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These are our as-comprehensive-as-we-can-make it folk and traditional weblinks. If you know one we don`t have please let us know!

Artists

American

• Joan Baez World famous American folkie
• Joan Baez Legend of protest song
• Duck Baker One of the greats of acoustic fingerstyle guitar
• Kate Campbell Singer/songwriter from the deep south
• Liz Carlisle Rising folk/country star
• Liz Carroll Irish fiddle player from Chicago
• Beth Nielsen Chapman Award winning writer
• Judy Collins A music icon
• Judy Cook Unaccompanied ballads and songs from a huge and varied Anglo-American repertoire.
• Debra Cowan Massachusetts balladeer with traditional and contemporary material
• Crooked Still Americana with 'cello
• Dulcimer Dan He's American, he plays dulcimer, he's called Dan
• Iris Dement Songwriter covered by many (wrote Our Town)
• Ani DiFranco Self-penned songs
• Dixie Chicks Country gals with political points
• Jerry Douglas Bluegrass guitar star
• Kent DuChaine Delta Bluesman
• Bob Dylan Never heard of him, I believe he was quite famous
• Steve Earle Political singer-songwriting don't get much better than this.
• Julie Felix Folk Icon
• Ed Gerhard Master of acoustic/fingerstyle Guitar
• Sid Griffin Singer/songwriter and leader of the Coal Porters
• Nanci Griffith Well-known singer
• Arlo Guthrie Singer/songwriter
• Ben Harper Singer/songwriter with great lyrics
• Hayseed Dixie Let there be Rockgrass!
• Chris Jones One of the best young musicians in bluegrass today
• Lucy Kaplansky Own songs and covers
• Alison Krauss Bluegrass singer
• John McCormick Gentle wit, sensitive vocals, and wicked guitar skills
• Joni Mitchell The greatest
• Gurf Morlix Singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
• Mystic Highway Two singer/guitarist/songwriters from Boulder, Colorado
• Jerry O'Sullivan American Uilleann player
• Old Crow Medicine Show Nashville Band
• David Olney Acoustic Singer/Songwriter from Nashville
• Tom Paxton A legend
• John Prine Writer of many songs and covered by many people
• Ramblin Jack Elliott Life-long aspiring cowboy
• Bonnie Rideout Scottish fiddler based in the states
• Dana and Susan Robinson Vocals, fiddle, guitar, banjo and mandolin
• Clarelynn Rose Singe/songwriter and acoustic fingerstyle guitar
• Peggy Seeger Singer/songwriter
• Paul Simon Needs no Introduction
• Sometymes Why Folk noir?
• Stairwell Sisters Five sassy good-time gals from the hills of San Francisco
• Park Stickney Jazz harp
• Taj Mahal More great blues
• James Taylor Famous - and rightly so
• Louden Wainwright III Madcap performer
• Gillian Welch Has a nice hat and very, very nice boots
• Lucinda Williams 'America's best songwriter' (Time magazine quote)
• Dar Williams American singer/songwriter, pens beautiful folky songs with incredible stories and thoughts behind them
• Kate Wolf Site maintained by her family

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Canadian

• Arrogant Worms Canadian comedy act
• The Barra MacNeils Multi instrumental Cape Breton family
• The Be Good Tanyas Bloody good psuodo country band
• The Bills North America with a touch of Europe and Latin America
• La Bottine Souriante Folk fusion from Quebec
• Leonard Cohen Poet, songwriter and novellist
• Kathleen Edwards Singer-songwriter with a mix of country, folk and pop
• Fiddlers 3 A family affair
• Genticorum French Canadians with loads of fun!
• Great Big Sea Newfoundland folk/rock
• Natalie MacMaster It's not fair. No one should be this talented and this good looking.
• Kate and Anna McGarrigle French Canadian start
• The McGarrigles Singers, songwriters and allround musicians
• My Sweet Patootie Tanglefoot duo goes solo
• Chris Norman Nova Scotia flute man
• Ken Perlman Clawhammer Banjo & Fingerstyle Guitar
• The Rankin Family Superstars of Canadian folk
• Stan Rogers Arguably Canada's greatest singer/songwriter
• Slainte Mhath Energising stuff from a young Cape Breton band
• Tanglefoot Hairy Canadians
• Neil Young Super-famous Canadian

