy Lee
1 tracks
March 25

Busted by the Blues
Rikard From
1 tracks
March 1

Reinventing the Blues (At the Villa)
Bad Temper Joe
1 tracks

January 17, 2025

Another Mississippi Sunday Morning
Parchman Prison Prayer
13 tracks
January 10

Good Man Blues
Matt T Mahony
10 tracks
October 4, 2024

CrissCross
Terry Robb
12 tracks
August 28

Golden Country: Volume 2
Justin Golden
8 tracks
July 26

All Kinds of Blues
Mick Kolassa
14 tracks
July 5

At the Villa
Bad Temper Joe
5 tracks
June 17

Dragonfly
Rikard From
12 tracks
May 31

In My Own Time
Rikard From
9 tracks
April 19

Ramblin' From Coast to Coast
Johnny Burgin
12 tracks
January 12

Golden Country: Volume 1
Justin Golden
8 tracks
December 11, 2023

Coldland Blues
Brian Grey
11 tracks
November 10

Plug It In
Mitch Grainger
11 tracks
October 27

Plug It In (Acoustic)
Mitch Grainger
11 tracks
September 15

Some Mississippi Sunday Morning
Parchman Prison Prayer
15 tracks
August 25

Essentially Not Serious
Mick Kolassa
12 tracks
August 18

Jukebox Jed and Other Songs
Bill Hangley, Jr
11 tracks
July 28

If I May...
Little G Weevil
10 tracks
July 14

Uncovered Essentials
Mick Kolassa
11 tracks
July 7

Wooden Music
Mick Kolassa
11 tracks
June 16

Cruisin' Kansas City
Johnny Burgin
13 tracks

January 24, 2025

If Tears Were Diamonds
Bad Temper Joe
1 tracks
December 10, 2024

Muggy Days
Matt T Mahony
1 tracks
November 29

When the Highway's Done Its Run (Christmas Edition)
Bad Temper Joe
1 tracks
November 26

Run Away
Matt T Mahony
1 tracks
November 21

MC Hammer
Parchman Prison Prayer
1 tracks
November 12

True Bird
Matt T Mahony
1 tracks
October 23

Jetlagged
Matt T Mahony
1 tracks
October 4

Can't Tell At All
xander.•
Rikard From
1 tracks
September 6

Soliloquy
Dipareynardi
1 tracks
August 28

Parchman Prison Blues
Parchman Prison Prayer
1 tracks
August 21

Sitting on Top of the World/Keep Your Hand on the Plow
Justin Golden
2 tracks
August 16

I'll Be Around
Dorothy Lee
1 tracks
August 16

In the Backseat
MAS•
Rikard From
1 tracks
August 16

Life Form
xander.•
Rikard From
1 tracks
August 2

Dewi (demo)
Dipareynardi
1 tracks
July 30

More And More
Dipareynardi
1 tracks
July 29

A Warm Breeze on Summer's Eve
Rikard From
1 tracks
July 11

For My Father, Who Loves the Law
Bill Hangley, Jr
1 tracks
July 8

The Old House
Rikard From
1 tracks
June 10

Eating My Soul
Mick Kolassa
1 tracks