D - F

The folk section covers a broad spectrum of mostly American folk (traditional and contemporary), folk-rock, singer-songwriter and indie recordings. Primarily, you can expect to find music which strikes at the heart of the folk tradition, where we spotlight innovative songwriters and performers who've laid the groundwork for the great folk tradition and who help to maintain that tradition today.

You'll find acoustic music here, as well as bands playing traditional music with electric guitars and bands playing new music on traditional instruments. Old-style folk meets rock 'n' roll, rockabilly and other stuff with its roots in folk traditions. Explore this section to find a tasty selection of musical possibilities.

While some people argue that "folk music" is by definition limited solely to traditional pieces, we have been reminded by others that songwriting itself is a proud tradition. If new music isn't being written and performed to expand the dog-eared playbook, those old songs are in danger of becoming hackneyed and worn-out cliches.

For folk music from the Canadian Maritimes, look here.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Anthony da Costa
• Typical American Tragedy (2008)

Dafni
• Drifting in Circles (2005)
• Charlie's Lonely Sunday (2007)
• Sweet Time (2011)

Dala
• Girls of the North Country (2011)
• Best Day (2012)

Cheri Dale, with Helene Attia
• A Garden of Songs for the Magical Child (2006)

Dr. Dan
• Dan on the Moon (2000)

Barbara Dane
• Anthology of American Folk Songs (2006)

The Dang It Bobbys
• Big Trouble (2011)

Les Daniels & Rick Lee
• Dr. Daniels & Mr. Lee (1999)

Mayesa Dasa
• Ocean of Dreams (2000)

Georgette Dashiell
• Daffodils in Winter (1999)

Arthur Davenport
• Reality Bends (2002)

Gareth Davies-Jones
• Chasing Light (2011)
• Nine Lessons (2012)

Guy Davis
•  Fight On! True Blues Vol. 2, with Corey Harris & Alvin Youngblood Hart (2026)

Janine Davy
• Looking for You (2005)

Kyle Dawkins
• Conasauga (2003)

Anjuli Dawn
• Reason (2004)

Jill Dawson
• First Time Around (2000)

Steve Dawson
• Nightshade (2011)
• Rattlesnake Cage (2014)
• Solid States & Loose Ends (2016)
• Lucky Hand (2018)

Dead Men's Hollow
• Forever True (2005)
• Death Must be a Woman (2008)

Michael DeAngelis
• Son of a Dunigan (2005)

Dean Station
• Raising the Root (2007)

Aselin Debison
• Sweet is the Melody (2002)

Daisy DeBolt
• I Can (1995)
• Souls Talking (1995)
• Just Mountain Songs (2000)
• Live Each Day with Soul (2001)

Arby DeCamp
• Sleep by Numbers: Lullabies for Children of All Ages (2005)

The Decemberists
• The King is Dead (2011)

John DeGrazio
• Revolution (2001)
• Abandoned World (2003)

Allison de Groot & Tatiana Hargreaves
• Allison de Groot & Tatiana Hargreaves (2019)
• Hurricane Clarice (2022)

Mike Dekle
• Finely Tuned (2000)

Michael Delalla
• Soli (2000)

Delerium
• Karma (1997)

deLillos
• Hjernen er Alene (1989)

Charles de Lint
• Old Blue Truck (2011)

Kris Delmhorst
• Five Stories (2001)
• Songs for a Hurricane (2003)
• Strange Conversation (2006)

Ryan Delmore
• The Spirit, the Water, & the Blood, (2008)

Delta Rae
• After It All (2015)

Brigitte DeMeyer
• Another Thousand Miles (2000)
• Something After All (2005)
• Red River Flower (2007)

Jesse DeNatale
• Shangri-La West (2003)
• Soul Parade (2006)

K.J. Denhert
• Girl Like Me (2003)

Sandy Denny
• The North Star Grassman & the Ravens (1971)
• Sandy (1972)
• Like an Old Fashioned Waltz (1973)
• Rendezvous (1977)
• Listen Listen (1999)
• No More Sad Refrains: The Anthology (2000)

John Denver & the Muppets
• A Christmas Together (1979/1996)

Clayton Denwood
• Sunset on the Highway (2001)

