Genre in a city
The 13 most-read folk artists based in Edinburgh, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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13 artists are tagged folk in Edinburgh. The biggest move was The Pictish Trail, up 2 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | KT Tunstallfolk, alternative rock | 20,464 | 0 |
02 | The Incredible String Bandfolk, psychedelic folk | 5,574 | 0 |
03 | Licorice McKechniefolk | 2,183 | 0 |
04 | Robin Williamsonfolk | 1,806 | 0 |
05 | The Pictish Trailfolk, electronic | 945 | +2 |
06 | Phil Cunninghamfolk, celtic | 931 | -1 |
07 | Johnny Cunninghamfolk | 531 | -1 |
08 | Jean Redpathfolk | 432 | 0 |
09 | Robin Hallfolk | 356 | 0 |
10 | Salsa Celticafolk, latin | 272 | 0 |
11 | Malinkyfolk | 199 | 0 |
12 | The House Bandfolk | 174 | 0 |
13 | Alison Kinnairdfolk | 105 | 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 October 2026; movement compares that against September 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.