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English

• Albion Band Have been around for a long time and are still great
• The Albion Band Long running band famous for "Lark Rise to Candleford"
• Artisan English vocal trio - fabulous harmonies
• The Average Folk Band An irresistible hybrid funk/folk juggernaut.
• Roy Bailey Still going strong (since 1958!)
• Les Barker Mancunian lunatic and train fanatic
• Sally Barker Ex-Poozies girl goes solo
• Harriet Bartlett Young star of accordion
• Grant Baynham Ex 'That's Life!' and comic songsmith to the stars
• Bellowhead English big band
• Billy Bragg He don't want to change the world (yeah right)
• Dave Burland Another well known singer
• Eliza Carthy Fab singer and fiddle player
• Pauline Cato and Tom McConville Northumbrian pipes and Fiddle
• Michael Chapman Singer/songwriter
• Cockersdale 3-piece harmony group
• Shirley Collins Folk Revival star
• Lee Collinson Supremo guitarist
• Christine Collister Has been in many bands but is now going solo
• Coope, Boyes and Simpson Three English blokes singing unaccompanied - and it's brilliant
• Crosscurrent Young, talented band
• Andy Cutting Melodeon player from Derby
• Kevin Dempsey Guitarist and producer
• Johnny Dickinson Northumbrian slide guitar
• Emily Druce Young blues singer
• Fairport Convention Who?
• Fleetwood Mac Ex blues band from waaaay back
• Flook Flute, bodhran and guitar with great rhythm
• Bob Fox North East man
• Vin Garbutt Wild performer of his own songs
• Stephen Gerrard Folksinger, Songwriter & Guitarist
• Gordon Giltrap Guitarist
• Dave Goulder The January Man
• Davey Graham One of the greatest innovators of acoustic guitar
• The Green Machine Martin Green's band
• Boo Hewerdine Singer-songwriter
• Hokum Hotshots South Shields Bluegrass
• David Hughes Acoustic guitarist and songwriter
• The Imagined Village Collaboration of folk superstars
• Jacqui Mcshee's Pentangle Reformed
• Jethro Tull Legends of folk/prog-rock
• Bill Jones Singer and melodeon player
• Nic Jones Pioneer of music
• Wizz Jones Singer/songwriter and Bluesman
• Shona Kipling and Damien O'Kane Accordion player from Co Durham with accompaniment
• John Kirkpatrick God of Morris
• Peter Knight Steeleye Span fiddle player
• Sharron Kraus Original music on voice guitar and banjo
• Seth Lakeman Folk-rocker
• The Levellers Folk Rockers
• Lindisfarne Gotta have a wee wee
• Jez Lowe Stripy Durham singer/songwriter
• Rory Macleod A man of many talents
• Simon Mayor Fantastic mandolin
• Mr McFall's Chamber Ensemble with varying styles
• Rory McLeod A one man soulband, poet and storyteller
• Ralph McTell Well known and respected singer/songwriter
• Paul Millns American influenced singer/songwriter
• Jim Moray Singer of English trad with a modern bent
• Julie Murphy 'My favourite singer in the world' (Eliza Carthy- quote)
• Drake Nick The estate of Nick Drake
• Graham O'Callaghan English traditional singer
• Oysterband High octane English folk-rock
• Ed Rennie Ancient and modern, English and borrowings from further a-field on melodion and song
• The Rosinators Bluegrass, Cajun and gospel country
• Leon Rosselson Galliards man with topical/satirical songs
• Kate Rusby Barnsley's superstar
• Mick Ryan and Pete Harris Folk Operas belive it or not
• Ian Shaw Jazz man
• Sheelanagig Gypsy, jazz, klezmer - a real mix!
• Show of Hands Folk/rock duo
• Mike Silver Consummate guitarist with songs
• Martin Simpson Fabby guitar guy
• Spiers and Boden Fantastic fiddle, melodion and songs
• Dave Swarbrick God of English fiddle
• June Tabor Dark voiced singer
• John Tams The man for English songwriting
• Allan Taylor Acclaimed singer/songwriter/instrumentalist
• Richard Thompson The best songwriter in the world?
• Kathryn Tickell Ace Northumbrian Piper
• Steve Tilston Singer, songwriter and guitarist
• Karen Tweed Poozies accordion player with Swedish music interest
• Rachel Unthank and the WInterset Northumbrian/Tyneside all-girl quartet
• Eddie Walker Singer, Guitarist and Songwriter
• The Waterboys Popular Folk Rockers
• Waterson:Carthy Eliza, Norma and Martin - just great!
• Kathryn Williams One of the UK's most acclaimed singer-songwriters.
• Martyn Wyndham-Read Singer/songwriter and very nice man

