Folk

9 cover stories

Folk album covers favor intimacy over spectacle — portraits, landscapes, and hand-drawn illustrations that reflect the music's emphasis on authenticity, storytelling, and human connection.

The Reminder

Feist · 2007

Fox Confessor Brings the Flood

Neko Case · 2006

Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground

Bright Eyes · 2002

Graceland

Paul Simon · 1986

Blue

Joni Mitchell · 1971

Our Mother the Mountain

Townes Van Zandt · 1969

Music from Big Pink

The Band · 1968

Blonde on Blonde

Bob Dylan · 1966

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan · 1963