PopMatters' 10 Best Folk Albums of 2022

The Best Folk Albums of 2022 give a broad taste of the year's most ingenious, brought to us by long-time notables, indie greats, and newcomers alike.

Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 The New Faith Jake Blount Sep-23-2022, Americana
#2 Beyond the Reservoir Julian Taylor Oct-14-2022, Roots Rock
#3 The Sorrow Songs (Folk Songs of Black British Experience) Angeline Morrison Oct-07-2022, English Folk Music
#4 Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You Big Thief Feb-11-2022, Indie Folk
#5 Marchita Silvana Estrada Jan-21-2022, Chamber Folk
#6 Revealer Madison Cunningham Sep-09-2022, Singer-Songwriter
#7 Are You Happy Now? Jensen McRae Mar-22-2022, Singer-Songwriter
#8 Endless Grace Deidre McCalla May-19-2022,
#9 Age of Apathy Aoife O'Donovan Jan-21-2022, Singer-Songwriter
#10 Vol. II Watkins Family Hour Aug-19-2022, Roots Rock
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | The New Faith | Jake Blount | Album, Sep-23-2022, Americana |
| #2 | Beyond the Reservoir | Julian Taylor | Album, Oct-14-2022, Roots Rock |
| #3 | The Sorrow Songs (Folk Songs of Black British Experience) | Angeline Morrison | Album, Oct-07-2022, English Folk Music |
| #4 | Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You | Big Thief | Album, Feb-11-2022, Indie Folk |
| #5 | Marchita | Silvana Estrada | Album, Jan-21-2022, Chamber Folk |
| #6 | Revealer | Madison Cunningham | Album, Sep-09-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #7 | Are You Happy Now? | Jensen McRae | Album, Mar-22-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #8 | Endless Grace | Deidre McCalla | Album, May-19-2022,  |
| #9 | Age of Apathy | Aoife O'Donovan | Album, Jan-21-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #10 | Vol. II | Watkins Family Hour | Album, Aug-19-2022, Roots Rock |