Folk
Anything from rustic ditties that melt your heart through to triumphant anthems of the forest.
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Kardemimmit – ‘Kardemimmit Live Special’ Review
Finnish folk excellence.
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Mike Tod’s rendition of ‘Oh, Death’ is this year’s St. Patrick’s Day haunt
A traditional tale told from the devil's crossroads.
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Yaelokre – ‘Composing Colentine’ Review
A fantasy folk tour of escapism and creating bonds.
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Introducing… Shelby Natasha
A melting pot of Chinese guzheng and lo-fi RnB.
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Best Alternative Music of 2025 (Mixtape Side B) Released on Higher Plain Music Radio
A wild cantor through the best hidden gems of alternative electronica, folk, and rock from 2025.
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Jesca Hoop announces new album, with clever lead single ‘Designer Citizen’ out now
Politically charged and in search for sanctuary.
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Bruno Bavota+Chantal Acda – ‘Safer Places’ Review
Where sad piano folk meets uplifting stories of everyday inspiration.
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Tidiane Thiam – ‘Siftorde’ Review
The innate rhythm of desert blues and Sahelian folk will charm your soul.
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Fields of Mildew – ‘IV’ Review
A beautifully melancholic marriage of century-old folk and modern-day post rock production.
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Introducing… Makk
Yorkshire-based indie folk that focuses on moods and waves of emotion over immediate hooks.
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Introducing… Hedera
Traditional chamber folk fusion lets Hedera create a tradition all of their own
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This Is The Kit – ‘Live at The Minack Theatre’ Review
Folk-rock at its finest.
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Introducing… Felix Antonio
If Bon Iver and Phoebe Bridgers had a French love affair... Felix Antonio might be their love child.
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Kalandra – ‘Mørketid’ Review
An atmospheric collection of songs to warm your chill in the darkest of months.
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Live Vault – Beth Gibbons
A spirited performance at the Sydney Opera House
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Introducing… Dani Larkin
Traditional folk songs and hymns get the atmospheric, haunted treatment.
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Jesca Hoop – Selective Memory Review
Reimagining her 2017 album as a sweet, stripped back banjo-rock performance
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Juana Molina announces new album ‘DOGA’ born out of six years of improvisational refinement
The maestro of experimental folktronica is back with her first original album in six years.
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Ásgeir takes on lyrics and liberation on new single ‘Ferris Wheel’ with new album in 2026
Ásgeir's 5th album 'Julia' is all about trying new ideas and exploring Americana-tinged folk.
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Introducing… Eve Goodman + SERA
Warm, nature folk inspired by the landscapes of North Wales
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Mon Rovîa’s ‘Heavy Foot’ is the protest folk anthem we need
A song for unity and an album about heritage and belonging from the Appalachian folk artist.
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Marissa Nadler – New Radiations Review
Ethereal western folk ballads rule the soundwaves as Nadler reaches album number 10.
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Hannah Frances returns with new avant rock single and album coming October
The polyrhythmic fingerpicker is back with possibly my favourite single of 2025 to date.
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Rapt returns with new single series to serenade you into reverie
Earnest and honest acoustic folk ditties to melt your heart and calm your weary soul - now in a single series format.
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Live Vault – Emiliana Torrini
An intimate yet enthralling acoustic performance from 2005.
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Introducing… Takeda
Welcome to grunge folk... and I love it.
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Heinali and Andriana-Yaroslava Saienko – Гільдеґарда (Hildergard) Review
Merging traditional Ukrainian folk singing and modern modular synths for a captivating and compelling performance.
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Nina Nastasia – Songs for a World of Trouble Review
Stark, sparse folk music to explore what community and home feels like in a world full of trouble.
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Kristin McClement returns with new single, and hints at a follow-up to Higher Plain Music’s album of 2015
A new single dedicated a lost friend from the music scene is poetic and dreamlike.
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Introducing… Camilla Wickman
If piano prog rock went on an ancestral retreat to find itself, and the land it came from.
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Gitta De Ridder – N(i)e(u)w Land Review
Homely folk songs about love, home life and finding the warm hug in life.
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Introducing… Dubh Lee
A Cowboy Western of a love triangle introduces the world to Dublin's Lubh Lee.
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Introducing… Alexandra Alden
Sumptuous Mediterranean folk pop from Maltese singer-songwriter and an ex Malta x-factor judge!
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Introducing… Victoria Akua
Merging together medicine music with folk pop sensibilities in a heartwarming song about friendship.
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Sunday Driver UK – Sun God Review
A truly original mixture of British folk and classical Indian influences, creating one of the best hidden gems in modern folk fusion.
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Introducing… Brìghde Chaimbeul
Merging traditional Scottish smallpipe reels with experimental textural drones for a unique and dreamy take on Gaelic music.
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Rapt – ‘Until The Light Takes Us’ Review
A delicate, quietly confident album on death, love, and coming to terms with both.
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Jonathan Hultén – Eyes Of The Living Night Review
Folk, prog rock, and Nordic choir arrangements collide in this cinematic masterpiece of an album.
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Andy Aquarius – Holy Glade Review
A forlorn Celtic Harp introspection inside a retired church in the Croatian mountains.
