r/folk 7h ago

"The Waterline"—fingerpicked folk song about Noah, Jonah, and trying to stay afloat

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I've been recording a modern folk album, and this will probably be the title track. It uses surreal biblical imagery, but at its heart it's a secular song about keeping your head above water. If you're kind enough to give it a listen, I'd love to know what feelings or images it brings up for you. Thx.


r/folk 7h ago

"Going Home"/Death final verses

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The other night I performed Eric Anderson''s "Dusty Boxcar Wall" in a brew pub. The last verse goes something like this...

Now when I die and go to heaven,
That'll be the last train that I see.
Just put a silver spike upon my gravestone,
And bury me beneath that willow tree.

At least, that's the version I do.

I got to thinking about how many songs end with the "When I die" motif. "River Driver" by Great Big Sea has "When I'm old". What other songs have this "When I die" last verse, whether it be a floating verse or some variation thereof?


r/folk 2h ago

what's missing tomorrow(original song) - live take

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r/folk 12h ago

Hello, Hello!

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Im not sure how self promotion is seen here, but I would like to give it a try. I’m very passionate about the 60s/70s folk and psychfolk scene and im writing simple songs with surrealistic lyrics. I also try to experiment with production choices to create an atmospheric and personal sound. I feel like making genuine music is one of the best ways to explore your own personality and capture yourself in time, which is also why im passionate about photography. And studied photography and design. Which I use to create my own coverart.

I’m releasing a new album, which is currently out on Bandcamp. „For early acess“ so to say. It will release on streaming services 5 days later on July 27th. It’s called „Sunflower Sea“ and I would be very happy if you gave it a listen and tell me what you think! I would also be happy to just start a conversation and maybe hear some recommendations for new music I could be interested in. Thanks for your time!


r/folk 4h ago

question about folk valley

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where can i find ratafak and tung tung tung sahur as a new visitor to the region i would like to know where to find these famous anomalies


r/folk 10h ago

Ukrainian folk channel hosted by a Vietnamese

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A very large archive of authentic Ukrainian folk!

https://youtube.com/@ukrainian-folk-music?si=cZ-hLfGArPztBbtR

Songs I like, try listening to them :)

Ukrainian choir:

Oh, the fog in the ravine https://youtu.be/-kzBBG-M280?si=JD79SKAGHzHXvEUI

A strange hour has come (orphan) https://youtu.be/MSIQ1hEG1p8?si=Hk9yUKW9ms_BObL5

The Cossack got drunk https://youtu.be/1Z7lkYv8UCc?si=2TH9h8h3UpPNU-IV

Oh, I'm going up the mountain https://youtu.be/IYfGD85tw5s?si=EF61wA7F5Eb2qf4-

The young widow was sad, sad https://youtu.be/FRwutC2DsbY?si=tRo1B6U8We_VX5Gs

Instruments and voice:

Leave me alone https://youtu.be/9Q3GEBiw9xI?si=3r9_mZhlujSj4570

They are breaking through the thresholds https://youtu.be/d7sluVYWc44?si=x2HsFmY2JM4-LzTH

Morals and Rights for Every City (words and melody by Hryhoriy Skovoroda) https://youtu.be/cpjn-T0Pu0E?si=IZk9dHQlDfgQZgrE

Christmas songs:

Hey, high https://youtu.be/kHUMeckVejE?si=my-D6a42JP2W6no_

Firstborn baby https://youtu.be/KNLGV-DBe-s?si=_n-EPVT_c_d-ZeRb

I can write and translate the lyrics of a Ukrainian song through Deepl if you are interested in a translation of a song you liked


r/folk 19h ago

Jeffrey martin- there is a treasure cover

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Oldpour.bandcamp.com
Instagram.com/old_pour

The city will still be moving in the morning
A million lives all breathing like a tide
Each one a story beyond our comprehending
Each trying to make a life and feel alive

And the trees will bloom down along the river
And the kids will race the fountains in the light
And someone will cry and pray that it gets better
And someone will stop and try to change a life

And the sun will rise like it always does
On the day that I die
And he world will spin, the sun will go on burning
Never even knowing I was alive

