Pete Seeger

Pete Seeger

male, 90 years old
Turn, Turn, Turn!, Pantheist, Spanish Civil War, Leadbelly, United States National Medal of Arts recipient, Fast Folk artist…folk music, Folk-song collector, Folk singer, Folkmusician
Peter Seeger (born May 3, 1919), almost universally known as Pete Seeger, is a folk singer, political activist, and author. As a member of the...
Paul Simon

Paul Simon

male, 68 years old
singer-songwriter, simon and garfunkel, American, pop singer, singer, American singer-guitarist…musician, Folkmusician, New Jersey musician
Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13 1941) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Simon is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame,...
Richard Thompson

Richard Thompson

male, 60 years old
Richard John Thompson, Ivor Novello Award winner, from Notting Hill, Electric folk musician, Folk rock musician, The 100 Greatest Guitarist of All Time…Folkmusician, Folk singer, musician
Richard John Thompson is a British musician, best known for his guitar playing and songwriting. As a guitarist Thompson is notable for the breadth...
Billy Bragg

Billy Bragg

male, 51 years old
Tolpuddle Martyrs festival, From London, English, poetic, From Barking, the smiths…Taper-friendly musician, folk music, Folk singer, Folkmusician, alternative musician
Stephen William Bragg (born December 20, 1957), known as Billy Bragg, is an English musician renowned for his blend of folk, punk-rock, and protest...
Nick Drake

Nick Drake

male, deceased (1974)
musician, Five Leaves Left, singer, saxophone, singer-songwriter, English…folk-rock, Folkmusician
Nicholas Rodney Drake was an English singer-songwriter and musician best known for his acoustic, autumnal songs. His primary instrument was the...
Seth Lakeman

Seth Lakeman

male
English, musician, Seth (Bernard) Lakeman, Yelverton, dartmoor, Folkmusician
Seth (Bernard) Lakeman is an English folk singer, songwriter, and musician from Yelverton, on the edge of Dartmoor in Devon. He was born on March...
John McCutcheon

John McCutcheon

male, 57 years old
quaker, Fast Folk artist, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University, hammered dulcimer, autoharp, Jew's harp…folk music, Folk singer, Old-time musician, Folkmusician
Wisconsin native John McCutcheon (born August 14, 1952) is an American folk music singer and multi-instrumentalist who has produced over...
Bert Jansch

Bert Jansch

male, 66 years old
Folk rock musician, guitarist, Folk Awards, Herbert Jansch, Lifetime Achievement Award, Pentangle…BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, Folkmusician, folk music
Herbert Jansch (born 3 November 1943), known as Bert Jansch, is a Scottish folk musician and founding member of the band Pentangle. He was born in...
Eliza Carthy

Eliza Carthy

female, 34 years old
scarborough, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, From Scarborough, Folk Awards, Mercury Music Prize…musician, Folk Singer of the Year, BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, folk music, Folkmusician
Eliza Carthy (born August 23, 1975) in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, is an English folk musician known for both singing and playing fiddle. She is...
Mike Seeger

Mike Seeger

male, 76 years old
from New York City, New Lost City Ramblers, autoharp, Appalachian dulcimer, musicology, fiddle…Folkmusician, Old-time musician, folk music
Mike Seeger (b. August 15 1933 in New York, New York) is an American folk musician and folklorist. He was exposed to traditional music through his...