American Folk (Reference)
This is an eclectic collection of folk-oriented or folk-identified artists, excluding folk-rooted genres listed elsewhere (old-time country, bluegrass, blues, gospel, cajun, celtic).
The reference list includes records that have been obtained and/or rated
(in blue) as well as many other records that have been recommended from
various sources.
Pat Alger
- True Love and Other Short Stories [1991, Sugar Hill]
The Almanac Singers [19411942]
- Complete General Recordings [1941, MCA]
Sam Amidon (1981 )
- I See the Sign [2010, Bedroom Community]
Amy and Leslie
- Amy and Leslie [1990, Alcazar]
Eric Andersen (1943 )
- Tin Can Alley [1968, Vanguard]
- Blue River [1972, Columbia]
- Memory of the Future [1998, Appleseed]
Jamie Anderson
- Center of Balance [1992, Tsunami]
Lili Añel
- Laughed Last [1994, Palmetto]
Asylum Street Spankers [19962014]
- Spanks for the Memories [1996, Watermelon]
- The Asylum Street Spankers Live [1997, Watermelon]
- Hot Lunch [1999, Cold Spring]
- Spanker Madness [2000, Spanks-a-Lot], B+(***)
- My Favorite Record [2002, Yellow Dog]
- Mercurial [2004, Yellow Dog], B+(***)
- What? And Give Up Show Biz? [2008, Yellow Dog, 2CD], B+(***)
- God's Favorite Band [2009, Yellow Dog]
- The Last Laugh [2014, Yellow Dog], A
Baby Gramps
- Same Ol' Timeously [1999, Gramophone]
- Hossradish [2003, Gramophone]
Daniel Bachman (1989 )
- When the Roses Come Again [2023, Three Lobed], B+(*)
Joan Baez (1941 )
- Joan Baez Volume 1 [1960, Vanguard], C
- Noël [1966, Vanguard]
- The First Ten Years [(1970), Vanguard]
- Blessed Are [1971, Vanguard]
- Come From the Shadows [1972, A&M]
- Where Are You Now, My Son? [1973, A&M]
- Gracias a la Vida [1974, A&M]
- Diamonds and Rust [1975, A&M]
- 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection: The Best of Joan Baez [197175, A&M], C+
- Gulf Winds [1976, A&M]
- Greatest Hits [197276, A&M], D+
- The Best of Joan Baez [(1977), A&M]
- Live in Europe '83: Children of the Eighties [1983, Ariola]
- Recently [1988, Gold Castle]
- Play Me Backwards [1992, Virgin]
- Rare, Live and Classic [(1993), Vanguard]
Sam Baker
- Mercy [2003, Blue Lime Stone], A
- Pretty World [2006, Blue Lime Stone], B+(***)
- Cotton [2009, Music Road], B+(***)
- Say Grace [2013, self-released], B+(***)
- Land of Doubt [2017, self-released], B+(*)
- Horses and Stars [2018, self-released], B+(*)
Cathy Barton
- w/Dave Para: For All the Good People: A Golden Ring Reunion [Folk Legacy]
Wendy Beckerman
- Marina's Owl [1994, Great Divide]
Milo Binder
- Milo Binder [1991, Alias]
Jeff Black
- Tin Lily [2005, Dualtone], B+
Black Prairie [2010 ]
- Feast of the Hunter's Moon [2010, Sugar Hill]
- A Tear in the Eye Is a Wound in the Haeart [2012, Sugar Hill], B+(**)
The Black Twig Pickers [2001 ]
- North Fork Flyer [2001, VHF]
- Soon One Morning [2003, VHF]
- Rough Carpenters [2013, Thrill Jockey]
James Blackshaw (1981 )
- O True Believers [2006, Important]
- The Cloud of Unknowning [2007, Tompkins Square]
- The Glass Bead Game [2009, Young God]
Robert Sarazin Blake
- w/Jefferson Hamer: Put It All Down in a Letter [2011, Same Room], A
- Robt Sarazin Blake: Recitative [2017, Same Room, 2CD], A
- One Summer Night: Live at the 2018 Subdued Stringband Jamboree [2023, Same Room], B+(**)
Jake Blount (1995 )
- Spider Tales [2020, Free Dirt], B+(***)
- The New Faith [2022, Smithsonian Folkways], B+(**)
David Blue (194182)
- David Blue [1966, Asylum]
- Nice Baby and the Angel [1973, Asylum]
Hugh Blumenfeld (1958 )
- The Strong in Spirit [1987, Grace Avenue]
- Mozart's Money [1996, 1800-Prime]
Gordon Bok
- And So Will We Yet [1990, Folk Legacy]
Laura Boosinger
- My Carolina Home [1991, Upstream]
- Down the Road [1998, Laura's Label], B+(***)
La Bottine Souriante
- Jusqu'aux P'tites Heurs [1991, Mille Pattes]
- En Spectacle [1996, Les Productions Mille-Pattes]
- Rock and Reel [1999, Blue Note]
- La Traversee de l'Atlantique [Green Linnet]
Oscar Brand (1920 )
- The Best of Oscar Brand [(1975), Tradition]
- Presidential Campaign Songs: 17891996 [(1999), Smithsonian/Folkways]
Brandywine Singers
- World-Class Folk [(1993), Folk Era]
Kate Brislin
- w/Katy Moffatt: Sleepless Nights [1996, Rounder], B
David Bromberg (1945 )
- David Bromberg [1971, Columbia]
- Wanted Dead or Alive [1974, Columbia], B
- My Own House / You Should See the Rest of the Band [197880, Fantasy], B+
- The Player: Retrospective [(1998), Sony]
- The Blues, the Whole Blues and Nothing but the Blues [2016, Red House], B+(***)
Brothers Four [1960 ]
- The Best of the Brothers Four [(1996), Vanguard]
- Greatest Hits [CBS]
Greg Brown
- One Night [1982, Red House]
- One More Goodnight Kiss [1986, Red House]
- Further In [1996, Red House]
- Covenant [2000, Red House]
Richard Buckner
- Bloomed [1995, Dejadisc]
- Devotion and Doubt [1997, MCA]
- Since [1998, MCA], B
- The Hill [2000, Overcoat]
Sandy Bull (1941 )
- Inventions for Guitar and Banjo [1964, Vanguard]
Tré Burt
- You, Yeah, You [2021, Oh Boy], B+(**)
- Traffic Fiction [2023, Oh Boy], B+(*)
Jane Byaela
Andrew Calhoun (1957 )
- The Gates of Love [1989, Flying Fish]
- Hope [Waterbug]
Terry Callier
- First Light: Chicago 19691971 [196971, Premonition]
- Occasional Rain [1972, Verve], B
- What Color Is Love [1973, Verve], B
- I Just Can't Help Myself [1975, Universal International]
- Essential: The Very Best of Terry Callier [(1998), Universal]
- Alive! [2000, Import]
- Speak Your Peace [2002, Mr Bongo]
Hamilton Camp
- Pathy of Victory [1964, Elektra]
Kate Campbell (1961 )
- Songs From the Levee [1995, Compadre], B+
- Moonpie Dreams [1997, Compass], B+
- Visions of Plenty [1998, Compass]
- The Portable Kate Campbell [2004, Compadre], A
- Sing Me Out [2004, Compadre], B+
- Blues and Lamentations [2005, Large River Music], A
- For the Living of These Days [2006, Large River Music]
- Save the Day [2008, Large River Music]
- Two Nights in Texas [2010, Large River Music], B+(***)
Carolina Chocolate Drops [2005 ]
- Dona Got a Ramblin' Mind [20052006, Music Maker], B+(*)
- Genuine Negro Jig [2009, Nonesuch], B+(***)
- Carolina Chocolate Drops / Luminescent Orchestrii [2011, Nonesuch, EP], B+(***)
- Leaving Eden [2011, Nonesuch], B+(***)
Anita Carter (1933 )
- Ring of Fire [(1989), Bear Family]
Casselberry-DuPrée [1985 ]
- Casselberry-DuPrée [1985, Icebergg]
- City Down [1987, Ladyslipper]
- Hot Corn in the Fire [1994, Ladyslipper]
Tom Chapin
- Family Tree [1988, Sony]
- Billy the Squid [1992, Sony]
- Zag Zig [1994, Sony]
Frank Christian (1948 )
- From My Hands [1995, Palmetto]
- Mister So and So [1996, Palmetto]
Meg Christian
- The Best of Meg Christian [(1993), Olivia]
Chuck & Albert
- Énergie [2009, chuckandalbert.com], B+(**)
Lindsay Clark
- Carpe Noctem [2022, Audio Sport], B
Slaid Cleaves (1964 )
- Life's Other Side [1992, Play Hard]
- For the Brave and Free [1993, Slaid Cleaves]
- Together Through the Dark [2023, Play Hard], B+(***)
Judy Collins (1939 )
- 5th Album [1965, Elektra]
- In My Life [1966, Elektra]
- Wildflowers [1969, Elektra]
- Recollections: The Best of Judy Collins [(1969), Elektra]
- Colors of the Day: The Best of Judy Collins [(1972), Elektra]
- So Early in the Spring: The First 15 Years [196176, Elektra]
- Fires of Eden [1990, CBS]
- Baby's Bedtime [1990, Lightyear]
- Baby's Morningtime [1990, Lightyear]
- Forever: An Anthology [(1997), Elektra, 2 CD]
Connie Converse (192474)
- How Sad, How Lovely [1954, Squirrel Thing], B+(**)
Joachim Cooder (1978 )
- Over That Road I'm Bound [2020, Nonesuch], B
Rose Cousins (1977 )
- Natural Conclusion [2017, Old Farm Pony], B
Walter Crockett
- Children So Long [2022, self-released], B+(**)
Mike Cross
- Prodigal Son [1989, Sugar Hill]
- Live and Kickin' [Sugar Hill]
The Cumberland Three [1960 ]
