Profiles Index
Ani DiFranco
Ani Difranco is one of the most prolific and respected artists in contemporary American folk music. With 20 years and nearly 20 albums under her belt, tireless touring, and a record company all her own, Ani DiFranco has inspired and influenced countless artists. Learn more about Ani DiFranco, including recommended CDs, MP3s, interviews, concert reviews, and more.
Blind Boys of Alabama
The Blind Boys of Alabama have been going strong for over 60 years, blend traditional gospel with contemporary folk songs. Learn more about the Blind Boys of Alabama, including recommended CDs and MP3s.
Odetta
Odetta was known for her powerful stage presence and incredible voice, as well as her contributions to the civil rights movement. Learn more about Odetta, including recommended CDs, MP3s, and a full biography of Odetta.
Janis Ian
Janis Ian is one of the most consistently loved, and most prolific singer/songwriters. Learn more about Janis Ian's career and biography, including MP3s and recommended CDs.
Pete Seeger
Singer/songwriter Pete Seeger is best known for his topical and anthemic Folk songs, like "We Shall Overcome," and "If I Had a Hammer."
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan is the king of changing styles, and one of American folk music's most prolific and influential singer/songwriters.
Alison Krauss and Union Station
A prodigious fiddle player and protege of Bluegrass pioneer Bill Monroe, Alison Krauss and her band Union Station are one of the hottest and most talented bluegrass music groups around.
Uncle Earl
Uncle Earl emerged in 2005 as the hottest band of g'Earls in Old Time music.
James Taylor
James Taylor is everyone's favorite sensitive singer/songwriter. His career has spanned three decades and taken him from relative obscurity to a level where he is one of the most celebrated songwriters of our time. Here's a profile and more information about singer-songwriter James Taylor.
Railroad Earth
Railroad Earth has been said to be the equivalent of Grateful Dead on Bluegrass instruments. The band blends swing, blues, bluegrass, folk, celtic, and all other sorts of Americana into a jam band-ish mix of darn-good-time.
Nickel Creek
Covering country, bluegrass, jazz, and even a little rock and roll, Nickel Creek truly rocks the folk world.
The Waybacks
Bluegrass group The Waybacks bring innovative style and non-stop energy to their innovative sound.
Doc Watson
A biography and brief history of old timer, bluegrasser, singer/songwriter, and guitar picker extraordinaire Doc Watson.
Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell is easily one of the most influential American folk music artists of her generation
Del McCoury
An original Blue Grass Boy, Del McCoury is now one of the frontrunners of the Bluegrass resurgence
Joan Baez
Inarguably the godmother of modern folk music, Joan Baaez is one of the most devoted singer/songwriter/activists.
The Weavers
Despite their unfortunately abbreviated career as a group, The Weavers managed to influence a generation of musical activists, and to help provoke a revival of American Folk Music.
The Grascals
IBMA's Emerging Artist of the Year for 2005, the Grascals are one of Bluegrass' best new bands.
Emmylou Harris
alt.country singer/songwriter Emmylou Harris is folk's favorite cowgirl.
Holly Near
Holly Near is often considered one of the best protest singers and songwriters
Pieta Brown
Pieta Brown may be Greg Brown's daughter, but her music sounds more like a marriage of Lucinda Williams and Johnny Cash.
Judy Collins
Judy Collins is one of America's favorite traditional and contemporary topical singer/songwriters.
Gillian Welch
Folk, blues, bluegrass, and country ... Gillian Welch covers it all.
Richard Thompson
Over the course of his more-than-three-decades-long career, Richard Thompson's influence has been felt by folks from Bonnie Raitt to Del McCoury.
Townes Van Zandt
Townes Van Zandt is the classic cowboy folk and alt.country singer/songwriter
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