Wikipedia:WikiProject Missing encyclopedic articles/The Guinness Who's Who of Folk Music
This is a missing topics list for Wikipedia:WikiProject Missing encyclopedic articles. It is based on "The Guinness Who's Who of Folk Music", general editor Colin Larkin, published in 1993, which forms a part of the multi-volume Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music.
Editor's note: This list was published in 1993; it was considered to be a selection rather than a complete listing, but "attempt[s] to convey the flavour of the folk movement from Britain and America" of the time. Potential Wikipedia editors will no doubt find names of the day (or before) missing that might also merit a Wikipedia article, as well as possibly disputing the current "notability" (by Wikipedia standards) of some of the names included.
This list is provided since it may enable identification of folk-related acts deserving of a Wikipedia article, that do not yet have one. Acts with a red link can be considered for creation of a suitable article, or not, by the standards of today.
The lists have been first-pass checked for inconsistencies of spelling, etc., to enable the identification of correctly matching articles (e.g. the original name "Mara" in the list below has been adjusted to match the article "Mara!" via additional text in the wikilink). If any others are spotted, you are welcome to adjust the entries below.
- Doris Abrahams (USA)
- Stanley Accrington (UK)
- Derroll Adams (USA)
- Albion Country Band (UK)
- Almanac Singers (USA)
- Altan (Ireland)
- Amazing Blondel (UK)
- The Amazing Mr. Smith (UK)
- Eric Andersen (USA)
- Alistair Anderson (UK)
- Ian A. Anderson (UK)
- Pink Anderson (USA)
- Harvey Andrews (UK)
- Dan Ar Braz (France)
- Ar Log (UK)
- Frankie Armstrong (UK)
- Steve Ashley (UK)
- The Au Go-Go Singers (USA)
- Mike Auldridge (USA)
- Cliff Aungier (UK)
- Hoyt Axton (USA)
- Aztec Two-Step (USA)
- Joan Baez (USA)
- Roy Bailey (UK)
- Aly Bain (UK)
- Duck Baker (USA)
- Etta Baker (USA)
- The Band (Canada/USA)
- The Barely Works (UK)
- Les Barker (UK)
- Sally Barker (UK)
- Battlefield Band (UK)
- Jenny Beeching (UK)
- Harry Belafonte (USA)
- Peter Bellamy (UK)
- Steve Benbow (UK)
- Theodore Bikel (Austria/USA)
- Bisiker and Romanov (UK)
- Black Velvet Band (UK)
- Mary Black (Ireland)
- Rory Block (USA)
- Blowzabella (UK)
- David Blue (USA)
- Bob Delyn (UK)
- Dock Boggs (USA)
- Eric Bogle (Australia)
- Boiled in Lead (USA)
- Gordon Bok (USA)
- Polly Bolton (UK)
- Peter Bond (UK)
- Roy Bookbinder (USA)
- Boothill Foot-Tappers (UK)
- The Bothy Band (Ireland)
- Maggie Boyle (UK)
- The Boys of the Lough (UK/Ireland)
- Paul Brady (UK)
- Oscar Brand (USA)
- Brass Monkey (UK)
- Paul Brett (UK)
- Anne Briggs (UK)
- Derek Brimstone (UK)
- David Bromberg (USA)
- Ian Bruce (UK)
- Buckwheat Zydeco (USA)
- Felicity Buirski (UK)
- The Bully Wee Band (UK)
- Dave Burland (UK)
- The Bushwackers (Australia)
- Bill Caddick (UK)
- R. Cajun and the Zydeco Brothers (UK)
- Calennig (UK)
- Alex Campbell (UK)
- The Ian Campbell Folk Group (UK)
- Capercaillie (UK)
- Tony Capstick (UK)
- Guy Carawan (USA)
- The Carter Family
- Martin Carthy (UK)
- Owen Castleman (USA)
