Genre in a city
The 13 most-read folk artists based in Edinburgh, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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13 artists are tagged folk in Edinburgh. The biggest move was The Pictish Trail, up 1 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | KT Tunstallfolk, alternative rock | 27,726 | 0 |
02 | The Incredible String Bandfolk, psychedelic folk | 6,691 | 0 |
03 | Licorice McKechniefolk | 2,458 | 0 |
04 | Robin Williamsonfolk | 1,939 | 0 |
05 | Phil Cunninghamfolk, celtic | 918 | 0 |
06 | The Pictish Trailfolk, electronic | 720 | +1 |
07 | Jean Redpathfolk | 537 | +1 |
08 | Johnny Cunninghamfolk | 517 | -2 |
09 | Robin Hallfolk | 322 | 0 |
10 | Salsa Celticafolk, latin | 300 | -1 |
11 | Malinkyfolk | 195 | 0 |
12 | The House Bandfolk | 143 | 0 |
13 | Alison Kinnairdfolk | 133 | 0 |
How this is ranked. Artists are matched from the MusicBrainz database by genre and by the area they are based in. An artist appears in a genre when at least 15% of their genre votes are for it. Position is set by readership of their English Wikipedia article in August 2026; movement compares that against July 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.