Folk Alley - 24 hour listening
App onlyUS
Folk Alley is the canonical online folk brand — a 24/7 hosted stream from the FreshGrass Foundation that anchors the collection.
Around the Folk Fire Radio Stations
Around the Folk Fire
From Boston's WUMB and the long-running Folk Alley to Celtic sessions out of Glasgow and acoustic mornings in Auckland, this dial gathers the singer-songwriters, roots players, and traditional voices keeping folk alive. Expect warm vocals, fingerpicked guitars, and unhurried storytelling — from public radio studios, community broadcasters, and quiet kitchens around the world.
12 live stations
8 browser-playable stations
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Stations
12
WUMB - 91.9 Live Boston
US
WUMB 91.9 is one of public radio's flagship folk stations, with decades of singer-songwriter and roots programming.
Radio Heartland 91.1 Minneapolis KCMP
US
MPR's Radio Heartland delivers thoughtfully programmed acoustic Americana, folk, and bluegrass with public-radio polish.
SomaFM - Folk Forward
US
SomaFM's Folk Forward brings the contemporary indie-folk and alt-folk angle, hand-curated and listener-supported.
Celtic Music Radio
App onlyGB
Glasgow's Celtic Music Radio is a volunteer-run community voice for traditional Celtic, folk, and roots — the real thing, not a tagged playlist.
Celtic Roots Radio
App onlyIE
Bray's Celtic Roots Radio blends Irish, Scottish, Breton, and Cajun threads — a distinctive Celtic-folk angle from its own scene.
Kiwifolk Radio
NZ
Kiwifolk Radio offers a genuine Aotearoa New Zealand folk perspective — waiata, songwriters, and local recordings rarely heard elsewhere.
Radio Caprice - Indie Folk
App onlyRU
Radio Caprice Indie Folk widens the lens beyond English-language folk with authentic contemporary singer-songwriter programming.
Radio Sound Darmstadt
DE
Darmstadt's Radio Sound brings a German listener's love letter to American folk and roots — old-time, revival, and country blues.
Grolloo Radio
NL
Grolloo Radio is broadcast from the Dutch 'Bluesvillage' — a non-stop, no-chatter stream of Americana and roots curated by true believers.
Ballina Killaloe Local Radio BKLR
IE
Tipperary-Clare community radio with folk, acoustic, and country shows — adds an intimate small-town Irish voice.
Rova - Acoustic Chill
NZ
Rova Acoustic Chill closes the dial with stripped-back originals and covers from New Zealand — a softer, contemplative landing place.
