The Official Site of Music's Biggest Night. Folk Music Playlist - Modern Folk Songs. [Image: Gwynth Herbert; Credit: James] I grew up in Los Angeles on the soothing sounds of punk rock and new wave. So why am I doing a Folk play list? Because hints of Folk are turning up everywhere, and a lot of it is so good. Our parents had Bob Dylan and Joan Biez, and now we have Bon Iver and The Low Anthem. It is now just dawning on me how prevalent and important Folk music has always been. This month's play list is "Folk" in the loosest terms. All the artists below have embodied some element of Folk music in there songs and in their general sound (and if you look on their Myspace pages, you’ll see that most of them give a "shout out" to one or more Folk artist in their influences section). THE LOW ANTHEM / (Don’t) Tremble/ Oh My God, Charlie Darwin PHANTOM LIMB / Don’t Say A Word / Phantom Limb JAMES VINCENT McMORROW / We Don't Eat / US Single GWYNETH HERBERT / My Narrow Man / All The Ghosts DENIS JONES / Beginning / Humdrum Virtue MEGAFAUN / The Fade / Gather, Form and Fly.
Top Ten Most Famous Folk Music Artists. Contributed by Cara Hartley, Catalogs.com Top 10 Guru As Louis Armstrong famously declared, “All music is folk music. I ain’t never heard a horse sing a song,” but connoisseurs of this traditional genre are quick to allege their affection for those artists who lament the common man’s struggle in song. The allure of folk music is found in the artists themselves, individuals who so poignantly describe the plight of the downtrodden and disenfranchised members of society.
The following is a compilation of the top ten most famous folk music artists of all time: 10. Shel Silverstein was a multi-faceted artist who is famous not only for his childrens books, but also for his contributions to folk. 9. Peter, Paul and Mary – “Peter, Paul and Mary are folk singers” states the insert in this group’s first album, and this trio remains the pinnacle of folk in the minds of many. 8. The Highwaymen were a combination of musical geniuses. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. 100 Greatest Folk Music Artists.
Folk Music Timeline timeline. Folk Albums : Page 1. Best folk songs 2013.