Past Artists
2022
- Abigail Lapell
- Allison Russell
- Altameda
- Amos Garrett & the Festival House Band
- Anna Tivel
- Bailen
- BOMBINO
- Bonny Light Horseman
- Carmanah
- Caroline Spence
- Cat Clyde
- Catherine MacLellan
- Cedric Burnside
- Celeigh Cardinal
- Claire Lynch
- De Temps Antan
- Debashish Bhattacharya
- Dobet Gnahoré
- Ian Noe
- Jenie Thai
- Jeremie Albino
- Jeremy Dutcher
- Joe Henry
- Jon and Roy
- KALEO
- Katie Pruitt
- Kevin Morby
- Kobo Town
- Larkin Poe
- Locarno
- Lord Huron
- Lúnasa
- Mary Chapin Carpenter
- Mary Gauthier
- Matt Andersen
- Mick Flannery
- Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
- Ocie Elliott
- Old Crow Medicine Show
- Orville Peck
- Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley
- Rodney Crowell
- School of Song (Amanda Penner, Emmet Michael, Lindon Carter, Wyatt C Louis)
- Sherman Holmes and Andreas Werner
- Sierra Ferrell
- Steve Dawson
- Steve Marriner
- Sunny War
- Susan O'Neill
- The National
- The War on Drugs
- The Weather Station •
- Tony Furtado
- Tony McManus
- Tré Burt
- William Prince
2019
2019 Artists
- Amanda Shires
- Amos Garrett and the Festival House Band feat. Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne
- Andrea House and Mitch Watkins
- Andy White
- Ani DiFranco
- Bahamas
- Blanco White
- Blue Rodeo
- Brandi Carlile
- The Brother Brothers
- Bruce Cockburn
- Caamp
- The California Honeydrops
- Colter Wall
- Con Brio
- Courtney Marie Andrews
- Dan Mangan
- Darlingside
- The Dead Tongues
- Dervish
- Digging Roots
- Dobet Gnahoré
- Doctor Nativo
- Don Bryant feat. the Bo-Keys
- Donovan Woods and the Opposition
- Genticorum
- The Hamiltones
- The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer w/ Dawn Pemberton
- Henry Jamison
- HOZIER
- Hurray for the Riff Raff
- Irish Mythen
- J.S. Ondara
- Jason Isbell
- Jay Gilday
- Joe Nolan
- John Smith
- Julia Jacklin
- Kate Rusby
- Kevin Welch and Dustin Welch
- La Misa Negra
- Mary Gauthier
- Noura Mint Seymali
- Nuela Charles
- Ocie Elliott
- Pharis and Jason Romero
- Pieta Brown
- Robert Francis
- Rose Cousins
- St. Paul & The Broken Bones
- Scenic Route to Alaska
- School of Song (David Jay, Dennis Bouwman, Jessica Heine, Kay & Martinez)
- The Small Glories
- Socks in the Frying Pan
- SON
- Tal National
- Talisk
- Tim O'Brien with Jan Fabricius
- Toko Telo
- Trampled by Turtles
- Twin Flames
- The Waifs
- The War and Treaty
- Wild Rivers
2018
2018 Artists
- Alex Cuba
- Alice Phoebe Lou
- Amos Garrett and the House Band
- Anderson East
- Breabach
- The Bros Landreth
- Buffy Sainte-Marie
- Chastity Brown
- City Of The Sun
- Dakhabrakha
- David Lindley
- The Decemberists
- Devon Gilfillian
- Don Bryant feat. The Bo-Keys
- Ferron and her All Star Band
- Glenn Skuthorpe
- Gregory Alan Isakov
- Gunning & Cormier
- Hurray For The Riff Raff
- James Keelaghan
- Jayme Stone's Folklife
- Jenn Grant
- Jimmie Dale Gilmore & Bill Kirchen
- John Craigie
- John Reischman & The Jaybirds
- Jon and Roy
- Jon Brooks
- Kaia Kater
- Las Cafeteras
- Les Poules à Colin
- Lord Huron
- Mandolin Orange
- Máirtín O'Connor Trio with Iarla ó Lionáird
- Maria Dunn
- Martin Simpson
- Michael Franti & Spearhead
- The Milk Carton Kids
- Molly Tuttle
- Molsky's Mountain Drifters
- Mt.Joy
- Neko Case
- Nick Mulvey
- Nick Waterhouse
- Ray Bonneville
- Regina Spektor
- Rev. Sekou
- Robert Francis
- Rura
- Russell Decarle
- Ry Cooder
- School of Song (Dana Wylie, Rebecca Lappa, St.Arnaud, Travis Matthews)
- Scott Cook and the Second Chances
- Shakey Graves
- Shakura S'aida
- Sharon Shannon
- Sidi Touré
- Son Little
- Sona Jobarteh
- The Stepcrew
- Steve Poltz
- Tash Sultana
- This Is The Kit
- Tinariwen
- Trio Da Kali
- Twin Bandit
- The Wailin' Jennys
- The War and Treaty
2017
2017 Artists
- 100 Mile House
- Altameda
- Amadou & Mariam
- Amos Garrett and the House Band
- Anaïs Mitchell
- Anderson East
- Andy Shauf
- Ashley MacIsaac and Cape Breton’s Finest
- Birds of Chicago
- Brandi Carlile
- Calum Graham
- Cécile Doo-Kingué
- City and Colour
- Colleen Brown & MAJOR LOVE
- Courtney Marie Andrews
- Darlingside
- The Decemberists
- Delgres
- Duncan Chisholm
- Dylan Menzie
- Field Report
- Four Men and A Dog
- Foy Vance
- Hiss Golden Messenger
- Huun Huur Tu
- Irish Mythen
- The Jerry Cans
- José González
- Kacy & Clayton
- La Santa Cecilia
- Lakou Mizik
- Leon Bridges
- Logan Alexis Singers
- Mandolin Orange
- Marlon Williams & The Yarra Benders
- Martin Harley
- Martin Kerr
- Martyn Joseph
- The McCrary Sisters
- McGoldrick, McCusker and Doyle
- Mohsin Zaman
- Mokoomba
- MonkeyJunk + Paul Reddick
- The Paul McKenna Band
- Rhiannon Giddens
- Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
- Rodney Crowell
- School of Song (Bardic Form, Mariel Buckley, Maddie Storvold and North of Here)
- Shakey Graves
- Shovels & Rope
- Solo• St. Paul & The Broken Bones
- Steve Dawson •Sultans of String
- Ten Strings and a Goat Skin
- Three Women and the Truth (Eliza Gilkyson, Mary Gauthier, Lynn Miles)
- Tift Merritt
- Tim Williams
- The Unthanks
- Valerie June
- William Bell
- William Prince
- Yola Carter
2016
2016 Artists
- Amadou Fall Trio
- Amos Garrett and the Festival House Band
- Amy Helm and the Handsome Strangers
- The Barr Brothers
- Black Umfolosi
- Bobby Bazini
- Calexico
- The Cat Empire
- Chloe Albert
- Colin Linden
- Curtis Harding
- Daby Touré
- Dar Williams
- Dervish
- Digging Roots
- Dreamer's Circus
- The East Pointers
- Elvin Bishop & Charlie Musselwhite
- Eric Bibb & Corey Harris
- Fatoumata Diawara
- Gordie MacKeeman & His Rhythm Boys
- The Head and the Heart
- Jah Prayzah & the 3rd Generation Band
- Jason Isbell
- Jim Byrnes and the Sojourners
- Joan Shelley
- Joel Fafard
- John Wort Hannam and the Blue Collars
- KaiL Baxley
- Kaleo
- Kruger Brothers
- Lera Lynn
- Linda Tillery and the Cultural Heritage Choir
- Lisa Hannigan
- LP
- The Mae Trio
- Martin and Eliza Carthy
- Mary Chapin Carpenter
- Matthew Byrne
- Maura O'Connell and Karan Casey
- Mike Farris & The Roseland Rhythm Revue
- Mohsin Zaman
- Matt Molloy & John Carty with Arty McGlynn
- Murray Porter
- Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats
- Passenger
- Peter Asher and Albert Lee
- The Pines
- River Whyless
- Rose Cousins
- Sam Beam and Jesca Hoop
- Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar
- Sarah Harmer
- Sarah MacDougall
- School of Song
- Songhoy Blues
- The Staves
- Steep Canyon Rangers
- The StepCrew
- T Nile
- The Tallest Man on Earth
- Tasman Jude
- Tom Russell
- Willy Mason
2015
2015 Artists
- Amelia Curran
- Amos Garrett and the Festival House Band
- Angus & Julia Stone
- Ashley MacIsaac
- Aurelio
- The Barr Brothers
- Bassekou Kouyate and Ngoni Ba
- Bear’s Den
- Bill Bourne
- Bombino
- Braden Gates
- Brandi Carlile
- Brian McNeill
- Calvin Vollrath
- Chuck Brodsky
- Còig
- Danny Michel
- The Duhks
- Eddie Berman
- Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
- Eliza Gilkyson
- Emmanuel Jal
- The Fairfield Four
- Frazey Ford
- Geoff Muldaur
- Good for Grapes
- Gregory Alan Isakov
- Hanggai
- Harry Manx
- The Hearts
- Helen Blum & Harald Haugaard
- I Draw Slow
- Jenn Grant
- Jenny Lewis
- Jerry Douglas presents the Earls of Leicester
- John Smith
- Laura Marling
- Le Vent du Nord
- Leo Bud Welch
- Les Hay Babies
- Letts
- Lord Huron
- Lucius
- Lynched
- Makana
- Matt Andersen
- The McCrary Sisters
- Mike Farris
- The Milk Carton Kids
- Monica Heldal
- Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats
- Of Monsters and Men
- Old Man Luedecke
- The Once
- Oscar Lopez
- Oysterband
- Reuben and the Dark
- Richard Thompson
- Ross Ainslie & Jarlath Henderson
- Sara Watkins,Sarah Jarosz and Aoife O’Donovan
- School of Song
- Si Kahn
- Slocan Ramblers
- Tinariwen
- Tony McManus & Beppe Gambetta
- The Wind and the Wave
2014
2014 Artists
- 100 Mile House
- Albert Lee
- Alejandra Ribera
- Alela Diane
- Alpha Yaya Diallo’s West African Summit
- Baka Beyond
- Basia Bulat
- Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite
- Ben Howard
- Blind Boys of Alabama
- Blue Rodeo
- Cody ChesnuTT
- DahkaBrahka
- Dan Mangan + Blacksmith
- Daniel Lanois
- Dave Gunning
- Della Mae
- Donal Lunny and Andy Irvine
- Elephant Revival
- Festival House Band
- Foy Vance
- Gregory Alan Isakov
- Holly Williams
- Hudson Taylor
- Imelda May
- James Keelaghan
- James Vincent McMorrow
- Jez Lowe
- John Mann
- Jordie Lane
- Kidum & the Boda Boda
- Lúnasa
- Leeroy Stagger
- Leon Redbone
- Los Lobos
- Lost Bayou Ramblers
- Lucius
- Mandolin Orange
- Maria Dunn & Lizzy Hoyt
- Masters of Hawaiian Music
- Michael Bernard Fitzgerald
- Michael Franti and Spearhead
- Mokoomba
- Mortal Coil
- Parker Millsap
- Parsonsfield
- Pharis and Jason Romero
- Phosphorescent
- Ron Kavana, Niamh Parsons…
- Rose Cousins
- Roy Forbes
- Roy Rogers and Carlos Reyes
- Ruth Moody
- School of Song
- Septeto Santiaguero
- Sera Cahoone
- Sharon Shannon
- Street Performers
- The Stray Sisters
- Tony Joe White
- Vance Joy
2013
2013 Artists
- Alan Kelly Gang
- Alex Cuba
- Amos Garrett and Festival House Band
- Amy Helm
- Avett Brothers
- Bruce Cockburn
- Caitlin Rose
- Carlos Nunez
- Carolina Chocolate Drops
- Charles Bradley and His Extraordinaires
- Cold Specks
- Dave Alvin and The Guilty Ones
- David Francey
- Delhi 2 Dublin
- Dick Gaughan
- Dustin Bentall and Kendel Carson
- Elvis Perkins
- Evening Hymns
- Fatoumata Diawara
- Feist
- Good For Grapes
- Havana d’Primera
- Head And the Heart
- Iskwew Singers
- James Hunter Six
- Jerry Douglas
- Joe Nolan
- John Butler Trio
- John Reischman and the Jaybirds
- John Smith
- John Wort Hannam
- Karan Casey Band
- Langhorne Slim and the Law
- Laura Smith
- Lisa Hannigan
- Loreena McKennit
- LP
- Lynn Miles
- Makana
- Marco Claveria Project
- Martin Sexton
- Mary Jane Lamond & Wendy MacIsaac
- Mcihael Jerome Browne
- Mighty Clouds Of Joy
- Milk Carton Kids
- Mortal Coil
- Neko Case
- Niyaz
- Rachelle van Zantern
- Rayland Baxter
- Ron Hynes
- Rosanne Cash
- Ross Ainslei and Jariath Henderson
- Russell deCarle
- Ruthie Foster
- Sarar Watkins
- Scarlett Jane
- School Of Song
- Shakey Graves
- Steep Canyon Rangers
- Tim Chiasson with Colin Linden
- Tim O’Brien
- Tony McManus
- Vieux Farka Toure
- Wilson and Swarbrick
2012
2012 Artists
- Kiran Ahluwalia
- Amadou & Mariam
- Arrested Development
- Bahamas
- The Barr Brothers
- Kim Beggs and TNile
- Geoff Berner
- Rory Block
- Blue Highway
- La Bottine Souriante
- David Bromberg
- Calypso Rose
- Mary Chapin Carpenter
- The Johnny Clegg Band
- Scott Cook
- Rose Cousins
- Rodney Crowell
- Jim Cuddy Band
- David Wax Museum
- Dry Bones
- The Dunwells
- Steve Forbert
- Lennie Gallant
- Amos Garrett and the Festival House Band
- Arlo Guthrie–Guthrie Family Reunion
- Emmylou Harris
- Joe Henry
- Hills To Hollers
- Andrea House
- Emmanuel Jal
- Martyn Joseph
- George Kahumoku Jr. and the Masters of Hawaiian Music
- Ladysmith Black Mambazo
- Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three
- Jimmy LaFave
- Jim Lauderdale
- David Lindley
- Oscar Lopez
- Corb Lund
- Dougie MacLean
- Paul McKenna Band
- Lori McKenna
- James Vincent McMorrow
- MonkeyJunk
- Mortal Coil
- Oliver Mtukudzi and the Black Spirits
- New Country Rehab
- Mairtín O’Connor Band
- Lindi Ortega
- The Parachute Club
- Tom Power
- Bonnie Raitt
- School of Song
- Joanne Shenandoah
- J.R. Shore
- Martin Simpson
- Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder
- Emily Smith
- Mavis Staples
- Jayme Stone
- Street Performers
- Sidi Toure
- Trampled by Turtles
- Treme
- Valdy
- Suzie Vinnick and Rick Fines
- Royal Wood
- Wool on Wolves
2011
2011 Artists
- Matt Andersen
- Karla Anderson
- Aurelio and Garifuna Soul
- Baka Beyond
- Del Barber
- Keola and Moana Beamer
- Andrew Bird
- Blackie & the Rodeo Kings
- Bill Bourne
- Pieta Brown
- Ane Brun
- Brandi Carlile
- Guy Clark
- JP Cormier and the Elliott Brothers
- Amelia Curran
- Kat Danser
- De Temps Antan
- The Deep Dark Woods
- Deer Tick
- Delhi 2 Dublin
- Gaye Delorme
- Alpha Yaya Diallo
- Etran Finatawa
- Fearing & White
- Jeremy Fisher
- The Flatlanders featuring: Joe Ely, Jimmie Dale Gilmore & Butch Hancock
- Amos Garrett & the Festival House Band
- Mary Gauthier
- Gipsy Kings featuring Nicolas Reyes and Tonino Baliardo
- Gough, Clancy, Bracken & McCarthy
- Nanci Griffith
- The Holmes Brothers
- Ron Hynes
- Wanda Jackson
- Sarah Jarosz
- James Keelaghan Trio
- Angelique Kidjo
- Kíla
- The Amazing Kreskin
- k.d. lang and The Siss Boom Bang
- Lissie
- Lyle Lovett and His Large Band
- Janiva Magness
- Taj Mahal Trio