Grant Dermody
• Crossing That River (2003)
• Lay Down My Burden (2010)
• Sun Might Shine on Me (2015)

Nancie de Ross
• Rome (2003)

Mark Despault
• Natural Revelation (1996)

Krista Detor
• Mudshow (2006)
• The Silver Wood: Wintersongs (2007)
• Cover Their Eyes (2008)
• Flat Earth Diary (2014)

Brendan Devereux
• Songs from a Yellow Chair (2005)

Halley DeVestern
• Sugar Free (1997)
• Live at the Towpath Inn (2000)
• Superhero Killer (2003)

Devon
• Long Sleeve Story (2001)

Dick Smith
• Swill (2000)

Hazel Dickens
• By the Sweat of My Brow (1999)
• It's Hard to Tell the Singer from the Song (1987/2000)

Hazel Dickens & Alice Gerrard
• Sing Me Back Home: The DC Tapes, 1965-1969 (2018)

Luther Dickinson
• Blues & Ballads (2016)

Luther Dickinson & the Sons of Mudboy
• Onward & Upward (2009)

Barbara Dickson
• To Each & Everyone (The Songs of Gerry Rafferty) (2013)

Ani DiFranco
• Living in Clip (1997)
• To the Teeth (1999)
• Fellow Workers, with Utah Phillips (1999)
• Evolve (2003)

David DiGiuseppe
• Movin' On (2002)

The Dilettantes
• This Small Town (1999)

Nancy K. Dillon
• Roses Guide to Time Travel (2010)

Annie Dinerman
• Broken Cookies (2009)

Disappear Fear
• Seed in the Sahara (1996)

The Dixie Hummingbirds
• Diamond Jubilation (2003)

Joe Dolce
• The Wind Cries Mary (2006)

Yvonne Doll & the Locals
• My Kind of Freak (2000)

Donna Marie
• Paint the Sky (2007)

Donna the Buffalo
• Positive Friction (2000)

DonnaWendyAndy
• Ship of Dreams (1999)

Donovan
• Beat Cafe (2004)

Mishi Donovan
• Journey Home (2000)

Ciaran Dorris
• Home (2010)

Stephanie Dosen
• Ghosts, Mice & Vagabonds (2003)

Double Standard String Band
• Double Standard String Band (2001)

Benjamin Jason Douglas
• First World Blues (2018)

Bill Douglas
• A Place Called Morning (2001)

Connie Dover
• The Border of Heaven (2000)

The Down Hill Strugglers
• Lone Prairie & Other Old Time Songs (2017)

Gordon Downie
• Battle of the Nudes (2003)

Liz Downing, Mark Jickling & Rebby Sharp
• The Book of Amy (2013)

Sean Doyle
• The Light & the Half-Light (2004)

Linda Draper
• One Two Three Four (2005)
• Traces Of (2006)
• Keepsake (2007)
• Modern Day Decay (2016)

The Dreamsicles
• Luv Songs for Grownups (2005)

Maggie Drennon
• Maggie Drennon (2002)

Druidas
• Siete (2000)

D Squared
• A Matter of Life & Death (1993)
• Big Sky Full of Dumb Stars (1997)

Chris Duarte
• Love Is Greater Than Me (2000)

The Chris Duarte Group
• Romp (2003)

Dubl Handi
• Up Like the Clouds (2012)

The Dublin City Ramblers
• The Rare Auld Times: 50 Years 50 Songs (2022)

Duece
• After the Kids are Grown (2002)

Duenow
• If You Could Only See What They Are Doing to You (2003)

Johnny Duhan
• The Voyage (2005)
• Just Another Town (2007)
• To the Light (2008)

The Duhks
• The Duhks (2005)
• Migrations (2006)
• Beyond the Blue (2014)

Donna Dunlop
• Spirit of the Crossroads (2001)

Linda Dunn
• Linda Dunn (1998)

Chuck Durfor
• Fallen/Forgotten (2000)

James Durst
• Internationally Unknown (2006)

The Dust Busters, with John Cohen
• Old Man Below (2012)

Mark Dvorak
• Every Step of the Way (2006)

John Dyer
• GoStayPlay (2004)