- Folk Scene, USA [1960, Collectors' Choice]
Buck Curran
- One Evening and Other Folks Songs [20212022, Obsolete/ESP-Disk], B+(*)
Catie Curtis
- From Years to Hours [1991, Mongoose]
Karen Dalton (193893)
- 1966 [1966, Delmore Recording Society], B
- It's So Hard to Tell Who's Going to Love You the Best [1969, Koch International], B
- In My Own Time [1971, Light in the Attic], B+(**)
Barbara Dane (1927 )
- Trouble in Mind [1957, Stardust], B+(*)
- Anthology of American Folk Songs [1959, Empire Music Group], A
- w/Earl "Fatha" Hines: Livin' With the Blues [1959, Fresh Sound], B+(**)
- On My Way [1962, Fresh Sound], B+(***)
- w/Lightnin' Hopkins: Sometimes I Believe She Loves Me [196165, Arhoolie], B+(**)
- w/The Chambers Brothers: Barbara Dane and the Chambers Brothers [1966, Folkways], B+(*)
- FTA! Songs of the GI Resistance [1970, Paredon], B+(***)
- I Hate the Capitalist System [1973, Paredon], B+(*)
- w/Tammy Hall: Throw It Away . . . [2016, Dreadnaught Music], A
Smoke Dawson (1935 )
- Fiddle [1971, Tompkins Square], B+(***)
Iris Dement (1961 )
- Infamous Angel [1992, Philo], A
- My Life [1994, Warner Brothers], A+
- The Way I Should [1996, Warner Brothers], A
- Lifeline [2004, Flariella], A
- Sing the Delta [2012, Flariella], A
- The Trackless Woods [2015, Flariella], B+(*)
- Working on a World [2023, Flariella], A
Brett Dennen
- So Much More [2006, Dualtone], B+(***)
Garry Dial
- w/Terre Roche: Us an' Them [2008, Just Dial Roche], C
William Michael Dillon
- Black Robes and Lawyers [2011, self-released], B+(**)
Disappear Fear [1988 ]
- Live at the Bottom Line [1991, Philo]
Alix Dobkin
- Lavender Jane Loves Women [1975, Women's Wax]
- Living with Lesbians [1976, Women's Wax]
- Love and Politics: A 30 Year Sage [196292, Women's Wax]
Judy Dunaway
- Judy Dunaway [1990, Lost]
Willie Dunn (19422013)
- Creation Never Sleeps, Creation Never Dies: The Willie Dunn Anthology [196884, Light in the Attic], B+(***)
Fred Eaglesmith (1957 )
- Drive-In Movie [1996, Vertical]
- Lipstick, Lies and Gasoline [1997, Razor & Tie]
- Ralph's Last Show [2001, Signature Sounds, 2 CD], A
- 6 Volt [2012, Bluewater Music], B+(*)
Cliff Eberhardt
- Live at Speakeasy [1988]
- The Long Road [1990, Windham Hill]
- Now You Are My Home [1993, Shanachie]
Ramblin' Jack Elliott (1931 )
- Sings the Songs of Woody Guthrie [(1960), Prestige]
- Country Style / Live [1962, Fantasy]
- The Essential Ramblin' Jack Elliott [(1970), Vanguard]
- Hard Travelin' [1989, Fantasy]
- America [(1997), A World of Music]
- Friends of Mine [1998, Hightone]
Erin Rae
- Putting on Airs [2018, Single Lock], B+(*)
- Lighten Up [2022, Good Memory], B+(*)
John Fahey (19392001)
- The Dance of Death and Other Plantation Favorites [1964, Takoma], A
- The Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death [1965, Takoma], A
- The Great San Bernardino Birthday Party [1966, Takoma]
- Death Chants, Breakdowns and Military Waltzes [1967, Takoma]
- Voice of the Turtle [1968, Takoma]
- The Great Santa Barbara Oil Slick [1968, Revenant]
- The Yellow Princess [1969, Vanguard]
- Of Rivers and Religion [1972, Collectors' Choice], A
- After the Ball [1973, Collectors' Choice], A
- The Best of John Fahey 19591977 [196777, Takoma], A
- The Essential John Fahey [(1978), Vanguard]
- The Best of John Fahey, Vol. 2: 19641983 [196483, Takoma], A
- Christmas Guitar [1989, Varrick]
- Return of the Repressed: The John Fahey Anthology [196490, Rhino, 2 CD], B+
- Singing Bridge of Memphis, Tennessee / March! for Martin Luther King [(1992), Vanguard]
- The Legend of Blind Joe Death [(1996), Takoma]
- w/Leo Kottle, Peter Lang: John Fahey, Leo Kottke, Peter Lang [(1996), Takoma]
- Death Chants, Breakdowns and Military Waltzes [(1998), Takoma]
- Georgia Stomps, Atlants Struts, and Other Contemporary Dance Favorites [1997, Table of the Elements]
- Red Cross [2001, Revenant]
Ferron (1952 )
- Testimony [1981, Philo], A
- Shadows on a Dime [1984, Redwood], B+
Sally Fingerett (1955 )
- Unraveled [1990, Amerisound]
Dom Flemons
- Prospect Hill [2014, Fat Possum], B+(**)
The Foremen [1995 ]
- Folk Heroes [1995, Reprise]
Four Bitchin' Babes [1991 ]
- w/Megon McDonough, Patti Larkin, Sally Fingerett: Buy Me, Bring Me, Take Me, Don't Mess My Hair: Life According to Four Bitchin' Babes [1991, Philo]
- Beyond Bitchin' [2000, Shanachie], B
Jackson C. Frank (194399)
- Jackson C. Frank [1965, EMI Columbia], B+(**)
Jeffrey Frederick
- Spiders in the Moonlight [1977, Rounder]
- Live at the Ice House [1991]
Dori Freeman
- Dori Freeman [2015, Free Dirt], A
- Letters Never Read [2017, MRI], A
- Every Single Star [2019, Blue Hens Music], B+(***)
- Ten Thousand Roses [2021, Blue Hens Music], B+(*)
Myriam Gendron
- Ma Délire: Songs of Love, Lost and Found [2021, self-released], B+(**)
- Mayday [2024, Thrill Jockey], B+(**)
Otis Gibbs
- Grandpa Walked a Picketline [2008, Thirty Tigers], B+(***)
Bob Gibson (193196)
- Joy Joy! The Young and Wonderful Bob Gibson [195659, Fantasy]
- Stops Along the Way [1991, Folk Era]
- w/Bob Camp: Gibson and Camp at the Gate of Horn ... Revisited [1994, Folk Era]
Claudia Gibson
- The Fields of Chazy [2024, self-released], B+(**)
Rhiannon Giddens (1977 )
- Tomorrow Is My Turn [2015, Nonesuch], B+(**)
- Freedom Highway [2017, Nonesuch], B+(**)
- Our Native Daughters: Songs of Our Native Daughters [2019, Smithsonian Folkways], A
- w/Francesco Turrisi: There Is No Other [2019, Nonesuch], B+(***)
- w/Francesco Turrisi: They're Calling Me Home [2021, Nonesuch], B+(***)
- You're the One [2023, Nonesuch], B+(**)
Vance Gilbert
- Shaking Off Gravity [1998, Philo]
- Nearness of You [2015, Disismye Music], B
Eliza Gilkyson (1950 )
- Pilgrims [1987, Gold Castle]
- Live From Austin TX [2001, New West], B+(***)
Jane Gillman
- Jane Gillman [1980, Green Linnet]
Texas Gladden (18951967)
- Ballad Legacy [1959, Smithsonian Folkways]
Beverly Glenn-Copeland (1944 )
- Keyboard Fantasies [1986, Atlast], B+(**)
- Live at Le Guess Who? 2018 [2018, Transgressive], B+(***)
- Transmissions: The Music of Beverly Glenn-Copeland [19702019, Transgressive], A
Charles Wesley Godwin
- Seneca [2019, self-released], B+(*)
S.G. Goodman
- Old Time Feeling [2020, Verve Forecast]
- Teeth Marks [2022, Verve Forecast], B+(***)
Steve Goodman (194884)
- Steve Goodman [1972, One Way]
- The Essential Steve Goodman [(1976), Buddah]
- Say It in Private [1977, Asylum]
- Artistic Hair [1983, Red Pajamas]
- Affordable Art [1984, Red Pajamas]
- The Best of the Asylum Years, Vol. 1 [(1988), Red Pajamas]
- Affordable Art [1989, Red Pajamas]
- A Tribute to Steve Goodman [(1989), Red Pajamas]
- No Big Surprise: The Steve Goodman Anthology [(1994), Red Pajamas, 2 CD], B+
John Gorka
- I Know [1987, Red House]
- Land of the Bottom Line [1992, Windham Hill]
Bruce Greene (1951 )
- Five Miles of Ellum Wood: Old Time Kentucky Fiddle Solos [1996, BG]
Patty Griffin (1964 )
- Living with Ghosts [1996, A&M]
- Flaming Red [1998, A&M]
- 1,000 Kisses [2002, ATO]
- A Kiss in Time [2003, ATO]
- Impossible Dream [2004, ATO], B+
- Children Running Through [2007, ATO], B
- Downtown Church [2010, Credential], B+(*)
- American Kid [2013, New West], B+(***)
- Servant of Love [2015, PGM], B+(**)
Stefan Grossman (1945 )
- How to Play Blues Guitar [1966, Shanachie]
- Yazoo Basin Boogie [1970, Shanachie]
- Under the Volcano [1980, Kicking Mule]
- Shining Shadows [1988, Shanachie]
- Guitar Landscapes [1990, Shanachie], B+(*)
- Shake That Thing: Fingerpicking Country Blues Guitar [1998, Shanachie]
Arlo Guthrie (1947 )
- Alice's Restaurant [1967, Reprise], A
- Running Down the Road [1969, Reprise]
- Hobo's Lullaby [1972, Reprise], B
- Together in Concert [1975, Reprise]
- Amigo [1976, Reprise], B+
- The Best of Arlo Guthrie [(1977), Reprise], B+
