Find out more about the greatest British Folk Singers, including George Ezra, Marcus Mumford, James Blunt, Cat Stevens and Nick Drake.
Ed Sheeran17 February 1991
Singer
Van Morrison31 August 1945
Singer
Cat Stevens21 July 1948
Singer-songwriter
Cass Elliot19 September 1941
Singer
James Blunt22 February 1974
George Ezra07 June 1993
Singer-Songwriter
Richard Thompson03 April 1949
Musician, Singer-Songwriter
Jack Savoretti10 October 1983
Singer, Pianist
John Martyn11 September 1948
Singer
Sandy Denny06 January 1947
Singer-songwriter, Singer, Songwriter
Al Stewart05 September 1945
Singer-songwriter, Singer, Songwriter
Cerys Matthews11 April 1969
Singer
Beth Orton
Ronnie Lane01 April 1946
Musician, Singer-songwriter, Guitarist
Lonnie Donegan29 April 1931
Singer
Beth Gibbons04 January 1965
Singer
Rebecca Pidgeon10 October 1965
Actress
Scott Hutchison20 November 1981
Singer
Laura Marling01 February 1990
Singer-songwriter, Guitarist, Singer
Vashti Bunyan1945 AD
singer, songwriter, singer-songwriter, guitarist
Peter Sarstedt10 December 1941
Singer
Lianne La Havas23 August 1989
Singer-songwriter, Singer, Pianist, Songwriter,
Ella Edmondson22 January 1986
Singer, Singer-songwriter, Guitarist
Phil Coulter19 February 1942
Musician, Composer, Songwriter, Pianist
Lucy Rose
Passenger17 May 1984
musician, singer-songwriter, singer
Bob Roberts
Maddy Prior14 August 1947
Singer
Thea Gilmore25 November 1979
Singer, Singer-songwriter
Steve Tilston26 March 1950
Singer-songwriter
Kate Rusby04 December 1973
Singer
Dana Gillespie30 March 1949
Actor, Singer, Songwriter
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Mike Harding23 October 1944
Comedian, Songwriter
Jake Thackray27 February 1938
Singer-songwriter, Poet
John Tams16 February 1949
Actor, Songwriter, Singer, Record producer,
Lauren Aquilina
Anne Briggs29 September 1944
Singer
June Tabor31 December 1947
Singer
Teddy Thompson19 February 1976
Singer-songwriter, Guitarist
Julie Driscoll08 June 1947
Singer, Singer-songwriter, Jazz musician, Actor
Andy Irvine14 June 1942