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The 17 most-read folk artists based in Scotland, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 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 | 3,698 | 0 |
02 | Red Hot Chilli Pipersceltic rock, folk | 2,380 | 0 |
03 | Karine Polwartfolk | 1,064 | +1 |
04 | Silly Wizardfolk, celtic | 1,057 | -1 |
05 | Breabachfolk | 951 | +3 |
06 | Shoogleniftyfolk, celtic | 698 | +1 |
07 | David Franceyfolk | 686 | -1 |
08 | Rachel Sermannifolk, indie folk | 488 | -3 |
09 | Blazin’ Fiddlesfolk | 445 | 0 |
10 | Emily Smithfolk | 326 | 0 |
11 | Josienne Clarkefolk, singer-songwriter | 176 | 0 |
12 | Calum Stewartfolk, scottish country dance music | 123 | 0 |
13 | The Band From Rockallfolk | 115 | +1 |
14 | Robyn Stapletonfolk | 95 | +2 |
15 | Maria Dunnfolk | 71 | -2 |
16 | Back of the Moonfolk | 54 | -1 |
17 | Margaret Christlfolk | 17 | 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.