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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Mason Brent

Guitarist · Wrinkle Neck Mules

Jack Ashkinazy

Music Producer

Carrie Rodriguez

Singer

John Cremer

Audio Engineer

Brett Swain

Music Producer, Audio Engineer

Dominique Schafer

Audio Engineer

Jim Ball

Audio Engineer

Harry Oster

Music Producer

Stewart Lerman

Guitarist, Music Producer

Gabriella Cilmi

Singer

Richard Rosenblatt

Music Producer

David Leone

Audio Engineer

Charlie Bragg

Music Producer, Audio Engineer

Maddie & Tae

Singer

John Chelew

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Sebastiano Luca De Maria

Music Producer

Simone Guzzino

Music Producer

Albert Grossman

Music Producer

Chuck Bragg

Audio Engineer

Matt Ross-Spang

Guitarist, Music Producer

Ryan Mall

Music Producer, Audio Engineer

Smoothboi Ezra

Singer

Tom Parr

The Bottle Rockets

Matt Andrews

Bassist, Audio Engineer

Nick Tveitbakk

Audio Engineer

Ken Friesen

Audio Engineer

Keith Stegall

Singer, Music Producer

Brian Roberts

Singer · Ha Ha Tonka

Tom Herbers

Music Producer, Audio Engineer

Gavin Shoesmith

Bassist · The John Butler Trio

Mark Gardiner

Jesse D. Vernon

Guitarist, Keyboardist · This Is the Kit

Taylor Rice

Guitarist · Local Natives

Göte Wilhelmson

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Mark Nevers

Music Producer, Audio Engineer

Gavin Powell

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Gary Pacsoza

Audio Engineer

John Oliviera

Audio Engineer

Bob Cobban

Audio Engineer

Duane Trucks

Drummer · Widespread Panic

Jeff Ham

Audio Engineer

Tom Henderson

Audio Engineer

Hugh Pool

Guitarist, Audio Engineer

Rick Steff

Keyboardist · Lucero

Gregg Perry

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Bob Ferguson

Music Producer

Chris "McGahee" Filley

Local Natives

Brodie Smith

Audio Engineer

Josh Hoge

RY X

Singer, Guitarist

Jason Marcucci

Audio Engineer

Danny Jones

Audio Engineer

Sean Carey

Drummer, Music Producer · Bon Iver

Kimberly Perry

Singer, Guitarist · The Band Perry

Matt Malikowski

Audio Engineer

Nate Walcott

Keyboardist · Bright Eyes

Ziv Tamari

Guitarist · Ziv Tamari (Solo)

Beau Stapleton

Blue Merle

Courtney Jaye

Singer, Guitarist · Rogue + Jaye

Travis Bell

Audio Engineer

Russell Terrell

Singer

Ricky Barrow

Singer

Michel Pepin

Guitarist, Bassist

Jiha Lee

Bright Eyes

Janet Stampler

Music Producer

Andy Miles

Music Producer, Audio Engineer

Kevin Jones

Singer, Guitarist · Bear's Den

Frank Rogers

Guitarist, Music Producer

Jimmy Hilliard

Music Producer

Brian Factor

Composer · Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers

Steve Ham

Audio Engineer

Sleepy Labeef

Singer, Guitarist

Tim Hewlings

Audio Engineer

Rouble Kapoor

Audio Engineer

Tatsuya Maruyama

Guitarist

Larry Fallon

Keyboardist, Music Producer

D. James Goodwin

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Matt Douglas

Guitarist, Keyboardist

Joseph Brooks

Music Producer

Lorenzo Wolff

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Jackie Greene

Singer, Guitarist · Trigger Hippy

Jamie Tate

Audio Engineer

Lawrence Rothman

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Andy Monaghan

Guitarist · Frightened Rabbit

Gary Scruggs

Singer, Bassist

Roger Tucker

Audio Engineer

Scarlett Rische

Singer · Jypsi

Chad Carlson

Singer, Music Producer

Jeff Hamilton

Music Producer

Steve Zegree

Music Producer

Lew Schatzer

Audio Engineer

Madi Diaz

Singer, Guitarist

Jeremy Cottrell

Audio Engineer

Jano Rix

Drummer · The Wood Brothers

Larry Lawrence

Singer

Darren Skanson

Audio Engineer