List of folk musicians
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This is a list of folk musicians, sorted by country, with some sub-categories based on region, style or gender.
Albania
[edit]Andean
[edit]Argentina
[edit]Armenia
[edit]Australia
[edit]Indigenous Australians
[edit]Azerbaijan
[edit]Mugham
[edit]Ashik
[edit]Bangladesh
[edit]Bolivia
[edit]Brazil
[edit]Bulgaria
[edit]Canada
[edit]A–M
[edit]- Susan Aglukark
- The Band
- Del Barber
- Kim Barlow
- Be Good Tanyas
- Heather Bishop
- La Bolduc
- La Bottine Souriante
- Oscar Brand
- Tim Chaisson
- Bruce Cockburn
- Leonard Cohen
- The Cottars
- Les Colocs
- Crash Vegas
- Bonnie Dobson
- Luke Doucet
- Wilf Doyle
- The Duhks
- Fred Eaglesmith
- Kathleen Edwards
- Stephen Fearing
- Ferron
- Serge Fiori
- Jeremy Fisher
- Flying Bulgar Klezmer Band
- David Francey
- Ginalina
- Grapes of Wrath
- Great Big Sea
- Great Lake Swimmers
- Norm Hacking
- Sarah Harmer
- Harmonium
- Hart-Rouge
- Wade Hemsworth
- The Hidden Cameras
- Veda Hille
- Ian & Sylvia
- Reid Jamieson
- James Keelaghan
- Mary Jane Lamond
- Abigail Lapell
- Leah
- Gordon Lightfoot
- Old Man Luedecke
- Ashley MacIsaac
- Buddy MacMaster
- Natalie MacMaster
- Rita MacNeil
- Kate & Anna McGarrigle
- Loreena McKennitt
- Murray McLauchlan
- Lynn Miles
- Alan Mills
- Joni Mitchell
N–Z
[edit]- Jory Nash
- Faith Nolan
- The Paperboys
- Evalyn Parry
- Po' Girl
- Le Rêve du Diable
- Garnet Rogers
- Nathan Rogers
- Stan Rogers
- Buffy Sainte-Marie
- Jonathan Seet
- Ron Sexsmith
- Rae Spoon
- The Travellers
- Lucie Blue Tremblay
- Valdy
- Le Vent du Nord
- The Wailin' Jennys
- Loudon Wainwright III
- Dawud Wharnsby
- Jesse Winchester
- Ken Yates
- Neil Young
Chile
[edit]Czech Republic
[edit]Denmark
[edit]Finland
[edit]France
[edit]Brittany
[edit]Greece
[edit]Greek Islands' songs (Νησιώτικα):
Hungary
[edit]Iceland
[edit]- Of Monsters & Men
- Bara Grimsdottir
India
[edit]Indian female folk singers
[edit]A–G
[edit]H–S
[edit]- Vishaka Hari
- Abhaya Hiranmayi
- Jagmohan Kaur
- Kollangudi Karuppayee
- Jagjit Kaur
- Parkash Kaur
- Ranjit Kaur
- Surinder Kaur
- Anitha Kuppusamy
- Belli Lalitha
- Swaran Lata (singer)
- Hildamit Lepcha
- Kumari Kanchan Dinkerao Mail
- Manpreet Akhtar
- Lopamudra Mitra
- Paravai Muniyamma
- Rockstar Ramani Ammal
- Vithabai Bhau Mang Narayangaonkar
- Vijayalakshmi Navaneethakrishnan
- Nooran Sisters
- Pratima Barua Pandey
- Kalpana Patowary
- Malika Pukhraj
- Rajnigandha Shekhawat
- Meena Rana
- Sheetal Sathe
- Thanjai Selvi
- Sharda Sinha
- Sithara (singer)
T–Z
[edit]Indian male folk singers
[edit]A–G
[edit]H–S
[edit]- Hans Raj Hans
- Balappa Hukkeri
- Lal Chand Yamla Jatt
- Kalekuri Prasad
- Avtar Singh Kang
- H. R. Keshava Murthy
- Ateeq Hussain Khan
