List of folk musicians

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Contents 1 Andean 2 Argentina 3 Armenia 4 Australia 4.1 Indigenous Australians 5 Brazil 6 Canada 6.1 Quebec 7 Chile 8 China 9 Czech Republic 9.1 Moravia 10 Finland 11 France 11.1 Brittany 12 Greece 12.1 Dhimotika / palea dhimotika 13 Hungary 14 Ireland 15 Israel 16 Italy 17 Japan 18 Mexico 19 New Zealand 20 Norway 21 Peru 22 Russia 23 Slovenia 24 South Africa 25 Spain 26 Sweden 27 Switzerland 28 Turkey 29 Tuva 30 United Kingdom 30.1 England 30.2 Northumbria 30.3 Scotland 30.4 Wales 31 United States 31.1 Appalachian 31.2 Cajun and zydeco 31.3 General 31.4 Irish-American

[edit] Andean

• Aconcagua
• Savia Andina
• Ayopayamanta

[edit] Argentina

• Huldreslåt
• Mercedes Sosa

[edit] Armenia

• Djivan Gasparyan
• Richard A. Hagopian
• Udi Hrant (lived in Turkey)
• Kavarabar
• Gor Mkhitarian
• Ara Topouzian

[edit] Australia

• Eric Bogle
• Kasey Chambers
• Kavisha Mazzella
• mothers of intention
• Roaring Jack
• Judy Small
• The Waifs

[edit] Indigenous Australians

• Kerrianne Cox
• David Hudson
• Archie Roach

[edit] Brazil

• Bambu
• Luis Carlos Bahia
• Agua de Moringa
• Joan Sebastian

[edit] Canada

• Susan Aglukark (b. 1967)
• The Band
• Be Good Tanyas
• Jennifer Berezan
• Heather Bishop
• Oscar Brand (b. 1920)
• Bruce Cockburn
• Leonard Cohen (b. 1934)
• The Cottars
• Crash Vegas
• Bonnie Dobson (b. 1940)
• The Duhks
• Fred Eaglesmith
• Kathleen Edwards (b. 1978)
• Stephen Fearing
• Ferron
• David Francey (b. 1954)
• Great Big Sea
• Great Lake Swimmers
• Norm Hacking
• Sarah Harmer (b. 1970)
• Hart-Rouge
• The Hidden Cameras
• Veda Hille (b. 1968)
• Ian & Sylvia
• Reid Jamieson
• James Keelaghan
• Mary Jane Lamond
• Penny Lang
• Gordon Lightfoot (b. 1938)
• Ashley MacIsaac (b. 1975)
• Buddy MacMaster
• Natalie MacMaster
• Rita MacNeil (b. 1944)
• Carla McEwen(b. 1950)
• Kate and Anna McGarrigle
• Loreena McKennitt
• Lynn Miles
• Trevor Mills
• Joni Mitchell (b. 1943)
• Jory Nash
• Faith Nolan
• The Paperboys
• Evalyn Parry
• Po' Girl
• Garnet Rogers (b. 1951)
• Stan Rogers (1949-1983)
• Buffy Sainte-Marie
• Jonathan Seet
• Ron Sexsmith
• Rae Spoon
• Christian Tobin
• Lucie Blue Tremblay
• The Wailin' Jennys
• Loudon Wainwright III
• Jesse Winchester
• Neil Young (b. 1945)

[edit] Quebec

• La Bolduc (1894-1941)
• La Bottine Souriante
• Matapat
• Le Rêve du Diable
• Le Vent du Nord
• Les Batinses

[edit] Chile

• Víctor Jara
• Violeta Parra

[edit] China

• Louis Chen & Friends
• Yungchen Lhamo
• Feng-jün Song
• Liu Xing

[edit] Czech Republic

[edit] Moravia

• Jozka Cerny

[edit] Finland

• Angelit
• Timo Alakotila
• Frigg
• Gjallarhorn
• Islaja
• JPP
• Konsta Jylhä
• Arto Järvelä
• Mauno Järvelä
• Sari Kaasinen
• Maria Kalaniemi
• Marjatta Kalaniemi
• Sanna Kurki-Suonio
• Loituma
• Viljami Niittykoski
• Tallari
• Troka
• Tapani Varis
• Jenny Wilhelms
• Wimme
• Värttinä

