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Nancy Kerr
Nancy Kerr
British singer
1
Eliza Carthy
Eliza Carthy
English folk musician
2
Jim Causley
Jim Causley
British musician
3
Jim Moray
Jim Moray
British musician
4
Chris Wood
Chris Wood
English folk musician
5
Cara Dillon
Cara Dillon
Irish singer
6
Norma Waterson
Norma Waterson
English folk musician
7
Kate Rusby
Kate Rusby
English folk singer
8
Spiers and Boden
Spiers and Boden
English folk duo
9
Rachel Newton
Rachel Newton
Scottish harpist and singer
10
Jackie Oates
Jackie Oates
British singer
11
Julie Fowlis
Julie Fowlis
Scottish singer
12
Barbara Dickson
Barbara Dickson
Scottish singer and actress, recording artist
13
John McCusker
John McCusker
British musician
14
June Tabor
June Tabor
British singer
15
Karine Polwart
Karine Polwart
Scottish folk singer
16
Sandy Denny
Sandy Denny
English singer and songwriter
17
Archie Fisher
Archie Fisher
Scottish folk singer and song writer
18
Martin Carthy
Martin Carthy
English musician
19
Rose Cousins
Rose Cousins
Canadian singer
20
Caroline Herring
Caroline Herring
American musician
21
Eivør Pálsdóttir
Eivør Pálsdóttir
Faroese singer and songwriter
22
Maddy Prior
Maddy Prior
Folk singer and musician
23
Cerys Matthews
Cerys Matthews
Welsh singer-songwriter
24
Martin Simpson
Martin Simpson
British folk guitarist and singer
25
Mary Black
Mary Black
Irish singer
26
John Tams
John Tams
British folk musician, music producer and actor
27
Lal Waterson
Lal Waterson
English folksinger and songwriter
28
Mo Kenney
Mo Kenney
Canadian singer-songwriter
29
Peter, Paul and Mary
Peter, Paul and Mary
American folk band
30
Dave Swarbrick
Dave Swarbrick
English folk musician and singer-songwriter
31
Maria Dunn
Maria Dunn
Canadian singer
32
Dolores Keane
Dolores Keane
Irish singer
33
Heather Small
Heather Small
British vocalist
34
Jill Barber
Jill Barber
Canadian singer-songwriter
35
Bert Jansch
Bert Jansch
Scottish folk musician and founding member of the band Pentangle.
36
Catherine MacLellan
Catherine MacLellan
Canadian singer
37
Françoise Hardy
Françoise Hardy
French singer and songwriter.
38
Shirley Bassey
Shirley Bassey
Welsh singer
39
Anne Briggs
Anne Briggs
British singer
40
Christine Collister
Christine Collister
British singer-songwriter
41
Emmylou Harris
Emmylou Harris
American country singer
42
Songs of Separation
Songs of Separation
Anglo-Scottish music project
43
Sarah Jarosz
Sarah Jarosz
American musician
44
Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh
Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh
Irish singer
45
Hayley Hutchinson
Hayley Hutchinson
British musician
46
Shawn Colvin
Shawn Colvin
American singer-songwriter
47
Belinda O'Hooley
Belinda O'Hooley
British musician
48
Yolandita Monge
Yolandita Monge
Puerto Rican singer
49
Ana Egge
Ana Egge
musician
50
John Grant
John Grant
American singer-songwriter
51
Laura Marling
Laura Marling
British folk singer-songwriter
52
Enya
Enya
Irish singer, songwriter, and musician
53
Laura Smith
Laura Smith
Canadian singer-songwriter
54
Joan Armatrading
Joan Armatrading
British singer-songwriter
55
Amelia Curran
Amelia Curran
Canadian singer-songwriter
56
A-Mei
A-Mei
Taiwanese singer and record producer
57
Bridget St John
Bridget St John
British singer-songwriter
58
Amber Rubarth
Amber Rubarth
American musician and songwriter
59
Adele
Adele
English singer and songwriter
60
The Unthanks
The Unthanks
English folk group
61
Judy Collins
Judy Collins
American singer and songwriter
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English folk musician

Bella Hardy (born 24 May 1984) is an English contemporary folk musician, singer and songwriter from Edale, Derbyshire, England, who performs a combination of traditional and self-penned material. She was named Folk Singer of the Year at the 2014 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, having previously won the award for Best Original Song in 2012 for "The Herring Girl".