- Imelda May
- John Mayall
- The Del McCoury Band & The Preservation Hall Jazz Band
- The McDades
- Mighty Popo
- Mortal Coil
- Noah and the Whale
- The Once
- Los Paperboys
- Tim Robbins & the Rogues Gallery Band
- Duke Robillard Band
- Garnet Rogers
- Sean Rowe
- John Rutherford
- The Secret Sisters
- Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
- Chris Smither
- Street Performers
- Ti Coca & Wanga Nègès
- KT Tunstall
- U22
- Joe Louis Walker
2010
2010 Artists
- Aterciopelados
- Natacha Atlas
- Debashish Bhattacharya
- Bobby “Blue” Bland
- Ray Bonneville
- John Boutte
- Colleen Brown
- Basia Bulat
- Calexico
- Brandi Carlile
- Dailey & Vincent
- Dala
- Gord Downie and the Country of Miracles
- Jakob Dylan & the Three Legs
- Alejandro Escovedo and the Sensitive Boys
- Four Men and a Dog
- Amos Garrett and the House Band
- Genticorum
- The Gift
- John Hammond
- Sarah Harmer
- Ben Harper and RELENTLESS7
- Colin Hay
- The Levon Helm Band
- Jill Hennessy
- Diana Jones
- Ron Kavana & Brian McNeill
- Kailash Kher’s Kailasa
- Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba
- Lau
- Lunch At Allen’s
- Amanda Martinez
- Aurelio Martinez
- Dave McCann and the Firehearts
- The McDades
- Tony McManus
- Luis E. Mejia Godoy & Tierra Fertil Group
- Melanie
- Tony Michael
- Mississippi Sheiks Tribute Project
- Terry Morrison
- Van Morrison
- Mortal Coil
- Beth Nielsen Chapman
- John Prine
- Joe Pug
- Jimmy Rankin
- Kate Reid
- Zachary Richard
- Kate Rusby
- Tom Russell
- Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens
- Street Performers
- Jeff Stuart and the Hearts
- Tanya Tagaq with Cris Derksen and Celina Kalluk
- Te Vaka
- Vieux Farka Touré
- Chris Trapper
- Ian Tyson
- U22
- Le Vent du Nord
- The Waifs
- Patrick Watson and the Wooden Arms
- Holly Williams
- Dan Wilson
2009
2009 Artists
- Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir
- Chloe Albert
- Arrested Development
- Issa Bagayogo
- Sam Baker with Gurf Morlix
- Jill Barber
- Breabach
- Chuck Brodsky
- Neko Case
- Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson
- Tracy Chapman
- Cherryholmes
- Chumbawamba Acoustic
- CKUA U22
- Slaid Cleaves
- Rodney Crowell
- Alex Cuba
- Cara Dillon
- Fred Eaglesmith
- Steve Earle
- Kathleen Edwards
- Eivør
- Béla Fleck & Toumani Diabate
- Johnny Flynn & the Sussex Wit
- David Francey, Dave Swarbrick and Jason Wilson
- Amos Garrett & the Festival House Band
- Dick Gaughan
- Great Lake Swimmers
- Patty Griffin
- Hanggai
- Hot Tuna
- Sierra Hull & Highway 111
- Iron & Wine
- Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings
- Alana Levandoski
- Old Man Luedecke
- Ashley MacIsaac
- Raul Malo
- Sarah McLachlan
- Tift Merritt
- Danny Michel
- Lynn Miles
- Mortal Coil
- Northern Cree Singers
- Idy Oulo
- Oysterband
- Steven Page
- Niamh Parsons with Graham Dunne
- Pavlo
- Pine Leaf Boys
- Joel Plaskett
- The Idan Raichel Project
- Kimmie Rhodes
- Boz Scaggs
- The Skydiggers
- Meaghan Smith
- Souljah Fyah
- Spirit of the West
- The SteelDrivers
- Ben Sures
- The Swiftys
- Linda Tillery and the Cultural Heritage Choir
- Daby Touré
- The Wailers
- Loudon Wainwright III
- The Wooden Sky
2008
2008 Artists
- Amadou & Mariam
- Bellowhead
- Ridley Bent
- Black Pioneer Heritage Singers
- John Bottomley
- Bill Bourne & Madagascar Slim
- Moya Brennan
- Broken Social Scene
- Jon Brooks
- Alison Brown Quartet
- Buckwheat Zydeco
- Carolina Chocolate Drops
- Cat Power
- C.J. Chenier & the Red Hot Louisiana Band
- CKUA U 22
- Brett Dennen
- Dervish
- The Jerry Douglas Band
- Luke Doucet & the White Falcon
- The Duhks
- Maria Dunn
- Jakob Dylan and the Gold Mountain Rebels
- The Fairfield Four
- Michael Franti & Spearhead
- Dan Frechette
- Amos Garrett &
the Festival House Band - Jian Ghomeshi
- Eliza Gilkyson with Nina Gerber
- Haugaard and Hoirup
- Colin Hay
- Chris Isaak
- Martyn Joseph
- Habib Koité & Bamada
- Craig Korth
- Kyrie Kristmanson
- Yves Lambert et le Bébert Orchestra
- Jonny Lang
- Little Miss Higgins
- The Claire Lynch Band
- Aimee Mann
- Romi Mayes
- Catherine MacLellan
- Mighty Popo
- Mortal Coil
- Shawn Mullins
- La Musgana
- Maura O’Connell
- Joan Osborne
- Outlaw Social
- Peatbog Faeries
- Karine Polwart
- John Reischman & the Jaybirds
- Luis Emilio Rios
- Don Ross & Andy McKee
- Tom Russell
- Serena Ryder
- The Sadies
- Ron Sexsmith
- Ryan Shaw
- Al Simmons
- Jayme Stone & Mansa Sissoko
- Téada
- Daby Touré
- The Dan Tyminski Band
- Abigail Washburn and the
Sparrow Quartet featuring Bela Fleck - Martha Wainwright
- Jim White
- Dar Williams
- Royal Wood
- Hawksley Workman
- John Wort Hannam
2007
2007 Artists
- African Guitar Summit
- Karla Anderson
- Baka Beyond
- BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet
- Kim Beggs
- Eric, Leon and Yana Bibb
- Black Umfolosi
- Blackie & the Rodeo Kings
- Blue Rodeo
- Bill Bourne
- Buck 65
- Sarah Burnell
- Jim Byrnes
- Campbell Brothers
- City & Colour
- Guy Clark
- Compadres
- Crooked Still
- Dala
- Kat Danser
- Damien Dempsey
- Roy Forbes
- Michael Franti & Spearhead
- Don Freed and the Woodlands Cree Kids Choir
- Amos Garrett & the Festival House Band
- Mary Gauthier
- Jenn Grant
- Jackie Greene
- Nanci Griffith
- Rob Heath
- Jessica Heine
- James Hunter
- Seth Lakeman
- Penny Lang
- Little Willie Littlefield
- Los de Abajo
- Connie Kaldor
- Marie Knight
- Harry Manx & Kevin Breit
- Tony McManus
- Amy Millan
- Mortal Coil
- T. Nile
- Justin Nozuka
- Mary Margaret O’Hara
- Ollabelle
- Ndidi Onukwulu
- Ozomatli
- Andy Palacio & the Garifuna Collective
- Utah Phillips
- Justin Rutledge
- Buffy Sainte-Marie
- Darrell Scott and Kenny Malone
- Martin Sexton
- Martin Simpson
- Ralph Stanley & His Clinch Mountain Boys
- Marty Stuart and his Fabulous Superlatives
- Tagaq
- Vieux Farka Touré
- Tim Williams
2006
2006 Artists
- Kiran Ahluwalia
- Jenny Allen
- Baka Beyond
- Bedouin Soundclash
- Beolach
- Geoff Berner
- Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Salil Bhatt and Ramkumar Mishra
- The Blind Boys of Alabama
- Bill Bourne
- David Bromberg with Angel Band
- Greg Brown
- Chumbawamba
- Bruce Cockburn
- Jason Collett
- Mary Coughlan
- Iris DeMent
- The Duhks
- Feist
- Lennie Gallant
- Amos Garrett and the Festival House Band
- David Gray
- Sarah Harmer
