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24	Friday 24th February tomorrow
	Cold & Warm Night Covering a broad spectrum of genres, this night at Mao Livehouse presents some cool tunes and winter warmers. • Candy Monster Rock • Platanus Indie Pop • Longjin Reggae, Funk • Xiao N Folk, Rock	20:00	MAO Livehouse • Dongcheng District
25	Saturday 25th February 2 days from now
	Spring in Mongolia Celebrate the beginning of spring with some Mongolian folk music tonight at Zajia Labs with Ajinai and Li Wenxin. • A Jinai Folk • Li Wenxin Folk	21:30	Zajia Lab • Dongcheng District
	Lone Band & Li Yan (Lucifer) Doomsday folk band Lone and Rustic's Lucifer (Li Yan) double headline this night at VA Bar in what should be an interesting night. • Rustic Punk • The Lone Rock, Folk	21:45	VA Bar • Dongcheng District
26	Sunday 26th February 3 days from now
	Gangzi Mongolian throat singer Gangzi shows what he's made of at Jianghu Bar tonight. • Gangzi Folk	21:00	Jianghu Bar • Dongcheng District
02	Friday 2nd March 8 days from now
	Made in Ningxia Ningxia night is back, opening the first of Dos Koleags' shows for the Year of the Dragon, with regulars Nucleus, Wu & The Side-Effects and more. • Buyi Band Folk • Nucleus Rock • Wu & The Side Effects Psychedelic • WHAI Experimental, Rock	22:00	2 Kolegas • Chaoyang District
11	Sunday 11th March a month from now
	BLF: David Thomas Broughton As part of the Bookworm International Literary Festival, quirky acclaimed British folk artist David Thomas Broughton takes the stage at The Bookworm. • David Thomas Broughton Folk, Experimental (UK)	22:00	The Bookworm • Chaoyang District
23	Friday 23rd March a month from now
	JUE Festival: Summer Lei + Bit Sound Taiwanese "musical poet" Summer Lei has proven herself in her home land, and now she brings her jazz-infused style to Beijing as part of Split Works' JUE Festival. • Summer Lei Folk (Taiwan)	21:00	Yugong Yishan • Dongcheng District
31	Saturday 31st March a month from now
	Dolan Mongolian artists Dolan take the stage at Mao Live for a night of folk music like no other. • Dolan Folk	21:00	Mako Livehouse • Chaoyang District
	A Jinai Mongolian folk band A Jinai takes the stage at Dos Kolegas tonight. • A Jinai Folk	22:00	2 Kolegas • Chaoyang District

Folk : Artists

	2Guns Folk	2Guns (两只手枪) is a folk band from Chengdu.
	A Jinai Folk	A Jinai, (阿基耐) Mongolian folk band in Beijing, formed by former member of the metal core band Ego Fall.
	Abaji Folk, World (France)	Abaji is a Middle-Eastern folk musician who now lives and works in France.
	Afflatus Recorder Folk	Afflatus Recorder (灵感记录员) is a traditional Chinese folk group.
	Airbag Folk	AIRBAG was formed by Ge Fei (formerly known as Liu Zhiyong) in 2004.
	Aliose Folk, Indie Pop	Ever since their first album came out in 2008, Aliose (Alizé Oswald and Xavier Michel), Coup de Cœur 2010 of the French Academy Charles Cros, has been increasingly successfull and became more and more famous in Switzerland and abroad.
	Amen Dunes Folk, Psychedelic (USA)	Amen Dunes, the solo project of Damon McMahon, began with recordings made in the fall of 2006 in upstate New York.
	An. Qi Bin Folk	The group An. Qi Bin ( 《安。骑兵》 ) is named after its members, female vocalist and hand-drummer An, and male vocalist and guitarist Qi Bin.
	Anna Folk	Anna (安娜) is a folk-singer songwriter who usually performs with her friend Chen Biao.
	Ashram Folk	The embryo of the band was formed in June '97 when Sergio Panarella and Luigi Rubino first started collecting ideas for the project that would later be known as Ashram.
	at17 Folk	at17 is Hong Kong's creative combination of singers Ellen Joyce Loo and Eman.
