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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.

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Nick Nace
Wrestling With the Mystery (2019)

Dave Nachmanoff
A Certain Distance (2000)

Nathalie Nahai
Nathalie Nahai (2006)

Peter Nardini
Rain Din (2005)

Jory Nash
One Way Down (1998)
Tangle with the Ghost (2000)

Natay
TNT (2001)

Mark Nathan
Out of Nowhere (2005)

Ray Naylor
Slow Cooker (2002)

Holly Near
And Still We Sing: The Outspoken Collection (2002)
Lifeline Extended, with Ronnie Gilbert (2002)

The Near Myths
Words to Burn (2007)

Ned Ludd
A Zero Ore (1998)

Drew Nelson
Tilt-A-Whirl (2012)

Pete Nelson
Days Like Horses (2000)

Rick Nelson
Easy to Be Free: The Songs of Rick Nelson (2006)

Steve Nelson
Listen What the Katmandu (2002)

Nervous But Excited
Once More ... with Feeling (2006)

David Newbould
Big Red Sun (2007)

Carrie Newcomer
The Age of Possibility (2000)
The Gathering of Spirits (2002)
Betty's Diner (2004)

New Harmony Indiana
Parlour Music (2003)

David Newland
Evergreen (2003)

The New Line
Can't Hold the Wheel (2013)

New Lost City Ramblers
40 Years of Concert Performances (2001)

Howie Newman
Trust Me, You'll Like It (2006)

New Middle Class
New Middle Class (1999)

New Monsoon
Downstream (2003)
The Sound (2005)

Joanna Newsom
The Milk-Eyed Mender (2004)

Frank Newsome
Gone Away With a Friend (2018)

Johnny Nicholas
Fresh Air (2016)

Banjo Nickaru & Western Scooches
Very Next Thing (2016)

Nerissa & Katryna Nields
Love & China (2002)
Sister Holler (2007)

Night Sun
Night Sun (1991)
Calling (1993)
Home (1997)
Drive (2005)

John Jacob Niles
An Evening with John Jacob Niles (2006)
I Wonder as I Wander: Carols & Love Songs (2006)
The Ballads (2007)

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Speed of Life (2010)
Circlin' Back: Celebrating Fifty Years (2016)
Dirt Does Dylan (2022)

Noctambule
Travel in the Shadows (2013)
The Waking (2015)

Ian Noe
River Fools & Mountain Saints (2022)

The Nonchalants
Drive (1999)

Bill Noonan
The Man That I Can't Be (2009)

Norbury & Finch
Tease for Two (2000)

Bob Norman
Love Lust & Lilacs (2000)
Romantic Nights on the Upper West Side (2002)

Northern Harmony Choir
Under the Labrador Sky (1999)

Andy Northrup
Cardboard Logic (2004)

Jennifer Noxon
Watch As You Walk (1998)
Sweet (2001)

Nunez
Cry Mercy (2005)

Hope Nunnery
Wilderness Lounge (2007)

Leslie Nuss
Heliotrope (1998)

Angie Nussey
Paint & Turpentine (2004)

Laura Nyro
Angel in the Dark (2001)
The Loom's Desire (2002)


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Dan Oakenhead
Sky Geezer (2003)

Gen Obata
Better Off On the Run (2001)

Zachary Oberzan
Athletes of Romance (2006)

Mollie O'Brien
Things I Gave Away (2000)

Mollie O'Brien & Rich Moore
Saints & Sinners (2010)

Paul O'Brien
Sacred Lines (2005)

Siobhán O'Brien
Songs I Grew Up To (2007)

Tim O'Brien
The Crossing (1999)
Two Journeys (2001)
Traveler (2003)
Cornbread Nation (2005)
Fiddler's Green (2005)
Chameleon (2008)

Erin O'Bryan
Walk with the Saints (2002)

Maura O'Connell
Walls & Windows (2001)
Don't I Know (2004)

CoCo O'Connor
This Ol' War (2018)

Sinead O'Connor
Sean-Nos Nua (2002)
She Who Dwells... (2003)

Octobre
Octobre 1972-1989 (1995)

