List of folk musicians

This is a list of folk musicians, sorted by country, with some sub-categories based on region, style or gender.

Albania

 * Eli Fara
 * Fatime Sokoli
 * Nikollë Nikprelaj

Andean

 * Savia Andina

Argentina

 * Huldreslåt
 * Mercedes Sosa
 * Eduardo Falu
 * Jorge Cafrune
 * Ariel Ramirez
 * Los Fronterizos
 * Pescado Rabioso

Armenia

 * Djivan Gasparyan
 * Udi Hrant
 * Gor Mkhitarian

Australia

 * Paul Kelly
 * Blue King Brown
 * Eric Bogle
 * Sarah Blasko
 * Boy And Bear
 * Kasey Chambers
 * Slim Dusty
 * Steve Gadd
 * Roaring Jack
 * Matthew John Corby
 * Vance Joy
 * Lisa Mitchell
 * Siobhan Owen
 * The Seekers
 * Judy Small
 * Angus & Julia Stone
 * The Waifs

Indigenous Australians

 * Kerrianne Cox
 * David Hudson
 * Archie Roach

Ashik

 * Ali Ekber Çiçek
 * Aşık Mahzuni Şerif
 * Aşık Khanlar
 * Aşık Veysel
 * Neşet Ertaş
 * Aşiq Ələsgər
 * Jivani
 * Sayat-Nova
 * Karacaoğlan
 * Kul Nesîmî
 * Pir Sultan Abdal

Bangladesh

 * Lalon
 * Hason Raja
 * Abbasuddin Ahmed
 * Shah Abdul Karim
 * Momtaz Begum
 * Habib Wahid
 * Farida Parveen
 * Salma Akhter
 * Bari Siddiqui
 * Ferdausi Rahman
 * Abdur Rahman Boyati

Bolivia

 * Asunta Limpias de Parada

Brazil

 * Anavitória
 * Cartola

Bulgaria

 * The Bisserov Sisters
 * Bistritsa Babi
 * Bulgarka Junior Quartet
 * Pirin Folk Ensemble
 * Svetoglas
 * Trio Bulgarka

A–M

 * 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

 * 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

 * Víctor Jara
 * Violeta Parra

Moravia

 * Karel Kryl
 * Jaromír Nohavica

Denmark

 * Helene Blum
 * Jullie Hjetland
 * Rune T. Kidde
 * Nina & Frederik

Finland

 * Timo Alakotila
 * Angelit
 * Frigg
 * Gjallarhorn
 * Islaja
 * Arto Järvelä
 * Mauno Järvelä
 * JPP
 * Konsta Jylhä
 * Sari Kaasinen
 * Maria Kalaniemi
 * Sanna Kurki-Suonio
 * Loituma
 * Värttinä
 * Jenny Wilhelms
 * Wimme

France

 * Sacha Distel
 * Maxime Le Forestier
 * Malicorne
 * Gus Viseur

Brittany

 * Dan Ar Braz
 * Jean Chocun
 * Jean-Paul Corbineau
 * Jean-Louis Jossic
 * Kej
 * Kornog
 * Alan Stivell
 * Tri Yann
 * Nolwenn Leroy

Byzantine psalmody

 * Nektaria Karantzi

Paleá dhimotiká

 * Aristidis Moschos
 * Chronis Aidonidis
 * Haris Alexiou
 * Rosa Eskenazi
 * Marika Papagika
 * Giorgos Papasideris
 * Vassilis Tsitsanis
 * Markos Vamvakaris

Nisiótika
Greek Islands' songs (Νησιώτικα):


 * Mariza Koch
 * Domna Samiou

Hungary

 * Ági Szalóki
 * Márta Sebestyén
 * Muzsikás
 * Zoltan Kodály
 * The Moon and the Nightspirit

Iceland

 * Of Monsters & Men
 * Bara Grimsdottir

A–G

 * Ila Arun
 * Malini Awasthi
 * Allah Jilai Bai
 * Gulab Bai
 * Teejan Bai
 * Dipali Barthakur
 * Parvathy Baul
 * Chinnaponnu
 * Anima Choudhury
 * Anupama Deshpande
 * Bindhyabasini Devi
 * Gambhari Devi
 * Vinjamuri Seetha Devi
 * Shreya Ghoshal
 * Dolly Guleria