- Outlasting the Blues [1979, Rising Sun]
- Precious Friend [1982, Reprise]
- Baby's Storytime [1995, Lightyear]
Woody Guthrie (191267)
- Dust Bowl Ballads [1940, Rounder], A
- The Library of Congress Recordings [1940, Rounder, 3 CD], B
- Early Masters [1944, Tradition]
- This Land Is Your Land: The Asch Recordings, Vol. 1 [194447, Smithsonian/Folkways], A
- Muleskinner Blues: The Asch Recordings, Vol. 2 [1944, Smithsonian/Folkways], B+(***)
- Hard Travelin': The Asch Recordings, Vol. 3 [194449, Smithsonian/Folkways], A
- Buffalo Skinners: The Asch Recordings, Vol. 4 [194445, Smithsonian/Folkways], A
- The Asch Recordings, Vol. 14 [194449, Smithsonian/Folkways]
- Struggle [1946, Smithsonian/Folkways], B+
- My Dusty Road [1944, Rounder, 4 CD]
- w/Arlo Guthrie: Woody's 20 Grow Big Songs [(1992), Warner Brothers]
- Songs to Grow on for Mother and Child [(1993), Smithsonian/Folkways]
- w/Arlo Guthrie: This Land Is Your Land [1997, Rounder]
Brian Harnetty
- American Winter [2007, Atavistic], A
- w/Bonnie "Prince" Billy: Silent City [2009, Atavistic], B+(**)
- The Star-Faced One: From the Sun Ra/El Saturn Archives [2013, Atavistic], B+(*)
- Rawhead and Bloodybones [2015, Dust-to-Digital], B+(**)
John Hartford (19372001)
- RCA Country Legends [196770, Buddha], B+(***)
- Aereo-Plain [1971, Rounder]
- Mark Twang [1976, Flying Fish]
- Me Oh My, How the Time Does Fly: A John Hartford Anthology [197684, Flying Fish], B+(**)
- w/Mark Howard: Cadillac Rag [Small Dog A-Barkin']
Richie Havens (19412013)
- Mixed Bag [1967, Verve]
- Resume: The Best of Richie Havens [(1993), Rhino]
Hazeldine [1997 ]
- How Bees Fly [1997, Glitterhouse]
Kirby Heard
- Mama's Biscuits [2019, self-released], B+(**)
The Henrys
- Paydirt [2020, HR-2019], B+(*)
Judy Henske
- w/Jerry Yester: Farewell Aldebaren [1969, Straight]
Priscilla Herdman
- Daydreamer [1993, Warner Brothers]
Carolyn Hester (1937 )
- Carolyn Hester [1962, Columbia]
- At Town Hall [1965, Bear Family]
- Dear Companion [196267, Bear Family, 2 CD]
High Country
- Home to Me [1984, Swallow]
Anne Hills
- Woman of a Calm Heart [1978, Flying Fish]
- October Child [(1993), Flying Fish]
- Angle of the Light [1995, Flying Fish]
- Don't Explain [Hogeye]
- Panic Is On [Hogeye]
Tish Hinojosa (1955 )
- Homeland [1989, A&M]
- Culture Swing [1990, A&M], B+
- Taos to Tennessee [1992, Watermelon]
- The Best of the Sandia: Watermelon 19911992 [199192, Watermelon], B
- Dreaming of the Labyrinth / Soñar del Laberinto [1996, Warner Brothers], B+(***)
Hobo Jim
- Alaska's Hobo Jim: Thunderfoot [1971, Flying Fish]
- Where Legends Are [1973, Flying Fish]
Robin Holcomb (1954 )
- Robin Holcomb [1990, Elektra], B+(*)
- Little Three [1996, Elektra]
- w/Wayne Horvitz: Solos [2004, Songlines], B+
Roscoe Holcomb (191281)
- An Untamed Sense of Control [196173, Smithsonian/Folkways]
- The High Lonesome Sound [196174, Smithsonian/Folkways], B+(*)
Lonnie Holley (1950 )
- Keeping a Record of It [2013, Dust-to-Digital], B+(**)
- MITH [2018, Jagjaguwar], B
- Oh Me Oh My [2023, Jagjaguwar], B+(*)
David Holt (1946 )
- Reel and Rock [1986, Flying Fish]
- Tailybone and Other Strange Stories [(2000), High Windy]
- Grandfather's Greatest Hits [(2000), High Windy]
Holy Modal Rounders [1963 ]
- Holy Modal Rounders 1 & 2 [1964, Fantasy], A
- Live in 1965 [1965, HMR], B+
- Indian War Whoop [1967, ESP], B
- The Moray Eels Eat the Holy Modal Rounders [1969, Water], B+
- Good Taste Is Timeless [1971, Sundazed], B+
- Bird Song: Live 1971 [1971, Water], B+
- Alleged in Their Own Time [1975, Rounder], A
- Unholy Modal Rounders: Unholier Than Thou 7/7/77 [1977, Don Giovanni, 2CD], A
- Last Round [1979, Adelphi], B+
- Too Much Fun [1999, Rounder], A
- I Make a Wish for a Potato [197599, Rounder], A
David Holt (1946 )
- Grandfather's Greatest Hits [High Windy]
Cisco Houston (191861)
- The Folkways Years 19441961 [194461, Smithsonian/Folkways], B+
Lena Hughes (190498)
- Queen of the Flat Top Guitar [2013, Tompkins Square, EP], B+(**)
Sonya Hunter
- Favorite Short Stories [1992, Heyday]
Michael Hurley (1941 )
- First Songs [1964, Folkways], B
- Armchair Boogie [1971, Warner Brothers], B+
- Hi Fi Snock Uptown [1972, Warner Brothers]
- w/Unholy Modal Rounders, Jeffrey Frederick and the Clamtones: Have Moicy! [1976, Rounder], A+
- Long Journey [1976, Rounder], A
- Snockgrass [1980, Rounder], B+
- Watertower [1988, Fundamental], B
- Weatherhole [1999, Field]
- Down in Dublin [2004, Blue Navigator], B+
- Ancestral Swamp [2007, Gnomonsong], B+(**)
- Ida Con Snock [2009, Gnomonsong], B+(**)
- Time of the Foxgloves [2021, No Quarter], B+(**)
Hurray for the Riff Raff
- My Dearest Darkest Neighbor [2013, Mod Mobillian/This Is American Music], B+(**)
- Small Town Heroes [2014, ATO], B+(**)
- The Navigator [2017, ATO], B+(*)
- Life on Earth [2021, Nonesuch], B+(***)
- The Past Is Still Alive [2024, Nonesuch], A
Ian and Sylvia [19621973]
- Four Strong Winds [1964, Vanguard]
- Greatest Hits [(1987), Vanguard]
Eileen Ivers (1965 )
- So Far: The Eileen Ivers Collection 19791995 [197995, Green Linnet]
Burl Ives (190995)
- Wayfaring Stranger [1959, Columbia]
- Little Bitty Tear: The Nashville Years 19611965 [196165, Bear Family]
- Have a Holly Jolly Christmas [1992, MCA]
- Greatest Hits [(1996), MCA]
Kara Jackson (2000 )
- Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? [2023, September], B+(*)
Victor Jara
- Victor Jara Complete [(1998), Plane]
Ella Jenkins (1924 )
- Little Johnny Brown [1971, Smithsonian/Folkways], B+(***)
Josh Joffen
- Josh Joffen with David Roth [1987, Six of One]
Joy Kills Sorrow
- This Unknown Science [2011, Signature Sounds], B+(**)
Tom Juravich
- Out of Darkness: The Mine Workers' Story [1983, Flying Fish]
Brenda Kahn
- Goldfish Don't Talk Back [1990, Community 3]
- Epiphany in Brooklyn [1992, Chaos]
- Life in the Drug War Trenches [1992, Crackpot]
- Destination Anywhere [1996, Shanachie]
- Hunger [1998, Rocket]
Si Kahn (1941 )
- New Wood [1974, Philo], A
- Home [1979, Flying Fish], B+
- Doing My Job [1982, Flying Fish]
- Unfinished Portraits [1984, Flying Fish]
- I'll Be There: Songs for Jobs With Justice [1989, Flying Fish]
- I Have Seen Freedom [1991, Flying Fish]
- In My Heart: A Retrospective [(1994), Philo]
Cindy Kallet
Paul Kaplan
- Life on This Planet [1982, Hummingbird]
Robert Earl Keen Jr. (1956 )
- No Kinda Dancer [1984, Philo]
- The Live Album [1988, Sugar Hill]
- A Bigger Piece of Sky [1993, Sugar Hill]
- No. 2 Live Dinner [1996, Sugar Hill]
- Gravitational Forces [2001, Lost Highway]
- Live From Austin TX [2001, New West], B+(*)
- What I Really Mean [2005, Koch]
- Ready for Confetti [2011, Lost Highway], B+(**)
Tom Kell
- One Sad Night [1990, Warner Brothers]
Kirk Kelly
Grant King
- Entitled to Bloom [1993, Open Secrets]
- Let Love Out [1995, Know More Secrets]
Kingston Trio [19561968]
- Stereo Concert Plus [1958, Folk Era]
- From the Hungry I [1959, Capitol]
- String Along [1960, Capitol]
- The Last Month of the Year [1960, Capitol]
- Close Up [1961, Capitol]
- College Concert [1962, Capitol]
- Time to Think [1963, Capitol]
- The Kingston Trio (Nick-Bob-John) [1965, Folk Era]
- Once Upon a Time [1969, Tetragrammation]
- El Bottle of Wine [1987, MCA]
- Aspen Gold [1989, Nautilus]
- Tom Dooley [1989, Pair]
- Capitol Collectors Series [195664, Capitol], B+
- The Capitol Years [(1995), Capitol]
- The Stewart Years [(2000), Bear Family]
Spider John Koerner (1938 )
- Running, Jumping, Standing Still [1969, Red House]
- Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Been [1970, Red House]
Leo Kottke (1945 )
- 12 String Blues [1969, Oblivion]
- 6 and 12 String Guitar [1971, Takoma]
- My Feet Are Smiling [1973, One Way]
- Ice Water [1974, One Way], B
- The Best of Leo Kottke [(1976), Capitol]
