Folk Artists K-R
- Aimee Mann (1)
- Alison Krauss (4)
- Amos Lee (2)
- Erin McKeown (4)
- Joni Mitchell (3)
- Loreena McKennitt (1)
- Mountain Heart (4)
- Nickel Creek (7)
- Tim O'Brien (5)
- Utah Phillips (2)
- Xavier Rudd (1)
- k.d. lang (3)
Phil Ochs Songs - What are the best songs by Phil Ochs?
Phil Ochs was one of the best topical singers of his time, focusing heavily on political and protest music. While his life and career were tragically abbreviated when he committed suicide in 1976 at the age of 35, he managed to pen some of American folk music's finest topical songs. What's your favorite song by Phil Ochs?
Laura Marling
Learn more about British singer-songwriter Laura Marling with this introductory biography and profile, including recommended CDs and MP3s.
Leadbelly
Learn more about legendary folk-blues player Leadbelly (aka Huddie Ledbetter) with this introductory biography and profile, including recommended CDs and MP3s.
Claire Lynch
Learn more about folk and bluegrass singer Claire Lynch with this introductory bio and profile, including recommended CDs and MP3s.
Tift Merritt
Learn more about NC-based singer-songwriter Tift Merritt with this introductory bio and profile, including recommended CDs and MP3s.
Elizabeth Mitchell
Learn more about children's folksinger Elizabeth Mitchell with this introductory bio and profile, including recommended CDs and MP3s.
The Lomax Family Tree
There are plenty of performers in American folk music, but the craft would be left to wander without the efforts of some of the finest collectors, musicologists, and champions of the form. Learn more about the first family of American folk musicology - John, Alan, and Bess Lomax.
The Lumineers
Learn more about Denver-based Grammy-nominated trio the Lumineers with this introductory biography and profile, including recommended CDs and MP3s.
Jimbo Mathus
From the Suirrel Nut Zippers to South Memphis Stringband, to his own solo work with the Tri-State Coalition, Jimbo Mathus has been making great folk, roots, and Americana music for years. Learn more with this introductory bio and profile, including recommended CDs and MP3s.
Ruth Moody
Learn more about Wailin' Jennys singer-songwriter Ruth Moody - her work with the Jennys as well as her various solo and side projects - with this introductory biography and profile, including recommended CDs and MP3s.
Anais Mitchell - Interview about 'Child Ballads'
Learn more about Anais Mitchell's new EP with Jefferson Hamer - 'Child Ballads' through this interview about how she came to these old songs, and how she and Hamer worked to bring them up to date.
Aoife O'Donovan (of Crooked Still)
Learn more about singer-songwriter Aoife O'Donovan (Crooked Still, Sometymes Why) with this introductory biography and profile, including recommended CDs and MP3s.
The Rooftop Singers
Learn more about one-hit folk music wonders the Rooftop Singers with this introductory biography and profile, including recommended CDs and MP3s.
Noam Pikelny
Learn more about bluegrass banjoist and 2013 Grammy nominee Noam Pikelny with this introductory bio and profile, including recommended CDs and MP3s.
Lake Street Dive
Learn more about roots music innovators Lake Street Dive, with this introductory profile and bio...including recommended CDs and MP3s.
Lucy Kaplansky
Learn more about singer-songwriter Lucy Kaplansky with this introductory biography and profile, including recommended CDs and MP3s.
Corb Lund
Learn more about Corb Lund with this introductory biography and profile, including recommended CDs and MP3s.
Kelly Joe Phelps
Learn more about singer-songwriter Kelly Joe Phelps with this introductory bio and profile, including recommended CDs and MP3s.
Anais Mitchell
Learn more about Vermont-based singer-songwriter Anais Mitchell, with this basic introductory biography and profile, including recommended CDs and MP3s.
Mumford and Sons
Learn more about English folk-rock band Mumford and Sons, with this introductory biography and profile, including recommended CDs and MP3s.
Jim Lauderdale
Learn more about Grammy and Americana Award-winning singer-songwriter Jim Lauderdale with this introductory bio and profile, including recommended CDs and MP3s.
Pokey Lafarge & the South City Three
Pokey Lafarge and his band the South City Three are one of the hottest up-and-coming artists on the folk and Americana scene these days. Before you head out to catch them on the road this year, check out this brief bio and profile of Pokey Lafarge & the South City Three, including recommended CDs and MP3s.
Lost in the Trees
Learn about North Carolina-based septet Lost in the Trees with this introductory bio, including recommended CDs and MP3s.
The Mamas & the Papas
The Mamas & the Papas were one of the most successful and beloved folk-pop bands of the mid-late 1960s. Learn more about this dynamic quartet with this Mamas & the Papas bio and profile.
Milk Carton Kids
Milk Carton Kids - Joey Ryan and Kenneth Pattengale - are one of 2011's most buzzed-about up-and-coming folk duos. Embodying the same simplicity of earlier folk duos like Simon & Garfunkel and the intuitive harmonies of the Indigo Girls, Milk Carton Kids are definitely a new folk artist to watch. Learn more about Ryan and Pattengale with this...
James Vincent McMorrow
James Vincent McMorrow is one of 2011's biggest buzz artists in the folk and acoustic music community. His debut album 'Early in the Morning' has been making waves on both sides of the pond, due to its whispering, quiet beauty and genuine, earnest heartbreak songs. Learn more about James Vincent McMorrow with this basic biography and profile,...
The Knitters
The Knitters were an offshoot of popular California-based punk band X. Consisting of X alumni John Doe and Exene Cervenka, and others, the Knitters named themselves as a spoof on the Weavers, and forged a new path for a style of music which became known as cowpunk.
Brian Wright
Born and bred in Texas, Brian Wright calls to mind other Texas-bred troubadours - Townes Van Zandt, Lyle Lovett, Steve Earle, more recently Hayes Carll - Wright's music at once marries folk, country, and rock music while defying all three. Learn more about Brian Wright with this brief bio and profile.