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medieval folk

Last updated: Wed Oct 22 2025 05:10:14 GMT+0300 (Eastern European Summer Time)

Description

Medieval folk blends traditional European folk music with historical instruments and melodies inspired by the Middle Ages, creating an atmospheric sound that evokes ancient times. The music often features period instruments like hurdy-gurdies, lutes, bagpipes, and recorders alongside driving percussion and choral vocals. This tag encompasses both faithful historical recreations and modern interpretations that capture the spirit of pre-Renaissance European culture through ritualistic, earthy soundscapes.

100 chronological releases

Place	Cover	Date	Artist	Album	Tags	Other places
26		1974	Malicorne	Malicorne	medieval folk neomedieval	neomedieval # 41
82		1976	Malicorne	Almanach	folk medieval folk neomedieval	neomedieval # 92
48		1977	John Renbourn Group	A Maid in Bedlam	folk medieval folk
50		1977	Pierre Bensusan	2	acoustic folk medieval folk
90		1989	Corvus Corax	Ante Casu Peccati	medieval folk
60		1990-10-25	Zabadak	遠い音楽	folk medieval folk progressive folk	progressive folk # 44
32		1992	Pierre Bensusan	Près de Paris	acoustic folk medieval folk paris
88		1993	Musica Antiqua	Medieval and Renaissance: Minstrels, Songs & Dances
14		1995	Stille Volk	Ode aux lointains souverains	folk medieval folk neomedieval	neomedieval # 31
86		1995	The Moon Lay Hidden Beneath a Cloud	A New Soldier Follows the Path of a New King	martial industrial medieval folk neofolk	ritual industrial # 26 martial industrial # 55
3		1996	Gothart	Por nos de dulta	medieval folk
81		1997	Stille Volk	Hantaoma	folk medieval folk neomedieval freak folk	soprano # 29 celtic folk # 31 dream folk # 48 pagan folk # 65 neomedieval # 90
2		1997	Arte Factum	De la taberna a la corte	medieval folk
13		1997	Kalenda Maya	Kalenda Maya	medieval folk
75		1998	Ataraxia	Historiae	ethereal italian medieval folk	deep ambient # 14 gothic pop # 20 tolkien # 34 sacred # 48 neomedieval # 58
22		2000	Galtagaldr	Grymt	medieval folk
71		2000-03	Corona Borealis	Cantus Paganus	folk instrumental medieval folk acoustic celtic	medieval ambient # 32 celtic folk # 32
76		2000-05-23	Die Streuner	Schnorrer, Penner, schräge Narren
59		2001	Tri Yann	Le Pelegrin	celtic medieval folk celtic folk folk	breizh # 29 neomedieval # 39 celtic folk # 59
67		2001	Stille Volk	Satyre Cornu	folk medieval folk neofolk	neomedieval # 61
97		2001	Saltatio Mortis	Tavernakel	medieval folk
15		2001-05	Corona Borealis	Corona Borealis	instrumental medieval folk
70		2002	In Gowan Ring	Hazel Steps Throug a Weathered Home	neofolk folk dark folk	neofolk # 46 dream folk # 56 dark folk # 58 neomedieval # 84
77		2002	In Gowan Ring	Hazel Steps through a Weathered Home	neofolk folk dark folk	poetry # 7 dream folk # 61 neofolk # 66 dark folk # 68 neomedieval # 88
46		2002	Adaro	Minnenspiel	folk rock medieval folk
61		2002-10-28	Corvus Corax	Seikilos	folk metal
73		2003	Stille Volk	Maudat	folk neofolk medieval folk	soprano # 18 dream folk # 25 pagan folk # 52 neomedieval # 57
93		2003	Triskilian	TRISKILIAN	ambient ethnic medieval folk neomedieval spiritual	spiritual # 44 ethnic # 72 neomedieval # 95
6		2003	Psalteria	Por la Puerta	medieval folk
79		2003	Rabenschrey	Heidenspass & böse Zungen	folk folk rock german medieval folk
96		2003	Vox Vulgaris	The Shape Of Medieval Music To Come	instrumental folk medieval folk swedish
65		2003-04-30	Schelmish	Tempus Mutatur	medieval folk
31		2004-01-11	志方あきこ	VIRIDIAN	brutal death metal chaotic hardcore cloud rap country darkcore ethereal funk gothic rock hardcore india indie folk j-rock medieval folk neo-soul neoclassical new age norwegian black metal rac rock skinhead visual kei	darkcore # 94
