List of American folk musicians in Washington

This is a list of Pacific Northwest bands and musicians who perform music within the areas of folk, old-time, bluegrass, Irish Trad, etc.

Since there are a number of traditions, as well as degrees of adherence to traditions, this list is by nature arbitrary. A common thread is that this music tends to be acoustic.

  • Big Red Barn[1] bluegrass and other string-band music from Spokane
  • Blackberry Bushes Stringband[2] Cascadian impressions of bluegrass and old-time
  • Black River Bluegrass Band[3]
  • Blue Mountain Bluegrass Band - [4]
  • Captain Gravel - eclectic bluegrass[5]
  • Cascade Mountain Boys [6]
  • Deadwood Revival[7] bluegrass from Port Angeles
  • Dewgrass, from Gig Harbor
  • La Familie Leger [8] - traditional Quebec and New Brunswick folk music
  • Jim Hinde - political songwriter (died 2008)[9][10]
  • Bruce Lesnick - protest singer
  • Jim Page - protest singer
  • Little Dogs – old-time string band
  • Misty River - acoustic Americana [11]
  • Squirrel Butter – old-time [12]
  • Solomons Porch, from Seattle
  • Tallboys – old-time string band
  • Whisky Swillers - old-time

See also

References

  1. ↑ Red Barn
  2. ↑ The Blackberry Bushes Stringband
  3. ↑ The Mount Saint Helens Bluegrass Festival, Toledo, Washington Archived 2008-09-18 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ Blue Mountain Bluegrass Band Home Page Archived 2008-05-18 at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ Captain Gravel on Myspace
  6. ↑ Cascade Mountain Boys Home Page
  7. ↑ Dwr - Home
  8. ↑ La Familie Leger on Myspace
  9. ↑ CD Baby: JIM HINDE: Shout Down the Wind: Songs of Peace, Protest, and Patriotism
  10. ↑ Jim Hinde, 1951-2008: Market busker sang his heart out
  11. ↑ Misty River :: Compelling Voices of Acoustic Americana
  12. ↑ Squirrel Butter on Myspace
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