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The 17 most-read folk artists based in Scotland, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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17 artists are tagged folk in Scotland. The biggest move was Breabach, up 3 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | The Corriesfolk | 5,256 | 0 |
02 | Red Hot Chilli Pipersceltic rock, folk | 2,807 | 0 |
03 | Breabachfolk | 1,240 | +3 |
04 | Silly Wizardfolk, celtic | 1,048 | +1 |
05 | Karine Polwartfolk | 877 | -2 |
06 | David Franceyfolk | 700 | +2 |
07 | Shoogleniftyfolk, celtic | 651 | -1 |
08 | Blazin’ Fiddlesfolk | 454 | -4 |
09 | Rachel Sermannifolk, indie folk | 380 | 0 |
10 | Emily Smithfolk | 290 | 0 |
11 | Josienne Clarkefolk, singer-songwriter | 258 | 0 |
12 | Robyn Stapletonfolk | 154 | 0 |
13 | The Band From Rockallfolk | 117 | 0 |
14 | Calum Stewartfolk, scottish country dance music | 96 | 0 |
15 | Back of the Moonfolk | 75 | 0 |
16 | Maria Dunnfolk | 53 | 0 |
17 | Margaret Christlfolk | 28 | 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.