List of folk musicians

Australia

Australian aborigine

• David Hudson[?]
• Kawisha Mazzella[?]

• Aconcagua[?]
• Savia Andina[?]
• Ayopayamanta[?]

• Ara Topouzian[?]
• Kavarabar[?]
• Djivan Gasparyan[?]
• Richard A. Hagopian[?]
• Omar Faruk Tekb[?]
• Gor Mkhitarian[?]
• Oudi Hrant[?]

• Bambu[?]
• Luis Carlos Bahia[?]
• Agua de Moringa[?]
• Joan Sebastian[?]

• The Band
• Neil Young, (1945-)

• Louis Chen & Friends[?]
• Feng-Jün Song[?]
• Liu Xing[?]
• Rinken Band[?]

• Tapani Varis[?]
• JPP[?]
• Konsta Jylha[?]
• Tallari[?]
• Gjallarhorn[?]
• Karen Tweed[?]
• Värttinä[?]

• Les Batinses[?]
• Sacha Distel[?]
• Maxime Le Forestier[?]
• Hart-Rouge[?]
• Georges Mustaki[?]
• Gus Viseur[?]

• Haris Alexiou[?]
• The Athenians[?]
• Rosa Eskenazi[?]
• Markos Vamvakaris[?], (1905-1972)
• Yiota Vei[?]

• ALT (Ireland/New Zealand)
• Paul Brady[?]
• Mary Black[?]
• Luka Bloom[?]
• The Chieftains[?]
• Liam Clancy[?]
• Clannad
• De Danann[?]
• Seamus Eagan[?]
• Energy Orchard[?]
• Seamus Ennis[?]
• Dick Gaughan[?]
• Martin Hayes[?]
• Hothouse Flowers[?]
• Dolores Keane[?]
• Bap Kennedy[?]
• Sinéad Lohan[?]
• Tommy Makem[?]
• Christy Moore[?]
• The Pogues
• Sharon Shannon[?]
• Davy Spillane[?]
• Patrick Street[?]
• The Waterboys[?] (Ireland/Scotland)
• Andy White, (born 1930)

• Adamo[?], (born 1943)
• Allessandra Belloni[?]
• Carlo Buti[?]
• Fausto Cigliano[?]
• Francesco Guccini[?]
• E Zezi[?]
• Enzo Rao & Glen Velez[?]

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

• Jozka Cerny[?]

• 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[?]

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

• Equidad Bares[?]
• Na Lua[?]
• Luar Na Lubre[?]
• La Musgana[?]
• Vox
• Jorge Pardo[?]
• David Maldonado[?]
• Radio Terifa[?]
• Lakis & Achwach[?]
• Narciso Yepes[?]
• Luis Pastor[?]
• Las Guitarras de Espana[?]

• Boot[?]
• Swåp[?]
• Ale Moller[?]
• Per Gudmundson[?]
• Lena Willemar[?]
• Groupa[?]
• Hjort Anders Olsson[?]
• Frifot[?]
• Hedningarna[?]

• Lalezar Ensemble[?]
• Huseyin & Gunay Turkmenler[?]
• Kudsi Erguner[?]
• Erkin Koray[?]
• Latif Bolat[?]
• Tanburi Cemil Bey[?]
• Libel Can[?]
• Udi Hrant[?]

Scotland

• The Battlefield Band[?]
• Capercaillie[?]
• Johnny Cunningham[?]
• Ewan MacColl, (1915-1989)
• The House Band[?]
• Runrig[?]
• Sileas[?]
• The Tannahill Weavers[?]
• Silly Wizard[?]
• Buddy MacMaster[?]

England

• Badly Drawn Boy[?]
• Billy Bragg, (born 1957)
• Shirley Collins[?]
• Christine Collister[?]
• Sandy Denny[?]
• Donovan
• Lonnie Donegan, (1931-2002)
• Fairport Convention
• David Gray[?]
• Clive Gregson[?]
• Boo Hewerdine[?]
• The Incredible String Band[?]
• John Martyn, (born 1948)
• Kirsty MacColl, (1959-2000)
• Jack Orion[?]
• Jock Purdon, (1925-1998)
• John Renbourn[?]
• Kate Rusby[?]
• Steeleye Span
• June Tabor[?]
• Richard Thompson, (born 1949)
• Norma Waterson[?]

Appalachian[?]

• Guy Carawan[?]
• Kossoy Sisters[?]
• Sam Rizzetta[?]
• Lee Hammond[?]
• Dock Boggs[?]
• Bascom Lamar Lunsford[?]
• Sara Carter, (1898-1979)
• Wilma Lee[?]
• Stoney Cooper[?]

Cajun (zydeco)

• Armad Adoin[?]
• Clifton Chenier[?]
• Rockin' Sidney
• Terrance Simien[?]
• Boozoo Chavis[?]
• Buckwheat Zydeco, (born 1947)
• Rockin' Dopsie[?]
• John Delafose[?]
• Beau Jocque[?]
• Beausoleil[?]

Mainstream

• The Almanac Singers[?]
• Joan Baez, (born 1941)
• The Beau Brummels[?]
• Theodore Bikel[?], (born 1924)
• Dock Boggs[?]
• Tim Buckley[?]
• Buffalo Springfield
• Brewer & Shipley[?]
• The Byrds
• Tracy Chapman, (born 1964)
• Jim Croce, (1943-1973)
• Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
• John Denver, (1947-1997)
• Ani DiFranco, (born 1970)
• Bob Dylan, (1941-)
• Richard & Mimi Fariña[?]
• The Flying Burrito Brothers
• The Grateful Dead
• Patty Griffin[?]
• Arlo Gurthrie[?]
• Woody Guthrie, (1912-1967)
• John Wesley Harding[?], (born 1965)
• The Highwaymen[?]
• David Holt[?]
• Ian & Sylvia[?]
• Burl Ives, (1909-1995)
• The Kingston Trio[?]
• The Limeliters[?]
• Alan Lomax, (1915-2002)
• Roger Manning[?]
• Michelle Shocked[?], (born 1962)
• Roger Miller[?], (1936-1992)
• Joni Mitchell, (born 1943)
• Moby Grape
• The New Christy Minstrels[?]
• Beth Orton
• Phil Ochs, (1940-1976)
• Peter, Paul & Mary
• Phranc[?]
• The Ritchies[?]
• The Sandpipers[?]
• Pete Seeger, (born 1919)
• The Serendipity Singers[?]
• Simon & Garfunkel
• The Turtles
• Suzanne Vega, (born 1959)
• Violent Femmes
• The Weavers[?]
• Lucinda Williams[?]
• Victoria Williams, (born 1958)