Cisco Houston was a folk singer and songwriter, brought up in California, who was a close associate of Woody Guthrie, whom he met while working as an actor in Hollywood in the late '30s. They started... more

The Carter Family are among the most important artists in the entire history of popular music. They were pioneers in writing and recording folk and country music for the commercial market, and their... more

Josh White was an entertainer, singer, songwriter, guitarist, actor and civil rights activist, who became a very public face of protest in the 1940s and was well-known and popular in showbiz circles.

Kate Smith was a singer very much in the traditional mode, who had big hits soon after she began her career in the 1920s, and remained hugely popular long into the post-war decades. Known variously... more

The legendary folk artist Judy Collins has been a respected personality on the music landscape for the last six decades, a singer, guitarist, songwriter and more recently a film director

Jack Guthrie, a cousin of renowned folk singer Woody Guthrie, was born in Oklahoma in 1915, but like his cousin and thousands of others "Okies" his family moved to California in the 1930s when the... more

Joan Baez is one of the most revered and important names in contemporary folk music, a pioneer of the protest movement in the 1960 alongside Bob Dylan and others, and an artist whose peerless voice... more

These CDs chronicle the period when Van Ronk emerged as a fixture and guiding light in the Greenwich Village coffee-house scene. He traverses folk, blues, jug-band, ragtime, New Orleans jazz and more... more

"The Voice of the Civil Rights Movement" is usually filed under folk, but Odetta could tingle the spine with gospel and jazz, too. This is an amazing value for 122 tracks from her prime: her nine LPs... more

The Kingston Trio were one of the most popular and successful groups to emerge from the growth in popularity of folk music during the 1950s, as they brought a polished commercial approach to updated... more

Trapeze has been fortunate to establish a relationship with the renowned British guitarist Gordon Giltrap, who has been an established and respected figure on the international music scene for over... more

The Clancy Brothers, more than any other artists, brought traditional Irish folk music to a wide popular audience during the late '50s and early '60s, and re-established as a proud cultural movement... more

His blend of country, jazz, folk and good ol' American eccentricity makes Dan Hicks one of our national treasures. And live is really the way to hear him, so this 13-song set is just a joy; includes... more

In a career that now spans over 50 years, Pete Seeger has never compromised his music for fashion. Always overtly political and considered to be anti-establishment, he was a major influence on Bob... more