- Time Step [1983, Chrysalis]
- A Shout Towards Noon [1986, Private Music]
- Paul Bunyan [1990, Windhal Hill]
- Great Big Boy [1991, Private Music]
- Essential [(1991), Chrysalis]
- The Leo Kottke Anthology [(1997), Rhino]
John Kruth (1955 )
- Midnight Snack [1987, Spit in Your Face]
- Banshee Mandolin [1992, Flying Fish], B+(***)
- Eva Destruction [2006, Crustacean], B+(**)
- Splitsville [2008, Smiling Fez], A
- The Drunken Wind of Life: The Poem/Songs of Tin Ujevic [2015, Smiling Fez], A
- w/La Società dei Musici: Forever Ago [2018, Ars Sploetium], A
- Love Letters From the Lazaretto [2020, self-released], B+(***)
Jim Kweskin (1940 )
- Acoustic Swing and Jug [(1998), Vanguard], B+
- Never Too Late: Duets With Friends [2024, Storysound], B+(***)
Pokey LaFarge
- Middle of Everywhere [2011, Continental Song City], B+(**)
Stephanie Lambring
- Autonomy [2020, self-released], B+(**)
Patty Larkin
- Step into the Light [1985, Philo]
- I'm Fine [1987, Philo]
- Tango [1991, High Street]
- Regrooving the Dream [2000, Vanguard]
Christine Lavin (1951 )
- Future Fossils [1984, Philo], B+
- Beau Woes (and Other Problems of Modern Life) [1986, Philo]
- Good Thing He Can't Read My Mind [1988, Philo], B+(**)
- Compass [1991, Philo], B+
- Live at the Cactus Cafe: What Was I Thinking? [1993, Philo]
- Laugh Tracks, Vol. 1 [1996, Shanachie]
- I Was in Love With a Difficult Man [2002, Redwing]
- Sometimes Mother Really Does Know Best [2004, Appleseed]
- Folk Zinger [2005, Appleseed]
Eddy Lawrence
- Walker County [1986, Snowplow]
- Up the Road [1988, Snowplow], B+
- Whiskers and Scales and Other Tall Tales [1989, Snowplow], A
- Used Parts [1992, Snowplow], B+(**)
Jeffrey Lewis (1975 )
- The Last Time I Did Acid I Went Insane and Other Favorites [2002, Rough Trade], B+(*)
- It's the Ones Who've Cracked That the Light Shines Through [2003, Rough Trade/Sanctuary], B+(***)
- 12 Crass Songs [2007, Rough Trade], A
- 'Em Are I [2009, Rough Trade], B+(**)
- A Turn in the Dream-Songs [2011, Rough Trade], B+(***)
- w/Peter Stampfel: Hey Hey It's . . . the Jeffrey Lewis and Peter Stampfel Band [2013, self-released], B+(*)
- Jeffrey Lewis and the Jrams [2014, self-released], B+(***)
- "A Loot-Beg Bootleg" [2014, self-released], B+(***)
- Jeffrey Lewis and Los Bolts: Manhattan [2015, Rough Trade], A
- w/Peter Stampfel: Both Ways (The Great Lost 2017 Double-Album) [2017, self-released], B+(**)
- Works by Tuli Kupferberg (19232010) [2018, Don Giovanni], A
- Jeffrey Lewis and the Voltage: Bad Wiring [2019, Don Giovanni], A
- When That Really Old Cat Dies [20142018, self-released, EP], B+(*)
- Asides and B-Sides (20142018) [20142018, self-released], B+(***)
- 2022 Tapes! Slices of Water (and Song Junk) [2022, self-released]
Gordon Lightfoot (19382023)
- Lightfoot! [1966, United Artists]
- The Way I Feel [1967, United Artists]
- The United Artists Collection [196668, Capitol, 2CD]
- Sit Down Young Stranger [1970, Reprise]
- Sundown
- Gord's Gold [(1975), Reprise], B
- Summertime Dream [1976, Reprise]
- If You Could Read My Mind [1987, Reprise]
- Songbook [196698, Rhino, 4 CD]
Li'l Andy
- Li'l Andy & Karaoke Cowboy: Home in Landfill Acres [2008, self-released], B+(**)
- All Who Thirst Come to the Waters [2010, self-released], B+(*)
- While the Engines Burn [2024, self-released], B
- All the Love Songs Lied to Us [2019, self-released], B+(**)
- The Complete Recordings of Hezekiah Procter (19251930) [2022, Back-to-Wax], B+(***)
The Limeliters [19591965]
- Tonight in Person [1961, RCA]
- Folk Matinee [1962, RCA]
- Through Children's Eyes [1962, RCA]
- London Concert [1965, RCA]
- Harmony! Recorded Live [Folk Era]
Alan Lomax (19152002)
- World Library of Folk and Primitive Music, Vol. 1: England [(1998), Rounder]
- World Library of Folk and Primitive Music, Vol. 3: Scotland [(1998), Rounder]
- Caribbean Voyage: Caribbean Sampler [(1999), Rounder]
- Deep River of Song: Alabama: From Lullabies to Blues [193440, Rounder]
- Deep River of Song: Bahamas 1935: Chanteys and Anthems From Andros and Cat Island [1935, Rounder]
- Deep River of Song: Bahamas 1935: Ring Games and Round Dances [1935, Rounder]
- Deep River of Song: Big Brazos: Texas Prison Recordings, 1933 and 1934 [193334, Rounder]
- Deep River of Song: Black Appalachia: String Bands, Songsters and Hoedowns [193446, Rounder]
- Deep River of Song: Black Texicans: Balladeers and Songsters [193340, Rounder]
- Deep River of Song: Georgia: I'm Gonna Make You Happy [193443, Rounder]
- Deep River of Song: Louisiana: Catch That Train and Testify! [193480, Rounder]
- Deep River of Song: Mississippi: Saints and Sinners [(1999), Rounder]
- Deep River of Song: Mississippi: The Blues Lineage [(1999), Rounder]
- Deep River of Song: South Carolina: Got the Keys to the Kingdom [193446, Rounder]
- Deep River of Song: Virginia and the Piedmont [(2000), Rounder]
Lost and Found [1973 ]
Laura Love
- Z Therapy [1990, Octoroon]
- The Laura Love Collection [(1995), Putumayo]
Bascom Lamar Lunsford (18821973)
- Ballads, Banjo Tunes and Sacred Songs of Western North Carolina [192849, Smithsonian/Folkways], B+(*)
Rod MacDonald (1949 )
- Live at the Speakeasy 19831985 [198385, Blue Flute]
- White Buffalo [1987, Gadfly]
- Lee Harvey and the Microdots [1997, Blue Flute]
Dave Mallett (1951 )
- Dave Mallett [1978, Flying Fish]
- Vital Signs [1986, Flying Fish]
Mama's Broke
- Count the Wicked [2017, self-released]
- Count the Wicked [2017, self-released], B+(***)
- Narrow Line [2022, Free Dirt], B+(**)
Cindy Mangsen (1950 )
- Long Time Travelin' [1983, Hogeye]
- Songs of Experience [1998, Redwing]
David Massengill
- Great American Bootleg Tape [1986, Bowser Wowser]
- Coming Up for Air [1992, Flying Fish]
Diedre McCalla
- Everyday Heroes and Heroines [1992, Olivia]
Leyla McCalla (1985 )
- Vari-Colored Songs: A Tribute to Langston Hughes [2013, Smithsonian Folkways], B+(***)
- A Day for the Hunter, a Day for the Prey [2016, Jazz Village], B+(**)
- Capitalist Blues [2019, Jazz Village], A
- Breaking the Thermometer [2022, Anti-], B+(***)
- Sun Without the Heat [2024, Anti-], A
Cormac McCarthy
- Troubled Sleep [1990, Green Linnet]
Mary McCaslin (19462022)
- Way Out West [1973, Philo], A
- Prairie in the Sky [1975, Philo], B+(***)
- Old Friends [1977, Philo], A
- w/Jim Ringer: The Bramble and the Rose [1978, Philo], A
- Things We Said Today: The Best of Mary McCaslin [197378, Philo], A
- A Life and Time [1981, Flying Fish], B+(***)
- Broken Promises [1994, Philo], B+(**)
- Better Late Than Never [2006, Mary McCaslin Music], B+(***)
Carol McComb
- Tears Into Laughter [1989, Kaleidoscope]
John McCutcheon
- How Can I Keep from Singing [1974, June Appal]
- Wind That Shakes the Barley [1977, June Appal]
- Fine Times at Our House [1982, Greenhays]
- Howjadoo [1983, Rounder]
- Step by Step [1986, Rounder]
- Signs of the Times [1986, Rounder]
- Gonna Rise Again [1987, Rounder]
- Mail Myself to You [1988, Rounder]
- Water from Another Time [1989, Rounder]
- What It's Like [1990, Rounder]
- Live at Wolf Trap [1991, Rounder]
- Family Garden [1993, Rounder]
Megan McDonough
- American Girl [1990, Sirius]
- Sketches [Wooden Nickel]
Andy McGann (1928 )
- w/Paul Brady: It's a Hard Road to Travel [1995, Shanachie]
Kate and Anna McGarrigle [1976 ]
- Kate and Anna McGarrigle [1976, Hannibal], A
- Dancer with Bruised Knees [1977, Hannibal], A+
- Tell My Sister [197778, Nonesuch, 3CD], A
- Pronto Monto [1978, Warner Brothers], B
- French Record [1981, Hannibal], B+
- Love Over and Over [1983, Polydor], A
- Heartbeats Accelerating [1990, Private], B
- Odditties [197390, Querbeservice], A
- Matapedia [1996, Hannibal], A
- The McGarrigle Hour [1998, Hannibal], B
Lori McKenna (1968 )
- Paper Wings and Halo [2000, Orchard], B+(**)
