Genre

Folk Rock

Folk Rock on LoudQuietLoud: more than 100 artists, including Fleet Foxes, Jethro Tull and Horse Feathers. It runs alongside heartland rock, folk punk and country rock.

Album art: Bruce Springsteen, Born To Run

Bruce Springsteen

rock · classic rock · singer-songwriter

The Mamas & the Papas

classic rock · 60s · rock

Iron & Wine

folk · indie · singer-songwriter

Fleet Foxes

folk · indie · folk rock

Jefferson Airplane

psychedelic rock · classic rock · 60s

Band of Horses

indie · indie rock · alternative

Neutral Milk Hotel

folk · indie · lo-fi

Wilco

alt-country · indie · indie rock

The Decemberists

indie · folk · indie rock

Big Thief

indie rock · indie folk · folk

T. Rex

glam rock · classic rock · rock

Jethro Tull

progressive rock · classic rock · folk rock

Album art: Grateful Dead, Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA (7/3/66)

Grateful Dead

psychedelic rock · classic rock · psychedelic

Laura Marling

folk · female vocalists · singer-songwriter

Carole King

singer-songwriter · female vocalists · folk

Donovan

folk · singer-songwriter · 60s

boygenius

indie rock · indie folk · indie

Album art: The Mountain Goats, Days

The Mountain Goats

folk · indie · lo-fi

John Mellencamp

rock · classic rock · singer-songwriter

Love

psychedelic rock · psychedelic · 60s

The Front Bottoms

acoustic · folk · indie

The War on Drugs

indie rock · indie · folk

Kurt Vile

lo-fi · psychedelic · indie

Calexico

alt-country · indie · americana

Okkervil River

folk · indie · indie rock

Midlake

indie · indie rock · lo-fi

Fruit Bats

indie · folk · indie pop

Billy Bragg

folk · singer-songwriter · political

Big Red Machine

folktronica · indie rock · folk

Traffic

classic rock · progressive rock · psychedelic rock

Songs: Ohia

singer-songwriter · folk · alt-country

Cover of O Avalanche by Fionn Regan

Fionn Regan

folk · singer-songwriter · acoustic

Horse Feathers

folk · indie · folk rock

Vetiver

folk · indie · freak folk

Lissie

singer-songwriter · female vocalists · folk

Born Ruffians

indie rock · canadian · indie

Album art: Kevin Morby, Little Wide Open

Kevin Morby

folk · singer-songwriter · lo-fi

Deer Tick

folk · alt-country · indie

Dawes

folk · indie · folk rock

Fairport Convention

folk · folk rock · british

The Weakerthans

indie rock · canadian · indie

Dan Fogelberg

singer-songwriter · soft rock · folk

Fenne Lily

folk · singer-songwriter · female vocalists

Richard Thompson

folk · singer-songwriter · folk rock

Kevin Devine

singer-songwriter · folk · indie

John Grant

singer-songwriter · folk · indie

Hop Along

indie · indie rock · folk

Hurray for the Riff Raff

folk · americana · blues

Palehound

female vocalists · indie rock · indie

Micah P. Hinson

singer-songwriter · folk · alt-country

Lucky Luke

future house · house · all

Gene Clark

singer-songwriter · folk · country

Phil Ochs

folk · singer-songwriter · political

Tempest

progressive rock · hardcore · crust

Magnolia Electric Co.

alt-country · folk · americana

Jessica Lea Mayfield

folk · singer-songwriter · female vocalists

Chris Staples

folk · acoustic · singer-songwriter

Westerman

singer-songwriter · indie · indie pop

Vic Chesnutt

singer-songwriter · folk · alt-country

Kaleidoscope

psychedelic rock · psychedelic · 60s

Kaleidoscope

psychedelic rock · psychedelic · 60s

Moby Grape

psychedelic rock · psychedelic · 60s

The Incredible String Band

folk · psychedelic folk · psychedelic

Hayden

singer-songwriter · folk · canadian

Bartees Strange

indie rock · singer-songwriter · british

Steve Gunn

folk · singer-songwriter · acoustic

Mat Kerekes

acoustic · emo · indie

David Bazan

singer-songwriter · folk · indie

Malcolm Middleton

singer-songwriter · scottish · indie

American Music Club

indie rock · alt-country · slowcore

Cover of Strange Dance by Philip Selway

Philip Selway

singer-songwriter · indie · folk

Buck Meek

folk · indie · singer-songwriter

Cover of Middle Brother by Middle Brother

Middle Brother

alt-country · indie · americana

Kane Strang

new zealand · indie · acoustic

Greg Freeman

indie rock · alt-country · americana

Matt Kivel

folk · indie folk · psychedelic rock

The Amazing

psychedelic folk · folk · swedish

Grian Chatten

folk · ireland · singer-songwriter

Ian Anderson

progressive rock · folk · flute

Dillard & Clark

country · bluegrass · country rock

Bonny Doon

indie rock · folk · indie

My New Band Believe

art rock · indie rock · experimental

Jerry Garcia Band

rock · folk · jam

Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band

folk · indie · singer-songwriter

Jen Cloher

indie · singer-songwriter · australian

Little Scream

singer-songwriter · folk · female vocalists

Joe Hertler & the Rainbow Seekers

soul · folk · rnb

Bobb Trimble

psychedelic · folk · indie

Fotheringay

folk · folk rock · british folk

Pieta Brown

singer-songwriter · alt-country · female vocalists

Evening Hymns

folk · indie · canadian

Florry

alt-country · indie · indie pop

Florry

alt-country · indie · indie pop

Rachel Goswell

folk · shoegaze · singer-songwriter

Adrian Crowley

folk · singer-songwriter · acoustic

Tobin Sprout

lo-fi · indie rock · indie

Radio

On public radio, last 30 days

Last 30 days · via public radio playlists

Public radio airplay for Folk Rock artists, last 30 days
Rank	Album	Stations	Days on chart	Spins
1	Little Wide Open Kevin Morby KCRW, KEXP, KRCL, KUTX, The Current, WXPN · 27 days on chart	KCRW, KEXP, KRCL, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	27	132 spins
2	Born To Run Bruce Springsteen KEXP, KRCL, The Current, WXPN · 1 day on chart	KEXP, KRCL, The Current, WXPN	1	6 spins
3	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot Wilco KRCL, KUTX, The Current · 1 day on chart	KRCL, KUTX, The Current	1	4 spins
4	North Hills Dawes KRCL, The Current, WXPN · 1 day on chart	KRCL, The Current, WXPN	1	3 spins
5	American Beauty Grateful Dead The Current, WXPN · 1 day on chart	The Current, WXPN	1	3 spins

Press

Recently reviewed

LatestAquarium DrunkardAug 19, 2026

The Grateful Dead :: Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA (7/3/66) (opens in new tab)

A curious — and fascinating — listening experience.

Shop Grateful Dead

PitchforkAug 11, 2026
Days (opens in new tab)
Exploring a motley array of grunge-era characters, the latest Mountain Goats album is very polished and very funny, as the band’s performances convey the same nuance and range as John Darnielle’s…
Shop The Mountain Goats

Labels

Labels in this genre

Island

Home to Jethro Tull, Fairport Convention & Richard Thompson

Related genres

Heartland Rock Folk Punk Country Rock Baroque Pop Indie Folk Americana Psychedelic Folk Folk