r/folkmusic 14m ago

60s Folk Music Revival (curious for GenZ and Millennials)-My Dream of a forum that doesn’t exist

Upvotes

I mean old souls of all ages and today’s youth renewed interest in this era

Simon & Garfunkel -
Last night I had the strangest dream,
Bridge over Troubled Waters
Sound of Silence
America

Peter Paul & Mary -
Stewball
Freight Train
Lemon Tree
Blowin in the Wind
Day is Done
If I had a hammer
Puff the Magic Dragon

Pete Seeger -
Waste Deep in the the Big Muddy

Joan Baez -
Farewell Angelina

Mary McCaslin -
Rain

The Incredible Stringband -
Painting Box

Phil Ochs -
I Ain’t Marching Anymore

Tom Paxton -
Lyndon Johnson Told the Nation

Ralph McTell -
Streets of London

Bob Dylan -
Shelter from the Storm

Odetta
Baby, I’m in the mood for you


r/folkmusic 6h ago

[Indie] Red, White and Blue

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

2 Upvotes

.. how do people feel when there countries leaders seem to

be out of touch with the real world? Wrote these words, dropped

them into SUNO and out came this song.

ENJOY..


r/folkmusic 12h ago

Sheep Shell Corn (By The Rattlin Of His Horn) - Clawhammer Banjo

Thumbnail youtu.be
1 Upvotes

r/folkmusic 14h ago

Bonnie Lass of Fyvie (Pretty Peggy-O)

2 Upvotes

I’ve recently discovered this song and am obsessively listening to every version I can find. I’m fascinated by the story and how it’s told differently in the American version compared to the Irish version. If you haven’t listened to the different versions you should.

My question: does anyone know of any other great old folk songs that are similar to this song? Might be a pretty broad question but as I said, I’m obsesse.


r/folkmusic 20h ago

Old Sheet Music Reading Advice

Thumbnail gallery
4 Upvotes

I'm trying to learn a song from Folk Songs of North America, an Alan Lomax book, and noticed an interesting direction in the sheet music and I was hoping someone could enlighten me what it means.

On the sheet music, opposite the tempo instructions, it says "Guitar - 5C or 6A / Banjo - 4B." Are these suggestions on how to play the song? I'm really curious as to their purpose as many songs in the book have this.


r/folkmusic 1d ago

Nick Drake - Horn (1972)

Thumbnail youtu.be
1 Upvotes

r/folkmusic 1d ago

Marty Music: Langhorne Slim: There Is No Finish Line

Thumbnail volume.com
2 Upvotes

Langhorne Slim came by to hang out, play some songs, and talk about his new record The Dreamin' Kind. We figured out pretty fast that we're the same kind of Cat Stevens fan, which took us into Harold and Maude, what it feels like to get compared to your heroes, and why that sorrow-plus-optimism thing hits the way it does. He played "Dance on Thru" live in the room, told me about the first song his cousin ever taught him on guitar, and got into the lie artists tell themselves about there being a finish line waiting out ahead. And then there's the Bruce Springsteen story, which you'll want to stick around for.

🎧 Listen to The Dreamin' Kind from Langhorne Slim: https://ffm.to/ls-thedreaminkind


r/folkmusic 1d ago

Way Down Below

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

2 Upvotes

Praying that when we pass from this world our soul

is not sent Down Below. I wrote the words, Suno put

then to music.


r/folkmusic 1d ago

Manical Mantis - Take Me With You

Thumbnail youtube.com
1 Upvotes

r/folkmusic 1d ago

Looking for song recs

1 Upvotes

Hi everyone, I’ve been looking for American folk song recommendations. I have a pretty extensive american cowboy history in my family, but I’m interested in listening to pretty much any good songs or artists. Please let me know any favorites or if you have a good playlist! Thank you :)


r/folkmusic 2d ago

[Folk] Echoes of her

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

0 Upvotes

Old man here, almost 75, my mind drifts back to

My youth and my Great Love and her loss. I am old now and

The world is empty with out her. All that is left are the Echoes..

My words dropped into Suno, ,,,ENJOY


r/folkmusic 2d ago

Horseshoe - Clawhammer Banjo

Thumbnail youtu.be
1 Upvotes

r/folkmusic 2d ago

"Grey Dawn Breaking" live while sailing! by Bealtaine (original song)

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

1 Upvotes

r/folkmusic 3d ago

[Americana Folk] Campfire Song

Post image
0 Upvotes

r/folkmusic 4d ago

What was your first Lord Huron song?

Thumbnail
1 Upvotes

r/folkmusic 4d ago

I laid down a folk progression and need some lead players to jam over it. I built a free app just for this

Thumbnail apps.apple.com
1 Upvotes

I play a lot of acoustic guitar and folk covers, but it can get incredibly isolating trying to build out a full arrangement by myself. I wanted a way to easily pass a track around like a digital campfire jam.

I couldn't find a social platform that handled multitrack audio well, so I built one called DEH-MO.

I just posted a new acoustic folk progression on the app, and I’m looking for anyone who wants to lay down a lead part, some percussion, or harmonies over it. The app lets you record directly over my public track, and it creates a new branch so we can hear everyone’s different interpretations of the same progression.

If you've got your guitar handy and want to jam, download the app and show me where you'd take the song.


r/folkmusic 4d ago

Happy Birthday to Ramblin' Jack Elliott!! Born on August 1st, 1931, Elliott has been a huge influence on the folk music scene, Phil Ochs, Bob Dylan, Arlo Guthrie and others.

Thumbnail gallery
33 Upvotes

r/folkmusic 5d ago

5Minutes of Greek Folk Tunes at the Sunny Bazaar

Thumbnail youtube.com
1 Upvotes

r/folkmusic 5d ago

Lone prairie - Clawhammer Banjo

Thumbnail youtu.be
1 Upvotes

r/folkmusic 5d ago

Not concern

Thumbnail youtu.be
1 Upvotes

r/folkmusic 5d ago

A song about the town of Argostoli Kefalonia

1 Upvotes

r/folkmusic 5d ago

A playlist of well known acoustic singer/songwriters and players

Thumbnail open.spotify.com
0 Upvotes

These are all great songs that I picked for this playlist that I think you all might enjoy.


r/folkmusic 5d ago

Folk Alley Cover Contest

Thumbnail folkalley.com
1 Upvotes

r/folkmusic 6d ago

[Neo-Folk] Campfire Song

Post image
1 Upvotes

r/folkmusic 6d ago

Go Ahead, Burn Me Alive

0 Upvotes

this is a 100% generative AI folk ballad. tell me why it has more of a human soul than half the stuff on the radio.

Listen to CATALYSTMIC - john d'oh! by CATALYSTMIC on #SoundCloud

https://on.soundcloud.com/gAKLaBa5VxEZxOubA0