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Irish

• Altan One of the very best Irish bands
• Banish Misfortune Irish band based in America
• Beginish Four of Ireland's top traditional musicians
• Mary Black Well known singer
• Eugene Brosnan Celebrated Irish singer/songwriter
• Bumblebees Multi instrumental band - fabulous musicians
• Kevin Burke Ex-Bothy band man with amazing solo fiddle
• Mary Burke Singer songwriter from N Ireland based in Scotland
• Danny Carthy Ex Fiddlers' Green man - singer/songwriter with vast repertoire of songs
• Cat Malojian Irish duo on guitar, banjo and voice
• Cherish the Ladies Amazing musicians and dancers
• Anthony John Clarke Singer/songwriter
• Eamonn Coyne Tenor banjo man
• Jimmy Crowley A man of wit and wisdom
• Danu Irish songs and tunes
• Dervish A wild band
• Liz Doherty Irish fiddle with a good shovel of Cape Breton
• Enya Irish singer of massive fame
• Frankie Gavin Amazing De Dannan fiddle player
• Kieran Halpin Passionate singer/songwriter
• Mick Hanly Singer/Songwriter
• Eileen Ivers The original Riverdance fiddler
• Last Night's Fun The most exciting and entertaining traditional Irish music band from England?
• Sinead Lohan Singer on the pop side of things
• Lunasa How many amazing bands can one small island have?!
• Donal Maguire Singer and mandolin and tenor banjo player
• Leo McCann Irish button box player based in Edinburgh
• Christy Moore Irish singing/songwriting genius
• North Cregg Wild Irish band
• Donal O'Connor Irish singer/songwriter from Roscommon.
• Tommy Peoples Amazing fiddle player - ex Bothy Band
• Fionn Regan Dublin singer/songwriter
• Sean Tyrrell Poetic songs from the west coast of Ireland

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Rest of the World

• Afro Celt Soundsystem Irish mixed with.. pretty much everything else
• Angelite - The Bulgarian Voices Absolutely heavenly - this women's choir are arguably the best exponents of Bulgaria's incredible vocal tradition
• Australia's Colcannon Contemporary Australian band from Adelaide, South Australia.
• Ballycotton Austrian fun
• Bruvoll/Halvorsen Traditional Telemark song and guitar
• Antonio Forcione Guitar virtuoso
• Gogol Bordello Ukranian Gypsy Punks
• José González Swede famour for the Sony advert
• Groupa Modern Swedish folk music
• Klezmerduo Danish Klezmer madness!
• Kroke Polish Klezmer band
• Llan de Cubel Asturian band
• Mabon Welsh band with some pan-celtic fusion
• Eivør Pálsdóttir Faroese singer
• Planet Women Lorraine Jordan, Ora Barlow, Sarah Beattie and Kim Halliday.
• Hossam Ramzy Egyptian Bellydance
• Ranarim Swedish folk music in a new tradition
• Fromseier Rose Elegant roots music on piano and fiddle
• Spaelimenninir Scandinavian conglomerate
• Swåp Anglo Swedish quartet
• Taraf de Haidouks World reknowned Romanian gypsy band (Johnny Depp loves them)
• Terrafolk Slovenian madness
• Tété French Singer
• Hans Theesink Amazing guitar man
• Valkyrien Allstars Norwegian hardanger madness
• Värttinä Great Vocals from Finland
• The Waifs Australian trio

