# 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

## Azerbaijan
### 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

## Canada
### A–M

* Susan Aglukark
* The Band
* Del Barber
* Kim Barlow
* Be Good Tanyas
* Heather Bishop
* La Bolduc
* La Bottine Souriante
* Oscar Brand
* Tim Chaisson
* City and Colour
* Bruce Cockburn
* Leonard Cohen
* Stompin' Tom Connors
* 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
* The 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
* k.d. lang
* 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
* 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

## Czech Republic
### 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

## Greece

* Aristidis Moschos
* Chronis Aidonidis
* Haris Alexiou
* Rosa Eskenazi
* Glykeria
* Mariza Koch
* Marika Papagika
* Giorgos Papasideris
* Domna Samiou

## Hungary

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

## Iceland

* Of Monsters & Men
* Bara Grimsdottir

## India
### Indian female folk singers
#### 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

### Indian male folk singers
#### 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
* The Cranberries
* 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
* 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

* Nadezhda Babkina
* Jeanne Bichevskaya
* Marina Devyatova
* Nadezhda Kadysheva
* Sasha Lazard
* Maria Mordasova
* Pelageya
* Ivan Rebroff
* Lidiya Ruslanova
* Terem Quartet
* Varvara
* Olga Voronets
* Yuta (singer)
* Zolotoe Koltso
* Lyudmila Zykina

## 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

## Ukraine

* Taisia Povaliy

## United Kingdom
### England
#### 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

## United States
### 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

### General
#### 0–9

* 10,000 Maniacs

#### 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
* 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