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Thomas Bartlett
Thomas Bartlett
American musician
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Nico Muhly
Nico Muhly
American contemporary classical composer
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Valgeir Sigurðsson
Valgeir Sigurðsson
record producer, mixer, composer, engineer and musician from Iceland
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Nadia Sirota
Nadia Sirota
American violist
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Bombino
Bombino
Nigerien Tuareg singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Sufjan Stevens
Sufjan Stevens
American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
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Waxahatchee
Waxahatchee
American indie singer-songwriter
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Rhiannon Giddens
Rhiannon Giddens
American musician
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Fleet Foxes
Fleet Foxes
American indie folk band
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Bellowhead
Bellowhead
band
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Chris Thile
Chris Thile
American musician and radio personality.
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Altan
Altan
Irish band
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The National
The National
American indie rock band
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Rob Moose
Rob Moose
American musician
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Seth Lakeman
Seth Lakeman
English folk singer
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The Decemberists
The Decemberists
American indie rock band
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Conor Oberst
Conor Oberst
American musician
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Nickel Creek
Nickel Creek
American progressive acoustic music trio
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Animal Collective
Animal Collective
American musical group
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Natalie Merchant
Natalie Merchant
American singer-songwriter
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Sara Watkins
Sara Watkins
American musician
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Cara Dillon
Cara Dillon
Irish singer
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Broken Social Scene
Broken Social Scene
Canadian art rock band
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Sam Bush
Sam Bush
American musician
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Devendra Banhart
Devendra Banhart
American folk singer
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The Mammals
The Mammals
band
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The Avett Brothers
The Avett Brothers
American folk-rock band
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Arborea
Arborea
American band
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The Carolina Chocolate Drops
The Carolina Chocolate Drops
American band
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Gaby Moreno
Gaby Moreno
Guatemalan singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Fairport Convention
Fairport Convention
British folk rock group
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Punch Brothers
Punch Brothers
American band
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Lianne La Havas
Lianne La Havas
English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
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Jim Kweskin
Jim Kweskin
American musician
34
Calexico
Calexico
American indie rock band
35
The Tallest Man on Earth
The Tallest Man on Earth
Swedish musician
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Alarm Will Sound
Alarm Will Sound
American chamber orchestra
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Wilco
Wilco
American alternative rock band
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Levellers
Levellers
English folk rock band
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Andrew Bird
Andrew Bird
American musician, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist
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Zac Brown Band
Zac Brown Band
American country/folk band
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Built to Spill
Built to Spill
American indie rock band
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Phish
Phish
American rock band
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A Hawk and a Hacksaw
A Hawk and a Hacksaw
band from Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Emmylou Harris
Emmylou Harris
American country singer
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Mark O'Connor
Mark O'Connor
American fiddle player
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Joshua Tillman
Joshua Tillman
American singer-songwriter
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Blackbeard's Tea Party
Blackbeard's Tea Party
British folk rock band
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Andy Irvine
Andy Irvine
Irish folk musician and singer-songwriter
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Maggie Rogers
Maggie Rogers
American singer-songwriter
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Joanna Newsom
Joanna Newsom
American musician
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Japandroids
Japandroids
Canadian rock band
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Doc Watson
Doc Watson
American guitarist, songwriter and singer
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Arcade Fire
Arcade Fire
indie rock band from Canada
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Grizzly Bear
Grizzly Bear
American rock band
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Colin Meloy
Colin Meloy
American musician
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Gåte
Gåte
Norwegian progressive folk-rock band
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Marissa Nadler
Marissa Nadler
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and fine artist
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Sound Team
Sound Team
American band
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Battlefield Band
Battlefield Band
Scottish folk group
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Disclosure
Disclosure
band
61
Kevin Burke
Kevin Burke
British-Irish fiddler
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Jeff Tweedy
Jeff Tweedy
musician
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American folk artist

Samuel Tear Amidon (born June 3, 1981 in Brattleboro, Vermont, United States) is an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. His parents are folk artists Peter Amidon and Mary Alice Amidon. His younger brother, Stefan Amidon, is a professional drummer who performs with The Sweetback Sisters among other groups. Amidon attended The Putney School in Putney, Vermont for one year.