	Autobots Deploy Folk	An American expat folk rock group, this three-piece has named themselves with the Transformers in mind.
	Bai Yu Folk	Bai Yu (白羽) is a folk artist with a streak of grunge and rock in him.
	Beijing Talking Folk	Beijing Talking (北京谈话) is the name of indie music/cross-talk duo comprised of Bao Luo and Su Fang.
	bisq Folk	bisq is a Japanese folk singer who moved to Beijing in 2006 to kick-start her indie music career.
	Blackwater Folk	Blackwater (黑水) is an international band based in Beijing, China, playing Irish music.
	Blaque and Blunt Folk (Australia)	Australian east coast styled and now Beijing based duo, both bring forth their own eclectic array of originals and covers crossing over from lounge, to folk, via Australiana, and then again into cabaret and pop.
	Bloody Woods Folk	BLOODY WOODS is a Neo-Folk band from Sichuan, China.
	Blue Sky Kindergarten Folk	Blue Sky Kindergarten (蓝天幼儿园) was established in November 2007, with a fresh style of music covering folk, pop punk and electronic music elements.
	Boi Akih Folk	Monica Akihary and Niels Brouwer have the tendency to describe their music as folk music. Folk music in the sense Thelonious Monk had in mind when he explained Bob Dylan “we all play folk muisc”
	Bremen (Korea) Folk	In their early 20's, this five-member band have already proven themselves at Seoul Arts College of Music.
	Buyi Band Folk	Buyi Band (布衣乐队) make refreshing and natural music, expressing the original disposition of the people of north-west China.
	Camellia Folk	Camellia (胡湉) is a young folk singer-songwriter just starting out in the Beijing scene.
	Caoqin & Starry Folk	Caoqin & Starry (曹秦&Starry乐队) is a quiet indie folk band with a passionate lead singer Caoqin.
	Carefree Folk	Carefree (悠然乐队) is a four piece folk rock group.
	Carrchy Folk	Carrchy (卡奇社) is a soft indie folk rock duo - one man and one woman.
	cHaN cHaN Folk	cHaNchan is an indie folk musician who has composed songs in Chinese, English, French, German, and Japanese.
	Chang Jing Folk, Jazz	Chang Jing (常静) is one of the best guzheng (Chinese zither) players of her generation, and one of the only artists taking the instrument in new directions, beyond the confines of its traditions.
	Cheng Hui Folk	Cheng Hui (成辉) is an independent folk rock artist who has influences as wide as Pink Floyd an Red Hot Chili Peppers.
	Chi Ren Folk	Chi Ren (痴人乐队) is a group of original music-obsessed people!
	Chicago Dudes Folk	Chicago Dudes (芝加哥们儿) are exactly as they sound - a couple of dudes from the state of Illinois, playing a little folk, a little blues, and a little bit of country.
	Choir of Young Believers Folk	Choir of Young Believers is the musical project of 26-year-old singer, writer and guitarist Jannis Noya Makrigiannis, from Copenhagen, Denmark.
	Chris Garneau Folk	Chris Garneau is an American singer/songwriter who combines elements of folk, Americana, pop, baroque, and carnival music.
	Chuanzi Folk	Chuanzi (川子), formerly known as Jiang Yachuan, is a Beijing folk musician.
	Ci Qin Folk	Ci Qin (刺秦) is a folk rock group from Beijing whose members have grown up living and breathing music.
	City Moonlight Folk	City Moonlight was founded in 2006, after several style changes, to determine the style of popular folk songs are simple punk, lively, young things of our capital!
	City Zen Folk	City Zen is the group for solo folk artist Martin Henry Papp.
	Cocoon Folk	Cocoon is an indie folk group from France.
	Cocorosie Folk	CocoRosie is a musical group formed in 2003 by sisters Bianca "Coco" and Sierra "Rosie" Casady. The sisters were born and raised in the United States.
	Cowboy Junkies Folk, Country, Blues (USA)	Cowboy Junkies are a Canadian alternative country/blues/folk rock band.
	Cui Wenjin Folk	Cui Wenjin (崔文嵚) is the name of a man, and also the band that come together sometimes to create some dream-like folk.