- Len Chandler (USA)
- Michael Chapman (UK)
- Tracy Chapman (USA)
- Sam Chatmon (USA)
- Clifton Chenier (USA)
- The Chieftains (Ireland)
- Keith Christmas (UK)
- Clan McPeake (UK)
- The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem (Ireland/USA)
- Clannad (Ireland)
- Guy Clark (USA)
- Bill Clifton (USA)
- Bruce Cockburn (Canada)
- Pete Coe (UK)
- Judy Collins (USA)
- Shirley and Dolly Collins (UK)
- Lee Collinson (UK)
- Mike Cooper (UK)
- Pete Cooper (UK)
- The Copper Family (UK)
- Johnny Coppin (UK)
- Cordelia's Dad (USA)
- The Corries (UK)
- Cosmotheka (UK)
- Elizabeth Cotten (USA)
- Dave Cousins (UK)
- Jim Couza (USA)
- Andrew Cronshaw (UK)
- The Cumberland Three (USA)
- Agnes 'Sis' Cunningham (USA)
- Phil Cunningham / Johnny Cunningham (UK)
- Dab Hand (UK)
- Dando Shaft (UK)
- Erik Darling (USA)
- Bob Davenport (UK)
- Reverend Gary Davis
- Meg Davis (USA)
- Jim Dawson (USA)
- De Dannan (Ireland)
- Decameron (UK)
- The Deighton Family (UK)
- Iris Dement (USA)
- Sandy Denny (UK)
- John Denver (USA)
- Karl Denver (UK)
- Doug Dillard / Rodney Dillard (USA)
- The Dillards (USA)
- Denny Doherty (Canada)
- Jerry Donahue (USA/UK)
- Lonnie Donegan (UK)
- Donovan (UK)
- The Doonan Family Band (UK)
- Dr. Strangely Strange (UK)
- Nick Drake (UK)
- The Dransfields (UK)
- Jimmy Driftwood
- The Dubliners (Ireland)
- Lesley Duncan (UK)
- Bob Dylan (USA)
- Eclection (UK)
- Electropathics (UK)
- Marc Ellington (USA/UK)
- Mike Elliott (UK)
- Ramblin' Jack Elliott
- Logan English (USA)
- Seamus Ennis (Ireland)
- The Even Dozen Jug Band (USA)
- John Fahey (USA)
- Fairport Convention (UK)
- The Famous Potatoes (UK)
- Mimi Farina (USA)
- Richard Farina (USA)
- Cyrus Faryar (Iran/USA)
- Fat City (USA)
- Julie Felix (USA/UK)
- Figgy Duff (Canada)
- Cilla Fisher and Artie Trezise (UK)
- Five Hand Reel (UK)
- Fivepenny Piece (UK)
- Flatt and Scruggs (USA)
- Bela Fleck (USA)
- Flowers and Frolics (UK)
- Dan Fogelberg (USA)
- Steve Forbert (USA)
- Forest (UK)
- Chris Foster (UK)
- Fotheringay (UK)
- 4 Yn Y Bar (UK)
- Jackson C. Frank (USA/UK)
- Blind Boy Fuller (USA)
- Jesse Fuller (USA)
- Fungus (Netherlands)
- The Fureys (Ireland)
- Vin Garbutt (UK)
- Gas Mark 5 (UK)
- Gateway Singers
- Dick Gaughan (UK)
- Ron Geesin (UK)
- Bob Gibson (USA)
- Gordon Giltrap (UK)
- God's Little Monkeys (UK)
- Steve Goodman (USA)
- Dave Goulder (UK)
- Davey Graham (UK)
- [[Richard Grainger] (musician)|Richard Grainger]] (UK)
- The Greenbriar Boys (USA)
- Stanley Greenthal (USA)
- Clive Gregson and Christine Collister (UK)
- Sara Grey (USA/UK)
- Nanci Griffith (USA)
- David Grisman (USA)
- Stefan Grossman (USA)
- Gryphon (UK)
- Isaac Guillory (USA/UK)
- Arlo Guthrie (USA)
- Woody Guthrie (USA)
- Gwendal (France)
- Robin Hall and Jimmie MacGregor (UK)
- Gerry Hallom (UK)
- Kieran Halpin (Ireland/UK)
- Claire Hamill (UK)
- Keith Hancock (UK)
- Johnny Handle (UK)
- Mick Hanly (Ireland)
- Tim Hardin (USA)
- Mike Harding (UK)
- Rosie Hardman (UK)
- Roy Harper (UK)
- Roy Harris (UK)
- Melanie Harrold (UK)
- Tim Hart and Maddy Prior (UK)
- John Hartford (USA)
- The Havalinas (USA)
- Richie Havens (USA)
- Hearts & Flowers (UK)
- Hedgehog Pie (UK)
- Sid Hemphill (USA)
- Dorris Henderson (USA/UK)
