D - F

The folk section covers a broad spectrum of mostly American folk (traditional and contemporary), folk-rock, singer-songwriter and indie recordings. Primarily, you can expect to find music which strikes at the heart of the folk tradition, where we spotlight innovative songwriters and performers who've laid the groundwork for the great folk tradition and who help to maintain that tradition today.

You'll find acoustic music here, as well as bands playing traditional music with electric guitars and bands playing new music on traditional instruments. Old-style folk meets rock 'n' roll, rockabilly and other stuff with its roots in folk traditions. Explore this section to find a tasty selection of musical possibilities.

While some people argue that "folk music" is by definition limited solely to traditional pieces, we have been reminded by others that songwriting itself is a proud tradition. If new music isn't being written and performed to expand the dog-eared playbook, those old songs are in danger of becoming hackneyed and worn-out cliches.

For folk music from the Canadian Maritimes, look here.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Dafni
• Drifting in Circles (2005)

Cheri Dale, with Helene Attia
• A Garden of Songs for the Magical Child (2006)

Dr. Dan
• Dan on the Moon (2000)

Barbara Dane
• Anthology of American Folk Songs (2006)

Les Daniels & Rick Lee
• Dr. Daniels & Mr. Lee (1999)

Mayesa Dasa
• Ocean of Dreams (2000)

Georgette Dashiell
• Daffodils in Winter (1999)

Arthur Davenport
• Reality Bends (2002)

Janine Davy
• Looking for You (2005)

Kyle Dawkins
• Conasauga (2003)

Anjuli Dawn
• Reason (2004)

Jill Dawson
• First Time Around (2000)

Michael DeAngelis
• Son of a Dunigan (2005)

Aselin Debison
• Sweet is the Melody (2002)

Daisy DeBolt
• I Can (1995)
• Souls Talking (1995)
• Just Mountain Songs (2000)
• Live Each Day with Soul (2001)

Arby DeCamp
• Sleep by Numbers: Lullabies for Children of All Ages (2005)

John DeGrazio
• Revolution (2001)
• Abandoned World (2003)

Mike Dekle
• Finely Tuned (2000)

Michael Delalla
• Soli (2000)

Delerium
• Karma (1997)

deLillos
• Hjernen er Alene (1989)

Kris Delmhorst
• Five Stories (2001)
• Songs for a Hurricane (2003)
• Strange Conversation (2006)

Brigitte DeMeyer
• Another Thousand Miles (2000)
• Something After All (2005)

Jesse DeNatale
• Shangri-La West (2003)
• Soul Parade (2006)

K.J. Denhert
• Girl Like Me (2003)

Sandy Denny
• The North Star Grassman & the Ravens (1971)
• Sandy (1972)
• Like an Old Fashioned Waltz (1973)
• Rendezvous (1977)
• No More Sad Refrains: The Anthology (2000)

John Denver & the Muppets
• A Christmas Together (1979/1996)

Clayton Denwood
• Sunset on the Highway (2001)

Grant Dermody
• Crossing That River (2003)

Nancie de Ross
• Rome (2003)

Mark Despault
• Natural Revelation (1996)

Krista Detor
• Mudshow (2006)

Brendan Devereux
• Songs from a Yellow Chair (2005)

Halley DeVestern
• Sugar Free (1997)
• Live at the Towpath Inn (2000)
• Superhero Killer (2003)

Devon
• Long Sleeve Story (2001)

Dick Smith
• Swill (2000)

Hazel Dickens
• By the Sweat of My Brow (1999)
• It's Hard to Tell the Singer from the Song (1987/2000)

Ani DiFranco
• Living in Clip (1997)
• To the Teeth (1999)
• Fellow Workers, with Utah Phillips (1999)
• Evolve (2003)

David DiGiuseppe
• Movin' On (2002)

The Dilettantes
• This Small Town (1999)

Disappear Fear
• Seed in the Sahara (1996)

The Dixie Hummingbirds
• Diamond Jubilation (2003)

Yvonne Doll & the Locals
• My Kind of Freak (2000)

Donna Marie
• Paint the Sky (2007)

Donna the Buffalo
• Positive Friction (2000)

DonnaWendyAndy
• Ship of Dreams (1999)

Donovan
• Beat Cafe (2004)

Mishi Donovan
• Journey Home (2000)

Stephanie Dosen
• Ghosts, Mice & Vagabonds (2003)

Double Standard String Band
• Double Standard String Band (2001)

