[nolocus]

hey people, i've been lurking here for a while..found alot of good bands through this site. right now im digging folk music and i need some more, hopefully you guys can help me out. here's the kind of stuff ive been listening to lately.

William Elliot Whitmore

Ora Cogan

The Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir

 

[mikeg]

Joan Baez
Miriam Makeba

 

[FalconP]

Having listened to the clips by Ora Cogan, may I suggest by the album Lowlands by Susan McKeown and New York Tenderberry by Laura Nyro.

P.S. Thank you for tipping us on William Elliott Whitmore; he is wonderful.

 

[Baz79]

check out the following -

Lúnasa
Solas
Flook
Planxty
Bothy Band
Danu

YouTube - Lunasa - Boy in the Boat

 

[jonnyhambone]

a couple...
Fairport Convention (esp. first couple albums with Sandy Denny and Richard Thompson)
Townes Van Zandt (this video has a long intro. but so worth watching...guy can make a 79 yr. old crusty blues guy break down...)
Espers (currently around and really great take on British-sounding 70's folk with a touch of Black Sabbath ?!, yep)

 

[adiZero]

Check out:
Karen Dalton
Loudon Wainwright
Bert Jansch
Iron And Wine
Judee Sill
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The list could be long, depending on the definition of folk.....

 

[Zaubertuba]

I'm no folk aficionado myself, but the soundtrack from "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?" is a really neat (and diverse) offering.

Also, I've saw this up-and-coming group at an artist showcase a few years ago. They're *really* good:

Bearfoot

 

[falis]

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Originally Posted by jonnyhambone /img/forum/go_quote.gif a couple... Fairport Convention (esp. first couple albums with Sandy Denny and Richard Thompson) Townes Van Zandt (this video has a long intro. but so worth watching...guy can make a 79 yr. old crusty blues guy break down...) Espers (currently around and really great take on British-sounding 70's folk with a touch of Black Sabbath ?!, yep)

May as well check out Richard Thompson's later work too. Extremely versatile.

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[smrtby123]

Some new offerings are pretty good:

The Avett Brothers
Iron and Wine
Fleet Foxes
Langhorne Slim

Little less straight traditional folk, though.

 

[jax]

Bluegrass or folk? The artists the OP's mentioned I would not put necessarily squarely in either category...Kind of alt-folk perhaps. Here's a few suggestions based on listening to your picks (I liked the Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir, btw):

The Be Good Tanyas
Po' Girl
Alexi Murdoch
Gillian Welch (moving towards bluegrass)
Wailin Jenny's
Nick Drake

many more, many mentioned already....