Odetta
Sings Ballads & Blues (2005)
At the Gate of Horn (1957/2006)

Odgers & Simmonds
Baby Fishlips (2000)

Alison O'Donnell & Isabel Ni Chuireain
Mise agus Ise (2006)

Billy O'Dwyer
The Time Has Come (2002)
I'll See You Tonight in My Dreams (2004)

Esther & Abi Ofarim
Songs of Our Life (1998)

Old-Time Pharmaceuticals
Roots & Honey (2020)

Olga
Now Is the Time (2006)

David Olney
When the Deal Goes Down (2014)

Alix Olson
Independence Meal (2003)

Brendan O'Loughlin
Only For the Music (1999)

James O'Malley
I'm Ready (2002)

The Once
The Once (2010)
Row Upon Row of the People They Know (2011)
Time Enough (2018)

Declan O'Rourke
Big Bad Beautiful World (2007)

Laura Orshaw
Songs of Lost Yesterdays (2014)

Beth Orton
Daybreaker (2002)
Comfort of Strangers (2006)

Len Osland
Salty Fingers (1997)

Peter Ostroushko
The Mando Chronicles (2012)

Eamon O'Tuama
Behind Every Life (2001)

The Outlaws
Legacy Live (2016)

Mick Overman & the Maniacs
Good Thing Happen (2006)

Over the Rhine
Drunkard's Prayer (2005)

Judith Owen
Christmas in July (2004)
Lost & Found (2005)
Here (2006)

Owsley
The Hard Way (2003)

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Tom Paxton
Shawn Phillips
Bruce Piephoff
Darryl Purpose
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Sam Pacetti & Gabriel Valla
Union (2006)

Tom Pacheco
The Lost American Songwriter (1999)
There Was a Time (2002)

Brittni Paiva
Brittni x 3 (2004)

Angie Palmer
A Certain Kind of Distance (2000)

Robert Palmer
Rhythm & Blues (1999)

The Paperboys
Molinos (1997)

Clay Parker & Jodi James
The Lonesomest Sound That Can Sound (2018)

Victoria Parks
Wild English Rose (2003)

Paroplapi
La Finestra dell'Ultimo Piano (2005)

Charlie Parr
King Earl (2004)
Rooster (2005)
Keep Your Hands on the Plow (2011)
Stumpjumper (2015)
Dog (2017)

David Parry
The Man From Eldorado (1993)

Evalyn Parry
Unreasonable (2004)

Niamh Parsons
The Old Simplicity, with Graham Dunne (2005)

Paul Pasch
Tornado Sky (2006)

Bill Passalaqua
Reckless Pedestrian (1999)

Deb Pasternak
Home (2003)

Earl Patrick & Dear Francis
To Fall Again (2003)

Dave Patten
Fly Away (2007)

Larry Pattis
Hands of Time (2002)

Ellis Paul
The Speed of Trees (2002)
Side of the Road, with Vance Gilbert (2003)

Paul & Storm
Opening Band (2005)
Gumbo Pants (2007)

Tom Paxton
Under American Skies, with Anne Hills (2001)
Looking for the Moon (2002)
Best of Friends, with Anne Hills & Bob Gibson (2004)
The Bravest, with Joe Giltrap (2005)
Live in the UK (2005)
Comedians & Angels (2008)

Kendall Payne
Jordan's Sister (1999)

Jim Payne
Empty Nets (1992)

Robin Pearl
Wisteria (1998)

The Pedrick-Hutson Guitar Duo
Environs (2003)

Grant Peeples
A Murder of Songs (2023)

Terry Penney
Missing Marshville (2002)

Ken Perlman
Northern Banjo (2001)

Richard Perlmutter
Beethoven's Wig: Sing Along Symphonies (2002)

Rain Perry
Men (2013)

Peter, Bethany & Rufus
Puff & Other Family Classics (2007)

Peter, Paul & Mary
Carry It On (2003)

Alex Peterson
Mexican Dog (2002)

Ed Pettersen
The New Punk Blues of Ed Pettersen (2007)

Katy Pfaffl
Katy Pfaffl (2001)