- The Holmes Brothers
- Eileen Ivers and Immigrant Soul
- Michael Joseph and the Ridges
- K’Naan
- James Keelaghan
- Salif Keita
- Paul Kelly
- Lágbájá
- Mary Jane Lamond
- Bettye LaVette
- Jez Lowe and the Bad Pennies
- Erynn Marshall and Chris Coole
- Lorrie Matheson
- The McDades
- Lynn Miles
- Mortal Coil
- The Neville Brothers
- Karine Polwart
- PorkBelly Futures
- Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys
- Rodrigo Y Gabriela
- Linda Ronstadt
- Peter Rowan
- Sandy Scofield
- Show of Hands
- Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder
- Solas
- Southern Routes
- Mark Sterling
- Susan Tedeschi
- Teddy Thompson
- Linda Tillery and the Cultural Heritage Choir
- Rachelle van Zanten
- Le Vent du Nord
- The Waifs
- The Wailin’ Jennys
- Hawksley Workman
2005
2005 Artists
- Ryan Adams and the Cardinals
- Karla Anderson
- Waldemar Bastos
- The Bills
- Alpha Blondy and The Solar System
- Bill Bourne with Eivør Pálsdóttir
- Chuck Brodsky
- Alison Brown Quartet
- Jim Byrnes
- The Johnny Clegg Band
- J.P. Cormier
- Doug Cox and Sam Hurrie
- Danú
- Guy Davis
- Rachael Davis
- Alpha Yaya Diallo
- Lila Downs
- Maria Dunn
- Steve Earle
- Alejandro Escovedo
- Fiamma Fumana
- Ruthie Foster
- David Francey
- Bill Frisell
- Amos Garrett and the Festival House Band
- Mary Gauthier
- Eliza Gilkyson
- Thea Gilmore
- Jean Hewson and Christina Smith
- Jerusalem Ridge
- Kieran Kane, Kevin Welch & Fats Kaplin
- Alison Krauss and Union Station
- Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver
- Amos Lee
- Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca
- Alana Levandoski
- Laurie Lewis
- Oscar Lopez
- Vusi Mahlasela
- Harry Manx
- Carolyn Mark
- Loreena McKennitt
- Big Jay McNeely
- Wendy McNeill
- Men of Steel
- Danny Michel
- Allison Moorer
- Mortal Coil
- Pete Morton
- Alexi Murdoch
- Northern Cree Singers
- Old Reliable
- Oysterband
- Paris to Kyiv
- John Prine
- Édouard Richard
- Josh Ritter
- Roy Rogers and Norton Buffalo
- Shooglenifty
- Mavis Staples
- Al Stewart
- La Volée d’Castors
- Martha Wainwright
- The Warsaw Village Band
- The Weakerthans
- John Wort Hannam
2004
2004 Artists
- Allakomi (Que/Burkino Faso)
- Beolach (NS)
- Arlene Bishop (Ont)
- Blue Rodeo (ON)
- Bill Bourne (AB)
- Bowser and Blue (QUE)
- Bonnie Bramlett (USA)
- brava (NS)
- Jim Bryson (ON)
- David Byrne featuring the Tosca Strings (USA)
- Bobby Cameron (AB)
- Rodney Crowell (USA)
- Cory Danyluk & Sarah Card (AB)
- Rachael Davis (USA)
- Ani DiFranco (USA)
- The Dixie Hummingbirds (USA)
- Jerry Douglas (USA)
- Lucky Dube (South Africa)
- Fred Eaglesmith (ON)
- Ferron (BC/USA)
- Four Men and A Dog (Ireland)
- Michael Franti and Spearhead (USA)
- Amos Garrett and the Festival House Band (AB/ON)
- Dick Gaughan (Scotland)
- Genticorum (QUE)
- Great Big Sea (NFLD)
- Ken Hamm (BC)
- The Handsome Family (USA)
- Haugaard & Hoirup (Denmark)
- Andrea House (AB)
- Wanda Jackson (USA)
- Jaojoby (Madagascar)
- Martyn Joseph (Wales)
- Ron Kavana (Ireland)
- Paddy Keenan and Tommy O’Sullivan (Ireland)
- Kaki King (USA)
- Dennis Lakusta (BC)
- Lhasa (QUE)
- David Lindley (USA)
- Madagascar Slim (ON/Madagascar)
- The McDades (AB/QUE)
- Ellen McIlwaine (AB)
- Rory McLeod (England)
- Brian McNeill (Scotland)
- Natalie Merchant (USA)
- Lynn Miles (ON)
- Mortal Coil (BC)
- Nathan (MB)
- Oh Susanna (ON)
- The Paperboys (BC)
- Perfect Storm (AB)
- John Reischman and the Jaybirds (BC/USA)
- Garnet Rogers (ON)
- Earl Scruggs with Family and Friends (USA)
- Al Simmons (MB)
- Martin Simpson (England)
- Chris Smither (USA)
- Spirit of the West (BC)
- Rae Spoon (BC)
- The Strawbs (England)
- The Swiftys (AB)
- Chip Taylor and Carrie Rodriguez (USA)
- Hans Theessink & Insingizi (Austria/Zimbabwe)
- Linda Tillery and the Cultural Heritage Choir (USA)
- The Waybacks (USA)
- David Wilkie (AB)
- Hawksley Workman and the Wolves (QUE)
2003
2003 Artists
- Kiran Ahluwalia (ON)
- Karla Anderson (AB)
- The Arrogant Worms (ON)
- Bembeya Jazz (Guinea)
- Dan Bern (USA)
- Eric Bibb (UK)
- The Bill Hilly Band (BC)
- Blackie & the Rodeo Kings (ON)
- Blue Highway (USA)
- Ray Bonneville (QUE)
- Bill Bourne (AB)
- Paul Bromley (AB)
- The Brothers Cosmoline (ON)
- Pieta Brown with Bo Ramsey (USA)
- Solomon Burke (USA)
- Caitlin Cary (USA)
- Karan Casey Band (Ireland)
- Bruce Cockburn (ON)
- The Cottars (NS)
- Jim Cuddy (ON)
- Dervish (Ireland)
- The Duhks (MB)
- Kathleen Edwards (ON/QUE)
- David Essig (BC)
- Melissa Ferrick (USA)
- Festival House Band (AB/ON)
- Rosie Flores and Terry Clarke (USA/UK)
- Roy Forbes (BC)
- David Francey (Que)
- Don Freed (MB)
- Kelsey Fry (AB)
- The Funk Brothers (USA)
- Lennie Gallant (PEI)
- Filippo Gambetta (Italy)
- Mary Gauthier (USA)
- Patty Griffin (USA)
- Nanci Griffith (USA)
- Bob Jahrig (AB)
- Norah Jones (USA)
- Ledward Ka’apana (USA)
- James Keelaghan (MB)
- Paul Kelly (Australia)
- Daniel Lanois (ON)
- Janiva Magness (USA)
- Taj Mahal & The Trio (USA)
- Harry Manx and the Urban Turban (BC)
- Mariza (Portugal)
- Tony McManus (Scotland)
- Mortal Coil (BC)
- Dale Nikkel (AB)
- No Guff (AB)
- Pape and Cheikh (Senegal)
- Mike Plume (AB)
- Tom Russell (USA)
- Oliver Schroer (ON)
- Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder (USA)
- Slainte Mhath (NS)
- Solas (USA)
- Davy Spillane (Ireland)
- Ben Sures (AB)
- Djelimady Tounkara (Mali)
- Valle Son (Cuba)
- Le Vent du Nord (Que)
- April Verch (ON)
- The Wailin’ Jennys (MB)
- Nathan Wiley (PEI)
- Dar Williams (USA)
2002
2002 Artists
- Terry Allen
- Dave Alvin & The Guilty Men
- Amadou et Mariam
- B’Net Marrakech
- Long John Baldry
- Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys
- La Bottine Souriante
- Bowser and Blue
- Chuck Brodsky
- Paul Bromley
- Greg Brown
- Michael Jerome Browne
- Guy Clark
- Kevin Cook
- J.P. Cormier
- Doug Cox
- D’Gary
- Danú
- Olu Dara
- Alpha Yaya Diallo
- Maria Dunn
- Entourloupe
- Festival House Band
- Ruthie Foster
- Patty Griffin
- Bruce Guthro
- Joe Hall
- Sarah Harmer
- Corey Harris and the 5 X 5
- Ron Hynes
- Janis Ian
- Indigo Girls
- Andy Irvine
- Martyn Joseph
- The Laws
- Los Lobos
- Nick Lowe
- Corb Lund Band
- Celso Machado and Qiu Xia He
- Stewart MacDougall
- Ashley MacIsaac
- Buddy MacMaster/Jerry Holland
- Harry Manx
- Kate & Anna McGarrigle
- Mernie!
