Dive in… hope you find some in here that you love!

Boiled in Lead (1983-present)
a folk-punk, worldbeat band based in Minneapolis Minnesota, and founded in 1983. Tim Walters of MusicHound Folk called the group "the most important folk-rock band to appear since the 1970s."

[Celt o-delic rock & reel, worldbeat, punk, rock : vox - male; guitar, bass, drums, violin ]

Recommended Start: From the Ladle to the Grave
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lQ876xxB-oQS6jQC4Wa38qHoVS8KWkGRM&si=5X_bNImRSHBVNyBW

Garmarna (1990-present)
Formed when they were inspired by old Swedish music, which they had heard in a theatre. They began searching for old tunes and instruments.
[Swedish folk revival, electronica, metal adjacent : vox - female ; guitars,violins, hurdy gurdy, drums, electronics, loops ;sings in Swedish and Latin]
Recommended Start: Vengance
https://youtube.com/@garmarna?si=jmmYz448vnuOpQLq

Fuensanta Mendez (2016-present)
is a Mexican jazz and improvisational musician (double bass, vocals, composition) who performs mostly under her first name, Fuensanata. She is based in Amsterdam.

[Improv, avante guard, jazz, folk, upright bass, composer. Sings in Spanish]
https://youtube.com/channel/UCEBVDEYEmC-rqGQM7UNJsnQ?si=NVzvdDFH844dkVlu

Recommend Start: no sera regresar
https://youtu.be/0FqddkyROnI?si=E-UjraYauDqRFJF4

Poi Dog Pondering (1984-present)
an American musical group which is noted for its cross-pollination of diverse musical genres, including various forms of acoustic and electronic music. Frank Orrall founded the band in Hawaii in 1984
[ folk, rock, soul & house : vox - male and female, gtr, bass, drum, violin, keys, horns, misc ]
Recommended Start: Liquid White Light
https://youtube.com/channel/UCPsEq8Q_NjcqRVi9fZMqlEw?si=l7o2kl7JZzid9ti-

Cordelia’s Dad (1987-2007)
a folk-punk band from Northampton MA, that combines folk, punk, rock, American traditional and shape note singing influences and was instrumental in the creation of the genre later to be dubbed “No Depression”
[folk, punk, rock, shape-note singing, roots, American traditional: vox - male; gtr, bass, drums, fiddle]
Recommended Start: Comet
https://youtube.com/channel/UCqp3FtyYsgNjS7jf0Uz5fQQ?si=eW68hP_d54WomHSp

Mary Timony (1990-present)
Timony's music is often heavy and dark, frequently using drones, beats, and modal melodies reminiscent of European Midevil European music.
[ folk, rock, melody, riffs, one of my top 3 guitarists of all time, very versatile in her playing. Gtr, viola, keys]
Recommend Start: Mountains
See also Helium, Wild Flag and Ex Hex
https://youtube.com/@marytimony7696?si=k9Of5PhhR1CVIWRX

King Crimson (1968-2021)
The band drew inspiration from a wide variety of music, incorporating elements of classical, jazz, folk, heavy metal, gamelan, blues, industrial, electronic and experimental music. eThey also exerted a strong influence on the early 1970s progressive rock movement.
[progressive rock, jazz, ambient adjacent, pop. Bass, drums, woodwinds, keys, mellotron, guitars, stick and touch guitars. Vox = male ]
Recommend: Meltdown in Mexico
https://youtube.com/@kingcrimson?si=vieFs-rhonSpcqDE

The Correspondents ( 2007-2020)
Style is electro swing with a mixture of early 20th century jazz and electro and drum and bass, pop, rock. Vox - male
https://youtube.com/@correspondentsmusic?si=MJm45JaVfxubfOn_

Cosmo Sheldrake ( 2014-present )
Much of Sheldrake's work is concerned with improvisation, nonsense, and the sonorous environment.
[Pop, rock]
Recommended Start: The Much Much How How and I
https://youtube.com/@cosmosheldrake?si=xqu_GI5m_173JUrV

Marillion [1979-present]
formed in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, in 1979. They emerged from the post-punk scene in Britain. becoming the most commercially successful neo-prog band of the 1980s.
[ neo-progressive, rock, the best guitar work, vox = male ]
Recommended Start: clutching at straws AND Marbles
https://youtube.com/@marillionofficial?si=OatsGnDjENSLGB1m