Bill Douglas
• A Place Called Morning (2001)

Connie Dover
• The Border of Heaven (2000)

Gordon Downie
• Battle of the Nudes (2003)

Linda Draper
• One Two Three Four (2005)
• Traces Of (2006)
• Keepsake (2007)

The Dreamsicles
• Luv Songs for Grownups (2005)

Maggie Drennon
• Maggie Drennon (2002)

Druidas
• Siete (2000)

D Squared
• A Matter of Life & Death (1993)
• Big Sky Full of Dumb Stars (1997)

Chris Duarte
• Love Is Greater Than Me (2000)

The Chris Duarte Group
• Romp (2003)

Duece
• After the Kids are Grown (2002)

Duenow
• If You Could Only See What They Are Doing to You (2003)

Johnny Duhan
• The Voyage (2005)

Donna Dunlop
• Spirit of the Crossroads (2001)

Linda Dunn
• Linda Dunn (1998)

Chuck Durfor
• Fallen/Forgotten (2000)

James Durst
• Internationally Unknown (2006)

Mark Dvorak
• Every Step of the Way (2006)

John Dyer
• GoStayPlay (2004)

Bob Dylan
• John Wesley Harding (1968)
• Street Legal (1978)
• Shot of Love (1981)
• Oh Mercy (1989)
• Down in the Groove (1990)
• Under the Red Sky (1990)
• Good as I Been to You (1992)
• World Gone Wrong (1993)
• MTV Unplugged (1995)
• The Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3: Rare & Unreleased, 1961-1991 (1997)
• Pickin' on Dylan (1999)
• Essential Bob Dylan (2000)
• Love & Theft (2001)
• Blues on Blonde on Blonde (2003)
• Modern Times (2006)

Fred Eaglesmith
• Drive-in Movie (1996)
• Lipstick, Lies & Gasoline (1997)
• 50 Odd Dollars (1999)
• Ralph's Last Show: Live in Santa Cruz, with the Flying Squirrels (2001)

Jane Eamon
• A Different Place (2004)

Stacey Earle
• Simple Gearle (1998)

Steve Earle
• Transcendental Blues (2000)

Jim Earp
• Smiles to Go (1999)

Thomas Easaw
• Don't Start the Last World War (2006)

Tim Easton
• Ammunition (2006)

Cliff Eberhardt
• Borders (1999)
• The High Above & the Down Below (2007)

Patti Ecker & Friends
• Prairieland (2002)

Judith Edelman
• Drama Queen (2000)

Edge City
• Mystery Ride (2000)

Sharon Edry
• Semi Broken Heart (2004)

David "Honeyboy" Edwards
• Don't Mistreat a Fool (1999)

Kathleen Edwards
• Failer (2003)

Michael Egan
• Live at Studio 51 (2005)

Kat Eggleston
• First Warm Wind (1990)
• Second Nature (1994)
• Outside of Eden (1997)

Electric Angel
• Dream (2000)

David Elias
• Lost in the Green (1995)
• Time Forgets (1998)
• Half an Hour Away, with the Great Unknown (2001)

Eliza Blue
• One Year (2005)

Chris Elliott
• Satellite UFO Jet Plane or Star (2005)

Ramblin' Jack Elliott
• The Long Ride (1999)

Catherine Ellis
• Time Again (2000)

Julie Ellison
• At Last (2004)

Frank Emerson
• Safe in the Harbour (1999)
• Dear Sarah (2001)

Tommy Emmanuel
• Endless Road (2004)

David Emmets
• Controlling the Users (2003)

Enoch Train
• Set Sail (2001)

Epiphany Project
• Epiphany Project (2001)

Equation
• Hazy Days (1999)
• The Lucky Few (1999)
• The Dark Ages (2001)

Mark Erelli
• Mark Erelli (1999)
• Compass & Companion (2001)
• Hillbilly Pilgrim (2004)

Tim Eriksen
• Every Sound Below (2004)

Steven B. Eulberg
• Holy Mountain (1998)
• Hark, the Glad Sound! (1999)
• Dulcimer-Friendly Worship, Vol. II (2000)
• Soaring (2001)
• 'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime (2003)

Lowri Evans
• Kick the Sand (2007)

Dave & Julia Evardson
• A Ramble on the Viking Way (2003)

The Fables
• Tear the House Down (1998)
• A Time (2000)

John Fahey
• Friends of Fahey Tribute (2006)