[edit] France

• Patrick Bouffard
• La Chavannée
• Gilles Chabenat
• Serge Desaunay
• Sacha Distel
• Eric Elsener
• Maxime Le Forestier
• Le Gop
• Vincent Leutreau
• Malicorne
• Georges Mustaki
• Frédéric Paris
• Roulotte Bleue
• Gus Viseur

[edit] Brittany

• Ar Re Yaouank
• Barzaz
• Gilles le Bigot
• Dan Ar Braz
• Bugel Koar
• Jean Chocun
• Jean-Paul Corbineau
• Darhaou
• Dibenn
• Jean-Louis Jossic
• Kej
• Kornog
• Fanch Landreau
• Loened Fall
• Jacky Molard
• Patrick Molard
• Alain Pennec
• Yann-Fanch Perroches
• Soïg Sibéril
• Skolvan
• Pennoù Skoulm
• Alan Stivell
• Jean-Michel Veillon
• Ti Jaz
• Tri Yann

[edit] Greece

[edit] Dhimotika / palea dhimotika

• Haris Alexiou
• The Athenians
• Rosa Eskenazi
• Vassilis Tsitsánis
• Márkos Vamvakáris (1905-1972)
• Yiota Vei

[edit] Hungary

• Beata Salamon[1]

[edit] Ireland

• ALT (Ireland/New Zealand)
• Altan
• Paul Brady
• Mary Black
• Luka Bloom
• The Bothy Band
• Calico
• Karan Casey
• The Chieftains
• The Clancy Brothers
• Liam Clancy
• Clannad
• De Danann
• Dervish
• The Dubliners
• Seamus Egan
• Energy Orchard
• Seamus Ennis
• Brian Finnegan
• Flogging Molly
• Goats Don't Shave
• Lisa Hannigan
• Martin Hayes
• Rosena Horan
• Hothouse Flowers
• The Johnstons
• Dolores Keane
• Bap Kennedy
• Frankie Kennedy
• Lúnasa
• Sinéad Lohan
• Tommy Makem
• Michael McGoldrick
• Christy Moore
• Máire Ní Chathasaigh
• Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh
• Maura O'Connell
• Sally Oldfield
• Planxty
• The Pogues
• Damien Rice
• Sharon Shannon
• Davy Spillane
• Patrick Street
• The Waterboys (Ireland/Scotland)
• The Wolfe Tones
• Andy White (b. 1930)

[edit] Israel

• Chava Alberstein
• David Broza
• Bradley Fish

[edit] Italy

• Adamo (b. 1943)
• Allessandra Belloni
• Carlo Buti
• Fausto Cigliano
• Ferebandaperta (F.B.A.)
• Francesco Guccini
• E Zezi
• Enzo Rao & Glen Velez

[edit] Japan

• Rinken Band

[edit] Mexico

• Banda Pequeños Musical
• Johnny Canales
• Banda Tapatias
• Gonzalo Ceja
• El Compa Kito
• The Mollys
• Los Super Seven

[edit] New Zealand

• Bob Bickerton
• Anne Bowen
• Martin Curtis
• Evelyn Entwistle
• Phil Garland
• Emily Giles
• Lorina Harding
• HLM (Half Legendary Men)
• Sue Harkness
• Luke Hurley
• Martha Louise
• Eric McEachen
• Bob McNeill
• Seán Manning
• Brendyn Montgomery
• Mike Moroney
• Chris Penman
• Chris Priestley
• Jan Rapley
• Bic Runga
• Lindsey Shields
• Shiner
• Mahinarangi Tocker
• Marcus Turner
• The Twa Jimmies (James Wilkinson and Jimmie Young)
• Greg Waite
• Jock Walton

