Folk, World, & Country Artists & the Gear They Use

Folk, World, & Country brings together a rich blend of musical traditions rooted in storytelling, culture, and authenticity. Whether it’s the acoustic strumming of folk, the regional rhythms of world music, or the twang of classic country, this genre is grounded in acoustic instruments and heartfelt expression. Discover the artists keeping these traditions alive and the gear they use to do it.

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Open Road

Marc Fortney

Singer · Trailer Choir

Bill Emerson

Composer

Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys

Bobby Hicks

Composer · Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys

Snuffy Jenkins

J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers

Frankie Hawkins

Guitarist · Nothin' Fancy

Eli Johnston

Bassist · Nothin' Fancy

Guy Carawan

Music Producer · Nothin' Fancy

Ronnie Bowman

Composer

Brian Factor

Composer · Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers

David McLaughlin

The Johnson Boys

Darcie Deaville

Austin Lounge Lizards

Hank Card

Austin Lounge Lizards

Adrienne Young

Singer

KC Groves

Uncle Earl

Ash Bowers

Singer · Forty5 South

Kevin Sandri

Guitarist · Foghorn Stringband

Brian Bagdona

Bassist · Foghorn Stringband

P. T. Grover, Jr.

Foghorn Stringband

Caleb Klauder

Guitarist · Foghorn Stringband

Stephen Lind

Guitarist · Foghorn Stringband

Nadine Landry

Guitarist · Foghorn Stringband

Tracy Schwarz

Composer · The New Lost City Ramblers

John Cohen

Composer, Music Producer · The New Lost City Ramblers

Tom Paley

Guitarist · The New Lost City Ramblers

Mike Seeger

Singer · The New Lost City Ramblers

Mike Marshall

Guitarist, Music Producer · Psychograss

Tony Furtado

Sin City All Stars

Dennis Crouch

Bassist · The Nashville Bluegrass Band

Mike Compton

The Nashville Bluegrass Band

Tara Oram

Singer

Roland White

Guitarist · The Nashville Bluegrass Band

Stuart Duncan

Guitarist · The Nashville Bluegrass Band

Alan O'Bryant

Composer · The Nashville Bluegrass Band

Ross Holmes

Guitarist · Cadillac Sky

Doyle Lawson

Composer

Tim O'Brien

Guitarist · Hot Rize

Scarlett Rische

Singer · Jypsi

Hot Buttered Rum

Donna Hughes

Terry Baucom

IIIrd Tyme Out

Bobby Osborne

Singer · The Osborne Brothers

D. Vincent Williams

Composer

Abigail Washburn

Singer · The Sparrow Quartet

Johnny Bulford

Butch Robins

Bassist · New Grass Revival

Adam Haynes

The Grascals

Fred Travers

Singer · The Seldom Scene

Ronnie Simpkins

Bassist · The Seldom Scene

Dudley Connell

Guitarist · The Seldom Scene

Tim Barry

Singer · Avail

Philip Rosenthal

Guitarist · The Seldom Scene

John Duffey

Singer · The Seldom Scene

Tom Gray

Bassist · The Seldom Scene

Kim Carnes

Singer · U.S.A. for Africa

Rodney Dillard

Composer · The Dillards

Terry Jacks

Guitarist · The Poppy Family

Toni Tennille

Composer · Captain & Tennille

Dale Reno

Composer · Hayseed Dixie

Jake Byers

Hayseed Dixie

Justin Neuhardt

Hackensaw Boys

Brian Gorby

Hackensaw Boys

Ward Harrison

Hackensaw Boys

David Sickmen

Hackensaw Boys

The Del McCoury Band

Tim Stafford

Guitarist · Blue Highway

Kelly Joe Phelps

Guitarist

Jamie Dailey

Dailey & Vincent

Andy Hall

Infamous Stringdusters

Mike Devol

Bassist · Greensky Bluegrass

Dave Bruzza

Guitarist · Greensky Bluegrass

Dave Carroll

Singer · Trampled By Turtles

Roy Book Binder

Guitarist

Paul Rishell

Paul Rishell and Annie Raines

Andrew Belle

Singer, Guitarist · Ten Out of Tenn

Gene Pitney

Singer

Stacy Guess

Squirrel Nut Zippers

Jason Reeves

Singer, Guitarist · Gone West

Matthew Perryman Jones

Singer · Ten Out of Tenn

Michael Pickett

Singer, Guitarist

BettySoo

Singer, Guitarist

Daniel Zehring

Bassist · Obadiah Parker

Jenny Somers

Guitarist · Jenny & Tyler

Grace Hoover

Jenny & Tyler

Roger Chase

Penguin Cafe

Barbara Bolte

Penguin Cafe

Emily Young

Singer · Penguin Cafe

Craig Wayne Boyd

Singer, Guitarist

Jano Rix

Drummer · The Wood Brothers

Madi Diaz

Singer, Guitarist

James Kelly

Guitarist · Altar of Plagues

Jon Nolan

Say Zuzu

Keith Killoren

The Drams

Rachel Cox

Oakley Hall

Jim Conway

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