Below is our attempt at a comprehensive directory of folk artists currently on Twitter – of course, we aren’t Twitter deities and as such will almost certainly have missed out on certain artists. Let us know if you can think of any tweeting folk musicians in the comments below.
Akron/Family
Angus and Julia Stone
Asthmatic Kitty (Label)
Au Revoir Simone
Avett Brothers
Bella Union (Label)
Belle and Sebastian
Beth Jeans Houghton
Blitzen Trapper
Blue Roses
Bon Iver
Brian: FFS’s Mixtape-Making Owl
Broadcast 2000
Caitlin Rose
Cherbourg
Colin Meloy (Decemberists)
Damien Rice (PR Account)
Dev Hynes (Lightspeed Champion)
Divine Comedy (PR account)
Efterklang
Emmy the Great
Fanfarlo
FFS (Official Account)
First Aid Kit
Great Lake Swimmers
Jenny Lewis
Jeremy Warmsley
Jon Hopkins
kristin hersh
Kurran & the Wolfnotes
Laura Marling (PR account)
Left With Pictures
The Leisure Society
Lewis and Clarke
Liam Frost
Lisa Hannigan (PR account)
Lisa Mitchell
Lissie
The Living Sisters (PR account)
Local Natives
The Low Anthem
Midlake
Monsters of Folk (PR account)
The New Pornographers
Owen Pallett (Final Fantasy)
Peggy Sue
Rebecca Taylor (Slow Club)
Rufus Wainwright (PR account)
She & Him (PR account)
St. Vincent
Sweet Billy Pilgrim
The Swell Season (PR account)
The Swell Season (Glen Hansard)
Theoretical Girl
The Tim and Sam Band
Tunng
Villagers
The Watson Twins
Wilco (PR account)
Wild Beasts
Woodpigeon
Wye Oak
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