Artists like Donovan Woods

Noah Gundersen is an American indie folk singer-songwriter from Seattle.

William Fitzsimmons is an American singer-songwriter based in Nashville, Tennessee. His music has been featured on ABC's Brothers & Sisters and the Grey's Anatomy spin-off Private Practice, MTV's Life of Ryan and Teen Wolf, the CW's One Tree Hill, CBS's Blue Bloods, ABC Family's Greek, Lifetime's Army Wives, and USA Network's Burn Notice. As of 2026, he has released nine studio albums, one EP, one live album, one remix album, and two cover albums.

Benjamin Francis Leftwich is an English singer-songwriter from York. He released his first album Last Smoke Before the Snowstorm in 2011, which peaked at #35 on the UK charts. He has released four further albums since, the most recent in February 2024. Leftwich has also co-written with other artists, including The 1975, Holly Humberstone, and CMAT.

Beta Radio is an American band from Wilmington, North Carolina. The group consists of Ben Mabry and Brent Holloman. Stylistically, their music features an amalgam of folk, indie, chamber pop, rock and Americana influences.

Andrew "Roo" Panes is an English folk singer-songwriter and model. He has released three EPs: Once (2012), Weight of Your World (2012), and Land of the Living (2013). His début LP Little Giant was released in Autumn 2014, with the leading single "Tiger Striped Sky" previously released on 23 June 2014. His follow-up album Paperweights came in 2016. His third album Quiet Man arrived in 2018, with a deluxe edition released in the following year. His latest studio album was released on 24 March 2023 with the vinyl record becoming available on 5 May 2023. Panes plays a 12-string acoustic guitar. Introspective lyrics and a band of string-players contribute to a genre of classical folk music.

Leif Vollebekk is a Canadian indie folk singer-songwriter, whose 2017 album Twin Solitude was a shortlisted finalist for the 2017 Polaris Music Prize and the 2018 Juno Award for Adult Alternative Album of the Year.

Brian Michael Fallon is an American musician, singer and songwriter. He is best known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and main lyricist of the rock band the Gaslight Anthem, with whom he has recorded six studio albums. He was also a member of the duo the Horrible Crowes, alongside the Gaslight Anthem's guitar technician and touring guitarist Ian Perkins. Since 2016, Fallon has released five solo albums and one EP.

Gregory Alan Isakov is a South African musician currently based in Boulder, Colorado. Isakov and his family immigrated to the United States in 1986 and he was raised in Philadelphia.

Afie Jurvanen, known by his stage name Bahamas, is a Canadian musician.

Daniel Mangan is a Canadian musician. He has won two Juno awards and has toured extensively throughout North America, Europe and Australia, having released 5 studio LPs and numerous EPs and singles. He has scored for feature film, as well as television for Netflix and AMC. He is also a co-founder of Side Door, a marketplace platform connecting artists with alternative venue spaces for in-person & online shows.

Bear's Den are a British alternative country and indie folk band from London, formed in 2009 by multi-instrumentalist Kevin Jones and vocalist/guitarist Andrew Davie. In 2025, Jones departed the band, leaving Davie as the sole remaining permanent member.

The Milk Carton Kids are an American indie folk duo consisting of singer-guitarists Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan. The duo hails from Eagle Rock, Los Angeles. They began making music together in early 2011 and have recorded and released six albums. Their first two albums were released free of charge online. They were featured on the Peacock TV show Girls5Eva with their song, New York Lonely Boy. Their instrumental and vocal style has been likened to that of Simon and Garfunkel.

Foy Best Vance is an Irish musician and singer-songwriter, signed to Ed Sheeran's Gingerbread Man record label. Vance has toured as a support act to Sheeran and his music has been featured on numerous TV shows.