Barbara Phaneuf
Hat Full of Diamonds (2000)

Grant-Lee Phillips
Virginia Creeper (2004)
Nineteeneighties (2006)
Strangelet (2007)

John Phillips
Pay Pack & Follow (2001)

Shawn Phillips
I'm a Loner (1965/1998)
Shawn (1966/1998)
No Category (2002)

Utah Phillips
Good Though! (1973/1997)
Long Gone: Utah Remembers Bruce "Utah" Phillips (2011)

Utah Phillips & Ani DiFranco
Fellow Workers (1999)

Rod Picott
Tell the Truth & Shame the Devil (2019)
Wood, Steel, Dust & Dreams (2021)
Paper Hearts & Broken Arrows (2022)
 Starlight Tour (2024)

Bruce Piephoff
Deep River Anthology (2001)
Fringeland (2001)
Slaughterhouse (2002)
Hard Times for Dreamers (2003)
Good People (2004)
Bright Leaf Blues (2006)
Fools Get Away With the Impossible (2006)
The Chestnut Tree (2008)

Chris Pierce
Let All Who Will (2023)

Paul Pigat
Boxcar Campfire (2010)

Alun Piggins
Balladesque (1999)

Pina
Quick Look (2002)

Pineross
Pineross (2006)

The Pines
Tremolo (2009)
Above the Prairie (2015)

Woody Pines
Rabbits Motel (2013)
Woody Pines (2015)

Piyali
Unborn Star (1998)

Michael Plishka
Spit, Sputter, Blow.... (2000)

Po' Girl
Vagabond Lullabies (2004)
Home to You (2007)

The Pogues
Waiting For Herb (1993)

Maurice Poirier
Behind a Voice (2001)

Rose Polenzani
Anybody (1999)

Karine Polwart
Faultlines (2003)

Wyckham Porteous
SexandDrinking (2001)

Paul Porter
Paul Porter (2001)

Willy Porter
Falling Forward (1999)
How to Rob a Bank (2009)

Emily Portman
The Glamoury (2010)

Martin Posen
Triple Heater (1998)
Listening Hands (2001)

Possessed by Paul James
As We Go Wandering (2020)

The Possum Trot Orchestra
The Possum Trot Orchestra (2005)
Harbor Road (2006)

Jim Post
Reach Out Together (2009)

Wayne Potash
Don't Forget the Donut (2005)

Dave Potts
$12.99 (2006)

Dirk Powell
Hand Me Down (1999)

Julie Powell
Heart of a Woman (2003)

Colleen Power
Lucky You Are (2004)
Face & Eyes (2005)

Luke Powers
Picture Book (2006)

Michael Powers
Prodigal Son (2006)

Willis Pracht & Konnie Ott
Ghosts of the Heart (date unknown)

Anne Price
Remember Me (2005)
Very Early Anne (2009)

Christopher Prim
Number One (2003)

John Prine
Fair & Square (2005)

The Proclaimers
Born Innocent (2004)

Jeremy Proctor
Sundays & Mondays (2002)

Luis Fernando Puente
Brighten Up (2009)

Joe Pug
Messenger (2010)
The Great Despiser (2012)

Punkin Holler Boys
Incan Flutes (2000)

Darryl Purpose
Travelers' Code (1999)
A Crooked Line (2001)
The Gift of the Magi & Other Seasonal Stories (2002)

Sue Pyper
Before You Learn to Fly (2002)


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Quartette
In the Beauty of the Day (1998)

Quick Drawl
Two Dollar Buffet (1999)

The Quiet American
Songs from a Rocking Chair (2014)

Quietly Spinning Man
Inside Out (2004)

Terry Everett Quiett
Paperdoll Spokesman (1999)

Terry Quiett
Joyride (2001)

Pernille Quigg
Driftwood (2013)

Siobhan Quinn & Michael Bowers
Dreamers, Lovers & Outlaws (2007)

Tumassi Quitsaq
Tumassi Quitsaq (1998)

Selia Qynn
The Moon & Me (1990/1998)
The Surreal Life Adventures of Stella Quest (1992)
Charmed Existence (1999)

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