Bob Dylan
• John Wesley Harding (1968)
• Street Legal (1978)
• Shot of Love (1981)
• Oh Mercy (1989)
• Down in the Groove (1990)
• Under the Red Sky (1990)
• Good as I Been to You (1992)
• World Gone Wrong (1993)
• MTV Unplugged (1995)
• The Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3: Rare & Unreleased, 1961-1991 (1997)
• Pickin' on Dylan (1999)
• Essential Bob Dylan (2000)
• Love & Theft (2001)
• Blues on Blonde on Blonde (2003)
• Modern Times (2006)
• Tell Tale Signs: The Bootleg Series Vol. 8 (2008)
• A Nod to Bob 2: An Artists' Tribute to Bob Dylan on His 70th Birthday (2011)
• Tempest (2012)
• Lu's Jukebox, Vol. 3: Bob's Back Pages: A Night of Bob Dylan's Songs (2021)
• Dirt Does Dylan (2022)
• Positively Fourth Street: A Tribute to Bob Dylan

Fred Eaglesmith
• Drive-in Movie (1996)
• Lipstick, Lies & Gasoline (1997)
• 50 Odd Dollars (1999)
• Ralph's Last Show: Live in Santa Cruz, with the Flying Squirrels (2001)
• Cha Cha Cha (2010)

Wendy Ealey
• Out of the Shower (2007)

Jane Eamon
• A Different Place (2004)

Stacey Earle
• Simple Gearle (1998)

Steve Earle
• The Mountain, with the Del McCoury Band (1999)
• Transcendental Blues (2000)
• Townes (2009)
• Alone Again ... Live (2024)

Steve Earle & the Dukes
• Guy (2019)
• Ghosts of West Virginia (2020)
• Jerry Jeff (2022)

Jim Earp
• Smiles to Go (1999)

Thomas Easaw
• Don't Start the Last World War (2006)

Tim Easton
• Ammunition (2006)

Steve Eaves
• Moelyci (2007)

Cliff Eberhardt
• Borders (1999)
• The High Above & the Down Below (2007)
• 500 Miles: The Blue Rock Sessions (2009)

The Ebony Hillbillies
• 5 Miles from Town (2019)

Patti Ecker & Friends
• Prairieland (2002)

Judith Edelman
• Drama Queen (2000)

Eden & John's East River String Band
• Live at the Brooklyn Folk Festival, Vol. 1 (2020)
• Good-bye Cruel World (2022)

Edge City
• Mystery Ride (2000)

Sharon Edry
• Semi Broken Heart (2004)

David "Honeyboy" Edwards
• Don't Mistreat a Fool (1999)

Jonathan Edwards
• My Love Will Keep (2011)

Kathleen Edwards
• Failer (2003)

Michael Egan
• Live at Studio 51 (2005)

Ana Egge
• Bright Shadow (2015)

Ana Egge & the Sentimentals
• Say That Now (2016)

Kat Eggleston
• First Warm Wind (1990)
• Second Nature (1994)
• Outside of Eden (1997)
• Lost & Found, with Kate MacLeod (2011)

Electric Angel
• Dream (2000)

Elephant Revival
• Break in the Clouds (2010)

David Elias
• Lost in the Green (1995)
• Time Forgets (1998)
• Half an Hour Away, with the Great Unknown (2001)

Eliza Blue
• One Year (2005)

Carrie Elkin
• Call It My Garden (2011)

Elkville String Band
• Over the Mountain (2008)

Chris Elliott
• Satellite UFO Jet Plane or Star (2005)

Jack Elliott & Derroll Adams
• Riding in Folkland (2025)

Ramblin' Jack Elliott
• The Long Ride (1999)
• The Lost Topic Tapes: Cowes Harbor 1957 (2004)
• The Lost Topic Tapes: Isle of Wight 1957 (2004)

Ronny Elliott
• Jalopypaint (2008)
• I've Been Meaning to Write (2012)

Catherine Ellis
• Time Again (2000)

William Lee Ellis
• Conqueroo (2003)
• God's Tattoos (2006)
• Ghost Hymns (2023)

Julie Ellison
• At Last (2004)

Frank Emerson
• Safe in the Harbour (1999)
• Dear Sarah (2001)