- Tony Michael
- Lynn Miles
- Keb’ Mo‘
- Terry Morrison
- Mortal Coil
- The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
- Tim O’Brien
- Old Reliable
- Tom Phillips and the Men of Constant Sorrow
- Paul Reddick and the Sidemen
- Karen Savoca with Pete Heitzman
- Ron Sexsmith
- Sharon Shannon
- Six Nations Women Singers
- Todd Snider
- Linda Tillery and the Cultural Heritage Choir
- Rokia Traoré
- Rhonda Vincent and the Rage
- The Waifs
- Cheryl Wheeler
- Tim Williams
- Richard Wood
- Warren Zevon
- Zubot & Dawson
2001
2001 Artists
- Jenny Allen
- Billy Boy Arnold
- The Be Good Tanyas
- Black Umfolosi
- Bill Bourne
- Richard Buckner
- Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer
- Eliza Carthy
- Neko Case & Her Boyfriends
- The Chicken Snails Roadshow
- Cindy Church
- J.P. Cormier
- Cowboy Junkies
- Kris Demeanor
- Gord Downie
- Maria Dunn & Shannon Johnson
- Stacey Earle with Mark Stuart
- The Fairfield Four
- Festival House Band
- The Flatlanders
- David Francey
- Rosco Gordon
- Great Big Sea
- Tim Harrison
- Richie Havens
- Jim Henry
- Joe Henry
- The Holmes Brothers
- Johnnie Johnson
- Carlos del Junco
- Ron Kavana, Mick Coyne and Steve White
- Paddy Keenan
- Joel Kroeker
- Dennis Lakusta
- David Lindley with Wally Ingram
- Baaba Maal featuring Daande Lenol
- Dougie MacLean
- Natalie MacMaster
- Kathy Mattea
- Danny Michel
- Los Morenos
- Mortal Coil
- Maria Muldaur
- Tim O’Brien, Darrell Scott, Dirk Powell
- Joan Osborne
- Oysterband
- Niamh Parsons
- Kelly Joe Phelps
- Puentes Brothers
- Eddi Reader
- The Duke Robillard Band
- Billy Joe Shaver
- Shooglenifty
- Martina Sorbara
- Lyall Steel
- Stoney Park
- Super Rail Band
- Kathryn Tickell
- Toots & the Maytals
- Boubacar Traore
- La Volée d’Castors
- Uday, East-West Fusion
- Ann Vriend
- The Waifs
- Jennifer Warnes
- Jesse Winchester
- Wyrd Sisters
2000
2000 Artists
- Eric Bibb
- Blackie & The Rodeo Kings
- Blue Rodeo
- Eric Bogle
- ¡Bomba!
- Bill Bourne, Lester Quitzau, Madagascar Slim (Tri Continental)
- Jackson Browne
- Les Bûcherons
- Kev Carmody
- Mary Chapin Carpenter
- Bruce Cockburn
- Shawn Colvin
- Mary Coughlan
- Catie Curtis
- Danú
- Dead Reckoners
- Dervish
- Steve Earle & the Dukes
- Lorne Elliott
- The Festival House Band
- Sue Foley
- Steve Forbert
- Lennie Gallant
- Colin Hay
- Heartbreak Hill
- Jerusalem Ridge’s
- Shannon Johnson
James Keelaghan & Oscar Lopez “Compadres” - Luann Kowalek
- Christine Lavin
- Jenny Lester
- Laura Love
- Lúnasa
- Ellen McIlwaine
- Mortal Coil
- Moxy Früvous
- Jimmy “T-99” Nelson
- Night Sun
- Odetta
- Oh Susanna
- Wilson Pickett
- David Rea
- Kimmie Rhodes
- Sonny Rhodes
- Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali
- Garnet Rogers
- Karen Savoca
- Scrüj MacDuhk
- Silk Road
- Al Simmons
- Mark Sterling
- Hans Theessink and Blue Groove
- Linda Tillery & the Cultural Heritage Choir
- Rokia Traoré
- Ian Tyson
- Wajjo
- Wilco
- Dar Williams
- Zubot and Dawson
1999
1999 Artists
- Allakomi
- Altan
- Joan Armatrading
- Joan Baez
- Waldemar Bastos
- Jennifer Berezan
- Dan Bern
- Rory Block
- Bill Bourne
- Greg Brown & Bo Ramsey
- Boozoo Chavis
- Jimmy Cliff
- J.P. Cormier
- Iris DeMent
- Alpha Yaya Diallo
- Floyd Dixon
- Drummers of Burundi
- Maria Dunn Trio
- Fred Eaglesmith
- Alejandro Escovedo
- Stephen Fearing
- Ferron
- Festival House Band
- Archie Fisher
- Dick Gaughan
- Jimmie Dale Gilmore
- Nanci Griffith –
- Maura Hagen
- Inti-Illimani
- Gordie Johnson / Kelly Hoppe
- Kavana, McNeill, Lynch, Lupari
- Habib Koite and Bamada
- Jez Lowe and the Bad Pennies
- Donal Lunny’s Coolfin (with Sharon Shannon)
- Madagascar Slim
- Kate and Anna McGarrigle
- Rory McLeod & Aimee Leonard
- Ralph McTell
- Terry Morrison
- Mortal Coil
- Oliver Mtukudzi and the Black Spirits
- Geoff Muldaur
- The Paperboys
- Graham Parker
- Ron Pearson
- iKelly Joe Phelps
- Steve Pineo
- The Rankins
- Lionel Rault
- Kimmie Rhodes
- The Rockin’ Highliners
- Roy Rogers & Shana Morrison
- Tom Russell
- Laura Smith
- Ben Spencer
- Jane Siberry
- Ben Sures –
- Irma Thomas & the Professionals
- Ulali
- Vancouver Chinese Music Ensemble
- Aditya Verma
- Loudon Wainwright III
- Martha Wainwright
- Rufus Wainwright
- Diamond Joe White
- Andy White
- Tim Williams
- Willie and Lobo
- Bob Wiseman
- Richard Wood
- Jennifer and Hazel Wrigley
1998
1998 Artists
- Jann Arden
- Balfa Toujours
- Barachois
- Moe Berg
- Ray Bonneville
- Bill Bourne
- Billy Bragg
- Richard Buckner
- Buckwheat Zydeco
- Capercaillie
- Susan Crowe
- The Dead Reckoners
- Ramblin’ Jack Elliot
- Jay Farrar (of Son Volt)
- The Festival House Band
- Norman Foote
- Roy Forbes
- Jennifer Gibson
- Arlo Guthrie
- Emmylou Harris
- Alvin Youngblood Hart
- Colin Hay
- Chester Knight and the Wind
- The Holmes Brothers
- Jerusalem Ridge
- Paul Kelly
- Luann Kowalek
- Jennifer Kraatz
- Lhasa
- The Lonesome River Band
- Baaba Maal Featuring Daande Lenol (Band)
- Celso Machado
- Ashley MacIsaac and the Kitchen Devils
- Thomas Mapfumo and the Blacks Unlimited
- Terry McDade and the McDades
- Mike McDonald
- Big Dave McLean
- Jay McShann
- Buddy & Julie Miller
- Mortal Coil
- Mountain Song
- Maria Muldaur
- Muzsikás and Márta Sebestyén
- Nomos
- Joan Osborne
- Dan Penn/Spooner Oldham
- Mike Plume Band
- Wyckham Porteous
- The Duke Robillard Band
- Don Ross
- Yan Kuba Saho
- Martin Sexton
- Silk Road
- Martin Simpson
- Chris Smith
- Chris Smither
- Bob Snider
- Spirit of the West
- Mark Sterling Band
- Sweet Honey in the Rock
- Tapia Eta Leturia
- Tarika
- Linda Tillery and the Cultural Heritage Choir
- Toots and the Maytals
1997
1997 Artists
- Mose Allison Trio
- Beautiful Joe
- Blue Rodeo
- Bill Bourne
- Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown
- Greg Brown
- Chubby Carrier & The Bayou Swamp Band
- Dee Carstensen
- Susan Crowe
- Iris DeMent
- Dervish
- Jerry Douglas
- Lucky Dube
- Maria Dunn
- Fred J. Eaglesmith
- Edward II
- Lorne Elliott
- Joe Ely Band
- The Festival House Band
- La Galvaude
- Dick Gaughan
- Great Big Sea
- John Hiatt
- Ron Hynes
- Imagination Market
- Colin James
- Marc Jordan
- Connie Kaldor
- Alias Ron Kavana Band
- Luann Kowalek
- Colin Linden
- Stewart MacDougall
- Mahlathini & The Mahotella Queens
- Mara!
- ¡Maracujah!