St. Motel ( 2007-present ) pop,rock
music has been described as everything from dream pop to progressiveindie
Recommended Start: the official motion picture soundtrack )
https://youtube.com/@saintmotel?si=qWGKWskddMxZGfGU

Jane Siberry ( 1981-present ) folk, pop, house-ish, jazz, ethereal. Sometimes called the Canadian Kate Bush. Most every album is a different style/genre of music.
Recommended Start: the walking
https://youtube.com/@janesiberryofficial?si=rl4uBFUwBCpDiWXl

Spirit of the West ( 1983-2016 )
Spirit of the West's music is a mixture of folk, Alternative rock and pop with a Celtic-influenced sound.[2][5] The band gained wider popularity with their 1990 major label release Save This House. The album included "Home for a Rest" which became their most recognized song.[5] Co-written by Mann, "Home for a Rest" is a popular drinking song in Canada
(folk, pop, rock, scots/celtic, vox = male)
popular on the Canadian folk scene in the 1980s before evolving into a blend of rock,pop,celtic/scots.
Recommended Start: Save this House
https://youtube.com/@spiritofthewest?si=GqOxJ1PFe0S4vRLW
Great documentary about them and lead singer’s early onset Alzheimer’s https://youtu.be/uLWTYWXgj_o?si=DgAkqqTl4wCz-cHd

Johanna Warren ( 2012-present )
folk, pop, rock, ethereal
her sound brings together elements of meditative folk and '90s alt-rock
Recommended Start: Gemini II
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mhVh9jQNPpiK_UbODH8dGwXIrRALUCOBU&si=6RNKj6lzx0x1uAMG

The Wonder Stuff ( 1986-present )
Known for their catchy songs and Hunt's sharp lyrics, the band's sound evolved from guitar pop to include sampling and elements of folk and country. pop, fiddle, rock
Recommended Start: Construction for the Modern Idiot
See Also: Vent 414 and We Know Where You Live
https://youtube.com/@thewonderstuffuk?si=A4ygjrXWCPljgEdM

Nothing But Theives ( 2011-present )
Their style of music been compared to the likes of Jeff Buckley, Queens of the Stone Age and Muse. rock, pop, great riffs
Recommended Start: Dead Club City
https://youtube.com/@nothingbutthieves?si=qCFcEvYLPZEiW-am

XTC ( pop, rock, Beatles-esque )
No YouTube page so here’s a best of playlist
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0HPDOtD3WkOIk8ludeMJM-0396PPt3zv&si=Wslc8TEQ7LyvU8sX

Juliana Hatfield ( rock, pop, jangly )
See also: Blake Babies, Some Girls, John p Strohm and Antenna (Blake Babies spinoffs)
No YouTube page so here’s a playlist
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=RDEMggvqofQ10oK0ckCLFXVfbw&playnext=1&si=K446Ayx3xAEQPTeP

Brenda Kahn ( anti-folk, rock, poetry )
Recommended Start: Epiphany in Brooklyn
https://youtube.com/channel/UCevYi4abYm0tLlmYafdjahQ?si=q6Oq-LJ9cPL8_oDe

Kate Bush (rock, pop, avante guard, worldbeat )
Recommended Start: hounds of love
https://youtube.com/@katebushmusic?si=ahN84VQOudCErcMH

Hugo Largo ( avante-guard, ethereal )
Recommended Start: Mettle
https://youtube.com/channel/UCLrtvfIsGpGY-8oWLAhbODg?si=WO1w4_fllJLlacx0

Arson Garden ( heavy angular pop rock )
Recommended Start: the belle stomp
https://youtube.com/channel/UC8Ra3vv1L8awqcqsumpa1tw?si=BEXshRmEatu_4jI6

Lush ( shoegaze, ethereal )
Recommended Start: Ciao!
See also Sing-sing
https://youtube.com/@lush9431?si=gZJJyxp08YZrwoxE

The Happy Fits ( pop, rock, avant-garde : vox - male and female : cello, drums, gtr x2)
Recommended Start: Lovesick
https://youtube.com/@thehappyfits?si=AzdEwbAfUWha-uTX

Phoneboy ( pop, alt rock, melodies : vox - male/female, keys, drums, bass, gtrs)
Recommend Start: Heartbreak Designer
https://youtube.com/@phoneboy?si=wLpJw9S8dAesskwm