Rising Sun Rock Festival
The name "Folks" was chosen to represent the band being a community of creators, where all members take part in song production. It was originally a name that Katsutoshi Iwai and Takahashi had come up with for a band they wanted to create, before being asked to join Folks. The band was officially formed in January 2013, and based themselves at the Iwai household in Megumino. They recorded songs in Fumito Iwai's bedroom, and self-released their first extended play, "Take Off", digitally on March 29, 2013. Their first live was held at Sapporo Sound Lab Mole on April 6, 2013. The band made their first festival performance, at the Rising Sun Rock Festival, on August 17, 2013.