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Irish Folk encyclopedia on MusicHeartsFM

Irish Folk genre — history, bands and artists

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Geography of Irish Folk

Where the artists of the genre come from and where it is on the radio

Landmark albums of Irish Folk

Studio albums that listeners most often call this genre

Irish Folk by year

How many studio albums of the genre came out each year

Peak — the 2000s5 albums in all

Artists of Irish Folk

The most listened artists of the genre and its subgenres: the bigger the name, the more listeners

Overview

Genre relations

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Subgenres

Subgenres or what Irish Folk is divided into

Origins

Genres from which Irish Folk originated

Parent genre

Irish Folk is a subgenre, i.e. a narrower direction of these styles

Derived genres

Genres that evolved from Irish Folk

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