- Del McCoury Band
- Jimmy McCracklin
- Brian McNeill
- Wendy McNeill
- R.B. Morris
- Terry Morrison
- Tim O’Brien
- Sinéad O’Connor
- Oysterband
- Niamh Parsons and the Loose Connections
- Fred Penner
- Mike Plume Band
- John Prine
- Quartette
- Martin Sexton
- Oh Susanna
- Chip Taylor
- Linda Tillery and the Cultural Heritage Choir
- Valdy
- Ken and Chris Whitely
- Willie and Lobo
- Wyrd Sisters
1996
1996 Artists
- Jann Arden
- Joan Armatrading
- Les Barker
- Blackie & The Rodeo Kings
- Blue Rodeo
- Bill Bourne & Shannon Johnson
- Paul Brady
- Les Bûcherons
- Richard Buckner
- Captain Tractor
- Rosanne Cash
- Bruce Cockburn
- Catie Curtis
- Alpha Yaya Diallo & Bafing
- Steve Earle & The Dukes
- The Fairfield Four
- The Festival House Band
- The Flirtations
- Four Bitchin’ Babes
- Four Men and a Dog
- Lennie Gallant
- Jimmie Dale Gilmore
- John Hammond
- Paul Hann
- Bert Jansch
- James Keelaghan
- Paul Kelly
- Luann Kowalek
- Penny Lang
- k.d.lang
- Anne Lederman Trio
- Limpopo
- David Lindley and Hani Naser
- Laura Love Band
- Jay McShann
- Keb’Mo’
- Terry Morrison
- The Nields
- A Night of Reckoning
- Tim and Mollie O’Brien and the O’Boys
- Ron Pearson
- Wyckham Porteous
- Lionel Rault
- Red Thunder (Chadi K’azi) Native Dance Theatre
- The Duke Robillard Band
- Tom Russell and Andrew Hardin
- Martin Simpson and Friends
- Chris Smith
- Laura Smith
- Takadja
- Värttinä
- Gillian Welch & David Rawlings
- Scott Wicken
- Dar Williams
- Tim Williams
- Victoria Williams
- Wolfstone
1995
1995 Artists
- Jerry Alfred and the Medicine Beat
- Alias Ron Kavana
- Arcady
- Bajourou
- Long John Baldry
- Barenaked Ladies
- Brad Bayley
- Moe Berg
- The Blue Shadows
- La bottine Souriante
- Bill Bourne and Shannon Johnson
- Greg Brown
- Kevin Burke’s Open House
- Burning Spear
- Chesapeake
- Cindy Church
- Ry Cooder
- Elvis Costello
- Ani DiFranco
- Festival House Band: Amos Garrett, Kit Johnson, Ron Casat, Rusty Read, Dave Babcock, Bohdan Hlusko
- Norman Foote, Rosco Gordon
- Veda Hille
- Imagination Market
- Rickie Lee Jones
- Juba
- Mark Koenig
- Luann Kowalek
- Limpopo
- Oscar Lopez
- Jez Lowe and the Bad Pennies
- Lynette Maurice
- Loreena McKennitt
- Rory McLeod
- Natalie MacMaster
- Nashville Bluegrass Band
- Prairie Oyster
- John Reischman
- Tracy Riley
- Sierra Maestra
- Silk Road
- Lana Skauge
- Jo-El Sonnier
- The Staple Singers
- Ali Farka Toure
- The Voice Squad
- Junior Wells
- Women of Albion
1994
1994 Artists
- The Austin Lounge Lizards
- Russ Berenberg, Jerry Douglas, Edgar Meyer
- Bear Valley Folk Dancers and Musicians
- Blue Rodeo
- Bill Bourne & Shannon Johnson
- Ruth Brown
- Solomon Burke
- T Bone Burnett
- Frank Carroll
- Ceolbeg
- Guy Clark
- Terry Clarke
- Gaye Delorme
- Joe Ely
- Alejandro Escovedo
- Stephen Fearing
- Four Men & a Dog
- Don Freed
- The Festival House Band: Amos Garrett, Bohdan Hluszko, Kit Johnson, Rusty Reed, Ron Casat
- Richard Greene and The Grass is Greener
- Marie-Lynn Hammond
- Slavek Hanzlik
- Dan Hicks and the Acoustic Warriors
- The House Band
- Janis Ian
- Jim Jackson
- Jr. Gone Wild
- Alias Ron Kavana and Terry Woods as The Bucks
- Paddy Keenan
- Taj Mahal
- Lynette Maurice
- Henry McCullough
- Murray McLauchlan
- Tony Michael
- Joni Mitchell
- Katy Moffatt
- Pamela Morgan
- Morin Khuur
- Snooky Pryor
- Quartette
- Lester Quitzau
- Tochi Reagon
- John Renbourn
- Peter Rowan and the Rowan Brothers
- Tom Russell, Barrence Whitfield, Andrew Hardin
- Saffire– The Uppity Blues Women
- Oumou Sangare
- Jessica Schoenberg
- Sharon Shannon
- Martin Simpson
- Tarika
- Richard Thompson
- Three Dead Trolls in a Baggie
- Toronto Women’s Blues Review
- Tony Trischka
- Jimmy Witherspoon
1993
1993 Artists
- Ad Vielle Que Pourra
- Bad Livers
- Jennifer Berezan
- John Bottomley
- Bourbon Tabernacle Choir
- Charles Brown
- Les Bucherons
- J.J. Cale
- Mary Coughlan
- Johnny Cunningham
- Iris DeMent
- Ani DiFranco
- Honeyboy Edwards
- The Fairfield Four
- Finjan
- Roy Forbes
- Amos Garrett and the Festival House Band
- Jennifer Gibson
- Great Western Orchestra
- Danny Greenspoon
- The Ken Hamm èTrio & Tony Trischka
- The Keith Hancock Band
- Roy Harper
- Imagination Market
- Jerusalem Ridge
- Santiago Jimenez Jr.
- Kaetz & Glover
- Brenda Kahn
- Robert Earl Keen Jr.
- James Keelaghan
- Angelique Kidjo
- Colin Linden
- Ismael Lo
- Donal Lunny & Paddy Glackin
- Baaba Maal
- Edward II
- Ellen McIlwaine
- Dave Moore
- Moxy Früvous
- Nashville Bluegrass Band
- Randy Newman
- nickel finger
- Liam O’Flynn
- Wyckham Porteous
- Lester Quitzau
- Rawlins Cross
- Don Ross
- Laura Smith
- June Tabor
- Hans Theessink an Jon Sass
- The Topp Twins
- Els Trobadors
- Tuva Ensemble Overtone Singers
- Laura Vinson, Free Spirit and the Spirit Song Dance Theatre
- Kevin Welch
- Nancy White
- Major Conrad Flapps
- Steve Forbert
- Andy Irvine
- Rory McLeod
- Triona and Maighread Ni Dhomhnaill
1992
1992 Artists
- 3 Dead Trolls in a Baggie
- Pat Alger
- Dave Alvin
- O.J. Anderson
- Apurimac
- Dan Ar Braz
- Arcady
- The Bhundu Boys
- Bourne and MacLeod
- David Broza
- Meryn Cadell
- Cindy Church and Nathan Tinkham
- Ry Cooder
- Edward II
- David Essig
- Four Bitchin’ Babes
- Christine Lavin
- Julie Gold
- Sally Fingerett
- Lennie Gallant
- Amos Garrett and the Festival House Band: Bohdan Hluszko, Kit Johnson, Ron Casat, Rusty Reed
- Dick Gaughan
- The Hard Rock Miners
- Judy Anderson-Hansen and Steve Hansen
- Jane Hawley
- The Holmes Brothers
- Jackson Delta
- Tom Jackson, Shingoose, Dave Cramer
- Paul Ubana Jones
- Alias Ron Kavana
- Laurie Lewis & the Grant Street Band
- David Lindley
- Robert Jr. Lockwood
- Oscar Lopez
- Charlie Louvin & Charles Whitstein
- Manigance
- Thomas Mapfumo & the Blacks Unlimited
- Mark Koenig Trio
- Mike McDonald
- Eileen McGann
- Kate & Anna McGarrigle
- Tommy McGinty
- Tony Michael
- Lynn Miles
- Cathy Miller
- Pete Morton
- Geoff Muldaur
- Maria Muldaur
- Open Mind
- Colleen Peterson
- Lionel Rault
- Red Thunder Cultural Society
- Karl Roth
- Tom Russell
- Lesley Schatz
- Peggy Seeger & Irrene Scott
- The Seldom Scene
- Al Simmons
- Martin & Jessica Simpson
- Watson Smarch
- Chris Smither
- Toots and the Maytals
- Triple Threat
- Lucinda Williams
- Kathleen Yearwood
1991
1991 Artists
- Acoustically Inclined
- Jann Arden
- Teddy Borowiecki
- Bob Bossin and Calvin Cairns
- Bill Bourne and Alan MacLeod
- Pol Brennan, Guo Yue, and Joji Hirota
- Charlie Brown
- Capercaillie
- Ron Casat
- Cindy Church and the Rhythm Rangers
- Allen Dobb
- Stephen Fearing
- Ferron
- Figgy Duff
- Drue Franklin
- Fred Garbo
