Appalachian Folk

Appalachian folk music is a distinctive genre characterized by its rustic, acoustic sound, often featuring banjo, fiddle, and guitar instrumentation. Emerging from the traditional music of the Appalachian region, this style evolved from Scottish, Irish, and English ballad singing, African-American blues and string band traditions. Popularized in the 1920s-1940s, Appalachian folk music thrived during the folk revival of the 1950s-1960s. Its cultural significance lies in its preservation of regional stories, myths, and customs, offering a window into the lives of Appalachian people. Notable for its modal melodies, driving rhythms, and heartfelt vocal styles, Appalachian folk music influenced bluegrass, country, and Americana genres, while maintaining its unique, raw, and emotive quality.

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Adam Remnant
Amanda Cook
Anaïs Mitchell
Appalachian Smoke
Barbara Dane
Bascom Lamar Lunsford
Benton Flippen
Black Twig Pickers
Blind Alfred Reed
Blood on the Harp
Bob Carlin
Bobby & Teddi Cyrus
Brad Leftwich and the Hogwire Stringband
Cameron Knowler
Camp Creek Boys
Carley Arrowood
Charlie Poole with the North Carolina Ramblers
Chestnut Street Trio
Cisco Houston
Clarence Ashley
Da Costa Woltz's Southern Broadcasters
Dick Justice
Dillard Chandler
Doc & Merle Watson
Doc Watson
East Row Rabble
East Texas Serenaders
Eck Robertson
Ernest V. Stoneman
Etta Baker
Fancy Gap
Fiddlin John Carson
Frank Hutchison
Frank Proffitt
Fred Cockerham
Gaither Carlton
George Landers
George Pegram
Grayson & Whitter
Henry Thomas
Highwoods String Band
Hylo Brown
Iron Mountain String Band
Jack Bunch
Jacob Danielsen-Moore
Jacob Smalley
Jim Jackson
June Carter Cash
Kelly Harrell
Kilby Snow
Leake County Revelers
Liam Purcell & Cane Mill Road
Lowe Stokes
Mason Via
Memphis Jug Band
Mike Seeger
Milan Miller
Molsky's Mountain Drifters
Mountain Grass Unit
Narmour & Smith
Nathan Bowles Trio
Oscar Jenkins
Red Smiley
Riley Puckett
Stripling Brothers
The Carter Family
The Crooked Jades
The Dixon Brothers
The Doc Watson Family
The Down Hill Strugglers
The Louvin Brothers
The Monroe Brothers
The Price Sisters
The Reno Brothers
The Skillet-Lickers
The Soggy Bottom Boys
Tom, Brad & Alice
Tommy Jarrell
Uncle Dave Macon
Woody Platt
Anaïs Mitchell
June Carter Cash
The Soggy Bottom Boys
Doc Watson
Chestnut Street Trio
The Carter Family
Mountain Grass Unit
The Louvin Brothers
Doc & Merle Watson
Etta Baker
Barbara Dane
Henry Thomas
Frank Proffitt
The Doc Watson Family
Fancy Gap
Cisco Houston
Bobby & Teddi Cyrus
Uncle Dave Macon
Memphis Jug Band
Mike Seeger
Amanda Cook
Mason Via
Clarence Ashley
Bob Carlin
The Monroe Brothers
Carley Arrowood
Nathan Bowles Trio
The Price Sisters
Blood on the Harp
The Crooked Jades
Iron Mountain String Band
Tommy Jarrell
Gaither Carlton
Adam Remnant
Bascom Lamar Lunsford
Red Smiley
Jacob Smalley
Fred Cockerham
Hylo Brown
Eck Robertson
Milan Miller
The Skillet-Lickers
Fiddlin John Carson
Brad Leftwich and the Hogwire Stringband
Oscar Jenkins
Riley Puckett
Appalachian Smoke
The Reno Brothers
Liam Purcell & Cane Mill Road
Dick Justice
Molsky's Mountain Drifters
Dillard Chandler
Highwoods String Band
Cameron Knowler
The Down Hill Strugglers
Woody Platt
Frank Hutchison
Benton Flippen
Jack Bunch
Jacob Danielsen-Moore
Jim Jackson
Kelly Harrell
Charlie Poole with the North Carolina Ramblers
Kilby Snow
Camp Creek Boys
Tom, Brad & Alice
Blind Alfred Reed
Black Twig Pickers
George Pegram
Grayson & Whitter
Narmour & Smith
George Landers
East Texas Serenaders
The Dixon Brothers
Ernest V. Stoneman
Da Costa Woltz's Southern Broadcasters
Lowe Stokes
East Row Rabble
Leake County Revelers
Stripling Brothers