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
- ^ Red Barn[permanent dead link]
- ^ The Blackberry Bushes Stringband
- ^ The Mount Saint Helens Bluegrass Festival, Toledo, Washington Archived 2008-09-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Blue Mountain Bluegrass Band Home Page Archived 2008-05-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Captain Gravel on Myspace
- ^ Cascade Mountain Boys Home Page
- ^ Dwr - Home
- ^ La Familie Leger on Myspace
- ^ CD Baby: JIM HINDE: Shout Down the Wind: Songs of Peace, Protest, and Patriotism
- ^ Jim Hinde, 1951-2008: Market busker sang his heart out
- ^ Misty River :: Compelling Voices of Acoustic Americana
- ^ Squirrel Butter on Myspace