89		2004-02	Omnia	Crone of War	folk	pagan folk # 84
1		2004-02	Skarazula	Ostara	medieval folk
66		2004-03-07	Narsilion	Return to the Silver Forest	apocalyptic folk medieval folk neoclassical neofolk	apocalyptic folk # 3
98		2004-05-24	Estampie	Signum	medieval folk
58		2005	Versengold	Hoerensagen	medieval folk
78		2005-11-25	Feuerschwanz	Prima Nocte	german medieval folk
28		2006	Birch Book	Fortune & Folly	folk medieval folk neofolk neomedieval	neomedieval # 46
35		2006	The Soil Bleeds Black	Alchemie	neomedieval folk	neomedieval # 87 fantasy ambient # 90
47		2006	Autunna Et Sa Rose	L'Art et la Mort	ambient folk noir apocalyptic folk medieval folk neoclassical neofolk	ambient folk noir # 90
45		2006	Pantagruel	Elizium	acoustic female vocalists medieval folk
57		2006	Virelai	Havmandens Kys	medieval folk
40		2006-01-25	黒色すみれ	アンデルメルヘン歌曲集	acoustic alternative ambient avant-folk cantautore cantautori celtic celtic folk chillout choral classical classical crossover composer darkwave easy listening ethereal ethnic experimental folk folk freak folk indie folk italian italian folk italiano medieval folk neoclassical neoclassical darkwave neofolk new age new wave opera oriental pagan pagan folk poetry progressive folk singer-songwriter soprano soundtrack steampunk world world fusion	progressive folk # 3 pagan # 18 steampunk # 34 italiano # 50 celtic folk # 52 oriental # 53 pagan folk # 55 cantautori # 63 soprano # 64 cantautore # 76 italian folk # 79 experimental folk # 90
43		2007	Triskilian	Do durch der werlde...	medieval folk neomedieval	neomedieval # 66
52		2007	Sangre Cavallum	Veleno de Teixo	medieval folk neofolk neomedieval	neomedieval # 74
30		2007	Khvarena	The Spirit Rises	medieval folk
62		2007	Rayneke	laut&garstig	medieval folk
84		2007	Versengold	Allgebraeu	folk german medieval folk
100		2007-06-22	Dunkelschön	Irfind	medieval folk
7		2007-10-15	Tri Yann	Abysses	celtic	celtic folk # 19 breizh # 33
5		2007-12-29	志方あきこ	Istoria～Musa～	folk neoclassical celtic classical ethereal neofolk new age pagan	pagan # 24 celtic folk # 37 dream folk # 42 pagan folk # 46
63		2008-11-21	Die Irrlichter	Goldstück	medieval folk
38		2009	Luc Arbogast	Aux Portes De Sananda	ambient classical crossover darkwave ethereal folk medieval folk neoclassical darkwave neofolk neomedieval new wave	neomedieval # 62
12		2009	Die Streuner	20 Jahre "Die Streuner" (Hör rein! Schenk ein!)	folk folk metal german medieval folk
21		2009-01-09	Fatzwerk	Sπelmannskunst	medieval folk
29		2009-02-20	Gny	Ærlig Pæl	acoustic folk medieval folk neomedieval	neomedieval # 48
94		2009-03-15	The Moon and the Nightspirit	Osforras	ethereal medieval folk neomedieval	neoclassical darkwave # 17 dream folk # 66 pagan folk # 69 neomedieval # 96
99		2009-03-15	The Moon and the Nightspirit	Ösforrás	ethereal medieval folk pagan folk	pagan folk # 89
18		2009-05-05	Betray-Ed	Songs From The Oak Of Wishes	folk medieval folk ambient
16		2009-12-30	志方あきこ	Fluff	breakbeat brutal death metal chaotic hardcore cloud rap darkcore diy eai gothic rock grindcore improvisation indie folk krautrock louisiana male vocalists mashup medieval folk minnesota rac reggaeton techno trap	improvisation # 24 louisiana # 39 minnesota # 67 eai # 87 darkcore # 89
34		2010	F.R.A.M.	Двери Апреля	folk metal folk rock german gothic rock industrial industrial metal medieval folk power metal steampunk	steampunk # 28
9		2010	Avis Dei	Avis Dei	medieval folk
36		2010-04-01	Vermaledeyt	Relikt	folk folk rock german medieval folk
