Top 10 Indie Folk Artists

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1) Sufjan Stevens

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2) Gregory Alan Isakov

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3) Roo Panes

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4) Novo Amor

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5) Passenger

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6) Laura Marling

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7) Adrianne Lenker

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8) Phoebe Bridgers

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9) Big Red Machine

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10) The Tallest Man on Earth

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