Folk composers

Folk composers of Britain and Ireland on Folk Calendar: 24 of them, with their dates, where they were born and died, and their recordings. Every artist, A to Z

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George Butterworth 1885 to 1916 Composer and collector of songs, tunes and dances

C

Duncan Chisholm Fiddler and composer; Wolfstone, Affric
Steve Cooney Guitarist, composer and producer
Junior Crehan 1908 to 1998 Fiddler and tune composer; west Clare
Phil Cunningham Accordion player and composer; Silly Wizard

D

Gordon Duncan 1964 to 2005 Highland piper and composer

F

Catrin Finch Harpist and composer

G

© Baillon CC BY-SA 4.0 Gordon Giltrap Acoustic guitarist and composer; Heartsong
© Henry Raeburn Public Domain Mark Niel Gow 1727 to 1807 Fiddler and composer; Scottish dance music
© Bain News Service, restored by Adam Cuerden and MyCatIsAChonk Public Domain Mark Percy Grainger 1882 to 1961 Composer and phonograph collector; Lincolnshire Posy
© Candy Schwartz CC BY 2.0 Martin Green Accordionist and composer; Lau

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Ian Hardie 1952 to 2012 Fiddler and composer; Jock Tamson's Bairns

J

Delyth Jenkins Harpist and composer; Aberjaber

K

Marjory Kennedy-Fraser 1857 to 1930 Collector and arranger; Songs of the Hebrides

M

Catriona McKay Harpist and composer; Fiddlers' Bid
E. J. Moeran 1894 to 1950 Composer and folk song collector; Norfolk
Paddy Moloney 1938 to 2021 Uilleann piper and whistle player; The Chieftains

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© From R.B. Armstrong "The Irish and Highland Harps", Edinburgh, David Douglas, 1904.Public Domain Mark Turlough O’Carolan 1670 to 1738 Blind harper and composer
© Genevieve Stevenson CC BY-SA 4.0 Aidan O’Rourke Fiddler and composer; Lau

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© Eames59 CC0 1.0 (Public Domain Dedication) Tommy Peoples 1948 to 2018 Fiddler and composer; Donegal style

R

Seán Ó Riada 1931 to 1971 Composer; Ceoltóirí Chualann, Mise Éire

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© Unknown authorUnknown author Public Domain Mark Martin Shaw 1875 to 1958 Composer; The Oxford Book of Carols
© Colin Smith CC BY-SA 2.0 James Scott Skinner 1843 to 1927 Fiddler, composer and dancing master; the Strathspey King

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Ralph Vaughan Williams 1872 to 1958 Composer and collector of English folk songs