- Kachra Khan
- Sabar Koti
- Khagen Mahanta
- Asa Singh Mastana
- Morup Namgyal
- Naranappa Uppoor
- Shishir Parkhie
- Rameshwar Pathak
- Adarsh Rathore
- Wilfy Rebimbus
- Devdatta Sable
- Shahir Krishnarao Sable
- Master Saleem
- Purna Das Baul
- Satinder Sartaaj
- Madan Gopal Singh
- Ghulam Hassan Sofi
- Deshapati Srinivas
T–Z
[edit]Ireland
[edit]- ALT
- Altan
- Mary Black
- Luka Bloom
- The Bothy Band
- Paul Brady
- Kevin Burke
- Karan Casey
- The Chieftains
- The Clancy Brothers
- Liam Clancy
- Willie Clancy
- Clannad
- Michael Coleman
- The Corrs
- De Danann
- Dervish
- Cara Dillon
- Johnny Doran
- The Dubliners
- Séamus Egan
- Energy Orchard
- Seamus Ennis
- Brian Finnegan
- Orla Gartland
- Frankie Gavin
- Goats Don't Shave
- Len Graham
- Lisa Hannigan
- Frank Harte
- Martin Hayes
- Andy Irvine
- The Johnstons
- Dolores Keane
- Frankie Kennedy
- Sinéad Lohan
- Lúnasa
- Dónal Lunny
- Tommy Makem
- Michael McGoldrick
- Matt Molloy
- Christy Moore
- James Morrison
- Van Morrison
- Johnny Moynihan
- Máire Ní Chathasaigh
- Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh
- Maura O'Connell
- Sinéad O'Connor
- Liam O'Flynn
- Sally Oldfield
- Patrick Street
- Planxty
- The Pogues
- Fionn Regan
- Damien Rice
- Micho Russell
- Sharon Shannon
- Davy Spillane
- Paddy Tunney
- The Waterboys
- Andy White
- The Wolfe Tones
Israel
[edit]Italy
[edit]Japan
[edit]Mexico
[edit]Netherlands
[edit]New Zealand
[edit]Nigeria
[edit]Norway
[edit]Peru
[edit]Philippines
[edit]Romania
[edit]Russian Federation
[edit]Slovenia
[edit]South Africa
[edit]Spain
[edit]Sweden
[edit]Tibet
[edit]Turkey
[edit]Tuva
[edit]United Kingdom
[edit]England
[edit]A–M
[edit]- Mike Absalom
- Harvey Andrews
- Joan Armatrading
- Frankie Armstrong
- Badly Drawn Boy
- Roy Bailey
- James Bay
- Peter Bellamy
- Birdy
- Blowzabella
- Jon Boden
- Bombay Bicycle Club
- Billy Bragg
- Anne Briggs
- Jake Bugg
- Vashti Bunyan
- Eliza Carthy
- Martin Carthy
- Jim Causley
- Dolly Collins
- Shirley Collins
- Coope Boyes and Simpson
- Pete Cooper
- Copper family
- Harry Cox
- Andy Cutting
- Sandy Denny
- Dodie
- Lonnie Donegan
- Nick Drake
- Barry Dransfield
- Nigel Eaton
- Edward II
- Emmy the Great
- George Ezra
- Fairport Convention
- Newton Faulkner
- Flook
- Chris Foster
- Jo Freya
- Vin Garbutt
- Davey Graham
- David Gray
- Clive Gregson
- John Wesley Harding
- Bella Hardy
- Roy Harper
- Boo Hewerdine
- Robyn Hitchcock
- Ben Howard
- Ashley Hutchings
- Bert Jansch
- Nic Jones
- Wizz Jones
- Fred Jordan
- Sandra Kerr
- William Kimber
- John Kirkpatrick
- Chris Leslie
- Bert Lloyd
- Kirsty MacColl
- Laura Marling
- John Martyn
- Iain Matthews
- Kirsty McGee
- Ralph McTell
- Pete Morton
- Mumford and Sons
N–Z
[edit]- Simon Nicol
