List of anarchist musicians

The following is a list of anarchist musicians, which details the instruments such musicians use, musical genres they perform, and, if applicable, bands they are members of.

An anarchist is a person who rejects formalized hierarchy and supports its elimination. Anarchism is a political philosophy that advocates self-governed societies with voluntary institutions. This list only deals with individual, self-identified anarchists who are musicians. Musicians who have not self-identified as anarchists are not included; nor are bands and music collectives who collectively identify as anarchist, although individual members thereof may be.

A

 * Jude Abbott: English singer; performs punk rock; member of anarcho-punk band Chumbawamba (1996–2012)
 * Sid Ation: English drummer; performs punk rock; former member of Flux Of Pink Indians
 * Sherman Austin (1983–present): American rapper; performs hip hop music

B

 * Louise Bell: English guitarist; performs punk rock; former member of Flux Of Pink Indians
 * Pascal Benvenuti (1980–present): French singer and bass, guitar, drums, ukulele, mandolin, and concertina player; performs jazz punk and folk punk music; current member of Les Louise Mitchels and occasional member of anarcho-punk/folk punk band Ghost Mice (2002–present)
 * Derek Birkett: English bassist; performs punk rock; former member of Flux Of Pink Indians
 * Björk: Icelandic singer and songwriter; prominent purveyor of art pop; involved in anarcho-punk and anarchist poetry during the 1980s; aligned with the anarchist Crass Collective as part of post-punk group KUKL; signed to One Little Indian since the 1980s, set up by members of various anarcho-punk bands.
 * Johnny Blackburn: English bassist; performs punk rock; member of anarcho-punk band Omega Tribe
 * Georges Brassens (1921–1981): French singer, songwriter, and guitarist; performed folk music
 * Bob Brozman (8 Mar 1954 – 23 Apr 2013): American blues and world guitarist and ethnomusicologist; described himself in an OC-TV program as a "guitarist, anarchist, anthropologist"
 * Dunstan Bruce: English singer; performs punk rock; member of anarcho-punk band Chumbawamba
 * Graham Burnett (1960–present): English drummer; performed punk rock and post-punk; former member of Stripey Zebras (1980–1981), Autumn Poison (1980–1985), and Love Over Law

C

 * John Cage (1912–1992): American composer; composed chance and experimental music
 * Neil Campau (1980–present): American guitarist, autoharpist, and singer; former member of World History and current member of Electrician
 * Daniel Carter (1945–present): American saxophonist, flautist, clarinetist, and trumpeter; performs free jazz
 * Pat Carter: English vocalist; performs punk rock; member of anarcho-punk band Omega Tribe


 * Holger Czukay (1938–2017): German composer and bassist; performs krautrock and experimental music; member of the "anarchist community" Can

D

 * Lance D'Boyle: English drummer; performed punk rock; former member of Poison Girls (??–1995)
 * Fabrizio De Andre (1940–1999): Italian singer-songwriter
 * Mavis Dillon: English trumpeter; performed punk rock; former member of anarcho-punk band Chumbawamba (–1995)
 * Peter Dolving: Swedish vocalist; performed thrash metal; member of thrash metal band The Haunted
 * Emmett Doyle: American folk/folk-punk singer-songwriter, former member of the Wooden Shoe Ramblers.

E

 * Robert Eggplant
 * Andrew Eldritch
 * Dave Ellesmere: English drummer; performs punk rock; former member of Flux Of Pink Indians

F

 * Richard Famous: English singer and guitarist; performed punk rock; former member of Poison Girls (1978–1995)
 * Neil Ferguson: English bassist and audio engineer; performs punk rock; member of Chumbawamba
 * Léo Ferré (24 August 1916 – 14 July 1993): French singer-songwriter, poet, composer, orchestra conductor and pianist; one of France's most well-known and influential singers; a self-proclaimed anarchist who sang irreverent and highly confrontational songs
 * Phil Free: English guitarist; performed punk rock, hardcore punk, and art punk; former member of anarcho-punk band Crass
 * Sheena Fulton: English singer; performed punk rock and post-punk; former member of Stripey Zebras (1980–1981) and Autumn Poison (1980–1985)

G

 * Patricio García (28 Oct 1977–present): Argentinian composer; former member of rock band Los Chicles (1995–2002), writes music for film.
 * Laura Jane Grace (8 Nov 1980–present): American guitarist and vocalist of punk rock band Against Me!
 * Graham: English drummer; performs punk rock; former member of anarcho-punk band The Mob (1979–1983)
 * Eric Green (19 January 1993–present): American guitarist and vocalist for California-based emo/post-hardcore band Problem Dog. Previously a member of anarcho-punk/folk punk band Danny Discord and the Misanthropists (2012–2015).