H–S

 * 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

 * Vangapandu Usha
 * Vimalakka
 * Hira Devi Waiba
 * Navneet Aditya Waiba

A–G

 * A.R. Akela
 * Abdul Alim (folk singer)
 * Guda Anjaiah
 * Sukhraj Aujla
 * Pammi Bai
 * Rasamayi Balakishan
 * Patthe Bapurao
 * Paban Das Baul
 * Bhopa
 * S. D. Burman
 * Hemant Chauhan
 * Anthony Daasan
 * Jhusia Damai
 * Bipul Chettri
 * Gaddar
 * Bhikhudan Gadhvi
 * Karnail Gill
 * Habib Painter

H–S

 * 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

 * Prahlad Tipanya
 * Vitthal Umap
 * Wadali Brothers
 * Warsi Brothers

Ireland

 * 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

 * Chava Alberstein
 * David Broza
 * Bradley Fish
 * Mark Eliyahu
 * Aviva Semadar

Italy

 * Adamo
 * Carlo Buti
 * Francesco Guccini
 * Fabrizio De André

Japan

 * Rinken Band

Mexico

 * Joan Sebastian

Netherlands

 * Omnia

New Zealand

 * Avalanche City
 * Martin Curtis
 * Flight of the Conchords
 * Luke Hurley
 * Bic Runga
 * Mahinarangi Tocker
 * Topp Twins
 * Marcus Turner

Nigeria

 * Brymo

Norway

 * Frigg
 * Myllarguten
 * Annbjørg Lien
 * Chateau Neuf Spelemannslag

Peru

 * Wayno

Philippines

 * Freddie Aguilar

Romania

 * Veta Biriș

Russian Federation

 * Jeanne Bichevskaya
 * Sasha Lazard
 * Ivan Rebroff
 * Terem Quartet

Slovenia

 * Slavko Avsenik
 * Atomik Harmonik

South Africa

 * Ladysmith Black Mambazo
 * Mahotella Queens
 * Miriam Makeba
 * David Kramer

Spain

 * La Musgaña
 * Llan de Cubel
 * Hevia
 * Luar Na Lubre
 * Jorge Pardo
 * Carlos Núñez
 * Radio Tarifa
 * Narciso Yepes

Sweden

 * First aid kit
 * Francis
 * Frifot
 * Garmarna
 * Per Gudmundson
 * Emma Härdelin
 * Hedningarna
 * Pehr Hörberg
 * Åsa Jinder
 * Sofia Karlsson
 * Hållbus Totte Mattson
 * Ale Möller
 * Anders Norudde
 * Swåp
 * The Tallest Man On Earth
 * Roger Tallroth
 * Triakel
 * Väsen
 * Lena Willemark

Tibet

 * Yungchen Lhamo

Turkey

 * Altın Gün
 * Aşık Veysel
 * Güler Duman
 * Muhlis Akarsu
 * Belkis Akkale
 * Selda Bağcan
 * Ali Ekber Cicek
 * Nesimi Çimen
 * Musa Eroğlu
 * Sabahat Akkiraz
 * Lalezar Ensemble
 * Musa Eroğlu
 * Neşet Ertaş
 * Hasret Gültekin
 * Udi Hrant
 * Ahmet Kaya
 * Erkan Oğur
 * Arif Sağ
 * Baba Zula

Tuva

 * Huun-Huur-Tu
 * Kongar-ol Ondar

A–M

 * 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

 * 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

 * Dalla
 * Fisherman's Friends
 * Brenda Wootton

Northumbria

 * Jack Armstrong
 * John Armstrong (of Carrick)
 * Tommy Armstrong
 * Will Atkinson
 * Tom Clough
 * Johnny Handle
 * George Hepple
 * Joe Hutton
 * Jack the Lad
 * James Hill
 * Nancy Kerr
 * Billy Pigg
 * Jock Purdon
 * Colin Ross
 * Kathryn Tickell
 * Robert Whinham
 * The Witches of Elswick
 * Jez Lowe

Isle of Man

 * Christine Collister


 * Ruth Keggin

Scotland

 * 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

 * Fernhill
 * Jack Harris
 * Mary Hopkin
 * Sian James
 * Ceri Rhys Matthews
 * Julie Murphy
 * Siobhan Owen
 * Siân Phillips
 * Phil Tanner

Appalachian

 * 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

 * 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

A–C

 * 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

 * 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

 * 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
 * Orville Johnson
 * Daniel Johnston
 * Freedy Johnston
 * Billy Jonas
 * Diana Jones
 * Dick Justice

K–M

 * Si Kahn
 * 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

 * 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

 * 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

 * 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

 * Turgun Alimatov