- Old Swan Band
- Beth Orton
- Oysterband
- Roo Panes
- Passenger
- Brian Peters
- Maddy Prior
- John Renbourn
- Lucy Rose
- Saul Rose
- Kate Rusby
- Martin Simpson
- Slow Club
- John Spiers
- The Staves
- Steeleye Span
- Cat Stevens
- Stornoway
- The Story
- Joe Summers
- Dave Swarbrick
- Sam Sweeney
- June Tabor
- John Tams
- Jeremy Taylor
- TESS
- Scan Tester
- Jake Thackray
- Richard Thompson
- Teddy Thompson
- Frank Turner
- Karen Tweed
- Uiscedwr
- Ward Thomas
- Lal Waterson
- Norma Waterson
- The Watersons
- Lewis Watson
- Whippersnapper
- Roger Wilson
- Chris Wood
- The Young Tradition
Cornwall
[edit]Northumbria
[edit]Isle of Man
[edit]Northern Ireland
[edit]Scotland
[edit]- Aidan O'Rourke
- Alistair Hulett
- Alasdair Roberts
- Aly Bain
- Amy MacDonald
- Archie Fisher
- Battlefield Band
- Bert Jansch
- Billy Connolly
- Capercaillie
- Catriona MacDonald
- Dick Gaughan
- Duncan Chisholm
- Donovan
- Eric Bogle
- Ewan MacColl
- Gordon Duncan
- Ian Campbell Folk Group
- Ivan Drever
- James Mackintosh
- John McCusker
- Johnny Cunningham
- Julie Fowlis
- Karine Polwart
- Kris Drever
- Lau
- Linda Thompson
- Martyn Bennett
- Matt McGinn
- Phil Cunningham
- Rachel Hair
- Shooglenifty
- Sìleas
- Silly Wizard
- Simon Thoumire
- Skipinnish
- The Corries
- The House Band
- The Incredible String Band
- The McCalmans
- The Tannahill Weavers
- Tom Anderson
- Wolfstone
Wales
[edit]United States
[edit]Appalachian
[edit]- Clarence Ashley
- Joe Bethancourt
- Dock Boggs
- Fleming Brown
- Dick Burnett
- Guy Carawan
- Sara Carter
- Stoney Cooper
- Hazel Dickens
- Roscoe Holcomb
- Tommy Jarrell
- Kossoy Sisters
- Wilma Lee
- Bascom Lamar Lunsford
- New Lost City Ramblers
- Uncle Charlie Osborne
- Jean Ritchie
- Sam Rizzetta
- Loraine Wyman
- Doc Watson
- Uncle Dave Macon
- Charlie Poole
- Possessed by Paul James
- Rising Appalachia
Cajun and zydeco
[edit]- Fernest Arceneaux
- Amédé Ardoin
- Chris Ardoin
- Dewey Balfa
- BeauSoleil
- Bobby Charles
- Boozoo Chavis
- C. J. Chenier
- Clifton Chenier
- Geno Delafose
- John Delafose
- Keith Frank
- Queen Ida
- Beau Jocque
- Rosie Ledet
- D. L. Menard
- Jimmy C. Newman
- Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys
- Rockin' Dopsie
- Rockin' Sidney
- Amanda Shaw
- Terrance Simien
- Jo-El Sonnier
- Nathan Williams
- Buckwheat Zydeco
- Zydeco Force
General
[edit]A–C
[edit]- The Accidentals
- Derroll Adams
- A Fragile Tomorrow
- The Almanac Singers
- Eric Andersen
- Jamie Anderson
- Joan Baez
- Devendra Banhart
- Robin Batteau
- Dan Bern
- Leon Bibb
- Theodore Bikel
- Billy Pilgrim
- David Blue
- Hugh Blumenfeld
- Dock Boggs
- Gordon Bok
- Ralston Bowles
- Bryan Bowers
- Oscar Brand
- Brewer & Shipley
- Chuck Brodsky
- David Bromberg