85		2010-09-02	Arany Zoltán	The Last Of The Troubadours	medieval folk
44		2010-09-29	志方あきこ	謳う丘 ～Ar=Ciel Ar=Dor～	ethereal darkwave folk neoclassical darkwave world fusion	classical crossover # 16 neoclassical darkwave # 30 progressive folk # 31 dream folk # 59 neomedieval # 68
25		2010-10	The Hare and the Moon	The Grey Malkin	ambient folk noir apocalyptic folk dark folk folk noir medieval folk	ambient folk noir # 74
64		2011-03-21	Arany Zoltán	Laudator Temporis Acti	medieval folk
23		2011-06-10	Virelai	Fra Bølger Og Bjerge	medieval folk
17		2011-08-13	志方あきこ	lirica ～Orgel Arrange Mini Album～	ambient breakbeat celtic chaotic hardcore classical dark ambient darkwave ethereal gangsta rap gothic rock grindcore harmonica improvisation indie folk instrumental male vocalists mashup medieval folk neoclassical new age norway norwegian rac	harmonica # 3 improvisation # 26
19		2012	Luc Arbogast	Canticum in Terra	folk medieval folk neoclassical darkwave neofolk neomedieval	neomedieval # 34
74		2012-06-30	Alizbar	Harp's fairytales	medieval folk neoclassical darkwave	neoclassical darkwave # 48
39		2012-08-03	Malicorne	Pierre De Grenoble	acoustic folk french medieval folk neomedieval	neomedieval # 63
10		2013	Elthin	Musica Ioculatorum	medieval folk
33		2013-01-01	Luc Arbogast	Odysseus	classical crossover ethereal folk neoclassical darkwave ambient classical darkwave neofolk world world fusion	celtic folk # 10 gothic pop # 19 neomedieval # 22 dream folk # 23 neoclassical darkwave # 44 classical crossover # 45 soprano # 52
91		2013-01-25	Versengold	Im Namen des Folkes	folk german medieval folk
72		2014-02-21	Versengold	Auf in den Wind	folk german medieval folk
53		2014-03-17	Erutan	The Court of Leaves	folk classical ethereal female vocalists instrumental medieval ambient pop	classical crossover # 12 poetry # 27 poptron # 55 dream folk # 58 medieval ambient # 87
80		2014-06-06	Knasterbart	Branntwein für alle!	folk medieval folk
51		2014-08-25	Luc Arbogast	Oreflam	ethereal neoclassical darkwave classical crossover darkwave folk medieval folk	classical crossover # 10 dream folk # 34 neoclassical darkwave # 35 neomedieval # 56
56		2014-11-21	Qntal	Qntal VII	ethereal gothic rock medieval folk neoclassical
55		2015	Knasterbart	Sauf mich schön	folk medieval folk
37		2015-03-01	Waldkauz	Komm' Mit	celtic folk medieval folk pagan folk	pagan folk # 53
95		2015-07-31	Versengold	Zeitlos	folk german medieval folk
49		2015-11-13	Vroudenspil	Fauler Zauber	folk rock german medieval folk
8		2016	Duivelspack	Weibsbilder	folk german medieval folk
54		2016-07-15	Knasterbart	Superknasterbart	folk medieval folk
69		2017	Prima Nocta	Lost in Time	medieval folk
20		2017-04-20	Young Druid	Young Druid	dungeon synth medieval folk pagan folk	pagan folk # 42
83		2017-04-22	Waldkauz	Mythos	medieval folk pagan folk	pagan folk # 82
92		2017-08-04	Versengold	Funkenflug	folk german medieval folk
41		2017-12-03	TeufelsTANZ	XIII	medieval folk
68		2018	Faun	XV - Best of (Deluxe Edition)	folk medieval folk
27		2018-07-27	Versengold	Nacht der Balladen 2018 (Live)	folk german medieval folk
11		2020-04-12	Patrick Lenk	Lo Boier	folk medieval folk neomedieval	neomedieval # 28
4			Trouvere Medieval Minstrels	Novela	instrumental medieval ambient medieval folk	medieval ambient # 11
24			Andrei Krylov	Medieval Fantasy for Gothic Lute and Celtic Guitar Inspired by Magic of Viking, Irish and English Castles		lute # 45
42			Mince Pye	Pye To Go	medieval folk
87			Musica Antiqua	Medieval And Renaissance Minstrels, Songs And Dances

Related genres

• folk
• neomedieval
• neofolk
• german
• acoustic
• ethereal
• neoclassical
• darkwave
• celtic
• indie folk