H

 * Harry Hamer: English drummer; performs punk rock; member of anarcho-punk band Chumbawamba
 * Gene Hugh: English guitarist; performs punk rock; member of anarcho-punk band Omega Tribe
 * Kevin Hunter: English guitarist; performs punk rock; former member of Flux Of Pink Indians

I

 * Steve Ignorant: English singer; performed punk rock, hardcore punk, and art punk; former member of anarcho-punk bands Crass, Schwartzeneggar, Stratford Mercenaries, Current 93, Thought Crime and Paranoid Visions

J

 * Darren Johns: British singer, guitarist, lyricist and composer; performs punk rock, Americana and folk-roots; current member of Crazy Arm (2005–present) and Warshy (2017–present).
 * Chris Johnston ("Chris Clavin"): American guitarist, singer, and harmonicist; performs pop punk and folk punk music; former member of pop-punk band The Devil Is Electric (2000–2003); current member of anarcho-punk/folk punk band Ghost Mice (2002–present)
 * Hannah Jones: American violinist and singer; performs pop punk and folk punk music; former member of pop-punk band The Devil Is Electric (2000–2003) and current member of anarcho-punk/folk punk band Ghost Mice (2002–present)

K

 * Michael Karoli (1948–2001): German guitarist and violinist; performed krautrock and experimental music; former member of the "anarchist community" Can
 * Tim Kelly: English guitarist; performs punk rock; former member of Flux Of Pink Indians
 * Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister (1945–2015): English singer, bassist, guitarist, and harmonicist; performs Rock 'N' Roll, space rock, and punk rock; has associated with various acts, including Motörhead, Hawkwind, Ramones, and The Rockin' Vickers

L

 * Nomy Lamm (1976–present): American singer-songwriter; performs punk rock, and queercore; liner notes of her debut album, Anthem, state that she is an anarchist
 * Colin Latter: English singer; performs punk rock; former member of Flux Of Pink Indians
 * Eve Libertine: English singer; performed punk rock, hardcore punk, and art punk; former member of anarcho-punk band Crass
 * Jaki Liebezeit (1939–2017): German drummer; performs free jazz, krautrock and experimental music; member of the "anarchist community" Can, who suggested the backronym "communism, anarchism, nihilism" for the band's name
 * Austin Lunn: American vocalist, guitarist and drummer; sole member of the band Panopticon, and has also been a member of several other bands as various roles.

M

 * Andy Martin
 * Terence McKenna: ethnobotanist and philosopher; spoken word on Alien Dreamtime with Spacetime Continuum & Stephen Kent
 * Efrim Menuck: Canadian guitarist and singer involved with the bands Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra
 * Simon Middlehurst: English guitarist; performs punk rock; former member of Flux Of Pink Indians
 * Marc Mob: English guitarist and singer; performs punk rock; former member of anarcho-punk band The Mob (1979–1983)

N

 * Nikolas Asimos (20 August 1949 – 17 March 1988): Greek composer and singer
 * Nil Wright English (1952–present): bassist and electric violinist; performed punk rock; former member of Poison Girls (1980–1995)
 * Danbert Nobacon (1958–present): English singer and keyboardist; performs punk rock and folk rock; former member of anarcho-punk band Chumbawamba
 * Alice Nutter: English singer and percussionist; performs punk rock; former member of anarcho-punk band Chumbawamba

