Folk Labels
Meet the record labels that are Folk's biggest supporters
Rounder Records
Rounder Records is an independent folk and roots music record label founded in Cambridge, Mass., in 1970 by college students Ken Irwin, Bill Nowlin, and Marian Leighton-Levy. It includes a number of subsidiary labels and has housed an extensive distribution and sales service. Though the label cut back on those services in the 1990s, it's still one of the largest independent labels in North America.
Rounder Records is an independent folk and roots music record label founded in Cambridge, Mass., in 1970 by college students Ken Irwin, Bill Nowlin, and Marian Leighton-Levy. It includes a number of subsidiary labels and has housed an extensive distribution and sales service. Though the label cut back on those services in the 1990s, it's still one of the largest independent labels in North America.
Red House Records
The label that handles Greg Brown, Eliza Gilkyson, John Gorka, and Lucy Kaplansky.
The label that handles Greg Brown, Eliza Gilkyson, John Gorka, and Lucy Kaplansky.
Lost Highway Records
Featuring Ryan Adams, Lyle Lovett, Lucinda Williams, and Mary Gauthier.
Featuring Ryan Adams, Lyle Lovett, Lucinda Williams, and Mary Gauthier.
Smithsonian Folkways
The label responsible for keeping the best of folk alive, including Woody Guthrie, Leadbelly, and others.
The label responsible for keeping the best of folk alive, including Woody Guthrie, Leadbelly, and others.
American Melody
This label deals mostly with Folk, Roots, Bluegrass, and Children's Music.
This label deals mostly with Folk, Roots, Bluegrass, and Children's Music.
Azalea City
A Maryland-based independent regional Folk label that allows its artists to keep the rights to their work.
A Maryland-based independent regional Folk label that allows its artists to keep the rights to their work.
Elizabeth Records
This Brooklyn-based independent Folk label represents the New York Folk scene.
This Brooklyn-based independent Folk label represents the New York Folk scene.
Hard Miles
Folk label dedicated to old-school Folk, Roots, and labor-related songs.
Folk label dedicated to old-school Folk, Roots, and labor-related songs.