Founded in 2014 by husband and wife Michael Trotter Jr. and Tanya Trotter, American music duo The War And Treaty released the acclaimed major label debut album Lover’s Game. Known for their lionhearted sound, they earned GRAMMY nominations for Best New Artist and Best American Roots Song for Blank Page, and collaborated with Zach Bryan on Hey Driver.
Born in South Dakota, folk artist Shawn Colvin rose to prominence in the late 1980s. Her personal, pop-influenced style earned her a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album for her debut record, and she achieved mainstream success with her 1997 single Sunny Came Home.
Sam Bush is a pioneering progressive bluegrass mandolinist and fiddler who founded the New Grass Revival and performed with Emmylou Harris and Strength in Numbers. Recognized as the Father of Newgrass, he received a Lifetime Achievement Award and entered the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame.
Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Merging blues, folk, country, and roots rock, she is best known for her acclaimed 1998 album Car Wheels on a Gravel Road.
Montreal-born, Nashville-based GRAMMY and JUNO winner Allison Russell is a singer, author, and actor. She co-founded Po Girl, Birds of Chicago, and Our Native Daughters, and released solo albums Outside Child and The Returner. She also starred on Broadway in Hadestown.
Albert Lee, born in Leominster, England, in 1943, is a renowned rockabilly and country guitarist and in-demand session musician. He gained early notice with Heads, Hands and Feet before playing with Emmylou Harris, Eric Clapton, and the Everly Brothers, and releasing solo albums including Home.
Rosanne Cash is a Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and author who has released 15 albums. She wrote the best-selling memoir Composed, became the first female composer to receive the MacDowell Medal, and was elected to the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Emmylou Harris is a renowned singer-songwriter known for blending country and rock. Mentored by Gram Parsons, she launched her solo career with acclaimed albums like Pieces of the Sky. She achieved major success with Trio, a collaborative album with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt.
Born in Staten Island, New York, Joan Baez is a folk singer famed for her clear soprano and interpretations of traditional songs and writers like Bob Dylan. Her debut Joan Baez (1960) was a success; Diamonds & Rust was a hit. Grammy Lifetime Achievement (2007), Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (2017).
Acclaimed singer-songwriter Steve Earle released his chart-topping debut Guitar Town in 1986. He won consecutive Grammy Awards for albums including The Revolution Starts...Now, and was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. His hit Copperhead Road became an official Tennessee state song.
Margo Price is a Nashville-based country artist who broke through with her debut solo album, Midwest Farmer’s Daughter. Her music draws on classic country, with truth-telling songs written from “the intellect and the gut.”
Born in Burbank, California, Bonnie Raitt is a blues/rock/R&B singer-guitarist known for soulful vocals and bottleneck guitar. Her 1989 breakthrough Nick of Time won Grammys including Album of the Year; hits include "Something to Talk About" and "I Can't Make You Love Me."
Houston, Texas-born country singer/songwriter tied to the ’80s new traditionalist movement. Former Emmylou Harris & the Hot Band member, he scored five No. 1 singles from 1988’s Diamonds & Dirt and wrote hits for Crystal Gayle and Bob Seger.
Old Town, Maine folk/Americana singer-songwriter known for literate, intimate storytelling; breakout "Living with Ghosts". Songs cut by Willie Nelson & Dixie Chicks; Grammy.
Fairborn, Ohio native Buddy Miller is an Americana icon, celebrated guitarist, singer, songwriter, and Grammy-winning producer. Known for his country-soul style, he has collaborated with Emmylou Harris, Robert Plant, and wife Julie Miller. His extensive discography includes "Universal United House of Prayer" and a solo album released in 2026. He has earned numerous Americana Music Awards.