O

 * Joey Only: guitarist and singer; performs folk punk music

P

 * N. A. Palmer: English guitarist; performed punk rock, hardcore punk, and art punk; former member of anarcho-punk band Crass
 * Pat "The Bunny" Schneeweis: American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and trumpet player; Formerly lead anarcho-punk/folk groups Johnny Hobo and the Freight Trains, Wingnut Dishwashers Union, and Ramshackle Glory, as well as a solo career. Retired from music in February 2016, due to a change in ideologies
 * Erik Petersen: singer, songwriter, and guitarist for Philadelphia anarcho-punk band Mischief Brew
 * Utah Phillips (1935–2008): American singer, poet, storyteller and guitarist; performed folk music and spoken word; retired on 11 October 2007, due to poor health, before passing away on 23 May 2008
 * Matty Pop Chart: American accordionist and drummer; performs folk punk music; occasional member of anarcho-punk/folk punk band Ghost Mice (2002–present)
 * Josef Porta: English guitarist, drummer, and singer; performs punk rock; former member of anarcho-punk band The Mob (1979–1983), Blyth Power (1983–present), and Zounds (1977–1982, 2001–present)
 * Promoe (1976–present): Swedish rapper; performs hip hop; member of rap group Looptroop
 * Neil Puncher: English guitarist; performs punk rock; former member of Flux Of Pink Indians

R

 * Bernhardt Rebours: English bassist, synthesizer player, and pianist; performed punk rock; former member of Poison Girls (??–1995)
 * Wesley Richards: American songwriter, guitarist and singer; writes and performs with the anarcho-metal band Fortunate Fall (band) and also with the anarcho-punk band Dr. Ghost
 * Lily Richeson: American cellist; performs folk punk music; occasional member of anarcho-punk/folk punk band Ghost Mice (2002–present)
 * Penny Rimbaud: English drummer; performed punk rock, hardcore punk, and art punk; former member of anarcho-punk band Crass
 * Zack de la Rocha, vocalist of Rage Against the Machine. Performs; Hip Hop, Rock, Nu Metal, Punk Rock, Metal
 * David Rovics (1967–present): American singer, guitarist, and songwriter; performs folk music

S

 * Chicho Sánchez Ferlosio (1940–2003): leftist militant Spanish singer-songwriter whose politics gradually moved from communism to anarchism.
 * Irmin Schmidt (1937–present): German keyboardist; plays krautrock and experimental music and composes film scores; member of Can who described the group as an "anarchist community"
 * Pete Seeger: had many anarchist and communist beliefs
 * Otep Shamaya (1979–present): American metal musician, singer-songwriter and lyricist/poet
 * Andy Smith: English guitarist; performs punk rock; former member of Flux Of Pink Indians
 * Sole: American rapper and producer
 * Vi Subversa (1935–2016): English singer-songwriter, and guitarist; performed punk rock; former member of Poison Girls (1978–1995)

T

 * Scott Thomas: English drummer; performs punk rock; member of anarcho-punk band Omega Tribe
 * Tõnu Trubetsky (1963–present): Estonian singer and poet; performs punk rock; member of punk band Vennaskond
 * Kevin Tucker: American vocalist and guitarist of the anarcho-primitivist death metal band Peregrine

V

 * Gee Vaucher: English pianist; also created album cover art and stage montages; performed punk rock, hardcore punk, and art punk; former member of anarcho-punk band Crass
 * Joy De Vivre: English singer; performed punk rock, hardcore punk, and art punk; former member of anarcho-punk band Crass

W

 * Jason Walsh: English guitarist; performs punk rock; member of anarcho-punk band Omega Tribe
 * Lou Watts: English singer and keyboardist; performs punk rock; member of anarcho-punk band Chumbawamba
 * Dorian Wallace (1985–present): American composer and pianist.
 * Greg Wells: American vocalist (described as "howling and breathing"); performs folk punk music; occasional member of anarcho-punk/folk punk band Ghost Mice (2002–present)
 * Boff Whalley: English guitarist and singer; performs punk rock and folk; member of anarcho-punk band Chumbawamba and founding member of Commoners Choir.
 * Chris Willsher (1971–present): English drummer, singer, songwriter; performs punk rock; member of Bus Station Loonies and former member of Oi Polloi and Disorder
 * Martin Wilson: English drummer; performs punk rock; former member of Flux of Pink Indians
 * Pete Wright: English bassist and singer; performed punk rock, hardcore punk, and art punk; former member of anarcho-punk band Crass

Y

 * Gino Srdjan Yevdjevich: former Yugoslav vocalist of gypsy punk band Kultur Shock
 * Curtis Youé: English bassist; performs punk rock; former member of anarcho-punk band The Mob (1979–1983) and Blyth Power (1983–??)

Z

 * ZSK: German punk-rock band