The albums that define
folk music.
Our picks for where to start with folk music — with a one-line read on why each one matters.
Top folk music artists
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The folk music essentials
Twenty-four picks. Press play on any of them.
Rosalía
Lux
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Bing Crosby
Holiday Inn
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Dido
Safe Trip Home
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Gustavo Cerati
Amor Amarillo
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Nelly Furtado
The Spirit Indestructible
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Nelly Furtado
The Ride
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Nelly Furtado
7
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Judy Collins
Winter Stories
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Judy Collins
A Love Letter to Stephen Sondheim
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Judy Collins
White Bird: Anthology of Favorites
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Reba McEntire
50 Greatest Hits
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Reba McEntire
The Best of Reba McEntire
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Reba McEntire
So Good Together
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Dolly Parton
Rockstar
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Dolly Parton
Trio
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Dolly Parton
Hello, I'm Dolly
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Dolly Parton
Trio II
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Shania Twain
Queen of Me
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Shania Twain
Up!
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Shania Twain
Now
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The Chieftains
The Chieftains 5
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Norah Jones
Little Broken Hearts
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Norah Jones
Not Too Late
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Norah Jones
The Fall
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Marinella
Marinella
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Marinella
Marinella of today… In George Hadjinasios songs
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Aygün Kazimova
Ya v Nirvane
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Emmylou Harris
Light of the Stable
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Emmylou Harris
Ramble in Music City: The Lost Concert
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Emmylou Harris
At the Ryman
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Sophie Ellis-Bextor
The Song Diaries
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Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Make a Scene
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John Mayer
Paradise Valley
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John Mayer
Battle Studies
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John Mayer
Born and Raised
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John Mayer
Continuum
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Dido
Greatest Hits
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Mumford & Sons
Babel
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Mumford & Sons
Rushmere
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Mumford & Sons
Wilder Mind
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Mumford & Sons
Sigh No More
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Jelena Karleuša
Gili
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Värttinä
Iki
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Värttinä
Ilmatar
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Värttinä
Aitara
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Värttinä
Vihma
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Värttinä
Oi Dai
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Amos Lee
Dreamland
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Amos Lee
My Ideal: A Tribute to Chet Baker Sings
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Neko Case
Middle Cyclone
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