- The Hennessys (UK)
- Judy Henske (USA)
- Mike Heron (UK)
- Carolyn Hester (USA)
- Chris Hickey (USA)
- Geoff Higginbottom (UK)
- The Highwaymen (USA)
- The Hillside Singers (USA)
- Maggie Holland (UK)
- The Holy Modal Rounders (USA)
- Home Service (UK)
- Lightnin' Hopkins (USA)
- Horslips (Ireland)
- Houghton Weavers (UK)
- The House Band (UK)
- Cisco Houston (USA)
- Stan Hugill (UK)
- Alan Hull (UK)
- The Humblebums (UK)
- Michael Hurley (USA)
- Mississippi John Hurt (USA)
- Ashley Hutchings (UK)
- Janis Ian (USA)
- The Incredible String Band (UK)
- Indigo Girls (USA)
- The Insect Trust (USA)
- Andy Irvine (UK/Ireland)
- Burl Ives (USA)
- Dafydd Iwan (UK)
- Jack The Lad (UK)
- John James (UK)
- Siân James (UK)
- Bert Jansch (UK)
- Martin Jenkins (UK)
- Flaco Jiménez (USA)
- Robert Johnson (USA)
- The Johnstons (Ireland)
- Nigel Mazlyn Jones (UK)
- Nic Jones (UK)
- Wizz Jones (UK)
- The Journeymen (USA)
- JSD Band (UK)
- Jumpleads (UK)
- Jungr and Parker (UK)
- Si Kahn (USA)
- Kashmir (UK)
- Ron Kavana (Ireland/UK)
- Dolores Keane (Ireland)
- Bill Keith (USA)
- Louis Killen (UK/USA)
- The Kingston Trio (USA)
- Alison Kinnaird and Christine Primrose (UK)
- The Kipper Family (UK)
- John Kirkpatrick (UK)
- Kitsyke Will (UK)
- Spider John Koerner (USA)
- Leo Kottke (USA)
- Sonja Kristina (UK)
- Jim Kweskin and the Jug Band (USA)
- Peter LaFarge (USA)
- Tim Laycock (UK)
- Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares (Bulgaria)
- Leadbelly (USA)
- Adrian Legg (UK)
- Levellers (UK)
- Life and Times (UK)
- Gordon Lightfoot (USA)
- The Limeliters (USA)
- Bob Lind (USA)
- Lindisfarne (UK)
- The Liverpool Scene (UK)
- A. L. Lloyd (UK)
- Alan Lomax/John A. Lomax (USA)
- Jez Lowe (UK)
- Trevor Lucas (Australia/UK)
- Mabsant (UK)
- Magna Carta (UK)
- Miriam Makeba (South Africa/USA)
- Mákvirág (Hungary, Romania)
- Malicorne (France)
- Beverley Martyn (UK)
- John Martyn (UK)
- Matthews Southern Comfort (UK)
- Al Matthews (USA/UK)
- Iain Matthews (UK)
- Simon Mayor (UK)
- The McCalmans (UK)
- Ewan MacColl (UK)
- Tom McConville (UK)
- Count John McCormack (Ireland)
- Ed McCurdy (USA)
- John McCutcheon (USA)
- Chas McDevitt (UK)
- Kate and Anna McGarrigle (USA)
- Barry McGuire (USA)
- Scott McKenzie (USA)
- Rod McKuen (Canada)
- Dougie MacLean (UK)
- Don McLean (USA)
- Alison McMorland (UK)
- Rita McNeil (Canada)
- Blind Willie McTell (USA)
- Ralph McTell (UK)
- David McWilliams (UK)
- Melanie (USA)
- The Men They Couldn't Hang (UK)
- Paul Metsers (New Zealand/UK)
- Dick Miles (UK)
- The Chad Mitchell Trio (USA)
- Joni Mitchell (Canada/USA)
- Katy Moffatt (USA)
- Bill Monroe (USA)
- Christy Moore (Ireland)
- Elaine Morgan (UK)
- Pete Morton (UK)
- Mouth Music (UK)
- Moving Hearts (Ireland)
- Muckram Wakes (UK)
- Geoff Muldaur (USA)
- Maria Muldaur (USA)
- Michael Martin Murphey (USA)
- Delia Murphy (Ireland)
- Noel Murphy (Ireland/UK)
- Muszikás (Hungary)
- Natural Acoustic Band (UK)
- Holly Near (USA)
- Fred Neil (USA)
- The New Christy Minstrels (USA)
- New Lost City Ramblers (USA)
- The New Seekers (UK)
- Mickey Newbury (USA)
- Chris Newman (UK)
- Máire Ní Chathasaigh (UK)
- Simon Nicol (UK)
- Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (USA)
