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Caroline Herring
Caroline Herring
American musician
1
Susheela Raman
Susheela Raman
English singer
2
Jim Moray
Jim Moray
British musician
3
Julie Fowlis
Julie Fowlis
Scottish singer
4
Kate Rusby
Kate Rusby
English folk singer
5
Cara Dillon
Cara Dillon
Irish singer
6
The Pentangle
The Pentangle
British folk rock band
7
Maria Dunn
Maria Dunn
Canadian singer
8
Rachel Newton
Rachel Newton
Scottish harpist and singer
9
Cerys Matthews
Cerys Matthews
Welsh singer-songwriter
10
Terri Clark
Terri Clark
Canadian country musician
11
Jennifer Nettles
Jennifer Nettles
American singer
12
The Unthanks
The Unthanks
English folk group
13
Seth Lakeman
Seth Lakeman
English folk singer
14
Sugarland
Sugarland
American country music duo
15
Eliza Carthy
Eliza Carthy
English folk musician
16
Harry Cox
Harry Cox
British singer
17
Bella Hardy
Bella Hardy
English folk musician
18
Kathryn Williams
Kathryn Williams
English singer-songwriter
19
Doc Watson
Doc Watson
American guitarist, songwriter and singer
20
Phil Tanner
Phil Tanner
British singer
21
O'Hooley & Tidow
O'Hooley & Tidow
British singer-songwriters
22
Mumford & Sons
Mumford & Sons
English folk rock band
23
Del Barber
Del Barber
Canadian musician
24
Ben Howard
Ben Howard
English singer and songwriter
25
Sarah Jarosz
Sarah Jarosz
American musician
26
Lisa Hannigan
Lisa Hannigan
Irish musician
27
Sandy Denny
Sandy Denny
English singer and songwriter
28
Bellowhead
Bellowhead
band
29
Jez Lowe
Jez Lowe
English singer-songwriter
30
Martin Simpson
Martin Simpson
British folk guitarist and singer
31
Frigg
Frigg
Finnish folk band
32
Jim Causley
Jim Causley
British musician
33
Dick Gaughan
Dick Gaughan
British musician
34
Brandy Clark
Brandy Clark
American singer-songwriter
35
Sam Smith
Sam Smith
English singer and songwriter
36
Wolf Alice
Wolf Alice
British rock band
37
Beth Orton
Beth Orton
British musician
38
Laura Marling
Laura Marling
British folk singer-songwriter
39
Fisherman's Friends
Fisherman's Friends
Male singing group from Cornwall
40
Norma Waterson
Norma Waterson
English folk musician
41
Spiers and Boden
Spiers and Boden
English folk duo
42
T Bone Burnett
T Bone Burnett
American record producer, musician, and songwriter (born 1948)
43
David Wrench
David Wrench
Welsh musician
44
PJ Harvey
PJ Harvey
English singer-songwriter
45
Jenn Butterworth
Jenn Butterworth
Scottish folk guitarist and singer
46
Emma Stevens
Emma Stevens
singer-songwriter
47
Lal Waterson
Lal Waterson
English folksinger and songwriter
48
Gilles Peterson
Gilles Peterson
French DJ and radio presenter
49
Jake Bugg
Jake Bugg
English singer-songwriter
Sam Lee
musical artist

Sam Lee

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Sam Lee (born 6 July 1980) is a British folk singer and traditional music specialist. His debut album, Ground of its Own was shortlisted for the 2012 Mercury Music Award. Lee performs as part of an ensemble, Sam Lee and Friends.

Lee became known as a traditional music specialist dedicated to collecting, restoring and sharing ancient music from Britain and Ireland; in particular from the Romany Gypsy and Irish traveller communities. Lee has spent much time collecting songs from these communities. The debut album has been described as "the result of six years of complete immersion in traditional British folk music." His music involves re-working and instrumental arrangements of songs from the tradition. Lee is the creator and manager of the folk-music promotional network, The Nest Collective, which hosts various folk music events in London and beyond. Lee regularly works with the English Folk Dance and Song Society to archive and curate traditional music as well as educate through writings and classes.