Contemporary Folk Artists & the Gear They Use

Johnny Marr

Singer, Guitarist · Modest Mouse

Phoebe Bridgers

Singer, Guitarist · boygenius

Graham Coxon

Guitarist · Blur

Neil Young

Singer, Guitarist · Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

Bob Dylan

Singer, Guitarist · Traveling Wilburys

Bruce Springsteen

Singer, Guitarist · Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes

Isaac Brock

Guitarist · Modest Mouse

Justin Vernon

Singer, Guitarist · Bon Iver

Mark Kozelek

Guitarist, Singer · Sun Kil Moon

Paul Simon

Singer, Guitarist · U.S.A. for Africa

Nick Drake

Guitarist, Singer

Sufjan Stevens

Singer, Guitarist · Danielson Famile

Damien Rice

Singer, Guitarist · The Cake Sale

Johnny Cash

Guitarist, Singer · The Highwaymen

Mike Oldfield

Guitarist, Bassist · The Sallyangie

Madison Cunningham

Singer, Guitarist

Emma Ruth Rundle

Singer, Guitarist · Red Sparowes

Ben Harper

Guitarist, Singer · Yellowcard

Marc Ford

Guitarist, Composer · The Black Crowes

Townes Van Zandt

Singer, Guitarist

Leonard Cohen

Guitarist, Singer

Ray LaMontagne

Singer, Guitarist

Jeff "Skunk" Baxter

Singer, Guitarist · Steely Dan

Jason Simon

Singer, Guitarist · Dead Meadow

Flowers of St. Francis

Singer, Guitarist · Have a Nice Life

David Crosby

Singer, Guitarist · The Byrds

Joni Mitchell

Singer, Guitarist · Joni Mitchell (band)

Bert Jansch

Guitarist · Pentangle

Philip Selway

Singer, Guitarist · Radiohead

John Martyn

Guitarist, Singer

Jenn Wasner

Singer, Guitarist · Bon Iver

Michael Ward

Guitarist · Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals

Davey Johnstone

Guitarist · Fire Inc.

Gillian Welch

Guitarist, Singer · Dave Rawlings Machine

Giles Corey

Singer, Guitarist · Have a Nice Life

Jim Fairchild

Guitarist · Modest Mouse

Roky Erickson

Singer, Guitarist · 13th Floor Elevators

Eric Judy

Bassist · Modest Mouse

Mark Lanegan

Singer · Queens of the Stone Age

Woody Guthrie

Singer, Guitarist · The Almanac Singers

Van Morrison

Singer, Guitarist · Them

Emily Robison

Singer · Dixie Chicks

Jimmy Buffett

Guitarist, Singer · The Pelicanaires

Tracy Chapman

Singer, Guitarist

Gordon Lightfoot

Singer

The Tallest Man On Earth

Singer, Guitarist

David Gray

Singer, Guitarist · The Venus in Furs

Gustavo Santaolalla

Singer, Guitarist · Arco Iris

Zal Yanovsky

Guitarist · The Lovin' Spoonful

Aoife O'Donovan

Guitarist · I’m With Her

Gordon Downie

Guitarist · The Tragically Hip

Suzanne Vega

Singer, Guitarist

Jeremiah Green

Drummer · Modest Mouse

Michael Timmins

Guitarist, Composer · Cowboy Junkies

Phil Ochs

Dann Gallucci

Guitarist · Modest Mouse

Iron & Wine

Guitarist

Donovan

Guitarist, Singer

Loren MazzaCane Connors

Guitarist, Music Producer

Natalie Maines

Singer · Dixie Chicks

Michael Hurley

Guitarist

Leo Kottke

Guitarist · Leo Kottke & Mike Gordon

Zach Condon

Singer, Composer · Beirut

Alan Anton

Bassist, Composer · Cowboy Junkies

Roy Harper

Singer, Guitarist · Roy Harper & Jimmy Page

Philip Glass

Composer, Music Producer · Polyrock

Phil Carney

Guitarist · Sun Kil Moon

Jandek

Singer, Guitarist

Patrick Djivas

Bassist, Composer · Premiata Forneria Marconi

Russell Higbee

Guitarist, Bassist · Modest Mouse

Emily Saliers

Composer · Indigo Girls

Franco Mussida

Guitarist · Premiata Forneria Marconi

Don McLean

Singer, Guitarist

Martie Maguire

Singer · Dixie Chicks

Jeremy Barnes

Singer, Drummer · Neutral Milk Hotel

Rhiannon Giddens

Singer, Guitarist · The New Basement Tapes

Pierre Bensusan

Ben Lanz

Singer, Keyboardist · Beirut

Charles Manson

Singer, Guitarist

Víctor Jara

Singer · Quilapayún

Patty Griffin

Guitarist, Singer · Band of Joy

Michael Noyce

Guitarist · Bon Iver

Amy Ray

Guitarist · Indigo Girls

Joanna Newsom

Singer, Keyboardist · Nervous Cop

Richie Havens

Singer · Spirit of the Forest

Pete Seeger

Singer · The Almanac Singers

Paul Collins

Drummer · Beirut

Dean Butterworth

Drummer · Good Charlotte

Marissa Nadler

Singer, Guitarist

Anthony Phillips

Guitarist · Genesis

Lisa Molinaro

Modest Mouse

Harry Chapin

Barry Melton

Guitarist · Country Joe and the Fish

Art Garfunkel

Singer · Simon and Garfunkel

Country Joe McDonald

Singer, Guitarist · Country Joe and the Fish

Hoyt Axton