- Jonatha Brooke
- The Brothers Four
- Greg Brown
- Jeff Buckley
- Tim Buckley
- David Buskin
- The Byrds
- Rolf Cahn
- Andrew Calhoun
- Hamilton Camp
- Guy Carawan
- Mary Chapin Carpenter
- Liz Carroll
- Dave Carter
- Chad Mitchell Trio
- Len Chandler
- Harry Chapin
- Tracy Chapman
- The Chenille Sisters
- Cherish the Ladies
- Vic Chesnutt
- Frank Christian
- Meg Christian
- The Civil Wars
- Paul Clayton
- Slaid Cleaves
- Shana Cleveland
- Judy Collins
- Lui Collins
- Shawn Colvin
- Annette Conlon
- Matt Costa
- Elizabeth Cotten
- Jim Croce
- Mike Cross
- Sis Cunningham
- Catie Curtis
D–F
[edit]- Barbara Dane
- Erik Darling
- The Decemberists
- Grey DeLisle
- Kris Delmhorst
- Iris DeMent
- John Denver
- Ani DiFranco
- Alice Di Micele
- disappear fear
- Alix Dobkin
- DW (Dave) Drouillard
- Antje Duvekot
- Richard Dyer-Bennet
- Bob Dylan
- Eddie from Ohio
- Seamus Egan
- Cass Elliot
- Ramblin' Jack Elliott
- Mark Erelli
- John Fahey
- Mimi Fariña
- Richard Fariña
- Anne Feeney
- Melissa Ferrick
- Cathy Fink
- Fleet Foxes
- Steve Forbert
- Mark Fosson
- Jeffrey Foucault
- Four Bitchin' Babes
- Bob Franke
- Donavon Frankenreiter
- Debbie Friedman
G–J
[edit]- Gaia Consort
- Garfunkel and Oates
- Mary Gauthier
- Bob Gibson
- Ronnie Gilbert
- Vance Gilbert
- Eliza Gilkyson
- Terry Gilkyson
- Steve Gillette
- Tif Ginn
- Girlyman
- Joe Glazer
- Steve Goodman
- John Gorka
- Mark Gormley
- Tracy Grammer
- Greenbriar Boys
- Patty Griffin
- Nanci Griffith
- Arlo Guthrie
- Nora Guthrie
- Sarah Lee Guthrie
- Woody Guthrie
- Kristen Hall
- Frank Hamilton
- Kristy Hanson
- Jack Hardy
- Kelly Harrell
- Jesse Harris
- Richie Havens
- Bess Lomax Hawes
- Lee Hays
- John Herald
- Priscilla Herdman
- Carolyn Hester
- Sara Hickman
- The Highwaymen
- Anne Hills
- David Holt
- Holy Modal Rounders
- Rita Hosking
- Cisco Houston
- Michael Hurley
- Janis Ian
- Indigo Girls
- Iron & Wine
- Bon Iver
- Eileen Ivers
- Burl Ives
- Ella Jenkins
- Jim and Jean
- Jewel Kilcher
- Mason Jennings[1]
- Orville Johnson
- Daniel Johnston
- Freedy Johnston
- Billy Jonas
- Diana Jones
- Dick Justice
K–M
[edit]- Si Kahn[2]
- Noah Kahan
- Shira Kammen
- Christine Kane
- Lucy Kaplansky
- Buell Kazee
- The Kennedys
- Barbara Kessler
- Jennifer Kimball
- Charlie King
- The Kingston Trio
- The Klezmatics
- Bonnie Koloc
- Leo Kottke
- Peter La Farge
- Jimmy LaFave
- Bruce Langhorne
- Patty Larkin
- Lavender Diamond
- Christine Lavin
- Lead Belly
- Katie Lee
- Julius Lester
- Jeffrey Lewis
- Lily and Maria
- The Limeliters
- Alan Lomax
- Laura Love
- Lullaby for the Working Class
- The Lumineers
- The Mammals
- Cindy Mangsen
- Woody Mann
- Roger Manning
- Marcy Marxer
- Molly Mason
- Willy Mason
- David Massengill