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Scottish

• Charlie Allan Bothy from Buchan
• Althing Scandanavia, Eastern Europe and Scotland collaberate
• Dave Anderson Specialist in one-man shows
• Iain Anderson Edinburgh Based fiddle player
• Auld Reekie Ceilidh Band Heeeoooch!
• Bachué Piano and Clarsach duo, Folk with jazz influence
• Back of the Moon Fantastic young band
• Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham Accordion and fiddle superstars
• Bill Barclay Funnyman of
• The Battlefield Band Long - running, always popular Scottish band
• Bella McNab Ceilidh band Excellent Edinburgh based band
• Belle Star Ceilidh Band All female, Edinburgh based band
• Benachally Ceilidh Band Great band - great banjo jokes
• Margaret Bennett Not just Martyn's mum
• Martyn Bennett New Age Scottish Music
• Blazin Fiddles Incredible Fiddle supergroup
• Eric Bogle Legendary Scottish Singer/ Songwriter living in Australia
• Boys of the Lough Irish and Scottish - a great mix
• Kate Bramley Fiddle tunes and songs from a Bad Penny
• Breabach Young band with double bagpipes, whistle, fiddle, song and Scottish stepdance
• Sandy Brechin Makes the accordion cool
• Cheyenne Brown and Seylan Baxter Cello and Clarsach duo
• Ian Bruce Singer with Burns interest
• Steve Byrne Malinky Man
• Calasaig Hot young band
• Calluna Fiddle, 'cello, flute, clarsach, song - what more could you want?
• Canterach Acoustic guitar, bouzuki, piano, pipes, whistles, fiddles and songs
• Cantrip Hotshots of the Edinburgh folk scene
• Capercaillie Have been around for years. Great singing from Karen Matheson
• Stuart Cassells The Red Hot Chilli Piper
• The Chair Stomp music from Orkney
• Paul Chamberlain Amazing box player and pianist
• Pete Clark Fiddle player famous for Niel Gow CD
• Tom Clelland Troubadour
• Cliar Gaelic supergroup
• Coila Ceildh band
• Jim and Leo Condie Father-and-son partnership with American based music
• Billy Connolly And why not?
• Davy Cowan Musician, Songwriter and Coinneach man
• Phil Cunningham Supremely famous box player
• Da Hooley Cracking Ceilidh
• Dàimh A mighty, multi-instrumental skirl!
• Deaf Shepherd Wild, fun, loud songs and tunes
• Barbara Dickson Singer with folkie leanings
• Dòchas Highland girls take the music to new heights
• Donovan Star of the sixties
• Heather Downie Fabby clarsach and piano
• Kris Drever Great guitar and song from Fine Friday's man
• Drop the Box No accordion - guaranteed
• The Duplets Clarsach and song duo
• Tom Fairnie A contemporary folk, country and blues singer songwriter
• Ferintosh American based band with Scottish tunes on Fiddle, 'cello and clarsach
• David Ferrard Scottish-American protest singer/songwriter
• Fiddlers Bid Fabulous Shetland fiddles
• Fraser Fifield Multi-talented piper/sax etc.
• Filska Shetland band based on fiddles
• Fine Friday Edinburgh based songs and tunes
• Julie Fowlis Gaelic Singer of the Year 2005 at the Scots Trad Music Awards
• Alasdair Fraser The best Scottish fiddler player in the world
• Iain Fraser another great fiddle player - teaches at the RSAMD
• Fribo Scottish/Norwegian crossover
• Tich Frier Singer and livewire
• Gaberlunzie Singalong specialists
• Dick Gaughan Powerful, passionate singer/songwriter
• Dave Gibb Guitarist, songwriter, singer
• Anice Gilland West Lothian singer/songwriter
