Genre

Folk

Folk on LoudQuietLoud: more than 3500 artists, including Nelly Furtado, Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash. It runs alongside heartland rock, baroque pop and folk rock.

Radio

On public radio, last 30 days

Last 30 days · via public radio playlists

Public radio airplay for Folk artists, last 30 days
Rank	Album	Stations	Days on chart	Spins
1	Lost Weekend Phoebe Bridgers KCRW, KEXP, KRCL, KUTX, The Current, WXPN · 28 days on chart	KCRW, KEXP, KRCL, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	28	217 spins
2	Ride Lonesome Beck KCRW, KRCL, The Current, WXPN · 11 days on chart	KCRW, KRCL, The Current, WXPN	11	43 spins
3	Wildflowers Tom Petty KEXP, KRCL, KUTX, WXPN · 1 day on chart	KEXP, KRCL, KUTX, WXPN	1	4 spins
4	Angel Lizzy McAlpine KRCL, The Current, WXPN · 10 days on chart	KRCL, The Current, WXPN	10	41 spins
5	Paul Simon Paul Simon KRCL, KUTX, WXPN · 1 day on chart	KRCL, KUTX, WXPN	1	4 spins
6	Harvest Moon Neil Young KRCL, The Current, WXPN · 1 day on chart	KRCL, The Current, WXPN	1	3 spins

Press

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LatestPitchforkOct 23, 2026

Beirut City Pop (opens in new tab)

Habibi Funk’s latest compilation shines a spotlight on the vintage soul, disco, and jazz that sprang up as a homegrown response to Lebanon’s brutal civil war.

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Aquarium DrunkardSep 24, 2026
Those Were the Days of Miracle and Wonder :: Paul Simon’s Graceland at 40 (opens in new tab)
Paul Simon’s 1986 album Graceland exists in this weird state, an album that eternally evokes 1986, but always sounds so different from other albums of its era.
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PitchforkSep 23, 2026
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (Original Motion Picture Score) (opens in new tab)
Alex G’s score for Jane Schoenbrun’s horror-romance-comedy serves as a rhapsodic complement to the film and hints at ambitious new territory for him as a composer.
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Aquarium DrunkardSep 22, 2026
Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts :: Second Song (opens in new tab)
At 80, Neil Young remains gloriously unfinished.
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PitchforkSep 21, 2026
Ride Lonesome (opens in new tab)
The blues sound a little gray on Beck’s new album, a spiritual sequel to Morning Phase blending country-folk songwriting and gently psychedelic West Coast rock.
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Beats Per MinuteSep 21, 2026
Album Review: Beck – Ride Lonesome (opens in new tab)
To say that Beck‘s career has been impacted by cataclysmic shifts seems a bit of an understatement.
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PitchforkSep 19, 2026
Second Song (opens in new tab)
The 80-year-old musician’s 50th studio album emphasizes atmosphere over songcraft, but its long, rambling tracks offer ample reminders of his melodic dexterity and lyrical gifts.
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ClashSep 18, 2026
Beck – Ride Lonesome (opens in new tab)
There was a time when Beck made predictability seem like a defect.
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Labels

Labels in this genre

CBS

Label

Home to Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash & Simon & Garfunkel

Sony Records International

Label

Home to Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel & Leonard Cohen

Geffen Records

Label

Home to Simon & Garfunkel, Neil Young & Joni Mitchell

DreamWorks Records

Label

Home to Nelly Furtado, Elliott Smith & Rufus Wainwright

Legacy

Label

Home to Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash & John Denver

Sony Music

Label

Home to Johnny Cash, Simon & Garfunkel & Willie Nelson

Folk

Nelly Furtado

Bob Dylan

Ed Sheeran

Beck

Creedence Clearwater Revival

Johnny Cash

Sufjan Stevens

Jack Johnson

Bruce Springsteen

Bon Iver

Jeff Buckley

Simon & Garfunkel

Jason Mraz

Harry Styles

Hozier

The Shins

Carly Rae Jepsen

Elliott Smith

Feist

Shawn Mendes

Mazzy Star

Neil Young

The Mamas & the Papas

Iron & Wine

Regina Spektor

Mumford & Sons

Van Morrison

Fleet Foxes

Vance Joy

Bright Eyes

Lord Huron

Dolly Parton

Of Monsters and Men

America

Band of Horses

Neutral Milk Hotel

Nick Drake

Phoebe Bridgers

Cat Power

Alex G

Sara Bareilles

Damien Rice

Leonard Cohen

Paul Simon

Enya

KT Tunstall

Tom Odell

Grizzly Bear

Manu Chao

sombr

Colbie Caillat

Mother Mother

Wilco

Sheryl Crow

Christina Perri

José González

Tom Waits

Tom Petty

Gracie Abrams

She & Him

The Decemberists

Faye Webster

Dr. Dog

Passenger

Passenger

Animal Collective

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers

Birdy

John Denver

Milky Chance

Buffalo Springfield

Sarah McLachlan

Beirut

Carpenters

Joni Mitchell

Big Thief

Patrick Watson

Don McLean

Noah Kahan