- The Kitchen Tapes [2001, Gyrox], B+(*)
- Pieces of Me [2001, Signature Sounds], B+(***)
- Bittertown [2004, Signature Sounds], B+(**)
- Unglamorous [2007, Warner Brothers], B+(***)
- Lorraine [2011, Signature Sounds], B+(*)
- Heart Shaped Bullet Hole [2012, self-released, EP]
- Massachusetts [2013, Liz Rose Music], B+(***)
- Numbered Doors [2014, Hoodie Songs]
- The Bird and the Rifle [2016, CN/Thirty Tigers], A
- The Tree [2018, CN/Thirty Tigers], A
- The Balladeer [2020, CN], A
- Christmas Is Right Here [2021, CN, EP], B+(***)
- 1988 [2023, CN], A
Loreena McKennitt (1957 )
- The Visit [1992, Warner Brothers]
- The Mask and Mirror [1994, Warner Brothers]
- Live in Paris and Toronto [1999, Quinlan Road]
- An Ancient Muse [2006, Verve/Quinlan Road], B+(**)
Erin McKeown (1977 )
- Distillation [2000, Signature]
- We Will Become Like Birds [2005, Nettwerk]
- Sing Your Sinners [2006, Nettwerk], B+(***)
Melanie
Richard Meyer
- The Good Life! [1992, Shanachie]
- Letter from the Open Sky [1994, Shanachie]
Bill Miller (1955 )
- Raven in the Snow [1995, Reprise]
- Ghostdance [1999, Vanguard]
Dale Miller
- Fingerpicking Rags and Other Delights [1976, Kicking Mule]
Anaïs Mitchell (1981 )
- The Brightness [2007, Righteous Babe]
- Hadestown [2010, Righteous Babe], B
- Young Man in America [2012, Wilderland], B+(*)
- w/Jefferson Hamer: Child Ballads [2013, Wilderland], A
- Anaïs Mitchell [2022, BMG], B+(**)
Chad Mitchell (1939 )
- At the Bitter End [1962, Folk Era]
- The Chad Mitchell Trio Collection: The Original Kapp Recordings [196062, Varese], B
Hugh Moffatt (1948 )
- Loving You [1987, Philo]
- Troubadour [1989, Philo]
- w/Katy Moffatt: Dance Me Outside [1992, Philo], B
Katy Moffatt (1950 )
- Walkin' on the Moon [1976, Philo]
- Child Bride [1990, Philo]
- The Greatest Show on Earth [1993, Philo], A
- Angel Town [1998, HMG]
The Mollys
- Hat Trick [1997, Apolkalips]
Bill Morrissey (19512011)
- Bill Morrissey [1984, Reckless]
- North [1986, Philo], B+(*)
- Standing Eight [1989, Philo]
- Bill Morrissey [1991, Philo], B+(*)
- Inside [1992, Philo]
- w/Greg Brown: Friend of Mine [1993, Philo], B+(**)
- Night Train [1994, Philo]
Jenni Muldaur (1965 )
- Jenni Muldaur [1992, Reprise], B
- Dearest Darlin' [2009, self-released]
- w/Teddy Thompson: Once More (Sing the Country Duets) [20212023, Sun], A
Heidi Muller
- Matters of the Heart [1989, Muller Music]
Zoe Muth
- Zoe Muth and the Lost High Rollers: Sarlight Hotel [2011, Signature Sounds], B+(***)
Holly Near
- A Live Album [1974, Redwood]
- Imagine My Surprise [1978, Redwood]
- Journeys [(1983), Redwood]
- Musical Highlights from the Play "Fire in the Rain" [1993, Redwood]
- This Train Still Runs [1996, Abbe Alice]
- Edge [2000, Calico Tracks]
- Simply Love: The Women's Music Collection [(2000), Calico Tracks, 2 CD]
Fred Neil (19372001)
- Bleecker and MacDougal [1964, Elektra]
- Fred Neil [1967, Water], A
- The Very Best of Fred Neil [(1986), See For Miles]
- The Many Sides of Fred Neil [(1998), Collector's Choice]
Kinloch Nelson (1950 )
- Partly on Time: Recordings 19681970 [196870, Tompkins Square], B+(*)
Tara Nevins
- Mule to Ride [1999, Sugar Hill], B+(*)
The New Christy Minstrels [1962 ]
- The Definitive New Christy Minstrels [(1998), Collector's Choice, 2 CD]
- Live from Ledbetter's [(2000), Collector's Choice]
The New Lost City Ramblers [1958 ]
- The Early Years 19581962 [195862, Smithsonian/Folkways], A
- Volume II: Out Standing in Their Field [196373, Smithsonian/Folkways], A
- There Ain't No Way Out [1997, Smithsonian/Folkways], B+
New York City Gay Men's Chorus
- Love Lives On [1991, Virgin]
Carrie Newcomer
- Visions and Dreams [1991, Philo]
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band [1965 ]
- Alive / Rare Junk [196869, BGO]
- Uncle Charlie and His Dog Teddy [1970, Liberty]
- Will the Circle Be Unbroken [1972, EMI, 2 CD], A
- Stars and Stripes Forever [1972, BGO]
- Dirt, Silver and Gold [1976, One Way]
- 20 Years of Dirt: The Best of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band [(1986), Warner Brothers]
- Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Vol. 2 [1989, MCA/Universal], B+
- More Great Dirt (Best, Vol. 2) [(1989), Warner Brothers]
Phil Ochs (194076)
- All the News That's Fit to Sing [1964, Hannibal]
- I Ain't Marching Anymore [1965, Hannibal]
- Pleasures of the Harbor [1967, A&M]
- Rehearsals for Retirement [1969, A&M]
- The War Is Over: The Best of Phil Ochs [196770, A&M], C
- Gunfight at Carnegie Hall [1975, A&M]
- Chords of Fame [(1976), A&M]
- There But for Fortune [(1989), Elektra], B
- There and Now: Live in Vancouver [(1990), Rhino]
- Farewells and Fantasies [(1997), Rhino]
Odetta (1930 )
- Sings Ballads and Blues [1956, Tradition]
- Christmas Spirituals [1960, Alcazar]
- And the Blues [1962, Legacy]
- The Essential Odetta [(1989), Vanguard]
- To Ella [1998, Silverwolf], B
- Blues Everywhere I Go [1999, MC]
Maura O'Connell (1958 )
- Helpless Heart [1989, Warner Brothers]
- Blue Is the Colour of Hope [1992, Warner Brothers], B
Aiofe O'Donovan
Carl Oglesby
- Carl Oglesby [1969, Vanguard]
Ol' Savannah [2011 ]
- They Lie in Wait [2022, Anticapital], B+(**)
David Olney
- Roses [1977, Philo]
- High, Wide and Lonesome [1995, Philo]
- Real Lies [1997, Philo]
Kristina Olsen (1957 )
- Kristina Olsen [1992, Philo]
J.S. Ondara
- Folk N' Roll, Vol. 1: Tales of Isolation [2020, Verve Forecast], B
- Spanish Villager No: 3 [2022, Verve Forecast], B+(*)
Peter Ostroushko (1953 )
- Down the Streets of My Old Neighborhood [1986, Rounder]
Tom Paley (19272017)
Charlie Parr (1967 )
- When the Devil Goes Blind [2010, Nero's Neptune]
- Hollandale [2014, Chaperone], B+(*)
- Stumpjumper [2015, Red House], B+(**)
- Little Sun [2024, Smithsonian Folkways], B+(*)
Joel Paterson
- Wheelhouse Rag: The Original Fingerstyle Guitar Instrumentals of Joel Paterson [2021, Jalopy], B+(**)
Peter, Paul and Mary [1961 ]
- In Concert [1964, Warner Brothers]
- Peter, Paul and Mommy [1969, Warner Brothers]
- The Best of Peter, Paul and Mary: Ten Years Together [196269, Warner Brothers], B
- A Holiday Celebration [1988, Gold Castle]
- Around the Campfire [(1998), Warner Brothers]
- In These Times [2003, Rhino]
- The Very Best of Peter Paul and Mary [19622003, Warner Brothers/Rhino], C+
Utah Phillips (1935 )
- Good Though! [1973, Philo]
- Utah Phillips [1975, Philo]
- I've Got to Know [1991, AK Press], B
- w/Ani DiFranco: The Past Didn't Go Anywhere [1996, Righteous Babe], A
- w/Ani DiFranco: Fellow Workers [1999, Righteous Babe], B+
Phranc (1957 )
- Folksinger [1985, Island], B
- I Enjoy Being a Girl [1989, Island]
Rod Picott (1964 )
- Tiger Tom Dixon's Blues [2001, Orchard]
- Welding Burns [2011, Welding Rod], A
- Hang Your Hopes on a Crooked Nail [2014, Welding Rod], B+(***)
- Fortune [2015, Welding Rod], B+(***)
Allison Pierce (1975 )
- Year of the Rabbit [2017, Masterworks], B+(*)
Chris Pierce
- American Silence [2021, Pierce], B+(*)
Jana Pochop
- The Astronaut [2022, self-released], B+(**)
John Prine (19462020)
- Chicago '70: The Early Sessions [1970, Hobo], B+(***)
- The Singing Mailman Delivers [1970, Oh Boy, 2CD], B+(***)
- John Prine [1971, Atlantic], A
- Diamonds in the Rough [1972, Atlantic], A
- Sweet Revenge [1973, Atlantic], A
- Common Sense [1975, Atlantic], A
- Prime Prine: The Best of John Prine [197175, Atlantic], A
- Bruised Orange [1978, Asylum], B+
- September 78 [1978, Oh Boy], B+(***)
- Pink Cadillac [1979, Asylum], B
- Storm Windows [1980, Oh Boy], A
- Aimless Love [1984, Oh Boy], A
- Live in Asheville '86 [1986, Oh Boy], B+(**)
- German Afternoons [1988, Oh Boy], B+
- John Prine Live [1988, Oh Boy], B+(*)
- The Missing Years [1991, Oh Boy], A
- Great Days: The John Prine Anthology [197191, Rhino, 2 CD], A+