• Annie Grace Ex- Ironhorse singer
• Andy Gunn Highland Voodoo Soup
• Gordon Gunn band Great fiddle player with huge repertoire
• Haggerdash Lanark band
• Rachel Hair Great clarsach player
• Harem Scarem Eilidh Shaw and others
• Heeliegoleerie Edinburgh based trio with tunes and songs
• Corrina Hewat Jazz trained clarsach player and singer - lovely voice
• Alastair Hulett Scottish singer/ songwriter/ song interpreter
• Incredible String Band Psych-folk meisters
• Gary Innes Fabby young accordion player
• Bert Jansch Ex-Pentangle, unrivaled guitarist
• Jock Tamson's Bairns Been around for years and currently making a comeback!
• Allan Johnston Scottish singer/ songwriter and guitar player
• Lorraine Jordan Irish/ Scottish singer/songwriter
• Junction Pool Big band frae Kelso
• Nick Keir Solo McCalman man
• John Kenny & the Carnyx Ancient Scottish music
• Christine Kydd Ex Chantan - a fantastic voice
• La Boum! 10 piece (!) Edinburgh based band
• Robin Laing Singer/songwriter with a weakness for whisky
• Lau Aidan O' Rourke, Martin Green and Kris Drever - smashing
• Dick Lee Jazz, classical, folk and further
• Yvonne Lyon Glasgow based singer/songwriter
• Lyra Celtica Accordion based band
• Mac Umba Pipes and world music drums - amazing stuff
• Catriona Macdonald Fabulous Shetland fiddle player and excellent teacher
• Finlay MacDonald Scotland's coolest young piper
• Amy MacDonald Glaswegian singer/songwriter
• MacGregor, Brechin & Ó hEadhra Brilliant Box, fiddle and guitar
• Mairi MacInnes Gaelic Singer who sang at the 2000 Edinburgh Tattoo
• Norman MacKay Accordion player with ceilidh band
• Mackenzie Gaelic Trio
• Fiona MacKenzie Gaelic singer
• Dougie Maclean Hugely famous singer, songwriter and fiddleplayer
• Heather Macleod Gaelic with jazz, blues, afro and world
• Kevin Macleod Occasional's master of mandolin
• Gibby MacNaught Scottish and Irish folk songs with many instruments
• Mark Maguire Amazing Bodhran man
• Jim Malcolm A fine voice
• Malinky Young, talented and from Edinburgh
• Claire Mann Fiddler and flautist. Scottish and Irish from Newcastle. Confused?
• Michael Marra Very clever Dundonian songwriter
• Anne Martin A great Gaelic singer
• John Martyn Glasgow singer/songwriter and legend
• Anna Massie Young star of guitar and fiddle
• Karen Matheson Capercaillie singer
• The McCalmans Excellent Harmonies and bloody nice blokes
• John McCusker Great playing, great tunes
• Matt McGinn Amazing singer/songwriter
• Tony McManus Best Scottish guitar you'll ever hear
• Alison McMorland & Geordie McIntyre Two grand singers
• Brian McNeill Singer, songwriter, fiddle player - disgracefully talented
• Chril Miles A great singer who can sometimes be spotted in Sandy Bells'
• Chris Miles An excellent singer
• Ed Miller Excellent singer and songwriter with a weakness for Edinburgh
• Siobhan Miller and Jeana Leslie Great Scots song from young singers
• Moishe's Bagel Jewish music from a five-piece band!
• Shona Mooney Borders Fiddler
• Findlay Napier and the Bar Room Mountaineers Scottish Americana?
• Andi Neate Singer and fiddle player with Salsa Celtica
• New Celeste Band combining folk, rock and jazz players from the Glasgow music scene
• Rab Noakes Prolific singer-songwriter
• North Sea Gas Scotland in song and music.
