Legacy of Gillian Welch
Artists and genres Gillian Welch directly influenced — one hop forward on the family tree of music.
Blind PilotartistBlind Pilot is an American indie folk band based in Portland, Oregon, United States. They have released four albums and one EP since 2008.
Anaïs MitchellartistAnaïs Mitchell is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and playwright. She has released eight studio albums throughout her career, including Hadestown (2010), Young Man in America (2012), Child Ballads (2013), and Anaïs Mitchell (2022).
Holly MacveartistHolly Macve is an Irish and British musician who performs as a solo artist. She released her first album Golden Eagle on the Bella Union label in March 2017. Her follow up album Not The Girl was released in May 2021.
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I'm With HerartistI'm with Her is an American band consisting of singer-songwriters and multi-instrumentalists Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz, and Aoife O'Donovan.
Bright Eyesartist
New Model Armyartist
Emmylou Harrisartist
Ann Wilsonartist
Patty Griffinartist
Linda Ronstadtartist
Holly Williamsartist
Crooked StillartistCrooked Still is an American band consisting of vocalist Aoife O'Donovan, banjo player Gregory Liszt, bassist Corey DiMario, cellist Tristan Clarridge and fiddle player Brittany Haas. They are known for their high energy, technical skill, unusual instrumentation, and innovative acoustic style.
Joan Baezartist
Grace PotterartistGrace Evelyn Potter is an American singer-songwriter and musician. She has released five solo albums: Red Shoe Rebel (2002), Original Soul (2004), Midnight (2015), Daylight (2019), and Mother Road (2023). She has also released four studio albums with Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, a band she formed in 2002, which disbanded in 2015 upon her divorce from her bandmate: Nothing but the Water (2005), This Is Somewhere (2007), Grace Potter and the Nocturnals (2010), and The Lion the Beast the Beat (2012).
Courtney Barnettartist
Kurt VileartistKurt Samuel Vile is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. He is known for his solo work, music released under the name "Kurt Vile and the Violators", and as the former lead guitarist of rock band the War on Drugs. Both in the studio and during live performances, Vile is accompanied by his backing band, the Violators, which currently includes Jesse Trbovich, Kyle Spence (drums) and Adam Langellotti.
Punch Brothersartist
CalexicoartistCalexico is an American indie rock band based in Tucson, Arizona. Founded in 1996, the band's two main members, Joey Burns and John Convertino, first played together in Los Angeles as part of the group Giant Sand. They have recorded a number of albums on Quarterstick Records and City Slang, and their 2005 EP, In the Reins, recorded with Iron & Wine, reached the Billboard 200 albums chart. Their musical style is influenced by traditional Latin sounds of mariachi, conjunto, cumbia, and tejano mixed with country, jazz, and post-rock.
Ani DiFrancoartistAngela Maria "Ani" DiFranco is an American-Canadian singer-songwriter. She has released more than 20 albums. DiFranco's music has been classified as folk rock and alternative rock, although it has additional influences from punk, funk, hip-hop and jazz. She has released all her albums on her own record label, Righteous Babe.
The DecemberistsartistThe Decemberists are an American indie rock band from Portland, Oregon, formed in 2000. The band consists of Colin Meloy, Chris Funk, Jenny Conlee, Nate Query (bass), and John Moen (drums).
Buddy Millerartist
Gregory Alan IsakovartistGregory 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.
Hurray For The Riff RaffartistHurray for the Riff Raff is an American band formed in New Orleans in 2007 by Alynda Mariposa Segarra, a singer-songwriter from the Bronx, New York.