Ken Emerson
• Slack & Steel: Kaua'i Style (2007)

Tommy Emmanuel
• Endless Road (2004)

David Emmets
• Controlling the Users (2003)

Enoch Train
• Set Sail (2001)

Epiphany Project
• Epiphany Project (2001)

Equation
• Hazy Days (1999)
• The Lucky Few (1999)
• The Dark Ages (2001)

Mark Erelli
• Mark Erelli (1999)
• Compass & Companion (2001)
• Hillbilly Pilgrim (2004)

Tim Eriksen
• Every Sound Below (2004)
• Soul of the January Hills (2010)

Hank Erwin
• The Copper Album (2021)

ESOEBO
• VI (2019)

Charlsey Etheridge
• Memories of Mine (2013)

Steven B. Eulberg
• Holy Mountain (1998)
• Hark, the Glad Sound! (1999)
• Dulcimer-Friendly Worship, Vol. II (2000)
• Soaring (2001)
• 'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime (2003)
• I Celebrate Life! (2005)

Evangenitals
• Evangenitals (2009)

Bill Evans & Fletcher Bright
• Fine Times at Fletcher's House (2013)

Bill Evans & Megan Lynch
• Let's Do Something... (2009)

Katie Evans
• A Passing Afternoon (2009)

Lowri Evans
• Kick the Sand (2007)

Dave & Julia Evardson
• A Ramble on the Viking Way (2003)

Leslie Evers
• I Can't Remember My Dreams (2014)
• Bound for Land (2025)

Andrew Eversole
• Creature (2008)

Fable
• Weathered (2008)

The Fables
• Tear the House Down (1998)
• A Time (2000)

John Fahey
• Friends of Fahey Tribute (2006)

Amy Fairchild
• Mr. Heart (2002)
• Live (2003)

Fairport Convention
• Liege & Lief (1969/2002)
• In Real Time: Live '87 (1987)
• Old New Borrowed Blue (1996)
• Meet on the Ledge: The Classic Years 1967-1975 (1999)
• performance review (2001)
• Fairport unConventional (2002)
• XXXV (2002)
• Over the Next Hill (2004)

David Falcone
• Secrets of Sherwood (1997)
• Behind Your Eyes (2001)

Dave Falk
• Love Breaks All the Rules (2002)

Fallen Angels
• Fallen Angels (1992)

Jane Fallon
• Faces (1999)
• Gemini Rising in a Patchwork Sky (2010)
• Seven Songs in Seven Days: Journey of an Arkansas Traveler (2011)

Miche Fambro
• Cafe Vignettes (2007)

Family Style
• Live Style! (1999)
• Patrick, Family & Friends, with Patrick McGinley (2001)

The Farewell Drifters
• Yellow Tag Mondays (2010)

The Farwells
• The Farwells (2015)

Karen Fay
• Empiric Lyric (2004)

Fayssoux
• Early (2008)
• I Can't Wait (2014)

Stephen Fearing
• The Assassin's Apprentice (1993)
• That's How I Walk (2002)
• The Man Who Married Music (2009)

Feathermerchants
• Unarmed Against the Dark (2003)
• Street Theater (2004)
• Last Man on Earth (2006)

Misha Feigin
• Both Kinds of Music (1999)

Julie Felix
• Scarborough Fair (2007)

Henri Ferguson
• Missing the Boat (2002)

Melissa Ferrick
• The Other Side (2004)

Fiddleworms
• See the Light (2013)

Bryan Field
• Way (2004)

Rick Fielding
• Lifeline (1995)
• Acoustic Workshop (2004)

Filthy Thieving Bastards
• A Melody of Retreads & Broken Quills (2001)

Fine Ground, with Ethan Setiawan
•  Little Storms (2026)

Rick Fines
• Live at the Harvest (2000)
• Riley Wants His Life Back (2003)

Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer
• Pocket Full of Stardust (2002)
• Postcards (2002)

Aengus Finnan
• Fool's Gold (2000)
• North Wind (2002)

Finn MacCool
• Sherdhana's Hand (2000)

David Fiorenza
• Tan, Rested & Ready (2003)
• Fiology (2005)

Serge Fiori
• Serge Fiori (2014)