• Nusa Rory Campbell, Jonny Hardie, Donald Hay, Neil Harland and DJ!
• Aiden O'Rourke Great fiddle player and tutor
• Off Centre Ceilidh Band Amazing ceilidh band
• Old Blind dogs Sexy Folk music!
• Orkestra Del Sol Balkan sounds from a big band.
• Peatbog Faeries Funky beats galore!
• Pipedown Bagpipe madness
• Karine Polwart Star of singing and songwriting
• The Poozies All girl group with harps, fiddles, accordions and songs
• The Porridge Men A funky band
• Queen Anne's Revenge Songwriting partership of Findlay Napier and Nick Turner
• Stephen Quigg McCalmans man with solo material
• Rallion Fiddles and songs
• Eddi Reader Ex-Fairground Attraction singer
• Real Time Kenny Speirs, Judy Dinning and Iain Anderson
• Jean Redpath Still going strong
• Jenna Reid Fab Shetland fiddler
• Ailie Robertson Young Clarsach player
• Aillie Robertson Great Clarsach Player
• Rodeohead Covers band with Scottish influences
• Rua Scots music based in New Zealand
• Runrig Scottish Folk rockers!
• Alastair Russell Ex Battlefield Band singer
• Saint Andrew It’s rare t’be alehv - is it?
• Salsa Celtica Salsa with bagpipes?! It works - honestly
• Saltfishforty Douglas Montgomery and Brian Cromarty from Orkney
• Scocha Good time band from Hawick
• Scottish Stepdance Company Astounding. Need I say more?
• Session A9 A bunch of musicans having a great time
• Sgorrabreac Four-piece Edinburgh-based band with Gaelic songs and Scottish tunes
• The Shee Young band of ladies based in Newcastle
• Shepheard, Spiers & Watson Experts in the scots song tradition
• Shooglenifty Funky beats galore!
• Skelpaig Tunes from all over on fiddle, whistle, pipes and guitar
• Emily Smith Fantastic young voice!
• Jamie Smith Glasgow based fiddle player
• Tom Spiers Traditional Songs & Ballads self-accompanied on fiddle
• Sandy Stanage Scottish guitar player
• Colin Steele Jazz trumpeter with folkie leanings
• Anna Wendy Stevenson Fab fiddler
• Andy M Stewart Ex-Silly Wizard and great singer/songwriter
• Wendy Stewart Ex. Ceolbeg - Clarsach and Concertina or your money back
• Chris Stout Shetland fiddler pushing the boundaries
• Stravaig Unaccompanied singers and long-standing friends
• The Tannahill Weavers Brilliant Scottish traditional band
• Tarneybackle One of Perthshire's popular folk groups
• Teannaich Funky Ceilidh Band
• Andy Thorburn A man of many talents
• Simon Thoumire Heavy metal concertina? Hell, yeah..
• Treacherous Orchestra Groovy supergroup
• The Unusual Suspects Folk en mass
• Mike and Ali Vass Twins from Nairn on Fiddle and Piano
• David Vivanco Singer, presenter and voice-over man
• Ian Walker Ex-Setanta man
• Lori Watson Excellent young Borders fiddler
• Sheena Wellington One of the finest singers
• Gary West Another ex-Ceolbeg. Grand piper
• Mick West Arguably one of the foremost exponents of Scottish Folksong
• Mike Whellans The one-man blues band
• Whistlebinkies One of Scotland's longest established traditional music bands
• Tam White Acoustic blues from a scary man!
• Wolfstone Scottish folk-rock with attitude!
• Roddy Woomble Idlewild front man with folkie leanings
• John Wright Traditional and contemporary folk songs from a popular singer.
• The Wrigley Sisters Orcadian twins on fiddle and guitar
• James Yorkston Singer/sngwriter with traditional song interests

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