- Amos Garrett
- Great Western Orchestra
- Clive Gregson and Christine Collister
- John Hammond
- Paul Hann
- Jane Hawley and the Cranky Brats
- Bohdan Hluszko
- Mark Holmgren
- Imagination Market
- Inner Circle
- Paul James
- Kit Johnson
- Jr. Gone Wild
- Bobby King and Terry Evans
- Toto La Momposina
- Dale Ladoucer
- Alain Lamontagne
- Patty Larkin
- Oscar Lopez
- Los Lobos
- Bill Miller
- Katy Moffatt
- Mouth Music
- Martin Swan and Talitha MacKenzie
- New Blue Velvet Band
- Oyster Band
- Mari Boine Persen
- Crystal Plamondon
- The Rankin Family
- Rusty Reed
- Zachary Richard
- Tom Russell
- Saffire–The Uppity Blues Women
- David Schnaufer
- Johnny and Candy Shines and Kent DuChaine
- Lindi Smith
- Sons of Blues
- TALES: Tigge Anderson, Liz Dorman, John March, Gayle de Vos
- Three Times the Blues
- Violent Femmes
- Cheryl Wheeler
- Steve Young
1990
1990 Artists
- A-Maize Theatre Productions
- Altan
- Dan Ar Bras
- Artis the Spoonman
- Battlefield Band
- Jennifer Berezan
- Boiled in Lead
- L.J. Booth
- David Bromberg
- Solomon Burke
- Carmen Campagne
- Jacques Chauvin
- Crash Test Dummies
- Gaye Delorme
- Michael Doucet and Beausoleil
- Jerry Douglas
- Stephen Fearing
- The Four Brothers
- Norman Foote
- Lennie Gallant
- Davey Graham
- Grievous Angels
- Emmylou Harris
- The House Band: Amos Garrett, Kit Johnson, Bohdan Hlusko, Teddy Borowiecki, Ron Casat
- Imagination Market
- Jerusalem Ridge
- Jr. Gone Wild
- Juba
- The Kafala Brothers
- James Keelaghan
- Mark Koenig
- Fred Koller
- Tom Kubinek
- La Bottine Souriante
- Les Bucherons
- Emmylou Harris
- Laurie Lewis and Grant Street
- Oscar Lopez
- Danny Mack
- Loreena McKennitt
- Metamora
- Lyn Miles
- Mae Moore
- Faith Nolan
- Jim Page
- Wyckham Porteous
- Ranch Romance
- Peter Rowan
- Martin Simpson and Jessica Simpson
- Davy Spillane
- Koko Taylor
- Hans Theessink and Jon Sass
- 3 x the Blues
- Laura Vinson
- Papa Wemba
- David Wilkie and Stewart MacDougall
- Women in the Round: Ashley Cleveland, Karen Stalely, Pam Tillis, Tricia Walker
1989
1989 Artists
- Russ Barenberg
- Emile Benoit
- Pierre Bensusan
- Jennifer Berezan
- Heather Bishoop
- Rory Block
- Ponty Bone and the Squeezetones
- T Bone Burnett
- Bill Bourne and Alan MacLeod
- Capercaillie
- Margaret Christl
- Chenille Sisters
- Guy Clark
- Deighton Family
- Gaye Delorme
- Jerry Douglas
- Joe Ely
- Free Hot Lunch
- Amos Garrrett
- The Great Western Orchestra
- Rufus Guinchard
- Michael Hedges
- The House Band: Kit Johnson, Bohdan Hlusko
- Flaco Jimenez
- Juba
- Connie Kaldor
- James Keelaghan
- Robert Earl Keen Jr.
- Bobby King and Terry Evans
- Christine Lavin
- Oscar Lopez and Manuel Jara
- Joan MacIsaac
- Edgar Meyer
- Roger McGuinn
- Ellen McIlwaine
- Sarah McLachlan
- Big Miller
- Patsy Montana
- Bob Neuwirth
- Jim Payne
- Colleen Peterson
- Pied Pumpkin
- Pinetop Perkins
- Lional Rault
- Preston Reed
- Rusty Reed
- Garnet Rogers
- Doug Sahm
- Lesley Schatz
- Show of Hands
- Jane Siberry
- Martin Simpson
- Slim Pickins Bluegrass Band
- Spirit of the West
- Sugar Blue
- Gene Taylor
- Timbuk 3
- Wayne Toups & Zydecajun
- Loudon Wainwright III
- Jerry Jeff Walker
- White Braid Society of Dancers and Drummers
- Lucinda Williams
1988
1988 Artists
- Alley Scatz
- David Amram
- Mr. B
- Long John Baldry
- Ponty Bone and the Squeezetones
- Sonny Rhodes
- Rick Danko, Garth Hudson and the Colin Linden Band
- Papa John Creach
- Figgy Duff
- Snooks Eaglin
- Stephen Fearing
- Flaco Jimenez and Doug Sahm
- Roy Forbes
- Jimmie Dale Gilmore
- Grande Ol’ Uproar
- The David Grisman Quartet
- Butch Hancock & Marce Lacounture
- Bill Henderson
- Hot Rize
- Festival Rhythm Section: Kit Johnson, Bohdan Hlusko
- Kelly Jay & Rusty Reed
- Jim Keelaghan
- Bobby King & Terry Evans
- Mark Koenig
- The Legendary Blues Band
- Lyle Lovett
- Joan MacIsaac
- Ian Mathews
- Maria Muldaur, Amos Garrett & the ‘Eh’ Team
- Bob Neuwirth
- Mickey Newbury
- Sunny Moser
- Colleen Peterson
- John Prine
- Rault Brothers Band
- The Tom Russell Band
- Dr. Ross
- Doug Sahm
- Lesley Schatz
- Jane Siberry
- Al Simmons
- Slim Pickins Bluegrass Band
- Darden Smith
- Tamarack
- Richard Thompson
- Sylvia Tyson
- Shari Ulrich
- Ken Whitely
- Uncle Bonsai
- Tim Williams
- Norman Foote
- Paul Hann
- Izzi
- Joie-de-Vivre
- Mugs Mullen
- The Nebulous Rebels
- W.P. Puppeteers
- Doc Myles Snow
- Sun Ergos
- T.A.L.E.S. with Grant MacEwan
- Trickster
1987
1987 Artists
- Phil Alvin
- Eric Andersen
- Tony Bird
- Eric Bogle
- Rory Block
- Bill Bourne
- Jethro Burns
- The Great Western Orchestra
- Rosanne Cash
- Rodney Crowell
- Guy Clark
- Bob Carpenter
- Eddy Clearwater
- Gaye Delorme Quartet
- Dave Essig
- John Fahey
- Ferron
- Terry Garthwaite
- Bill Garrett & Curley boy Stubbs
- Amos Garrett, Gene Taylor, Doug Sahm, Kit Johnson, Bohdan Hlusko
- Huara: Music of Clay and Concrete
- Humphrey & the Dumptrucks
- James Keelaghan
- Christine Lavin
- John D. Loudermilk
- Ellen McIlwaine
- Murray McLauchlan
- Big Miller
- Randy Newman
- Danny O’Keefe
- Oyster Band
- Yank Rachel
- Rare Air
- John Renbourne
- The Romaniacs
- Peter Rowan & Mark O’Connor
- Jerry Douglas
- Tom Russell
- Lesley Schatz
- John Sebastian
- Shuffle Demons
- Al Simmons
- Eugene Smith
- Spirit of the West
- Ian Tyson
- Shari Ulrich
- Sneezy Waters
- Diamond Joe White Izzi
- The Nebulous Rebels
- Townes Van Zandt
- Jacques Chauvin
- Major Conrad Flapps
- Noreen Crone-Findlay
- Paul Hann
- Gumboot Lollypop
- Sun-Degos
- Trickster
- T.A.L.E.S.
1986
1986 Lineup
- Alpaka
- O.J. Anderson
- Roy Bailey
- Willie P. Bennett & Colin Linden
- Bim (Roy Forbes)
- Bill Bourne
- Boys of the Lough
- Guy Clark
- The Robert Cray Band
- Gaye Delorme
- The Dixie Flyers
- Donovan
- Ramblin’ Jack Elliott
- Mimi Farina
- Lowell Fulson
- Joe Hall
- John Hiatt
- Iowa Rose
- Luther ‘Guitar Junior’ Johnson & The Magic Rockers
- Lo Jai
- Eileen McGann
- Ellen McIlwaine
- Murray McLauchlan
- Katy & Hugh Moffat with the Cowtones & The Mandolin Kid
- Geoff Muldauar, Amos Garrett with Richard Greene
- The Original Balkan Jam
- Prairie Oyster
- Bev Ross
- Doug Sahm
- Jim Serediak
- John Stewart
- Sunnyland Slim
- The Smith Sisters
- Spirit of the West
- John Steins & Scott Sheerin
- Gene Taylor
- Tunoonik (Inuit) Theatre Group
- Ian Tyson
- Valdy
- Townes Van Zandt
- Richard White
- Jesse Winchester
- Ian Whitcomb & Dick Zimmerman
- The Balloon Man
- Doc Myles Show
- Mark & Maggie Haines
- Paul Hann
- J.J. The Juggling Fool
- McDade Family Band with Bob Short
- Gilbert Parent & Amelia Kaminski
- Small Change Theatre
- T.A.L.E.S.
