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freak folk
19 women, non-binary artists, and bands with women making freak folk. start at whatever level you're standing on.
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level 3 · one step out
cult favorites and indie darlings
Tune-Yards
562k listeners · experimental, indie
Vashti Bunyan
937k listeners · folk, singer-songwriter
Joanna Newsom
726k listeners · folk, singer-songwriter
CocoRosie
953k listeners · experimental, indie
Marissa Nadler
422k listeners · folk, singer-songwriter
Jessica Pratt
507k listeners · folk, singer-songwriter
Grouper
1.3m listeners · ambient, drone
Du Blonde
59k listeners · indie rock, rock
level 4 · further
art pop, hyperpop, and the underground
level 5 · all the way
deep experimental
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questions
Who are some women making freak folk?
Tune-Yards, Vashti Bunyan, Joanna Newsom, CocoRosie, Josephine Foster, and Marissa Nadler are a few. musicisforgirls.com/genres/freak-folk/girls lists 19, sorted from mainstream to underground.
Who are some underground women making freak folk?
Further out, try Josephine Foster, Jana Hunter, Kelli Ali, and Hop Along, Queen Ansleis.
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artists from musicbrainz and last.fm, updated 2026-10-20
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