- A John Prine Christmas [1993, Oh Boy]
- Lost Dogs and Mixed Blessings [1995, Oh Boy], A
- Live on Tour [1997, Oh Boy], B+
- In Spite of Ourselves [1999, Oh Boy], A
- Souvenirs [2000, Oh Boy], B+
- Fair and Square [2005, Oh Boy], A
- w/Mac Wiseman: Standard Songs for Average People [2007, Oh Boy], B+(*)
- In Person & on Stage [2010, Oh Boy], B+(**)
- For Better, or Worse [2016, Oh Boy], A
- The Tree of Forgiveness [2018, Oh Boy], A
Joe Pug
- Messenger [2010, Lightning Rod], B+(**)
The Ragpicker String Band
- The Ragpicker String Band [2015, Yellow Dog], A
Dave Rawlings
- Dave Rawlings Machine: Nashville Obsolete [2015, Acony], B+(*)
David Rea (1945 )
- Feelin' Good [1985, Canadian River]
Red Clay Ramblers [1972 ]
- Twisted Laurel / Merchants Lunch [(1991), Flying Fish]
Leon Redbone (19492019)
- On the Track [1975, Warner Brothers], B+
Dan Reeder (1954 )
- Dan Reeder [2004, Oh Boy], B
- Sweetheart [2006, Oh Boy]
- This New Century [2010, Oh Boy]
- Nobody Wants to Be You [2017, Oh Boy]
- Every Which Way [2020, Oh Boy], B
Jenny Reynolds
- Any Kind of Angel [2020, Pretty Okay Music], B+(**)
Malvina Reynolds (190078)
- Ear to the Ground [197080, Smithsonian/Folkways]
Sue Richards (1943 )
- Morning Aire [1993, Maggie's Music]
- Hazel Grove [1995, Maggie's Music]
Jim Ringer (193692)
- Waitin' for the Hard Times to Go [1972, Folk-Legacy], B+(*)
- The Band of Jesse James: Best of Jim Ringer [197381, Rounder], B+(*)
Jean Ritchie (19222015)
- w/Doc Watson: Jean Ritchie and Doc Watson at Folk City [1963, Smithsonian/Folkways], A
- The Most Dulcimer [1984, Flying fish]
Emily Scott Robinson
- Traveling Mercies [2019, Tone Tree Music], B+(***)
Suzzy Roche (1956 )
- Songs from an Unmarried Housewife and Mother, Greenwich Village, USA [2000, Red House]
Terre Roche (1953 )
- Inner Adult [2024, self-released], B+(**)
Gamble Rogers (193791)
- Sorry Is as Sorry Does [1989, Flying Fish]
Sally Rogers
- Peace by Peace [1988, Golden Entertainment]
- Generations [1989, Flying Fish]
- What Can One Little Person Do? [1992, Round River]
Stan Rogers (194983)
- Fogarty's Cove [1977, Fogarty's Cove], B
- Northwest Passage [1981, Fogarty's Cove]
The Rooftop Singers
- The Best of Rooftop Singers [(1992), Vanguard]
Jack Rose (19712009)
- Two Originals of Jack Rose [2004, VHF]
- Luck in the Valley [2009, Thrill Jockey], B+(*)
Kevin Roth (1957 )
- Unbearable Bears [1986, Marlboro]
- Between the Notes [2006, Star Gazer], B
Tom Rush (1941 )
- Tom Rush [1965, Elektra]
- I Got a Mind to Ramble [1968, Prestige]
- The Circle Game [1968, Elektra]
- Wrong End of the Rainbow [1970, Columbia]
- The Very Best of Tom Rush: No Regrets [(1999), Sony]
Tom Russell
- The Early Years [197579, Dark Angel]
- Poor Man's Dream [1990, Philo]
- The Rose of San Joaquin [1995, Hightone]
- The Long Way Around (Acoustic Collection) [(1997), Hightone]
Buffy Sainte-Marie (1941 )
- It's My Way! [1964, Vanguard]
- Little Wheel Spin and Spin [1966, Vanguard]
- The Best of Buffy Saint-Marie [(1970), Vanguard]
The Sandpipers
- Guantanamera / The Sandpipers [196667, Collectors' Choice]
- Come Saturday Morning [1970, A&M]
Maggie Sansone
- Mist and Stone [1990, Maggie's Music]
Claudia Schmidt
- Midwestern Heart [1981, Flying Fish]
- Big Earful [1987, Red House]
- While We Live [1991, Red House]
- Essential Tension [1991, Red House]
- It Looks Fine from Here [1994, Red House]
Carla Sciaky (1954 )
- Spin the Weaver's Song [1992, Green Linnet]
- The Undertow [1993, Green Linnet]
- The Awakening [1995, Green Linnet]
Mike Seeger (1933 )
- Music from the True Vine [1972, Mercury]
- The Second Annual Farewell Reunion [1973, Mercury]
- Fresh Oldtime String Band Music [1988, Rounder]
- American Folk Songs for Christmas [1989, Rounder]
- American Folk Songs for Children [1990, Rounder]
- Solo Oldtime Country Music [1991, Rounder], B
- Third Annual Farewell Reunion [1994, Rounder], B+
- Southern Banjo Sounds: An Anthology of Style and Technique [1998, Smithsonian/Folkways], B+
Peggy Seeger (1935 )
- At the Present Moment [1973, Rounder]
- Folkways Years, 19551992: Songs of Love and Politics [195592, Smithsonian/Folkways]
- Period Pieces: Women's Songs for Men and Women [197998, Tradition]
Pete Seeger (19192014)
- Darling Corey and Goofing-Off Suite [195055, Smithsonian/Folkways], B+
- Birds, Beasts, Bugs and Little Fishes [1955, Smithsonian/Folkways]
- American Industrial Ballads [1957, Smithsonian/Folkways], B
- Gazette [1958, Smithsonian/Folkways]
- The Complete Bowdoin College Concert 1960 [1960, Smithsonian Folkways, 2CD], A
- Broadsides [1964, Smithsonian/Folkways]
- Broadside Ballads, Vol. 2 [1964, Smithsonian/Folkways]
- The Essential Pete Seeger [194166, Columbia/Legacy], A
- Abiyoyo [1967, Smithsonian/Folkways]
- Rainbow Race [1971, Columbia]
- The World of Pete Seeger [1973, Columbia]
- The Essential Pete Seeger [(1978), Vanguard]
- Singalong Demonstration Concert [1980, Smithsonian/Folkways]
- Waist Deep in the Big Muddy [1993, Columbia]
- A Link in the Chain [(1996), Columbia, 2 CD]
- If I Had a Hammer: Songs of Hope and Struggle [195598, Smithsonian/Folkways], B+
- Headlines and Footnotes: A Collection of Topical Songs [(1999), Smithsonian/Folkways]
Morgan Sexton (191192)
- Shady Grove [1990, June Appal]
Joan Shelley (1985 )
- Over and Even [2015, No Quarter], B+(*)
- The Spur [2022, No Quarter], B+(**)
Paul Siebel (1937 )
- Wood Smoke and Oranges [1970, Elektra]
- Paul Siebel [197071, Philo]
- Live at McCabes [1981, Rag Baby]
Shel Silverstein (193299)
- Inside Folk Songs [1962, Atlantic]
- Freakin' at the Freakers' Ball [1973, Collectors' Choice]
- Where the Sidewalk Ends [1976, Sony Kids' Music]
- The Great Conch Train Robbery [1979, Flying Fish]
- Light in the Attic [1985, Sony Kids' Music]
- The Best of Shel Silverstein: His Words His Songs His Friends [196585, Columbia/Legacy], B
- Runny Babbit: A Billy Sook [2005, Harper Children's Audio], B
Patrick Sky (1940 )
- Patrick Sky [1965, Fontana]
- Through a Window [1985, Shanachie]
Fred Small (1952 )
- The Heart of the Appaloosa [1984, Rounder]
- Everything Possible: Fred Small in Concert [1993, Flying Fish]
Debi Smith (1953 )
- More Than Once [1998, Shanachie]
Michael Smith (1941 )
- Michael Smith / Love Stories [198688, Flying Fish]
Chris Smither (1944 )
- I'm a Stranger Too! [1970, Poppy], B+(**)
- Don't It Drag On [1972, Poppy], B+(***)
- Honeysuckle Dog [1973, Okra-Tone], B
- In Ain't Easy [1984, Adelphi], B+(**)
- Another Way to Find You [1991, Flying Fish], B
- Happier Blue [1993, Flying Fish]
- Up on the Lowdown [1995, Hightone]
- Small Revelations [1997, Hightone], B+(***)
- Drive You Home Again [1999, High Tone], B
- Live as I'll Ever Be [2000, Hightone]
- Train Home [2003, Hightone]
- Leave the Light On [2006, Signature Sounds], B+(***)
- Time Stands Still [2009, Signature Sounds], B+(***)
- Hundred Dollar Valentine [2012, Signature Sounds], B+(*)
- Still on the Levee [2014, Signature Sounds, 2CD], B+(*)
- All About the Bones [2024, Signature Sounds], A
The Smothers Brothers
- Curb Your Tongue, Knave! [1963, Mercury]
- Sibling Revelry: The Best of the Smothers Brothers [196268, Rhino], B+(**)
Todd Snider (1966 )
- Songs for the Daily Planet [1994, MCA], A
- Step Right Up [1996, MCA], B+(***)
- Step Right Up [1996, MCA], B+(***)
- Viva Satellite [1998, MCA], B+(**)
- That Was Me 19941998 [199498, Hip-O], A
- Happy to Be Here [2000, Oh Boy], B+(***)
- New Connection [2002, Oh Boy], B+(**)
- Live: Near Truths and Hotel Rooms [2003, Oh Boy], A
- East Nashville Skyline [2004, Oh Boy], A
- Peace, Love and Anarchy (Rarities, B-Sides and Demos, Vol. 1) [20002004, Oh Boy], A
- The Devil You Know [2006, New Door], A
- Crank It, We're Doomed [2007, Aimless], A
