Top 10 Best Psychedelic Folk Artists

The Top Ten
1 Syd Barrett Roger Keith Barrett was an English musician, composer, singer, songwriter, and painter. Best known as a founder member of the band Pink Floyd, Barrett was the lead singer, guitarist and principal songwriter in its early years and is credited with naming the band.

I'd call his solo work Psychedelic Folk.

2 The Incredible String Band
3 Pearls Before Swine
4 Buffalo Springfield Buffalo Springfield was an American-Canadian rock band, formed in Los Angeles in 1966. Their original lineup included Stephen Stills, Dewey Martin, Bruce Palmer, Richie Furay, and Neil Young.

I'd call their second album psychedelic, and some of the songs off of their debut are kinda psychedelic in my opinion as well.

5 Jefferson Airplane Jefferson Airplane was a San Francisco, California-based band who pioneered the American counterculture movement as well as psychedelic rock. Members: Grace Slick - vocals, piano, organ, recorder Marty Balin - vocals, rhythm guitar, lead guitar, bass guitar Paul Kantner - rhythm guitar, lead guitar, vocals Jorma Kaukonen - lead guitar, rhythm guitar, vocals Jack Casady - bass guitar, rhythm guitar, lead guitar Spencer Dryden - drums

I'd call their more acoustic work Psychedelic Folk.

6 Donovan Donovan is a Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist. He developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop, psychedelia, and world music.
7 Love
8 The Byrds The Byrds were an American rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1964. The band underwent multiple line-up changes throughout its existence, with frontman Roger McGuinn remaining the sole consistent member, until the group disbanded in 1973. Although they only managed to attain the huge commercial ...read more.
9 C.O.B
10 Deep Six
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