1985
1985 Artists
- David Amram
- Frankie Armstrong
- Anonymous
- The Balloon Man
- The Battlefield Band
- Ken Bloom
- Bob Brozman
- La Bottine Souriante
- Buckwheat Zydeco
- Ginni Climmens
- Finjan
- Doc Myles Snow
- Ma Fletcher
- Girls Who Wear Glasses
- The Gryphon Quintet
- Gwinyai & Sukutai Marimba Ensemble
- John Hammond
- Iowa Rose
- Paula Jardine
- Ian Johnstone
- Kenuppets
- Vera Johnson
- k.d. Lang & the Reclines
- Lost in the Colonies
- Laughing Moon Theatre
- Moshe Le Nuage
- Limited Edition
- The McDade Family Band
- The Moon’s a Rabbit
- Roberto Morganti
- Linda Morrison
- Vassilios Papachristou with Zyklos
- Gilbert Parent
- Phuzz and Friends
- Paulo
- Queen Ida & the Bon Temps Zydeco Band
- Faith Petric
- The Reel World String Band
- Leon Rosselson
- Randy Raine-Reusch
- Riders in the Sky
- Shuffle Creek Dancers
- Shingoose
- Spirit of the West
- Judy Small
- Al Simmons
- John Steins & Scott Sheerin
- Paddy Tutty
- Winston Wuttunee
- Whiskey Jack
- Moz Wright
- Chris Whiteley and Caitlin Hanford
- Jesse Colin Young and the Youngbloods
1984
1984 Artists
- Alley Scatz
- Peter Alsop
- Asleep at the Wheel
- Folle Avoine
- Avner the Eccentric
- Stevie Beck
- Blue Flame Stringband
- Bob Brozman
- Tony Bird
- Margaret Christl
- David Burgin and the Nightshades
- Guy Clark
- Vassar Clements
- Gaye Delorme
- Ginnie Clemmens
- Dick Damron
- Darcie Deaville
- Alexander Eppler Group
- Shawn Claxton Easly
- Eritage
- Cathy Fink
- David Essig
- Gary Fjellgaard
- Conrad Flapps
- Brian Glow
- Robin Flower Band
- Gaby Haas
- Ken Hamm
- Paul Hann
- Marie-Lynn Hammond
- Hamish Imlach
- Chris Hillman & Al Perkins
- The Chris Hillman-Bernie Leadon Band
- The Incredible Isreal
- Jeff Jenkins
- Dr. John
- Si Kahn
- Kin Lalat
- k.d. Lang
- Denise Larson
- Colin Linden
- Steve Lehner & Maureen May
- Joan MacIsaac
- Patric Marks
- Moshe Le Nuage
- Rita MacNeil
- Maria Muldaur
- The Original Balkan Jam
- Lee & Sandy Paley
- One Yellow Rabbit
- Jim Post
- Queen Ida & the Bon Temps Zydeco Band
- Red Clay Ramblers
- Garnet Rogers
- Doc Myles Snow
- Peter Rowan & Mark O’Connor
- Soupe de Jour
- Stockton’s Wing
- Sweetgrass
- Sukay
- Tannahil Weavers
- Sylvia Tyson
- Valdy
- The Wild Colonial Boys
- Paul Wood & Doug Johnson
- Peter Paul Van Camp
1983
1983 Artists
- Alpaka
- O.J. Anderson
- Holly Arntzen
- Artis the Spoonman
- Long John Baldry
- The Balloon Man
- The Banfields
- John Bayley
- Bim (Roy Forbes)
- La Bottine Souriante
- Bryan Bowers
- Rodney Brown
- Brahan Seer
- Todd Butler
- Margaret Christl
- Bob Carpenter
- Christy and Fred Cook
- Crooked Creek
- Mike Cross
- Willie Dixon and the Chicago Allstars
- Eclectricity
- Paul Finkleman
- David Essig
- Ma Fletcher
- Robin Flower Band
- John Hammond
- Gumboot Lolipop
- Paul Hann
- Chris Hilman & Al Perkins
- Tim Harrison
- The Incredible Isreal
- Leo Kottke
- Tom Jackson
- The Mara-Berries
- Sid Marty
- Murray McLauchlan
- Walt Michael & Co.
- J.P. Nystoms
- Tom Paley
- Lee & Sandy Paley
- Gilbert Parrent
- Utah Phillips
- Pied Pear
- Pupetmongers Powell
- Randy Raine-Reusch
- Riders in the Sky
- Reilly & Maloney
- Gamble Rogers
- Bev Ross
- Jon Sirkis
- Bob Schneider
- Stringband
- Tiv the Clown
- Paddy Tutty
- Tony Trischka & Skyline
- Loudon Wainwright III
- Whiskey Jack
- Mason Williams
- Diamond Joe White
- Winston Wuttunee
1982
1982 Artists
- Mike Absalom
- Peter Alsop
- Holly Arntzen
- John Bayley
- Heather Bishop
- Oscar Brand
- Brandywine
- Gatemouth Brown
- Ronnie Burkett
- Jeff Cahill
- Steve Cormier
- Beverly Cotten
- The Dillards
- The Doug Dillard Band
- Ramblin’ Jack Elliott
- Eritage
- The Folktellers
- Don Freed
- Amos Garrett, David Burgin
- Ken Hamm
- Steve Hansen
- Hotfoot Quintet
- Houndog
- Dakota Dave Hull & Sean Blackburn
- Connie Kaldor
- Alain Lamontagne
- Su Chong Lim
- John Malone
- Joan MacIsaac
- The McDade Family
- John McEuen
- Dave McLean
- Merrytime
- Will Millar
- Ann Mortifee
- Muddy York
- Na Cabarfeidh
- Tom Paxton
- Utah Phillips
- Pied Pear
- Jim Post
- Bary Louis Polisar
- Reel Union
- Stan Rogers
- Betsy Rose & Cathy Winter
- Bob Schneider
- Tom See
- Dave Sereda
- Jon Sirkis
- Lyall Steel
- John Styles
- Touchstone
- Dave Van Ronk
- Doc Watson
- David Wilcox
1981
1981 Artists
- Peter Alsop
- Bim (Roy Forbes)
- Heather Bishop
- Ken Bloom
- Kevin Burke & Michael O’Domhnaill
- Calvin Cairns
- Michael Calihoo
- Margaret Christl
- Alexandre Cirque
- Beverly Cotten
- Ferron
- Ma Fetcher
- Don Freed
- Paul Hann
- Andrij Hornjatkevyk
- Vera Johnson
- Ian Johnstone
- Connie Kaldor
- Su Chong Lim
- Lost In The Colonies
- Pattie B. MacDonald
- Joan MacIsaac
- Big Dave MacLean
- Muddy York
- Odetta
- Tom Paley
- Tom Paxton
- Pied Pear
- Fred Penner
- Jim Post
- Randy Raine-Reusch
- River City Ramblers
- Stan Rogers
- The Romaniuk Family
- Tom See
- The Shamrock Players
- Doc Myles Snow
- Sonny Terry & Brownie McGee
- Diamond Joe White
- Jesse Winchester
1980
1980 Artists
- Chris Crilly
- Doug Dillard Band
- Duck Donald Band
- Figgy Duff
- Fat Chants
- Fender
- Cilla Fisher & Artie Trezise
- Bill Garrett
- Frank Gay & Nick Van Der Meent
- Danny Greenspoon
- Peter Gzowski
- Marie-Lyn Hammond
- Caitlin Hanford & Linda Morrison
- Paul Hann
- Houndog
- Hamish Imlach
- Tom Jackson
- Connie Kaldor
- Oliver Krol
- Denise Larson & Friends
- Joan MacIsaac
- The Manitoba Puppet Theatre
- Debbie McClatchy
- The McDade Family
- Odetta
- Pied Pear
- Jim Post
- Randy Raine-Reusch
- Stan Rogers
- Bev Ross
- Mose Scarlett
- David Sereda
- Al Simmons, Barbara Freundl & Human Jukebox
- Rob Storeshaw
- Stringband
- Curly Boy Stubbs
- Sukay
- Sweetgrass
- Sylvia tyson & the Great Speckled Bird
- Sheri Ulrich
- Valdy
- Peter Paul Van Camp
- Wheatland County
- Robin Williamson
- Diamond Joe White
- Richard White
- David Woodhead
- Holly Wright