1. Woody Guthrie (247,347 followers) folk, traditional folk, americana, singer-songwriter
2. Lead Belly (219,986 followers) blues, classic blues, country blues, traditional folk, folk
3. Pete Seeger (213,848 followers) folk, traditional folk, americana, folk rock
4. Mississippi John Hurt (146,590 followers) country blues, blues, classic blues, ragtime, traditional folk
5. Fairport Convention (144,067 followers) folk rock, folk, traditional folk
6. Doc Watson (132,807 followers) bluegrass, newgrass, traditional folk, folk, country blues, americana, christian bluegrass
7. The Kingston Trio (125,601 followers) folk, traditional folk
8. The Chieftains (125,359 followers) celtic, traditional folk, celtic rock, folk
9. Lankum (100,180 followers) folk, traditional folk, southern gothic, neofolk, celtic
10. Bert Jansch (95,874 followers) folk, folk rock, traditional folk
11. The Fisherman’s Friends (93,185 followers) sea shanties, traditional folk, folk, celtic
12. Odetta (91,914 followers) folk, traditional folk
13. Garmarna (86,297 followers) neofolk, medieval, celtic, folk metal, traditional folk, medieval metal
14. Elizabeth Cotten (82,820 followers) country blues, traditional folk, folk
15. Huun-Huur-Tu (77,926 followers) traditional music, traditional folk
16. Phil Ochs (71,909 followers) folk, traditional folk, folk punk, folk rock
17. Dave Van Ronk (70,170 followers) folk, traditional folk, country blues
18. The Carter Family (69,284 followers) bluegrass, traditional country, traditional folk, country christian, classic country, christian bluegrass
19. Stan Rogers (66,764 followers) sea shanties, folk, traditional folk, celtic
20. Pentangle (66,474 followers) folk rock, folk, traditional folk
21. Aleksei Bryantsev (66,157 followers) traditional folk
22. Kate Rusby (64,500 followers) folk, celtic, traditional folk
23. The Clancy Brothers (62,287 followers) celtic, celtic rock, sea shanties, traditional folk
24. Steeleye Span (62,275 followers) folk rock, folk, traditional folk, celtic rock, celtic
25. Trio Mandili (54,253 followers) traditional folk
26. Nicu Paleru (53,968 followers) manele, traditional folk
27. Planxty (53,436 followers) celtic, traditional folk, folk
28. Tom Paxton (51,007 followers) folk, traditional folk, folk rock
29. Lúnasa (49,919 followers) celtic, traditional folk, celtic rock, folk
30. The Unthanks (48,872 followers) folk, traditional folk
31. Paul Brady (46,952 followers) celtic, traditional folk
32. Hossein Alizadeh (45,841 followers) sufi, traditional music, traditional folk
33. Capercaillie (43,325 followers) celtic, celtic rock, traditional folk, folk
34. Sam Shackleton (41,097 followers) traditional folk, folk, bluegrass
35. Ahmet Özhan (38,599 followers) sufi, arabesk, traditional folk
36. Manolis Mitsias (38,577 followers) laïko, entehno, traditional folk
37. Metin Şentürk (38,531 followers) arabesk, turkish pop, traditional folk
38. Ramblin' Jack Elliott (36,350 followers) folk, americana, bluegrass, traditional folk
39. Altan (36,171 followers) celtic, celtic rock, traditional folk, folk, traditional music
40. The Corries (35,903 followers) celtic, traditional folk, folk, sea shanties
41. Dougie MacLean (35,203 followers) celtic, celtic rock, traditional folk, folk
42. Dervish (34,519 followers) celtic, traditional folk, folk
43. Ian & Sylvia (34,257 followers) folk, traditional folk, folk rock
44. Warsaw Village Band (34,175 followers) folk, traditional folk
45. Sharon Shannon (34,074 followers) celtic, traditional folk
46. Hedningarna (33,787 followers) neofolk, medieval, traditional folk, celtic
47. Pitsa Papadopoulou (33,043 followers) laïko, entehno, traditional folk
48. Seth Lakeman (32,789 followers) folk, traditional folk