Amy Fairchild
• Mr. Heart (2002)
• Live (2003)

Fairport Convention
• Liege & Lief (1969/2002)
• In Real Time: Live '87 (1987)
• Old New Borrowed Blue (1996)
• Meet on the Ledge: The Classic Years 1967-1975 (1999)
• performance review (2001)
• Fairport unConventional (2002)
• XXXV (2002)

David Falcone
• Secrets of Sherwood (1997)
• Behind Your Eyes (2001)

Dave Falk
• Love Breaks All the Rules (2002)

Fallen Angels
• Fallen Angels (1992)

Jane Fallon
• Faces (1999)

Family Style
• Live Style! (1999)
• Patrick, Family & Friends, with Patrick McGinley (2001)

Karen Fay
• Empiric Lyric (2004)

Stephen Fearing
• The Assassin's Apprentice (1993)
• That's How I Walk (2002)

Feathermerchants
• Unarmed Against the Dark (2003)
• Street Theater (2004)
• Last Man on Earth (2006)

Misha Feigin
• Both Kinds of Music (1999)

Henri Ferguson
• Missing the Boat (2002)

Melissa Ferrick
• The Other Side (2004)

Bryan Field
• Way (2004)

Rick Fielding
• Lifeline (1995)
• Acoustic Workshop (2004)

Filthy Thieving Bastards
• A Melody of Retreads & Broken Quills (2001)

Rick Fines
• Live at the Harvest (2000)
• Riley Wants His Life Back (2003)

Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer
• Pocket Full of Stardust (2002)
• Postcards (2002)

Aengus Finnan
• Fool's Gold (2000)
• North Wind (2002)

Finn MacCool
• Sherdhana's Hand (2000)

David Fiorenza
• Tan, Rested & Ready (2003)
• Fiology (2005)

Archie Fisher
• The Man with a Rhyme (1976)
• Off the Map, with Garnet Rogers (1985)

5-Man Trio
• You Do the Math (2003)

Stephanie Fix
• Survival (2000)

Gary Fjellgaard & Valdy
• Contenders (2000)
• Contenders Two: Still in the Running (2007)

Tom Flannery
• Song About a Train (1998)

Flapjack
• Old Time Bush Swing (2001)

The Flash Girls
• Maurice & I (1995)
• Play Each Morning Wild Queen (2001)

Kathy Fleischmann
• Ten Doors Down (1996)

Tommy Fleming
• The Contender (2000)
• A Life Like Mine (2006)

Stephanie Fletcher
• Soul Celebration (1999)

Deirdre Flint
• The Shuffleboard Queens (1999)

Kelly Flint
• Drive All Night (2007)

Flogging Molly
• Swagger (2000)

John Flynn
• Dragon (2004)
• Two Wolves (2006)

Folk Implosion
• The New Folk Implosion (2002)

Doug Folkins
• Signs Along the Way (2001)
• Touchstone (2003)

Folkrum
• Some Antics (2005)

Folk Underground
• Buried Things (2003)
• Get Y'er Hands Off 'Me Booty (2004)

Louise Ford
• Heroes & Angels (2002)

Julia Fordham
• Concrete Love (2002)
• That's Life (2004)

Forrester
• All the Wrong Things (2001)

Gina Forsyth
• You Are Here (2001)

Fortune's Hand
• Rhythm of the Wind (2000)
• Live at Dolan's Pub (2002)

Radney Foster
• Are You Ready for the Big Show? (2001)
• Another Way to Go (2002)

Jeffrey Foucault
• Miles From the Lightning (2002)
• Stripping Cane (2004)

Bob Fox
• Borrowed Moments (2003)

Simon Fox
• Night Fishing (2003)
• A Winter's Tale (2006)

Florence Foxwell
• Open Windows (1999)

Amy Fradon
• Passion Angels (1999)
• Small Town News (2003)

David Francey
• Torn Screen Door (1999)

David Francis
• Fake Valentine (2003)

Denice Franke
• Comfort (2001)

Leslie Frederick
• In Search of the Rainbow (1999)

Mike Freedman
• Postcards from the South (2001)

Jennifer Friedman
• You are Creation (2005)

Jackie Frost
• Calliope (2005)

Fruit of Choice
• Vow (2005)

Full Circle (Neil Anderson & Friends)
• Full Circle (1999)

Funks Grove
• Albuminium Blue (2000)

Furious Billy
• Sissyfoot (2004)