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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Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill

Singer, Keyboardist · The Bothy Band

Mícheál Ó Domhnaill

Guitarist · The Bothy Band

Tommy Peoples

Composer · The Bothy Band

Paddy Glackin

The Bothy Band

Tony MacMahon

The Bothy Band

Alan Stivell

Composer, Music Producer

John Land

Tempest

Les Wilson

The Tannahill Weavers

Phil Smillie

The Tannahill Weavers

Leslie Wilson

The New Birth

Iain MacInnes

The Tannahill Weavers

Gordon Duncan

Composer · The Tannahill Weavers

Frankie Gavin

De Dannan

Barry Brady

De Dannan

Eric Cunningham

De Dannan

Mike Galvin

De Dannan

Michelle Lally

Singer · De Dannan

Alec Finn

Guitarist · De Dannan

Johnny Moynihan

Singer · De Dannan

Ronnie Browne

The Corries

Roy Williamson

Composer · The Corries

Duncan Chisholm

Composer · Wolfstone

Ivan Drever

Composer · Wolfstone

Cara Dillon

Singer

Alan Reid

Guitarist · Battlefield Band

Davy Steele

Composer · Battlefield Band

John McCusker

Composer · Battlefield Band

Jamie McMenemy

Singer · Battlefield Band

Dougie Pincock

Battlefield Band

Brian McNeill

Singer · Battlefield Band

Jan Galczewski

Guitarist · Beltaine

Jan Kubek

Beltaine

Grzegorz Chudy

Singer · Beltaine

Mateusz Sopata

Drummer · Beltaine

Adam Romanski

Beltaine

Bleunwenn Mevel

Tri Yann

Bruno Sabathé

Tri Yann

Jean-Louis Jossic

Tri Yann

Jean-Luc Chevalier

Tri Yann

Gérard Goron

Tri Yann

Liz Carroll

Composer

Bruno Barré

Gwendal

David Rusaouën

Drummer · Gwendal

Marc Hazon

Drummer · Gwendal

Patrice Grupallo

Drummer · Gwendal

Jean-Marie Renard

Guitarist · Gwendal

Karan Casey

Singer

Eileen Ivers

Frances Black

Singer

Aaron Shaw

Singer · Wicked Tinkers

Warren Patrick Casey

Wicked Tinkers

Jay Atwood

Wicked Tinkers

Tiki King

Wicked Tinkers

Aly Bain

Boys of the Lough

Robin Morton

Composer, Music Producer · Boys of the Lough

Ashley MacIsaac

Kieran Kiely

Shane MacGowan and the Popes

Bob Dowling

Shane MacGowan and the Popes

John Myers

Shane MacGowan and the Popes

Dave Panting

Guitarist · The Irish Descendants

Robert Kelly

Bassist · The Irish Descendants

Shayne

The Bloody Irish Boys

Chad

The Bloody Irish Boys

Mikeal

The Bloody Irish Boys

Angus Grant

Composer · Shooglenifty

Mary Dillon

Singer · Déanta

Scott Marshall

Culann's Hounds

Mike Kelleher

Culann's Hounds

Steve Gardner

Culann's Hounds

Graeme Stafford

Peatbog Faeries

Tom Salter

Peatbog Faeries

Ross Kennedy

The Iron Horse

Maura O'Connell

Singer · The Red Hots

Niamh Parsons

Marc Gunn

Composer · Brobdingnagian Bards

Mick Moloney

Davy Spillane

Composer, Music Producer · Moving Hearts

Keith Donald

Moving Hearts

Terry Woods

Guitarist · Sweeney's Men

Tony McManus

Guitarist

Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh

Singer · Altan

Ciarán Curran

Altan

Dermot Byrne

Altan

Frankie Kennedy

Altan

Jimmy MacKenzie

The Cottars

Ciarán MacGillivray

Composer · The Cottars

Fiona MacGillivray

Singer · The Cottars

Susan McKeown

Singer

Colm Ó Snodaigh

Singer · Kíla

Eoin Dillon

Kíla

Dee Armstrong

Composer · Kíla

Tom Landa

Guitarist · The Paperboys

Brad Gillard

Bassist · The Paperboys

Kalissa Hernandez

The Paperboys

Sam Esecson

Drummer · The Paperboys

Kareem Kandi

The Paperboys