diff --git a/src/jukebox/components/player/backends/__init__.py b/src/jukebox/components/player/backends/__init__.py
index 14e0bd4c3..cf3169f14 100644
--- a/src/jukebox/components/player/backends/__init__.py
+++ b/src/jukebox/components/player/backends/__init__.py
@@ -74,5 +74,12 @@ def get_song_by_url(self, song_url):
         pass
 
     @abstractmethod
-    def get_folder_content(self):
+    def get_folder_content(self, folder):
+        """
+        Get the folder content as content list with meta-information. Depth is always 1.
+
+        Call repeatedly to descend in hierarchy
+
+        :param folder: Folder path relative to music library path
+        """
         pass
diff --git a/src/jukebox/components/player/backends/mpd/interfacing_mpd.py b/src/jukebox/components/player/backends/mpd/interfacing_mpd.py
index 22eeb7c30..fa2e816fc 100644
--- a/src/jukebox/components/player/backends/mpd/interfacing_mpd.py
+++ b/src/jukebox/components/player/backends/mpd/interfacing_mpd.py
@@ -5,13 +5,16 @@
 import logging
 import os.path
 import re
+from typing import Optional
 
 import jukebox.plugs as plugin
 import jukebox.cfghandler
+import jukebox.playlistgenerator as playlistgenerator
 
 from mpd.asyncio import MPDClient
 from components.player.backends import BackendPlayer
 
+
 logger = logging.getLogger('jb.mpd')
 cfg = jukebox.cfghandler.get_handler('player')
 
@@ -294,8 +297,11 @@ def list_dirs(self):
     def get_song_by_url(self, song_url):
         pass
 
-    def get_folder_content(self):
-        pass
+    def get_folder_content(self, folder):
+        logger.debug(f"get_folder_content param: {folder}")
+        plc = playlistgenerator.PlaylistCollector(get_music_library_path())
+        plc.get_directory_content(folder)
+        return plc.playlist
 
     # ----------------------------------
     # Get podcasts / livestreams
@@ -344,3 +350,50 @@ def _restore_state(self):
         Restore the configuration state and last played status for current active URI
         """
         pass
+
+
+#ToDo: refactor code
+def _get_music_library_path(conf_file):
+    """Parse the music directory from the mpd.conf file"""
+    pattern = re.compile(r'^\s*music_directory\s*"(.*)"', re.I)
+    directory = None
+    with open(conf_file, 'r') as f:
+        for line in f:
+            res = pattern.match(line)
+            if res:
+                directory = res.group(1)
+                break
+        else:
+            logger.error(f"Could not find music library path in {conf_file}")
+    logger.debug(f"MPD music lib path = {directory}; from {conf_file}")
+    return directory
+
+
+class MusicLibPath:
+    """Extract the music directory from the mpd.conf file"""
+    def __init__(self):
+        self._music_library_path = None
+        mpd_conf_file = cfg.setndefault('playermpd', 'mpd_conf', value='~/.config/mpd/mpd.conf')
+        try:
+            self._music_library_path = _get_music_library_path(os.path.expanduser(mpd_conf_file))
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Could not determine music library directory from '{mpd_conf_file}'")
+            logger.error(f"Reason: {e.__class__.__name__}: {e}")
+
+    @property
+    def music_library_path(self):
+        return self._music_library_path
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+_MUSIC_LIBRARY_PATH: Optional[MusicLibPath] = None
+
+
+def get_music_library_path():
+    """Get the music library path"""
+    global _MUSIC_LIBRARY_PATH
+    if _MUSIC_LIBRARY_PATH is None:
+        _MUSIC_LIBRARY_PATH = MusicLibPath()
+    return _MUSIC_LIBRARY_PATH.music_library_path
diff --git a/src/jukebox/components/player/core/__init__.py b/src/jukebox/components/player/core/__init__.py
index 0a607ce04..c314eeec2 100644
--- a/src/jukebox/components/player/core/__init__.py
+++ b/src/jukebox/components/player/core/__init__.py
@@ -188,8 +188,8 @@ def get_song_by_url(self, song_url):
         return self._active.get_song_by_url(song_url)
 
     @plugin.tag
-    def get_folder_content(self):
-        return self._active.get_folder_content()
+    def get_folder_content(self, folder):
+        return self._active.get_folder_content(folder)
 
 
     def _save_state(self):
diff --git a/src/jukebox/jukebox/playlistgenerator.py b/src/jukebox/jukebox/playlistgenerator.py
index c304a76ae..e61fd5e9f 100755
--- a/src/jukebox/jukebox/playlistgenerator.py
+++ b/src/jukebox/jukebox/playlistgenerator.py
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ def get_directory_content(self, path='.'):
         """
         self.playlist = []
         self._folder = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(self._music_library_base_path, path))
+        logger.debug(self._folder)
         try:
             content = self._get_directory_content(self._folder)
         except NotADirectoryError as e:
@@ -278,10 +279,10 @@ def get_directory_content(self, path='.'):
         else:
             logger.debug(f"Playlist Content: {content}")
             for m in content:
-                self.playlist.append({'type': TYPE_DECODE[m.filetype], 'name': m.name, 'path': m.path, 'uri': m.uri})
+                self.playlist.append({'type': TYPE_DECODE[m.filetype], 'name': m.name, 'path': m.uri})
 
     def _parse_nonrecusive(self, path='.'):
-        return [x.path for x in self._get_directory_content(path) if x.filetype != TYPE_DIR]
+        return [x.uri for x in self._get_directory_content(path) if x.filetype != TYPE_DIR]
 
     def _parse_recursive(self, path='.'):
         # This can certainly be optimized, as os.walk is called on all