Julian Saporiti

Multifaceted Asian-American Musician and Storyt...

Pete Seeger

Iconic American Folk Music Singer-Songwriter an...

Barbara Dane

American folk and blues singer

Julie Whitney

The Po' Ramblin' Boys

Award-Winning Bluegrass Band

Kronos Quartet

Innovative String Ensemble

Leadbelly

Influential American Folk and Blues Musician

Lucinda Williams

Grammy-Winning Americana Singer-Songwriter

Peggy Seeger

Folk Music Icon and Activist

Ewan MacColl

British Folk Music Pioneer

Doc Watson

Legendary American Folk and Bluegrass Guitarist

Laurie Anderson

Innovative American Performance Artist and Musi...

Leyla McCalla

Haitian-American Folk and Blues Musician

Dom Flemons

Grammy-Winning American Songster and Folk Musician

Lula Wiles

Folk Trio

Pharis & Jason Romero

Canadian Folk Duo

Abigail Washburn

American Clawhammer Banjo Player and Singer

Tenzin Choegyal

Tibetan Folk Musician and Instrumentalist

Jesse Paris Smith

Multi-instrumentalist and Composer

Sam Bush

Bluegrass Mandolin Virtuoso

Gaither Carlton

Appalachian Old-Time Fiddler and Banjo Player

Wu Fei

Chinese Guzheng Virtuoso and Composer

Unknown Artist

Emerging Experimental Music Collective

Dave Van Ronk

Folk Music Icon and Blues Pioneer

Mary Lou Williams

Influential Jazz Pianist and Composer

Phil Ochs

American Folk Singer-Songwriter and Activist

Flaco Jimenez

Legendary Tex-Mex Accordionist

Hazel Dickens And Alice Gerrard

Pioneering Women of Folk and Bluegrass Music

Mariachi Los Camperos De Nati Cano

Renowned Mexican Mariachi Ensemble

Blind Willie Johnson

Influential American Gospel Blues Singer and Gu...

Damir Imamović

Bosnian Sevdah Music Revitalizer

Carlos Montoya

Spanish Flamenco Guitar Virtuoso

Jean Ritchie

Joseph Spence

Bahamian Folk Guitar Legend

Dr. Timothy Leary

Psychedelic Icon and Advocate

Frantz Casseus

Haitian Classical Guitarist and Composer

Vaclav Nelhybel

Czech-American Composer and Musician

Rupert Clemendore

Trinidadian Percussionist and Bandleader

Baka

Earl Robinson

American Folk Music Composer and Singer

Lord Invader And His Calypso Orchestra

Kaia Kater

Canadian Roots Music Singer-Songwriter

The McIntosh County Shouters

Dan & Claudia Zanes

George Abdo And His "Flames Of Araby" Orchestra

Ann Savoy

Richard Alpert

Quetzal

Guillermo Velázquez Y Los Leones De La Sierra De Xichú

Ralph Metzner

Fabre Duroseau

Sunny Jain

Inle Myint Maung

Daw Yi Yi Thant

Al Brundage

Grupo De Experimentación Sonora Del ICAIC

Jesus Guzman

John "Buddy" Williams

Australian Country Music Pioneer

Jose-Luis Orozco

Dominic Behan