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Folk
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Contemporary Folk
Progressive Folk
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Progressive Folk uses the introspective, intricate music of post-Dylan folk as a starting point, and adds new layers of musical and lyrical complexity, often incorporating various ethnic influences.
Progressive Folk Artist Highlights
More Progressive Folk Artists
Fairport Convention
John Fahey
Shirley Collins
John Martyn
Bill Frisell
John Prine
Eliza Carthy
The Wayward Band
Leo Kottke
Bill Morrissey
Mary Gauthier
Judy Collins
James Elkington
Madeleine Peyroux
More Progressive Folk Artists
Progressive Folk Album Highlights
More Progressive Folk Albums
Fairport Convention
Unhalfbricking
John Fahey
Return of the Repressed: The John Fahey Anthology
John Prine
Great Days: The John Prine Anthology
Davy Graham
The Guitar Player
John Fahey
The Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death
Leo Kottke
Leo Kottke Anthology
John Martyn
Ain't No Saint
Shirley Collins
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Davy Graham
Folk Roots, New Routes
More Progressive Folk Albums
Progressive Folk Recent Releases
More Recent Releases
Robbie Basho
Snow Beneath the Belly of a White Swan: The Lost Live Recordings
Davy Graham
He Moved Through the Fair: The Complete 1960s Recordings
Madeleine Peyroux
Let's Walk
Bonny Light Horseman
Keep Me on Your Mind/See You Free
More Recent Releases
Progressive Folk Song Highlights
More Progressive Folk Songs
A Sailor's Life
Traditional
Fairport Convention
On the Sunny Side of the Ocean
John Fahey
John Fahey
Sabu Visits the Twin Cities Alone
John Prine
John Prine
The Death of the Clayton Peacock
John Fahey
John Fahey
Sonora's Death Row
Kevin Blackie Farrell
Leo Kottke
I'd Rather Be the Devil (Devil Got My Woman)
Skip James
John Martyn
Proud Maisrie
Traditional
Shirley Collins
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Davy Graham
Cod'ine
Buffy Sainte-Marie
Buffy Sainte-Marie
Tam Lin
Traditional
Fairport Convention
Who Knows Where the Time Goes?
Sandy Denny
Fairport Convention
More Progressive Folk Songs
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Alternative Folk
Anti-Folk
Contemporary Folk
Folk Jazz
Folk-Pop
Neo-Traditional Folk
New Acoustic
Political Folk
Progressive Folk
Urban Folk
Alternative Folk
Anti-Folk
Contemporary Folk
Folk Jazz
Folk-Pop
Neo-Traditional Folk
New Acoustic
Political Folk
Progressive Folk
Urban Folk