The Samhain of the Underground – A Haunting Halloween Folk Playlist

As the nights draw in, it's that time of year again when we delve into our Halloween Haunting Folk tunes and unearth some tales of the spooky and the spiritual.

The Samhain of the Underground

Various Artists

  • Alternative
  • Folk
  • Indie

  1. The Innocents Suite: I. O Willow Waly - Georges Auric
  2. Sympathy For The Devil - AG feat. Jenny Owens Young
  3. Rise - Azure Ray
  4. Skeletons - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
  5. Bedtime - Annie Eve
  6. Oh Comely - Neutral Milk Hotel
  7. Friend Of The Devil - Mumford And Sons
  8. Lost - Liza Anne
  9. Halloween - Phoebe Bridgers
  10. Bye - Elliott Smith
  11. Headache - Grouper
  12. Devil Town - Bright Eyes
  13. Familiar Place - Lucy Dacus
  14. Partners In Crime - Coma Cinema
  15. When Under Ether - P.J. Harvey
  16. The Hexx - Pavement
  17. Love Like Ghosts - Lord Huron
  18. Graveyard - Chad VanGaalen
  19. Your Ghost - Greg Laswell
  20. Sleepy Hollow - The Pines
  21. Vampire Girl - Jonathan Richman
  22. Bad Things - Jace Everett
  23. Blood Sweat and Murder - Scott H. Biram
  24. Little Ghost - The White Stripes
  25. The Gallis Pole - William Elliott Whitmore
  26. The Ghost Of Tom Joan - Bruce Springsteen
  27. Blood Drive - Joshua Burnside
  28. Nightmare - Flora Cash
  29. Wolves - Phosperescent
  30. We Suck Young Blood - Radiohead
  31. The Wizard - Bat For Lashes
  32. Wasted - Tomberlin
  33. They Are Night Zombies!! - Sufjan Stevens
  34. The Ghost Of Rockschool - Belle and Sebastian
  35. Lion Face Boy - Seabear
  36. Skeleton Jar - Youth Group
  37. Weighty Ghost - Wintersleep
  38. Werewolves Of London - Warren Zevon
  39. My Beloved Monster - Eels
  40. Black Magic - Ruston Kelly
  41. Lose Your Soul - Dead Man's Bones
  42. Bones - Dustin Tebbutt
  43. Magpie - The Unthanks
  44. Two Sisters - Emily Portman
  45. Wild Waters - Emma Gatrill
  46. Long Lankin - The Wainwright Sisters
  47. In The Woods Somewhere - Hozier
  48. Bonny Boy - Anne Briggs
  49. The Hag In The Beck - Fay Hield
  50. The Pride Of Petravore - Lankum
  51. Dead And Lovely - Tom Waits
  52. Corpses - Saint Sister
  53. Haunted House - Florence and the Machine
  54. Haunted Man - Victoria Lord
  55. Devil's Resting Place - Laura Marling
  56. Werewolf - Cat Power
  57. Don't Fear The Reaper - Denmark and Winter
  58. Zombie - Ghostly Kisses
  59. Ghost Town - First Aid Kid
  60. This Is Halloween - Vitamin String Quartet

Halloween is a little different in 2020. There will be less in the way of trick or treating, fewer parties, and no revelry in the streets but isn't the world scary enough? To help you see out Samhain and see in the winter, we have curated a stunning 4 hour playlist of some of our seasonal favourites.

From traditional arrangements of ‘O Willow Waly’, hummed by the living and dead in Bly Manor, to awesome folk-noir pop of Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus, there’s something for everyone.

The Irish contingent is well-represented through the likes of Joshua Burnside, Lankum, Saint Sister, and a new haunting arrangement of ‘Zombie’ as made famous by The Cranberries.

Wrap up warm, pour a seasonal beverage, and enjoy the haunting Halloween folk sounds of Samhain.