49. Sam Lee (32,740 followers) southern gothic, traditional folk
50. Flook (31,682 followers) celtic, traditional folk, folk
51. The Weavers (31,347 followers) traditional folk, folk
52. Cara Dillon (30,246 followers) celtic, folk, traditional folk
53. Karine Polwart (30,151 followers) folk, celtic, traditional folk
54. Solas (29,375 followers) celtic, traditional folk, folk, traditional music
55. Bellowhead (28,125 followers) folk, sea shanties, traditional folk
56. Liam Clancy (27,728 followers) celtic, sea shanties, traditional folk
57. Bulat Okudzhava (27,569 followers) traditional folk
58. Clann An Drumma (27,206 followers) celtic, celtic rock, traditional folk
59. Jean Ritchie (25,931 followers) traditional folk, folk, bluegrass, southern gothic
60. The Bothy Band (23,831 followers) celtic, traditional folk, celtic rock, folk
61. Anne Briggs (23,455 followers) folk, traditional folk, folk rock
62. Skyforger (23,435 followers) folk metal, traditional folk, folk, black metal
63. Yilma Hailu (23,057 followers) traditional folk
64. Pepe Guerra (22,707 followers) murga, candombe, latin folklore, folklore argentino, traditional folk
65. Aleksandr Novikov (21,998 followers) traditional folk, traditional music
66. Shirley Collins (21,963 followers) traditional folk, folk
67. De Dannan (21,931 followers) celtic, traditional folk, traditional music
68. 生祥樂隊 (21,881 followers) taiwanese indie, chinese indie, chinese rock, traditional folk, classic blues, taiwanese pop
69. Natalie MacMaster (21,682 followers) celtic, traditional folk
70. Siobhan Miller (21,669 followers) celtic, folk, sea shanties, traditional folk
71. Esengül (21,584 followers) arabesk, traditional folk
72. Dreamers' Circus (21,054 followers) traditional folk, celtic
73. Alasdair Fraser (20,892 followers) celtic, traditional folk
74. Show Of Hands (20,096 followers) folk, sea shanties, folk rock, traditional folk
75. Csík Zenekar (20,054 followers) traditional folk
76. Glenn Yarbrough (20,026 followers) folk, traditional folk
77. Silly Wizard (19,909 followers) celtic, sea shanties, traditional folk, celtic rock, folk
78. Alan Lomax (19,866 followers) southern gothic, blues, traditional folk, country blues
79. Breabach (19,726 followers) celtic, folk, traditional folk, celtic rock, traditional music
80. Lau (19,392 followers) folk, celtic, traditional folk
81. Davy Graham (19,124 followers) folk, traditional folk
82. The Limeliters (18,997 followers) traditional folk, folk
83. Banda De Pau E Corda (18,821 followers) mpb, forró tradicional, traditional folk, forró
84. Rada Rai (18,689 followers) traditional folk
85. Martin Hayes (18,648 followers) celtic, traditional folk, traditional music
86. Viky Moscholiou (18,621 followers) laïko, entehno, traditional folk
87. Alexander Malinin (18,532 followers) traditional folk
88. Fotheringay (18,504 followers) folk rock, folk, traditional folk
89. June Tabor (18,152 followers) folk, traditional folk, folk rock, celtic
90. Martin Carthy (17,823 followers) traditional folk, folk, folk rock
91. Väsen (17,743 followers) folk, traditional folk, celtic
92. Barbara Dane (17,289 followers) folk, traditional folk
93. Ella Roberts (17,285 followers) celtic, traditional folk
94. Dick Gaughan (17,250 followers) celtic, traditional folk, folk
95. Maddy Prior (16,938 followers) traditional folk, folk, celtic, folk rock
96. Old Blind Dogs (16,886 followers) celtic, traditional folk, celtic rock, folk
97. Andy Irvine (16,819 followers) celtic, traditional folk, folk
98. Calum Stewart (16,708 followers) celtic, traditional folk
99. Sagbohan Danialou (16,652 followers) traditional music, coupé décalé, traditional folk
100. Michael McGoldrick (16,596 followers) celtic, traditional folk, folk

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