- Rab Noakes (UK)
- Notes from the Underground (USA)
- Liam O'Flynn (Ireland)
- Phil Ochs (USA)
- Odetta (USA)
- Glenn Ohrlin (USA)
- Oisin (Ireland)
- Old Swan Band (UK)
- Ossian (UK)
- The Overlanders (UK)
- The Oyster Band (UK)
- Tom Pacheco (USA)
- Clive Palmer (UK)
- Ivo Papasov (Bulgaria)
- Felix Pappalardi (USA)
- Don Partridge (UK)
- Patrick Street (Ireland)
- Tom Paxton (USA)
- Dave Pegg (UK)
- Pentangle (UK)
- Mari Boine Persen (Norway)
- Peter, Paul and Mary (USA)
- Brian Peters (UK)
- Bruce 'Utah' Phillips (USA)
- Phranc (USA)
- Pigsty Hill Light Orchestra (UK)
- Planxty (Ireland)
- Plethyn (UK)
- The Pogues (UK)
- Dmitri Pokrovsky (Russia)
- The Poppy Family (Canada)
- Dory Previn (USA)
- John Prine (USA)
- Maddy Prior (UK)
- The Proclaimers (UK)
- Frank Proffitt (USA)
- The Purple Gang (UK)
- Pyewackett (UK)
- Queen Ida (USA)
- Gerry Rafferty (UK)
- Dave Ray (USA)
- Redgum (Australia)
- Jean Redpath (UK/USA)
- Relativity (Ireland/UK)
- John Renbourn (UK)
- Malvina Reynolds (USA)
- Ralph Rinzler (USA)
- Jean Ritchie (USA)
- Tex Ritter (USA)
- Roaring Jelly (UK)
- Andy Roberts (UK)
- Jeannie Robertson (UK)
- Paul Robeson (USA)
- The Roches (USA)
- Rockin' Dopsie (USA)
- Stan Rogers (Canada)
- The Rooftop Singers (USA)
- Tim Rose (USA)
- Tony Rose (UK)
- Leon Rosselson (UK)
- Ruby Blue (UK)
- Runrig (UK)
- Tom Rush (USA)
- Janet Russell (UK)
- Buffy Sainte-Marie (USA)
- The Sallyangie (UK)
- Carl Sandburg (USA)
- Ric Sanders (UK)
- John Sebastian (USA)
- Mike Seeger (USA)
- Peggy Seeger (USA/UK)
- Pete Seeger (USA)
- The Seekers (Australia)
- The Serendipity Singers (USA)
- Shadowfax (USA)
- The Shanty Crew (UK)
- Cecil Sharp (UK)
- Gary Shearston (Australia)
- Michelle Shocked (USA)
- Shusha (Iran/UK)
- Jane Siberry (Canada)
- Paul Siebel (USA)
- Irwin Silber (USA)
- Sileas (UK)
- The Silkie (UK)
- Judee Sill (USA)
- Silly Sisters (UK)
- Silly Wizard (UK)
- Mike Silver (UK)
- Shel Silverstein (USA)
- Simon and Garfunkel (USA)
- Paul Simon (USA)
- Martin Simpson (UK)
- Skin the Peeler (UK)
- Patrick Sky (USA)
- Chris Smither (USA)
- Rosalie Sorrels (USA)
- Spice Trade (UK)
- Davy Spillane (Ireland)
- The Spinners (UK)
- Spirit of the West (Canada)
- Mark Spoelstra (USA)
- Spriguns (UK)
- The Springfields (UK)
- Spud (Ireland)
- Bill Staines (USA)
- Stealers Wheel (UK)
- Steeleye Span (UK)
- Al Stewart (UK)
- Andy M. Stewart (UK)
- John Stewart (USA)
- Alan Stivell (France)
- Stockton's Wing (Ireland)
- Storyteller (UK)
- Strange Creek Singers (USA)
- The Strawbs (UK)
- Strawhead (UK)
- Alice Stuart (USA)
- Saffron Summerfield (UK)
- Swan Arcade (UK)
- Dave Swarbrick (UK)
- Sweeney's Men (Ireland)
- June Tabor (UK)
- Norma Tanega (USA)
- The Tannahill Weavers (UK)
- Holly Tannen (USA)
- Tansads (UK)
- Tarleton's Jig (UK)
- The Tarriers (USA)
- Cyril Tawney (UK)
- Allan Taylor (UK)
- Bram Taylor (UK)
- Eric Taylor (USA)
- James Taylor (USA)
- Livingston Taylor (USA)
- Scan Tester (UK)
- Jake Thackray (UK)
- Therapy (UK)
- Danny Thompson (UK)
- Richard Thompson (UK)
- Richard and Linda Thompson (UK)
- Kathryn Tickell (UK)
- Tanita Tikaram (Germany/UK)
- Steve Tilston (UK)
- Tír na nÓg (Ireland)
- To Hell With Burgundy (UK)