Archie Fisher
• The Man with a Rhyme (1976)
• Off the Map, with Garnet Rogers (1985)
• Windward Away (2008)
• A Silent Song (2015)

5-Man Trio
• You Do the Math (2003)

Stephanie Fix
• Survival (2000)

Gary Fjellgaard & Valdy
• Contenders (2000)
• Contenders Two: Still in the Running (2007)

Tom Flannery
• Song About a Train (1998)

Flapjack
• Old Time Bush Swing (2001)

The Flash Girls
• Maurice & I (1995)
• Play Each Morning Wild Queen (2001)

Chris Flegg
• The Sound of Life (2008)

Kathy Fleischmann
• Ten Doors Down (1996)

Tommy Fleming
• The Contender (2000)
• A Life Like Mine (2006)

Dom Flemons
• Traveling Wildfire (2023)

Stephanie Fletcher
• Soul Celebration (1999)

Deirdre Flint
• The Shuffleboard Queens (1999)

Kelly Flint
• Drive All Night (2007)

Flogging Molly
• Swagger (2000)

Joe Flood
• A Troubadour's Tour of Historic Nantucket (2017)

Mary Flower
• Bywater Dance (2005)
• Bridges (2009)
• Misery Loves Company (2011)

Ashleigh Flynn
• A Million Stars (2013)

John Flynn
• Dragon (2004)
• Two Wolves (2006)

John Francis Flynn
• Look Over the Wall, See the Sky (2023)

Foghorn Stringband
• Outshine the Sun (2012)
• Devil in the Seat (2015)

Bradford Lee Folk & the Bluegrass Playboys
• Somewhere Far Away (2014)

Folk Implosion
• The New Folk Implosion (2002)

Doug Folkins
• Signs Along the Way (2001)
• Touchstone (2003)

Folklaw
• The Tales That They Tell (2013)

Folkrum
• Some Antics (2005)

Folk Underground
• Buried Things (2003)
• Get Y'er Hands Off 'Me Booty (2004)

Steve Forbert
• Early Morning Rain (2020)
• Streets of This Town: Revisited (2023)
• Daylight Savings Time (2024)

Louise Ford
• Heroes & Angels (2002)

Julia Fordham
• Concrete Love (2002)
• That's Life (2004)

Forrester
• All the Wrong Things (2001)

Robert Forster
• The Evangelist (2008)

Gina Forsyth
• You Are Here (2001)

Fortune's Hand
• Rhythm of the Wind (2000)
• Live at Dolan's Pub (2002)

Radney Foster
• Are You Ready for the Big Show? (2001)
• Another Way to Go (2002)
• This World We Live In (2006)

Stephen Foster
• Beautiful Dreamer: The Songs of Stephen Foster (2004)

Sutton Foster
• Wish (2008)

Jeffrey Foucault
• Miles From the Lightning (2002)
• Stripping Cane (2004)

Bob Fox
• Borrowed Moments (2003)
• The Blast (2006)

Simon Fox
• Night Fishing (2003)
• A Winter's Tale (2006)

Fox & Branch
• Hot Time (2007)

Florence Foxwell
• Open Windows (1999)

Amy Fradon
• Passion Angels (1999)
• Small Town News (2003)

David Francey
• Torn Screen Door (1999)
• The First Set (2006)
• Late Edition (2011)
• So Say We All (2013)

David Francis
• Fake Valentine (2003)

Bob Frank
• Red Neck, Blue Collar (2008)

Denice Franke
• Comfort (2001)

Leslie Frederick
• In Search of the Rainbow (1999)

Mike Freedman
• Postcards from the South (2001)

Dori Freeman
• Dori Freeman (2016)
• Letters Never Read (2017)
• Every Single Star (2019)

Freeman & Williams
• Freeman & Williams (2012)

Jennifer Friedman
• You are Creation (2005)

Paul Friedman & Jody Kruskal
• Paul & Jody (2009)

From the Dirt
• Colored Edge of Memory (2025)

Jackie Frost
• Calliope (2005)

Fruit of Choice
• Vow (2005)

Full Circle (Neil Anderson & Friends)
• Full Circle (1999)

Funks Grove
• Albuminium Blue (2000)

Furious Billy
• Sissyfoot (2004)