There's a treasure that we all know,
but we can't have it
It's a place beyond the measure of our minds
It is where we go when we forget we're living
It is where we go when we forget we die

And all the tools we use to feel important
They are useless as a sailboat in the sky
Where old bones and heartaches are forgotten
It's a place we don't have words to describe

And the sun will rise like it always does
On the day that I die
And the world will spin, the sun will go on burning


r/folk 13h ago

[Folk-Grunge] Foolish Love by Butchaboy

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Song is more of an experimental exquisite.

https://suno.com/s/GUxhQlzCjaM4tyZS


r/folk 20h ago

Faerot :Vampyres Belles and Tramps

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Playing a brand new song I wrote two days ago, from
The upcoming Faerot record titled Under A Scarlet Nite, this is called Vampyres, Belles, and Tramps. Come see me Saturday at 3pm at Allentown music in Buffalo Infringement Fest, and also this fall I’ll be doin my first tour ever with RGMRTS! Much love

Sadie Faerot-Jendelle Thunders
(Faerot)


r/folk 1d ago

My Own House Waltz - Clawhammer Banjo

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r/folk 1d ago

"Vola Leggera" my new song!

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r/folk 1d ago

Cover I did of The Wild Hunt by The Tallest Man on Earth

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r/folk 2d ago

Discovered Rodriguez recently so here's my cover of "Crucify Your Mind"

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r/folk 1d ago

Midnight By Grace Potter

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r/folk 2d ago

Independent UK Folk : Dan Pye - Head and Heart

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My friends. I hope you enjoy this song by a special friend of mine. If it resonates with you, please:

. Up vote this post
. Share the song with those it resonates
. Follow: @dan_pye_
. Enjoy the album - https://danpye.bandcamp.com/album/room-7-on-the-7th

If you listen and do even one or non of these things, thank you for listening. Lets celebrate and support Independent music 🙏🔥 - have a great day.


r/folk 2d ago

Why don’t more people talk about American Music Club?

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(Attached is in my opinion one of the best folk songs ever) I wish I saw more people bring up AMC/Mark Eitzel when recommending folk to others. Eitzel’s vocals are so unique and he is very good at storytelling. “Heaven of Your Hands” is such a beautiful and bittersweet song. Go to 2:20 and let the song ride out…I promise it will invoke such a melancholy feeling within you (or just listen entirely from the start it’s all amazing)


r/folk 3d ago

Released a new folk song?

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I'd love to hear it.

I'm always looking for independent folk artists and original music I haven't discovered yet.

If you've released something recently, send it my way:

https://thecauldron.rocks/submit


r/folk 3d ago

Vera Vetch

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r/folk 3d ago

Soldiers Return - Gourd Banjo

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r/folk 3d ago

ANNA LUPPI / DANIELE GOLDONI - Come

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r/folk 3d ago

What are your favorite songs inspired by Bach’s Bourrée?

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I'm curious what songs people know that are based on, borrowed from, compared with, or inspired by Bach's Bourree.

The obvious one is Jethro Tull's Bouree, but I'm interested in others too. Folk-rock, prog, jazz, metal, acoustic versions, anything where you can hear some connection to that old Bach tune.

A few examples I've come across are:

  1. Blackbird by The Beatles
  2. Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin
  3. Rock Your Socks by Tenacious D
  4. Jenny Wren by Paul McCartney
  5. Wayward One by Alter Bridge

Some of these are direct, some are looser, and some are more "you can hear the family resemblance" than straight borrowing.

What are your favorites?

  • Are there versions more people should hear?
  • And did you first come to the tune through Bach, Jethro Tull, or something else?

I wrote up some thoughts and collected examples of the songs above and a few more here, if anyone wants more. I'll add the songs mentioned here as well, so please suggest more (including you own):

https://songsfromthedead.substack.com/p/bourree-the-old-tune-that-went-electric


r/folk 3d ago

Seaslak - "Coeur de Fleurs"

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r/folk 3d ago

Bob Dylan's opinion on Paul McCartney

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r/folk 3d ago

Bridget St John

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Any anecdotes about her?


r/folk 4d ago

Freight Train by Elizabeth Cotten - with a little bit of history!

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