[edit] Norway

• Frigg
• Myllarguten
• Annbjørg Lien
• Chateau Neuf Spelemannslag

[edit] Peru

• Pepe Vasquez
• Carme
• Leandro Apaza
• Benjamin Clara
• El Cholo Berrocal
• Ah-Kin
• Runa Thushuy
• Leandro Apaza
• Wachan Bajiyoperak
• Wayno
• Nina Mutal
• Rob Theakston
• Grupo Abancay

[edit] Russia

• Sasha Lazard
• Luna Band
• Valia & Aliocha Dimitrievitch
• Ay Lazzat
• Balalaika-Ensemble Wolga
• Terem Quartet
• Jeanne Bichevskaya
• Chris True
• Tridruga
• Ivan Rebroff

[edit] Slovenia

• Slavko Avsenik
• Atomik Harmonik

[edit] South Africa

• Ladysmith Black Mambazo
• Mahotella Queens
• Miriam Makeba
• Plush

[edit] Spain

• Equidad Bares
• Na Lua
• La Musgaña
• Llan de Cubel
• Hevia
• Luar Na Lubre
• Jorge Pardo
• David Maldonado
• Carlos Nuñez
• Radio Tarifa
• Lakis & Achwach
• Luis Pastor
• Las Guitarras de España
• Vox
• Narciso Yepes

[edit] Sweden

• Hasse Alatalo
• Kalle Almlöf
• Erik Ask-Uppmark
• Boot
• Baäsk
• Frifot
• Garmarna
• Groupa
• Per Gudmundson
• Johan Hedin
• Hedningarna
• Emma Härdelin
• Hjort Anders Olsson
• Pehr H?rberg
• Åsa Jinder
• Hans Kennemark
• Svante Lindqvist
• Bengt Löfberg
• Kalle Moraeus
• Ale Möller
• Anders Norudde
• Norrlåtar
• JP Nyströms
• Gudmunds Nils Larsson
• Susanne Rosenberg
• August Str?mberg
• Swåp
• Roger Tallroth
• Triakel
• Väsen
• Lena Willemark

[edit] Switzerland

• Outre Manche

[edit] Turkey

• Tanburi Cemil Bey
• Latif Bolat
• Kudsi Erguner
• Lalezar Ensemble
• Erkin Koray
• Libel Can
• Udi Hrant
• Omar Faruk Tekbilek
• Huseyin & Gunay Turkmenler

[edit] Tuva

• Huun-Huur-Tu
• Kongar-ol Ondar

[edit] United Kingdom

[edit] England

• 422
• Harvey Andrews
• Joan Armatrading
• Frankie Armstrong
• Badly Drawn Boy
• Roy Bailey
• Peter Bellamy
• Blowzabella
• Jon Boden
• Billy Bragg
• Anne Briggs
• Vashti Bunyan
• Eliza Carthy
• Martin Carthy
• Pete Coe
• Dolly Collins
• Shirley Collins
• Christine Collister
• Pete Cooper
• The Copper family
• Harry Cox
• Andy Cutting
• Sandy Denny
• John Dipper
• Lonnie Donegan (1931-2002)
• Donovan
• Nick Drake
• Dulzaina
• Nigel Eaton
• Edward II
• Emmy the Great
• Fairport Convention
• Flook
• Jo Freya
• Vin Garbutt
• Davey Graham
• David Gray
• Clive Gregson
• Reg Hall
• Robert Harbron
• John Wesley Harding (b. 1965)
• Roy Harper
• Boo Hewerdine
• Robyn Hitchcock (b. 1953)
• Ashley Hutchings
• Joe Hutton
• Bert Jansch
• Nic Jones
• Wizz Jones
• Fred Jordan
• William Kimber (1872–1961)
• John Kirkpatrick
• Sam Larner
• Chris Leslie
• A.L. Lloyd (Bert Lloyd)
• Ian Luff
• Kirsty MacColl (1959-2000)
• John Martyn (b. 1948)
• Iain Matthews
• Ralph McTell
• Simon Nicol
• Old Swan Band
• Outre Manche
• Beth Orton
• Oysterband
• Walter Pardon
• Maddy Prior
• John Renbourn
• Saul Rose
• Kate Rusby
• Martin Simpson
• Phoebe Smith
• Snaketown
• Steeleye Span
• John Spiers
• Cat Stevens
• Dave Swarbrick
• Jon Swayne
• June Tabor
• Joe le Taxi
• Joseph Taylor (1832-1908?)
• Richard Thompson (b. 1949)
• Teddy Thompson (b. 1976)
• Scan Tester
• Karen Tweed
• Lal Waterson
• Norma Waterson
• The Watersons
• Jinky Wells
• Whippersnapper
• Roger Wilson
• Chris Wood
• Uiscedwr
• The Young Tradition

