Contemporary Folk Artists & the Gear They Use

Johnny Marr

Singer, Guitarist · Modest Mouse

Graham Coxon

Guitarist · Blur

Neil Young

Singer, Guitarist · Crazy Horse

Phoebe Bridgers

Singer, Guitarist · boygenius

Bob Dylan

Keyboardist, Composer · Traveling Wilburys

Justin Vernon

Singer, Guitarist · Bon Iver

Bruce Springsteen

Guitarist, Singer · Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes

Isaac Brock

Guitarist · Modest Mouse

Mark Kozelek

Guitarist, Singer · Sun Kil Moon

Paul Simon

Singer, Guitarist · Simon and Garfunkel

Sufjan Stevens

Singer, Guitarist · Danielson Famile

Johnny Cash

Guitarist, Singer · The Highwaymen

Nick Drake

Guitarist, Singer

Mike Oldfield

Guitarist, Bassist · The Sallyangie

Jeff "Skunk" Baxter

Singer, Guitarist · Steely Dan

Flowers of St. Francis

Singer, Guitarist · Have a Nice Life

Ben Harper

Singer, Guitarist · Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals

Damien Rice

Singer, Guitarist · The Cake Sale

Jason Simon

Singer, Guitarist · Dead Meadow

Marc Ford

Guitarist, Composer · Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals

Philip Selway

Singer, Guitarist · Radiohead

Madison Cunningham

Singer, Guitarist

Emma Ruth Rundle

Singer, Guitarist · Red Sparowes

Townes Van Zandt

Singer, Guitarist

Leonard Cohen

Guitarist, Singer

Giles Corey

Singer, Guitarist · Have a Nice Life

Ray LaMontagne

Singer, Guitarist

Joni Mitchell

Keyboardist, Composer · Joni Mitchell (band)

David Crosby

Singer, Guitarist · The Byrds

Bert Jansch

Guitarist · Pentangle

Roky Erickson

Singer, Guitarist · 13th Floor Elevators

Tracy Chapman

Guitarist, Singer

The Tallest Man On Earth

Singer, Guitarist

Gordon Lightfoot

Singer

Van Morrison

Singer, Guitarist · Them

Jimmy Buffett

Singer, Guitarist · The Coral Reefer Band

John Martyn

Guitarist, Singer

Woody Guthrie

Singer, Guitarist · The Almanac Singers

Mark Lanegan

Singer · Queens of the Stone Age

Donovan

Guitarist, Singer

David Gray

Singer, Guitarist · The Venus in Furs

Davey Johnstone

Guitarist · Fire Inc.

Jim Fairchild

Guitarist · Modest Mouse

Michael Ward

Guitarist · Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals

Suzanne Vega

Singer, Guitarist

Eric Judy

Bassist · Modest Mouse

Gillian Welch

Guitarist, Singer · Dave Rawlings Machine

Loren MazzaCane Connors

Guitarist, Music Producer

Gustavo Santaolalla

Singer, Guitarist · Arco Iris

Iron & Wine

Guitarist

Zach Condon

Singer, Composer · Beirut

Zal Yanovsky

Guitarist · The Lovin' Spoonful

Jenn Wasner

Singer, Guitarist · Bon Iver

Leo Kottke

Guitarist · Leo Kottke & Mike Gordon

Philip Glass

Composer, Music Producer · Polyrock

Michael Hurley

Guitarist

Jeremiah Green

Drummer · Modest Mouse

Aoife O'Donovan

Guitarist · I’m With Her

Don McLean

Singer, Guitarist

Pierre Bensusan

Michael Timmins

Guitarist, Composer · Cowboy Junkies

Phil Ochs

Dean Butterworth

Drummer · Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals

Patrick Djivas

Bassist, Composer · Premiata Forneria Marconi

Natalie Maines

Singer · Dixie Chicks

Harry Chapin

Jandek

Singer, Guitarist

Gordon Downie

Guitarist · The Tragically Hip

Patty Griffin

Singer, Guitarist · Band of Joy

Dann Gallucci

Guitarist · Modest Mouse

Violeta Parra

Composer

Víctor Jara

Singer · Quilapayún

Phil Carney

Guitarist · Sun Kil Moon

Oliver Charles

Drummer · Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals

Art Garfunkel

Singer · Simon and Garfunkel

Rhiannon Giddens

Guitarist, Singer · The New Basement Tapes

Charles Manson

Guitarist, Singer

Emily Saliers

Composer · Indigo Girls

Ben Lanz

Singer, Keyboardist · Beirut

Roy Harper

Guitarist, Singer · Roy Harper & Jimmy Page

Alan Anton

Bassist, Composer · Cowboy Junkies

Barry McGuire

Guitarist, Singer · The New Christy Minstrels

Franco Mussida

Guitarist · Premiata Forneria Marconi

Caetano Veloso

Singer, Guitarist

Emily Robison

Singer · Dixie Chicks

Amy Ray

Guitarist · Indigo Girls

Jerry Yester

Guitarist, Keyboardist · The Lovin' Spoonful

Jeremy Barnes

Singer, Drummer · Beirut

Peter Mulvey

Singer

Martie Maguire

Singer · Dixie Chicks

Marissa Nadler

Singer, Guitarist

Radie Peat

Singer · Lankum

Joanna Newsom

Singer, Keyboardist · Nervous Cop

Jackson C. Frank

Guitarist, Singer

Milton Nascimento

Singer, Guitarist

Maria Taylor

Singer, Composer · Bright Eyes