- Peace Queer [2008, Aimless, EP], A
- The Excitement Plan [2009, Yep Roc], A
- Live: The Storyteller [2010, Aimless, 2CD], A
- Agnostic Hymns and Stoner Fables [2012, Aimless/Thirty Tigers], A
- Time as We Know It: The Songs of Jerry Jeff Walker [2012, Aimless], B+(*)
- Eastside Bulldog [2016, Aimless, EP], B+(***)
- Cash Cabin Sessions, Vol. 3 [2019, Aimless], A
- First Agnostic Church of Hope and Wonder [2021, Aimless], A
- Live: Return of the Storyteller [2021, Aimless, 2CD], A
- Songs for the Daily Planet (Purple Version) [2020, Aimless], B+(**)
- Step Right Up (Purple Version) [2020, Aimless], B+(**)
- Viva Satellite (Purple Version) [2020, Aimless], B+(*)
Rosalie Sorrels (1933 )
- Always a Lady [1976, Green Linnet]
- Travelin' Lady Rides Again [1978, Green Linnet]
- Report from Grimes Creek [1991, Green Linnet]
Bill Spence (1940 )
- The Hammered Dulcimer [1990, Front Hall]
Bill Staines
- The First Million Miles [1989, Rounder]
- Tracks and Trails [1991, Philo]
- One More River [1998, Red House]
Peter Stampfel (1938 )
- w/Steve Weber: Going Nowhere Fast [1981, Rounder], A
- Peter Stampfel and the Bottlecaps: Demo '84 [1984, Don Giovanni], A
- Peter Stampfel and the Bottlecaps [1986, Rounder], B+
- The People's Republic of Rock n' Roll [1989, Homestead], B+
- You Must Remember This [1995, Gert Town], A
- w/The Dysfunctionells: Not in Our Wildest Dreams [199496, Don Giovanni], B+(*)
- Dook of the Beatniks [1999, Piety Street Files & Archaic], B+(***)
- The Jig Is Up [198499, Blue Navigator], A
- Antonia's 11 [19752006, Blue Navigator], A
- w/Baby Gramps: Outertainment [2010, Red Newt], B+(***)
- w/Zoë Stampfel: Ass in the Air [2010, Jolly Olga], B+(**)
- w/Jeffrey Lewis: Come on Board [2011, self-released], A
- A Sure Sign of Something [2011, KormDigitaal], B+(**)
- The Sound of America [2013, Red Newt], A
- Peter Stampfel and the Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan Banjo Squadron: Better Than Expected [2014, Don Giovanni], B+(**)
- Have Moicy 2: The Hoodoo Bash [2015, Red Newt], A
- Peter Stampfel and the Brooklyn & Lower Manhattan Fiddle/Mandolin Swarm: Holiday for Strings [2016, Don Giovanni], A
- Peter Stampfel and the Atomic Meta Pagans: The Ordovician Era [2019, Don Giovanni], B+(*)
- Peter Stampfel's 20th Century in 100 Songs [2021, Louisiana Red Hot], B+(**)
- w/Eli Smith, Walker Shepard: Wildernauts [2024, Don Giovanni], B+(**)
Andy Statman
- The Hidden Light [1998, Sony], B+
Jody Stecher / Kate Brislin (1946 )
- A Song That Will Linger [1988, Rounder]
- Blue Lightning [1990, Rounder]
- Our Town [1992, Rounder]
- Heart Song: Old Time Country Songs of Utah Phillips [1997, Rounder]
John Stewart (1939 )
- California Bloodlines [1969, Capitol]
- California Bloodline / Willard Minus 2 [196970, Bear Family]
- Cannons in the Rain [1973, RCA]
- Complete Phoenix Concerts [(1974), Bear Family]
- Punch the Big Guy [1987, Shanachie]
- Airdream Believer [1995, Shanachie]
- Turning Music into Gold: The Best of John Stewart [(1995), Polydor]
- Rough Sketches [1997, Folk Era]
- Gold: The Best of John Stewart [(2000), Import]
Styrofoam Winos
- Styrofoam Winos Play Their Favorite M. Hurley Songs [2022, Sophomore Lounge], B+(*)
Sweet Honey in the Rock [1973 ]
- Selections 19761988 [197688, Flying Fish, 2 CD]
- Still on the Journey [1993, Earthbeat], B+
Barry and Holly Tashian [1988 ]
- Ready for Love [1993, Rounder]
3hattrio
- Lord of the Desert [2018, Okehdokee], B+(**)
Anna Tivel
- Small Believer [2017, Fluff and Gravy], A
Artie Traum (1943 )
- Life on Earth [1974, Rounder]
- From the Heart [1980, Rounder]
- Cayenne [1986, Rounder]
Happy Traum (19382024)
- Happy and Artie Traum [1969, Capitol]
- Mud Acres [1972, Rounder]
- Hard Times in the Country [1975, Rounder]
- Bright Morning Stars [1980, Greenhays]
- Bucket of Songs [1983, Shanachie]
Two Nice Girls [19891992]
- 2 Nice Girls [1989, Rough Trade], B
- Like a Version [1990, Rough Trade]
William Tyler (1979 )
- Behold the Spirit [2010, Tompkins Square], B+(**)
- Impossible Truth [2013, Merge], B+(**)
- Modern Country [2016, Merge], B+(*)
- Goes West [2019, Merge], B+(**)
Ian Tyson (1933 )
- Cowboyography [1986, Stony Plain]
- I Outgrew the Wagon [1989, Stony Plain]
- Eighteen Inches of Rain [1994, Vanguard]
- All the Good 'uns [1996, Stony Plain]
- Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 [Vanguard]
Sylvia Tyson (1940 )
- You Were on My Mind [1990, Stony Plain]
- Gypsy Cadillac [Folk Era]
Ulali
Dave Van Ronk (1937 )
- Black Mountain Blues [1959, Smithsonian/Folkways]
- The Folkways Years (19591961) [195961, Smithsonian/Folkways], B+
- Inside Dave Van Ronk [1962, Fantasy]
- Sunday Street [1976, Philo]
- Peter and the Wolf [1990, Alacazam]
- Going Back to Brooklyn [1991, Gazell]
- Hesitation Blues [Big Beat]
Townes Van Zandt (194497)
- For the Sake of a Song [1968, Poppy], B
- Our Mother the Mountain [1969, Tomato]
- Townes Van Zandt [1969, Tomato]
- High, Low and In Between [1972, Tomato], B
- The Late Great Townes Van Zandt [1972, Tomato]
- Sky Blue [1973, Fat Possum], B+(*)
- Live at the Old Quarter (Houston, Texas) [1977, Rhino]
- Anthology: 19681979 [196879, Charly]
- The Anthology: 19681979 [196879, Varese]
- At My Window [1987, Sugar Hill]
- Rear View Mirror [1993, Sugar Hill]
- No Deeper Blues [1994, Edsel]
- The Best of Townes Van Zandt [(2002), Tomato]
Jane Voss
- w/Hoyle Osborne: Get to the Heart [1981, Green Linnet]
- w/Hoyle Osborne: Never No More Blues [2015, Ripple]
Stephen Wade
- Dancing Home [1990, Flying Fish]
Loudon Wainwright III (1947 )
- Album I [1970, Collectors' Choice Music], B+(*)
- Album II [1971, Collectors' Choice Music], B
- Album III [1972, Columbia], B+
- Attempted Mustache [1973, Columbia/Legacy], A
- Unrequited [1975, Columbia/Legacy], A
- T Shirt [1976, Arista]
- Final Exam [1978, Arista], B
- A Live One [197678, Rounder], B
- Fame and Wealth [1983, Rounder], B
- I'm Alright [1985, Rounder], B+
- More Love Songs [1986, Rounder], B+
- One Man Guy (19821986) [198286, Music Club]
- Therapy [1989, Silvertone], B
- History [1992, Charisma], B+
- Career Moves [1993, Virgin], A
- BBC Sessions [197193, Fuel 2000], B+
- Grown Man [1995, Virgin], A
- Little Ship [1998, Charisma], B
- Social Studies [1999, Hannibal], B
- Last Man on Earth [2001, Red House], A
- So Damn Happy [2003, Sanctuary], B+
- Here Come the Choppers! [2005, Sovereign Arts]
- Recovery [2008, Yep Roc], A
- High Wide and Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project [20082009, 161, 2 CD], A
- 10 Songs for the New Depression [2010, 2nd Story Sound], A
- 40 Odd Years [19692010, Shout! Factory, 4CD]
- Older Than My Old Man Now [2012, 2nd Story Sound], A
- Haven't Got the Blues (Yet) [2014, 429 Records], B+(*)
- Surviving Twin [2017, StorySound], B+(*)
- Years in the Making [19732018, StorySound, 2CD], B+(***)
- w/Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks: I'd Rather Lead a Band [2019, Search Party], B+(**)
- Lifetime Achievement [2022, StorySound], A
Lawrence Walker (190768)
- A Legend at Last [Swallow]
Ryley Walker (1989 )
- All Kinds of You [2014, Tompkins Square], B+(*)
- Primrose Green [2015, Dead Oceans], B+(**)
- Golden Sings That Have Been Sung [2016, Dead Oceans], B+(*)
Abigail Washburn (1979 )
- Song of the Traveling Daughter [2005, Nettwerk]
- Abigail Washburn and the Sparrow Quartet [2008, Nettwerk]
- City of Refuge [2011, Rounder], B
Doc Watson (19232012)
- The Doc Watson Family [1963, Smithsonian/Folkways], B
- Doc Watson [1964, Vanguard], A
- Treasures Untold [1964, Vanguard]
- The Essential Doc Watson [196364, Vanguard], B+
- Doc Watson and Son [1965, Vanguard], B+
- Southbound [1966, Vanguard]
- w/Clarence Ashley: The Original Folkways Recordings of Doc Watson and Clarence Ashley [196067, Smithsonian/Folkways, 2 CD], A
