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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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