indie folk artists

At a glance

57 published indie folk artists; 233 studio albums have verified cover art.

When they started

Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 2010s (19 artists).

Where they come from

Countries with the most indie folk artists. United States leads with 24.

• United States 24
• United Kingdom 13
• Canada 4
• Ireland 4
• Iceland 2
• Sweden 2
• Australia 1
• Chile 1

Often paired with

Genres that share artists with indie folk. The most shared is indie rock, with 14 artists in both.

• indie rock 14
• indie pop 13
• folk music 11
• alternative rock 7
• folk-pop 7
• folk rock 6
• pop music 6
• pop rock 4

Covers from indie folk

233 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.

Leaders

Elliott Smith has the most release groups (125); Eddie Vedder the longest career (38 years); Feist the most awards (24).

More indie folk artists

Showing 1–45 of 45 artists

Maggie Rogers

United States · Person · born 1994

pop music, art pop, folk-pop, alternative music, indie folk

7.8M listeners · 24 wikis · Tier 3

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros

United States · Group · 2005–present

indie folk

8.4M listeners · 19 wikis · Tier 3

Seafret

United Kingdom · Group · 2015–present

indie folk

9.8M listeners · 9 wikis · Tier 3

Kevin Kaarl

Mexico · Person · born 2000

folk music, indie pop, dream pop, indie folk

8.6M listeners · 4 wikis · Tier 3

Ben&Ben

Philippines · Group · 2015–present

folk-pop, indie folk

7.7M listeners · 3 wikis · Tier 3

Eddie Vedder

United States · Person · born 1964

rock music, alternative rock, indie folk

57 wikis · Tier 3

Elliott Smith

United States · Person · born 1969

indie rock, indie pop, lo-fi music, indie folk

47 wikis · Tier 2

Neutral Milk Hotel

United States · Group · 1989–1999

psychedelic folk, indie rock, lo-fi music, indie folk

39 wikis · Tier 2

Glen Hansard

Ireland · Person · born 1970

rock music, folk rock, traditional folk music, indie rock, indie pop, indie folk, contemporary folk music

37 wikis · Tier 2

Tanita Tikaram

United Kingdom · Person · born 1969

pop music, folk music, folk-pop, indie folk

36 wikis · Tier 3

Jake Bugg

United Kingdom · Person · born 1994

blues rock, folk rock, traditional folk music, blues, country rock, Americana, indie rock, indie folk, British blues

33 wikis · Tier 3

Laura Marling

United Kingdom · Person · born 1990

pop rock, folk-pop, indie folk

30 wikis · Tier 3

José González

Sweden · Person · born 1978

indie folk

27 wikis · Tier 3

Julien Baker

United States · Person · born 1995

country music, pop rock, alternative rock, indie folk

25 wikis · Tier 3

Crystal Bowersox

United States · Person · born 1985

blues rock, soul, country music, gospel music, folk music, indie folk, acoustic music

22 wikis · Tier 3

Conor Oberst

United States · Person · born 1980

alternative rock, indie rock, indie folk, emo

21 wikis · Tier 3

Kristian Matsson

Sweden · Person · born 1983

folk music, indie rock, indie folk

18 wikis · Tier 3

gnash

United States · Person · born 1993

pop music, hip-hop, alternative R&B, indie folk

18 wikis · Tier 3

Anaïs Mitchell

United States · Person · born 1981

traditional folk music, indie folk

17 wikis · Tier 3

Michelle Shocked

United States · Person · born 1962

folk rock, indie folk

17 wikis · Tier 3

M. Ward

United States · Person · born 1973

folk music, indie folk

17 wikis · Tier 3

Lucy Rose

United Kingdom · Person · born 1989

folk rock, indie folk

14 wikis · Tier 3

The Microphones

United States · Group · 1998–present

indie rock, indie folk

13 wikis · Tier 3

Alexi Murdoch

United Kingdom · Person · born 1973

country music, alternative rock, indie folk, acoustic music

12 wikis · Tier 3

Frightened Rabbit

United Kingdom · Group · 2003–present

indie rock, indie folk

12 wikis · Tier 3

Sóley

Iceland · Person · born 1987

indie folk

12 wikis · Tier 3

Villagers

Ireland · Group · 2008–present

indie folk

11 wikis · Tier 3

Scott Hutchison

United Kingdom · Person · born 1981

indie rock, indie folk

9 wikis · Tier 3

Orla Gartland

Ireland · Person · born 1995

folk music, indie pop, indie folk, acoustic music

8 wikis · Tier 3

Stefano Lentini

Italy · Person · born 1974

indie folk

7 wikis · Tier 3

Hayden

Canada · Person · born 1971

indie folk

7 wikis · Tier 3

Person

Pete Teo

Malaysia · Person · born 1972

indie folk

6 wikis · Tier 3

John Darnielle

United States · Person · born 1967

indie folk

6 wikis · Tier 3

Aoife O'Donovan

United States · Person · born 1982

indie folk

6 wikis · Tier 3

Gepe

Chile · Person · born 1981

pop music, alternative rock, electropop, folk-pop, indie pop, alternative music, indie folk

5 wikis · Tier 3

Samantha Savage Smith

Canada · Person · born 1987

indie folk

5 wikis · Tier 3

Leif Vollebekk

Canada · Person · born 2010

indie folk

5 wikis · Tier 3

Trampled by Turtles

United States · Group · 2004–present

bluegrass music, indie folk

4 wikis · Tier 3

Mount Eerie

United States · Group · 2003–present

indie folk

4 wikis · Tier 3

Kim C

South Korea · Person · born 1971

folk rock, indie folk

4 wikis · Tier 3

Stornoway

United Kingdom · Group · 2006–present

indie folk

3 wikis · Tier 3

The Accidentals

United States · Group · 2012–present

indie folk

2 wikis · Tier 3

Broken Records

United Kingdom · Group · 2006–present

indie folk

1 wikis · Tier 3

Eagleowl

Scotland · Group · 2005–present

indie folk

1 wikis · Tier 3

Zoey Van Goey

United Kingdom · Group · 2006–present

indie pop, indie folk

1 wikis · Tier 3