[edit] Northumbria

• Alistair Anderson
• Jack Armstrong
• John 'Carrick' Armstrong
• Tommy Armstrong
• Will Atkinson
• Ian Carr
• Pauline Cato
• Folk Pistols
• Foster Charlton
• The Cheviot Ranters
• Tom Clough
• Billy Conroy
• Bob Davenport
• John Doonan
• The Doonan Family
• Jack Elliott (d. 1966)
• Bob Fox
• Tom Gilfellon
• Johnny Handle
• George Hepple
• The High Level Ranters
• Joe Hutton
• Jack the Lad
• Jack O'Ryan Band
• James Hill
• Nancy Kerr
• Sandra Kerr
• Andy May
• Chris Ormston
• Billy Pigg
• Jock Purdon (1925-1998)
• Rhymeside
• Colin Ross
• Matt Seattle
• Syncopace
• Willy Taylor
• Kathryn Tickell
• Mike Tickell
• Peter Tickell
• The Witches of Elswick

[edit] Scotland

• Tom Anderson (1910-1991)
• Aly Bain
• Battlefield Band
• Martyn Bennett (1971-2005)
• Eric Bogle
• Capercaillie
• The Corries
• Ian Campbell Folk Group
• Malcolm Crosbie
• Johnny Cunningham (1957-2003)
• Phil Cunningham
• Gordon Duncan (1963-2005)
• Jock Duncan
• Garry Finlayson
• Archie Fisher
• Cilla Fisher
• Ray Fisher
• Angus R Grant
• Dick Gaughan
• Corrina Hewat
• Alistair Hulett
• Jim King
• The House Band
• The Incredible String Band
• Bert Jansch
• Ian Lowthian
• Quee Macarthur
• James Mackintosh
• The McCalmans
• Ewan MacColl (1915-1989)
• Catriona Macdonald
• Karine Polwart
• Alasdair Roberts
• Shooglenifty
• Sileas
• Silly Wizard
• The Tannahill Weavers
• Linda Thompson (b. 1948)
• Simon Thoumire
• Wolfstone

[edit] Wales

• Fernhill
• Ffynnon
• Mary Hopkin
• Ceri Rhys Matthews
• Julie Murphy
• Siân Phillips
• Pigyn Clust
• Llio Rhydderch
• Mick Tems

[edit] United States

[edit] Appalachian

• Clarence Ashley
• Joe Bethancourt
• Dock Boggs
• Guy Carawan
• Sara Carter (1898-1979)
• Stoney Cooper
• Cousin Emmy
• Hazel Dickens
• Lee Hammond
• Tommy Jarrell
• Kossoy Sisters
• Wilma Lee
• Bascom Lamar Lunsford
• New Lost City Ramblers
• Uncle Charlie Osborne
• Jean Ritchie
• Sam Rizzetta
• Loraine Wyman (1885-1937)