	Da Chong Folk, Rock	Da Chong (大冲) is a multicultural three-piece group.
	Da Han Feng Folk	Da Han Feng (大汉风; also, the Story of the Han Dynasty) is a folk group founded by the creator of Zhongyun Martial Arts Space, Mr. Feng Zhongyun.
	Da Yang Folk	Da Yang (大杨/杨忠) has performed in many different groups since arriving in Beijing in 1994. Mainly he is a folk artist with influences from all over.
	Dao Hui Dao Folk	Dao Hui Dao (道回道) is a group of folk artists with Liang Yi (梁一) at the fore that have been performing together since 2008.
	David Thomas Broughton Folk, Experimental (UK)	David Thomas Broughton occupies a contentious position, divides opinion, unsettles, is self-consciously clumsy, hilarious, beautiful but above all memorable. You’ve never seen anything like it before.
	Dawanggang Band Folk	Dawanggang Band (大忘杠) was formed in 2009, bringing together some of China's best folk musicians.
	DF & Skyscraper Folk	A folk/rock/pop band based in Beijing, DF & Skyscraper (大飞与摩天楼) has been constantly surrounded by talented people.
	Ding Dang Folk	Ding Dang (丁当) is a young Chinese songstress who comes from an acting background.
	Dionysos Band Folk	狄奥尼索斯乐队 or Dionysos Band, is a Beijing indie folk band founded in the spring of 2005.
	Distinguished Youth Folk, Rock	Distinguished Youth (杰出青年) is a four-person folk rock band from Heilongjiang.
	Dolan Folk	Dolan (都兰乐队) is a Mongolian folk group based in Beijing.
	Dongzi Folk	Dongzi (冬子/李東) is a folk singer from Hubei province.
	Duhuo Folk	Duhuo (读火) are mild-mannered and cultivated for a folk rock band.
	Ecke Folk	Ecke (吴雪颖) is a low-withered folk singer, video, visual, and text artist.
	Ember Swift Folk	Ember Swift (子玉) is a Canadian folktronic songstress blending folk and world with electronic and groove
	Er Bai Folk	Er Bai (贰佰/王佳) is a folk musician who emphasizes hope above all else.
	Erez Eisenman Folk	Singer-songwriter Erez Eisenman performs on guitars and harmonica with a band of professional musicians.
	Esqer Greywolf Folk	Esqer Greywolf (艾斯卡尔与灰狼乐队) is the brainchild of legendary Askar, a Xinjiang musician who has been both an actor and director in his time.
	Fa Tiao Ka Mu Suo Folk	Fa Tiao Ka Mu Suo (发条卡目索) uses Tianjin dialect and an unique combination of folk characteristics to create an unique sound.
	Farewell Fish Folk	Farewell Fish is Dong Jiajia (董佳佳), a young indie folk musician.
	Feng Yan Folk	Feng Yan (冯言) is a singer and songwriter born in Chaoyang, Liaoning Province.
	Fernando Fidanza Ensemble Folk, Jazz, Latin	Fernando Fidanza performs Italian folk music mixed with Latin, jazz, funk, blues, lounge.
	Fig Folk	Fig (无花果乐队) is a Beijing folk rock duo from the genius of Zhao Zhao (vocals) and Xue Zi (guitarist).
	Fink Folk	A strong voice and a subtle guitar, Fink dishes up some acoustic singer-songwriter indie music that you will not forget.
	Frank Turner Folk	Frank Turner is a folk-punk rocker hailing from the UK.
	Gangzi Folk	Gangzi (刚子) is a Mongolian folk singer, whose roots lie in Beijing's metal scene.
	Gou Mao Folk	Gou Mao (狗毛) is a solo folk artist from Taiwan.
	Great Lake Swimmers Folk	Great Lake Swimmers is an American folk/ambient music group.
	Greenmonkey Folk (Expat)	Greenmonkey is a foreign singer-songwriter.
	Guo Jiaoshou Folk	Guo Jiaoshou (郭较瘦) is a folk artist from Handan, Hebei.
	Gypsy Queen Folk	Gypsy Queen is a four-piece Japanese band dedicated to strengthening Asian friendship.