- Ed McCurdy
- John McCutcheon
- Country Joe McDonald
- Brownie McGhee
- Lori McKenna
- Will McLean
- Melanie
- Ingrid Michaelson
- The Microphones
- Bill Miller
- Roger Miller
- Anaïs Mitchell
- Modern Folk Quartet
- Alastair Moock
- Bill Morrissey
- Mount Eerie
- Jason Mraz
- Moxy Früvous
- Geoff Muldaur
- Maria Muldaur
- Peter Mulvey
N–R
[edit]- Holly Near
- Fred Neil
- Ayla Nereo
- Neutral Milk Hotel
- The New Christy Minstrels
- Carrie Newcomer
- Joanna Newsom
- Nickel Creek
- The Nields
- Willie Nile
- John Jacob Niles
- Conor Oberst
- Phil Ochs
- Mark O'Connor
- Odetta
- Jerry O'Sullivan
- Jim Page
- Patrick Park
- Tom Paxton
- Ellis Paul
- Alice Peacock
- Elvis Perkins
- Peter, Paul & Mary
- Gretchen Peters
- Phillip Phillips
- Utah Phillips
- Phranc
- Wally Pleasant
- Rose Polenzani
- John Prine
- Chris Pureka
- R.E.M.
- Joshua Radin
- Ratsy
- Toshi Reagon
- Rebecca Riots
- Red Molly
- Del Rey
- Malvina Reynolds
- Jean Ritchie
- Josh Ritter
- Earl Robinson
- The Roches
- Libby Roderick
- The Rooftop Singers
- Jack Rose
- Josh Rouse
- Tom Rush
S–T
[edit]- The Sandpipers
- Claudia Schmidt
- Eric Schwartz
- Mike Seeger
- Peggy Seeger
- Pete Seeger
- The Serendipity Singers
- Martin Sexton
- Linda Shear
- The Shells
- Richard Shindell
- Michelle Shocked
- Paul Siebel
- Judee Sill
- Simon & Garfunkel
- Patrick Sky
- Langhorne Slim
- Fred Small
- Chloe Smith
- Elliott Smith
- Michael Peter Smith
- Mindy Smith
- Stephan Smith
- Chris Smither
- Solas
- Faith Soloway
- Leah Song
- Rosalie Sorrels
- Mark Spoelstra
- Bill Staines
- James Lee Stanley
- Starling Arrow
- Jody Stecher
- Sufjan Stevens
- The Story
- Sweet Honey in the Rock
- Taylor Swift
- The Tarriers
- James Taylor
- Livingston Taylor
- Luke Temple
- Rosie Thomas
- Trapezoid
- Artie Traum
- Happy Traum
- Two Nice Girls
U–Z
[edit]- Uncle Bonsai
- Jay Ungar
- Dave Van Ronk
- Townes Van Zandt
- Suzanne Vega
- Voices on the Verge
- Eric Von Schmidt
- Loudon Wainwright III
- Tom Waits
- M. Ward
- Washington Squares
- Linda Waterfall
- Doc Watson
- Willie Watson
- The Weavers
- The Weepies
- Gillian Welch
- Susan Werner
- Hedy West
- Floyd Red Crow Westerman
- Cheryl Wheeler
- Erica Wheeler
- Whiskeytown
- Josh White
- William Elliott Whitmore
- David Wilcox
- Dar Williams
- Lucinda Williams
- Victoria Williams
- Cris Williamson
- Wishing Chair
- Denison Witmer
- Kate Wolf
- Hally Wood
- Martin Zellar
Uzbekistan
[edit]See also
[edit]
References
[edit]- ^ Fraley, Jason (July 18, 2022). "Folk-pop artist Mason Jennings celebrates his 25th anniversary at City Winery in DC". WTOP.
- ^ Deutsch, Joni (December 2, 2021). "'Believe them and follow them': Folk musician Si Kahn on 50 Years of rabble-rousing music activism". WFAE 90.7.