[edit] Cajun and zydeco

• Amédé Ardoin
• Chris Ardoin
• Beausoleil
• Boozoo Chavis
• Clifton Chenier
• Creole Zydeco Farmers
• John Delafose
• Keith Frank
• Beau Jocque
• Queen Ida
• Rosie Ledet
• Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys
• Rockin' Dopsie
• Rockin' Sidney
• Terrance Simien
• Buckwheat Zydeco (b. 1947)
• Zydeco Force
• Zydeco T

[edit] General

• Derroll Adams
• Ryan Adams (b. 1974)
• The Almanac Singers
• Beth Amsel
• An Angle
• Eric Andersen
• Jamie Anderson
• Joan Baez (b. 1941)
• Devendra Banhart
• The Beau Brummels
• Dan Bern
• Theodore Bikel (b. 1924)
• Billy Pilgrim
• Hugh Blumenfeld (b. 1958)
• Dock Boggs
• Gordon Bok
• Bryan Bowers (b. 1940)
• Kate Brislin
• Chuck Brodsky
• Jonatha Brooke (b. 1964)
• The Brothers Four
• Greg Brown
• Tim Buckley
• Buffalo Springfield
• Brewer & Shipley
• The Byrds
• Andrew Calhoun
• Edie Carey
• Mary Chapin Carpenter
• Dave Carter (1952-2002)
• Caitlin Cary
• Casselberry-DuPreé
• Chad Mitchell Trio
• Tracy Chapman (b. 1964)
• The Chenille Sisters
• Vic Chesnutt
• Frank Christian
• Meg Christian (b. 1947)
• Paul Clayton (1931-1967)
• Slaid Cleaves
• Judy Collins
• Lui Collins
• Shawn Colvin (b. 1956)
• Matt Costa (b. 1982)
• Elizabeth Cotten (1895-1987)
• Jim Croce (1943-1973)
• Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
• Mike Cross
• Catie Curtis
• Barbara Dane
• Grey DeLisle
• Kris Delmhorst
• Iris DeMent
• John Denver (1947-1997)
• Ani DiFranco (b. 1970)
• disappear fear
• Alix Dobkin
• Antje Duvekot
• Bob Dylan (b. 1941)
• Cliff Eberhardt
• Eddie from Ohio
• Cass Elliot (1941-1974)
• Ramblin' Jack Elliott
• Mark Erelli (b. 1975)
• John Fahey (1939-2001)
• Richard & Mimi Fariña
• Melissa Ferrick (b. 1970)
• Holly Figueroa
• Cathy Fink
• The Flying Burrito Brothers
• Steve Forbert (b. 1955)
• Jeffrey Foucault
• Four Bitchin' Babes
• Bob Franke (b. 1947)
• Donavon Frankenreiter
• Debbie Friedman (b. 1952)
• Gaia Consort
• Mary Gauthier
• Bob Gibson
• Ronnie Gilbert
• Vance Gilbert
• Eliza Gilkyson
• Girlyman
• Joe Glazer (1918-2006)
• Steve Goodman (1948-1984)
• John Gorka
• Tracy Grammer
• The Grateful Dead
• Jackie Greene (b. 1980)
• Patty Griffin (b. 1964)
• Nanci Griffith (b. 1953)
• Arlo Guthrie
• Sarah Lee Guthrie
• Woody Guthrie (1912-1967)
• Kristen Hall
• Kristy Hanson
• Jack Hardy
• Jesse Harris
• Richie Havens
• Lee Hays (1914-1981)
• Priscilla Herdman
• Carolyn Hester (b. 1937)
• Sara Hickman
• The Highwaymen
• Ubaka Hill
• David Holt
• Holy Modal Rounders
• Cisco Houston (1918-1961)
• Brodie Foster Hubbard
• Janis Ian
• Indigo Girls
• Iron & Wine
• Burl Ives (1909-1995)
• The Jayhawks
• Ella Jenkins
• Jim & Jean
• Freedy Johnston
• Si Kahn
• Christine Kane