- Toss The Feathers (UK)
- Ali Farka Toure (Mali)
- Trader Horne (UK)
- Happy Traum (USA)
- The Travellers 3 (USA)
- Trees (UK)
- Trio Bulgarka (Bulgaria)
- Tundra (UK)
- Gil Turner (USA)
- Steve Turner (UK)
- Ian and Sylvia Tyson (Canada)
- The Ukrainians (UK)
- Urban Folk (UK)
- Dave Van Ronk (USA)
- Townes Van Zandt (USA)
- Suzanne Vega (USA)
- The Vipers Skiffle Group (UK)
- The Virginia Squires (USA)
- Vujicsics (Hungary)
- Loudon Wainwright III (USA)
- Eddie Walker (UK)
- Ian Walker (UK)
- Frank Warner (USA)
- Water Into Wine Band (UK)
- The Watersons (UK)
- Doc Watson (USA)
- We Five (USA)
- The Weavers (USA)
- Peta Webb (UK)
- Fred Wedlock (UK)
- Hedy West (USA)
- Billy Edd Wheeler (USA)
- Whippersnapper (UK)
- The Whiskey Priests (UK)
- Nancy Whiskey (UK)
- The Whiskeyhill Singers (USA)
- Bukka White (USA)
- Josh White (USA)
- Brooks Williams (USA)
- Robin Williamson (UK)
- Roger Wilson (UK)
- Jesse Winchester (USA)
- Kate Wolf (USA)
- Wolfstone (UK)
- Gay and Terry Woods (UK)
- Shep Woolley (UK)
- Bernard Wrigley (UK)
- The Wurzels (UK)
- Martyn Wyndham-Read (UK)
- Glenn Yarborough (USA)
- Jerry Yester (USA)
- The Yetties (UK)
- The Young Tradition (UK)
- Ed and Lonnie Young (USA)
- Zumzeaux (UK)
The following are included as "Add Ons", explained as "deserving a brief mention" outside of the main listing (as at 1993):
- The Amazing Catsfield Steamers (UK)
- The Arizona Smoke Review (UK)
- Ancient Beatbox (UK)
- Avalon (UK)
- The Backroom Boys (UK)
- Beggars Hill (UK)
- Bwchadanas (UK)
- Cajun Moon (UK)
- Callies (UK)
- Caught On The Hop (UK)
- The Chartists (UK)
- Vikki Clayton (UK)
- The Cluster Of Nuts Band (UK)
- Contraband (UK)
- Corkscrew (UK)
- Dr. Cosgill (UK)
- Dalriada (UK)
- Den (France)
- Desperate Danz Band (UK)
- Dingle Spike (UK)
- Blair Douglas (UK)
- Eavesdropper (UK)
- Elecampagne (UK)
- Electric Ceilidh Band (UK)
- Fastest Bet (UK)
- Folk Och Rackare (Sweden)
- Folque (Norway)
- Frogmorton (UK)
- Gone To Earth (UK)
- Richard Harvey (UK)
- Hickory Wind (USA)
- Hollandse Dance Band (Netherlands)
- The Hookey Band (UK)
- Host (Ireland)
- Hunter Muskett (UK)
- Iona (UK)
- Islandica (Iceland)
- Robb Johnson (UK)
- Kebnekaise (Sweden)
- K-Passa (UK)
- Cathy Le Surf (UK)
- Lick The Tins (UK)
- The Little Big Band (UK)
- Loudest Whisper (Ireland)
- McDermott's Two Hours (UK)
- Shelagh McDonald (UK)
- Mara/Tansey's Fancy (Australia/UK)
- Miro (UK)
- The Mountain Ash Band (UK)
- Mushroom (UK)
- N.R.T. (No Right Turn) (UK)
- Na Fili (Ireland)
- New Victory Band (UK)
- Ophichus (UK)
- Oscar The Frog (UK)
- Ougenweide (Germany)
- Peeping Tom (UK)
- Ray Perry (UK)
- Pisces (UK)
- Piirpauke (Finland)
- Poormouth (UK)
- Prelude (UK)
- Pressgang (UK)
- Radiator (UK)
- Ragged Heroes (UK)
- Raindance (UK)
- Rattle 'N' Reel (UK)
- Red Jasper (UK)
- Rock, Salt & Nails (UK)
- Scafell Pike (UK)
- Second Vision (UK)
- Skibbereen (Switzerland)
- Spirogyra (UK)
- Strange Folk (UK)
- Thursaflokkurim (Iceland)
- Tonight At Noon (UK)
- Tower Struck Down (UK)
- Truss and Bucket Band (UK)
- Trunkles (UK)
- Mark Turasakis/Mark T. (UK)
- T. V. Smith (UK)
- James Varda (UK)
- A. J. Webber (UK)
- We Free Kings (UK)
- We Saw The Wolf (USA)
- You Slosh (UK)