- w/Merle Watson: Home Sweet Home [1967, Sugar Hill]
- The Best of Doc Watson 19641968 [196468, Vanguard], A
- Two Days in November [1974, Poppy]
- Memories [1975, Sugar Hill], A
- w/Merle Watson: Remembering Merle [197076, Sugar Hill]
- w/Merle Watson: Pickin' the Blues [1984, Flying Fish]
- My Dear Old Southern Home [1991, Sugar Hill]
The Weavers [1948 ]
- The Best of the Decca Years [195053, MCA]
- Goodnight Irene: The Weavers 19491953 [194953, Bear Family, 4 CD]
- The Weavers at Carnegie Hall [1956, Vanguard]
- Greatest Hits [1957, Vanguard]
- The Weavers at Carnegie Hall, Vol. 2 [1960, Vanguard]
- Reunion at Carnegie Hall, 1963 [1963, AP]
- The Weavers on Tour [1970, Vanguard]
- Wasn't That a Time [(1993), Vanguard, 4 CD]
- Kisses Sweeter Than Wine [(1994), Vanguard, 2 CD]
Wedding Parties Anything
- Trophy Night: The Best of Wedding Parties Anything [(1998), Mushroom]
Gillian Welch (1967 )
- Revival [1996, Almo], A
- Hell Among the Yearlings [1998, Almo], B+
- Time (The Revelator) [2001, Acony], A
- Boots No. 2: The Lost Songs, Vol. 1 [2002, Acony], B+(*)
- Soul Journey [2003, Acony], B+
- The Harrow and the Harvest [2011, Acony], B+(**)
- Boots No. 1: The Official Revival Bootleg [2016, Acony]
- w/David Rawlings: All the Good Times Are Past and Gone [2020, Acony], B+(**)
- w/David Rawlings: Woodland [2024, Acony], B+(***)
Cheryl Wheeler (1951 )
- Cheryl Wheeler [1986, North Star]
Erica Wheeler
- From That Far [1992, Blue Pie]
- The Harvest [1996, Signature]
Don White
- Live at the Somerville Theatre [1995, Lyric Moon], B+
- Rascal [1997, Lyric Moon]
- Brown Eyes Shine [1998, Lumperboy], B+
- Little Niche [2001, Lumperboy]
The White Buffalo
- Once Upon a Time in the West [2012, Unison Music]
- Shadows, Greys and Evil Ways [2013, Unison Music], B+(**)
Taylor Whiteside
- Martin Greigh and Other New England Favorites [1992, Folk Era]
William Elliott Whitmore (1978 )
- Hymns for the Hopeless [2003, Southern]
- Ashes to Dust [2005, Southern]
- Song of the Blackbird [2006, Southern]
- Field Songs [2011, Anti-], A
- Kilonova [2018, Bloodshot], B+(**)
The Whitmore Sisters [2022 ]
- Ghost Stories [2022, Red House], B+(**)
The Whitstein Brothers
- Rose of My Heart [1984, Rounder]
- Old Time Duets [1990, Rounder]
David Wilcox
- How Did You Find Me Here [1989, A&M]
- East Asheville Hardware [1996, Koch]
Dar Williams (1967 )
- Mortal City [1996, Razor & Tie]
- End of the Summer [1997, Razor & Tie], B
Robin and Linda Williams
- Close as We Can Get [1984, Flying Fish]
- All Broken Hearts Are the Same [1988, Sugar Hill]
Yasmin Williams
- Urban Driftwood [2021, Spinster], B+(**)
Cris Williamson
- Cris Williamson [1971, Olivia]
- The Changer and the Changed: A Record of the Times [1975, Olivia]
- Blue Rider [1982, Olivia]
- Prairie Fire [1989, Olivia]
- Live in Concert: Circle of Friends [1991, Olivia]
Kate Wolf (194286)
- Back Roads [1976, Rhino]
- Poet's Heart [1985, Rhino]
- Gold in California [197585, Rhino]
- Weaver of Visions: The Kate Wolf Anthology [(2000), Rhino, 2 CD]
Steve Young (1942 )
- Renegade Picker [1976, RCA]
- No Place to Fall [1977, RCA]
- Solo / Live [1991, Watermelon]
- Lonesome On'ry and Mean [(1994), Raven]
Ann Zimmerman
- Blue Wild Indigo [2004, A-Z Music], A
Various Artists
- American Polka [(2002), Trikont], B+
- American Primitive Vol. II [18971939, Revenant, 2 CD], A
- Anthology of American Folk Music [(1997), Smithsonian Folkways, 6 CD], A
- The Appalachians [19272003, Dualtone], B
- The Arhoolie Records 40th Anniversary Collection: The Journey of Chris Strachwitz [19602000, Arhoolie, 4 CD]
- Beat the Retreat: Songs by Richard Thompson [1994, Capitol], B+
- Beautiful Dreamer: The Songs of Stephen Foster [2004, Emergent], B+(***)
- The Best of Broadside 19611988 [196288, Smithsonian/Folkways, 5 CD], B
- Big League Babe: The Christine Lavin Tribute Album, Pt. 2 [1998, 1800-Prime]
- Broken Hearts and Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine [2010, Oh Boy], B+(**)
- Broken Hearts and Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine, Vol. 2 [2021, Oh Boy], A
- Classic Mountain Songs [(2002), Smithsonian/Folkways]
- Close to Home: Old Time Music from Mike Seeger's Collection [195267, Smithsonian/Folkways], B+
- Folk Song America, Vol. 1 [(1991), Smithsonian]
- Folk Song America, Vol. 2 [(1991), Smithsonian]
- Folk Song America, Vol. 3 [(1991), Smithsonian]
- Folk Song America, Vol. 4 [(1991), Smithsonian]
- Folkways: A Vision Shared A Tribute to Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly [1988, Columbia], A
- Folkways: The Original Vision [(1989), Smithsonian/Folkways], A
- Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music, Volume 4 [192840, Revenant, 2 CD], A
- The Harry Smith Connection: A Live Tribute [1998, Smithsonian/Folkways], B+
- Legacy: A Collection of Singer Songwriters [(1989), Windham Hill]
- A Love Worth Fighting For: A Celebration of Gay and Lesbian Singers and Songwriters [(1996), Streeter]
- Let's Put the Axe to the Axis: Songs of World War II [194145, Smithsonian/Folkways], B
- Link of Chain: A Songwriters' Tribute to Chris Smither [2011, Signature Sounds], B+(**)
- Alan Lomax's American Patchwork [197883, Mississippi], B+(***)
- Native North America, Vol. 1: Aboriginal Folk, Rock, and Country 19661985 [196685, Light in the Attic, 2CD], B+(*)
- Note of Hope: A Celebration of Woody Guthrie [2011, 429 Records], A
- On the Road: A Tribute to John Hartford [2020, Lo Hi], B+(***)
- Putumayo Presents: Americana [20022005, Putumayo World Music], B
- Putumayo Presents: Québec [19932007, Putumayo World Music], B
- The Revenge of Blind Joe Death: The John Fahey Tribute Album [2006, Takoma], B+(**)
- River of Song: A Musical Journey Down the Mississippi [199597, Smithsonian/Folkways, 2 CD], B
- The Rose and the Briar: Death, Love and Liberty in the American Ballad [19272004, Columbia/Legacy], B
- The Rough Guide to Americana [19842001, World Music Network], B
- Songs for Political Action: Folk Music, Topical Songs and the American Left [(1996), Bear Family, 10 CD]
- Southern Journey, Vol. 1: Voices from the American South [195960, Rounder]
- Southern Journey, Vol. 2: Ballads and Breakdowns [1959, Rounder], A
- Southern Journey, Vol. 3: 61 Highway Mississippi [1959, Rounder], B+(***)
- Southern Journey, Vol. 4: Brethren, We Meet Again [1959, Rounder]
- Southern Journey, Vol. 5: Bad Man Ballads [(1997), Rounder]
- Southern Journey, Vol. 6: Sheep, Sheep, Don'tcha Know the Road [(1997), Rounder]
- Southern Journey, Vol. 7: Ozark Frontier [(1997), Rounder]
- Southern Journey, Vol. 8: Velvet Voices [(1997), Rounder]
- Southern Journey, Vol. 9: Harp of a Thousand Strings [(1998), Rounder]
- Southern Journey, Vol. 10: And Glory Shone Around [(1998), Rounder]
- Southern Journey, Vol. 11: Honor the Lamb [(1998), Rounder]
- Southern Journey, Vol. 12: Georgia Sea Islands [(1998), Rounder]
- Southern Journey, Vol. 13: Earliest Times [(1998), Rounder]
- That's Why We're Marching: WWII and the American Folk Song Movement [(1996), Smithsonian Folkways]
- Traditional Fiddle Music of Kentucky, Vol. 1: Up the Ohio and Licking Rivers [197295, Rounder]
- Traditional Fiddle Music of Kentucky, Vol. 2: Along the Kentucky River [197295, Rounder]
- Tribute to JJ Cale, Volume 1: The Vocal Sessions [2010, Zoho Roots], B
- A Tribute to Woody Guthrie: Highlights from Concerts [196870, Warner Brothers]
- Troubadours of the Folk Era, Vol. 1 [(1992), Rhino]
- Troubadours of the Folk Era, Vol. 2 [(1992), Rhino]
- Troubadours of the Folk Era, Vol. 3: The Groups [(1992), Rhino]
- Wayfaring Strangers: Ladies From the Canyon [196976, Numero Group], B
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