• Lucy Kaplansky
• The Kennedys
• Barbara Kessler
• Jennifer Kimball
• Charlie King (b. 1947)
• The Kingston Trio
• The Klezmatics
• Leo Kottke (b. 1945)
• Peter La Farge (1931-1965)
• Bruce Langhorne
• Patty Larkin
• Christine Lavin
• Leadbelly
• Katie Lee
• Julius Lester (b. 1939)
• Jeffrey Lewis
• The Limeliters
• Alan Lomax (1915-2002)
• Laura Love
• The Lovin' Spoonful
• Lullaby for the Working Class
• The Mamas & The Papas
• The Mammals
• Roger Manning
• Marcy Marxer
• Willy Mason (b. 1984)
• John McCutcheon
• Country Joe McDonald
• Brownie McGhee (1915-1996)
• Lori McKenna
• Melanie
• Bill Miller (b. 1955)
• Roger Miller (1936-1992)
• Anais Mitchell
• Moby Grape
• Modern Folk Quartet
• Alastair Moock
• Dawn Xiana Moon (b. 1981)
• Bill Morrissey (b. 1951)
• Moxy Früvous
• Maria Muldaur (b. 1943)
• Peter Mulvey
• Holly Near
• Fred Neil (1936-2001)
• The New Christy Minstrels
• Carrie Newcomer
• Nickel Creek
• The Nields
• Conor Oberst (b. 1980)
• Phil Ochs (1940-1976)
• Odetta
• Gram Parsons (1946-1973)
• Tom Paxton
• Ellis Paul
• Alice Peacock (b. 1971)
• Peter, Paul & Mary
• Utah Phillips
• Phranc
• Wally Pleasant
• Rose Polenzani
• John Prine
• Chris Pureka
• Ratsy
• Toshi Reagon (b. 1964)
• Rebecca Riots
• Malvina Reynolds
• The Ritchies
• Josh Ritter (b. 1976)
• The Roches
• Sally Rogers
• The Rooftop Singers
• Jack Rose
• Josh Rouse (b. 1972)
• Tom Rush
• The Sandpipers
• Claudia Schmidt
• Mike Seeger
• Peggy Seeger
• Pete Seeger (b. 1919)
• The Serendipity Singers
• Colleen Sexton
• Martin Sexton
• Linda Shear (b. 1948)
• Richard Shindell
• Michelle Shocked (b. 1962)
• Judee Sill (1944-1979)
• Simon & Garfunkel
• Langhorne Slim
• Fred Small
• Elliott Smith
• Michael Peter Smith
• Mindy Smith
• Stephan Smith (b. 1969)
• Chris Smither
• Faith Soloway
• Bill Staines
• Jody Stecher
• Sufjan Stevens
• The Story
• Sweet Honey in the Rock
• The Tarriers
• James Taylor
• Livingston Taylor
• Luke Temple
• Rosie Thomas
• Trapezoid
• Artie Traum
• Happy Traum
• The Turtles
• Two Nice Girls
• Uncle Bonsai
• Jay Ungar
• Dave Van Ronk
• Townes Van Zandt (1944-1997)
• Suzanne Vega (b. 1959)
• Violent Femmes
• Voices on the Verge
• Eric Von Schmidt (1931-2007)
• M. Ward
• Washington Squares
• The Weavers
• Gillian Welch
• Susan Werner
• Floyd Red Crow Westerman (b. 1936)
• Cheryl Wheeler
• Erica Wheeler
• Whiskeytown
• Josh White (1914-1969)
• David Wilcox
• Dar Williams (b. 1967)
• Lucinda Williams
• Victoria Williams (b. 1958)
• Cris Williamson (b. 1947)
• Wishing Chair
• Denison Witmer
• Kate Wolf (1942-1986)

[edit] Irish-American

• Liz Carroll
• Karan Casey
• Cherish the Ladies
• Seamus Egan
• Flogging Molly
• Eileen Ivers
• Susan McKeown
• Jerry O'Sullivan
• Solas