Genre in a city
The 12 most-read folk artists based in Philadelphia, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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12 artists are tagged folk in Philadelphia. The biggest move was Vance Gilbert, up 1 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Jim Crocefolk | 77,702 | 0 |
02 | Amos Leefolk, folk rock | 4,485 | 0 |
03 | David Brombergfolk, blues | 3,097 | 0 |
04 | Slaughter Beach, Dogfolk, indie pop | 2,196 | 0 |
05 | Mischief Brewfolk punk, folk | 1,612 | 0 |
06 | Solasceltic, contemporary folk | 892 | 0 |
07 | Tom Glazerfolk | 838 | 0 |
08 | Vance Gilbertfolk | 433 | +1 |
09 | Espersdark folk, folk | 411 | -1 |
10 | Chuck Brodskyfolk | 264 | 0 |
11 | Catherine Feenyfolk | 210 | 0 |
12 | Hoots and Hellmouthfolk | 124 | 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.