	Hanggai Folk	Hanggai (杭盖) is a new Mongolian group that blends tradition with new rock sounds.
	Hao Yun Folk	Hao Yun (郝云) is a folk rock musician who spent most of his adolescence in Beijing.
	Hao Zi Folk, Indie Pop	Hao Zi (浩子, or 陈浩) is an independent solo folk musician.
	Haya Folk	Haya (哈雅乐团) is a five-member Mongolian folk band that formed in 2004.
	He Wenyuan Folk	He Wenyuan (何文源) is a folk rock artist that mixes the sounds of world music with modern sounds.
	Heli Folk	Heli (何力) is a folk musician who has wound his way through China from his hometown of Xinjiang's Kuqa.
	Hexige Folk	Hexige (贺西格) is a new-age folk musician from Inner Mongolia.
	Hongqi Folk	Hongqi (洪启) is a solo folk musician and an important representative of contemporary Chinese folk.
	Hu Pan Folk	Hu Pan (胡畔), a folk song singer and writer from Suqian City, Jiangsu Province
	JAM Folk	The sound "JAM" in Uighur means "reunion"; and the band of five members reunited in Beijing in 2005 with the pursuit of musical ideals.
	Jee Folk	Jee (蒋洁琼) is a natural folk singer-songwriter who is part of the post-80s generation.
	Jeffrey Lewis Folk, Rock (USA)	Jeffrey Lewis (born November 20, 1975 in New York City) is an American anti-folk singer/songwriter and comic book artist.
	Jiang Shan Folk	Jiang Shan (蒋山) is a Chinese folk rock musician from Xiamen.
	Jin Song Folk	Jin Song (靳松) is a folk artist from Lijiang, Yunnan.
	John Bin Folk	John Bin (赵彬) is a folk singer-songwriter who performs with his two friends.
	Johnson Lu Folk	Johnson Lu (海道) is an acoustic folk rock singer-songwriter who has recently performed with his band (海道与雅巍).
	Jordan Thomas Mitchell Folk	Jordan Thomas Mitchell is a singer-songwriter based out of Beijing.
	Journey to the West Folk	With each member representing a character in the famous Chinese story Journey to the West, this five-piece has a distinct Beijing flavor.
	Jump Rope Folk	Jump Rope (跳格子) is a female folk singer-songwriter who has named herself after the child's game.
	Kamihime Folk	Kamihime (一男) is a young folk singer-songwriter.
	Kimbo Folk (Taiwan)	Kimbo (胡德夫) is a veteran of Taiwanese music, known as the "father of Taiwanese folk music".
	Kit Young Folk	Kit Young is an American pianist who lives and works with music.
	Kulu Folk	Kulu (Liang Xiaoxue 梁晓雪) is a folk musician based in Beijing.
	Kurtyqc Folk	Kurtyqc (杨千墀) has a calm-sounding voice to complement the quiet style of folk music.
	Lao Lang Folk	Lao Lang (老狼) is a Chinese folk musician whose career has spanned more than two decades.
	Lao Liu & Sand Folk	Lao Liu & Sand (刘冬虹与沙子乐队) is a folk rock band from Beijing that has been around since 1996.
	Lao Wei Folk	Lao Wei (老尾巴) is a Chinese folk artist.
	Lawrence Ku Folk	Lawrence Ku (顾忠山) is a guitarist/composer based in Shanghai, China.
	Lei Zi Folk	Born in Beijing in 1986, Lei Zi (雷子) came into contact with music in high school.
	Li Jianbin Folk	Li Jianbin (李建傧), Folk musician from Lanzhou
	Li Jianhong Folk	Li Jianhong (李剑鸿) is one of the most active chinese sound artists in Mainland China.
	Li Mo Folk	Rock poetess Li Mo (李漠) and her musical friends form a mysterious band.
	Li Wenxin Folk	An indie folk rock musician from Beijing, Li Wenxin (李文心) is reveling in the city's music scene.
	Li Xin Tong Folk	Li Xin Tong (李鑫彤) is a singer singing a feeling of a dream to sing over the river north and south of the country.
	Li Zhi Folk	Li Zhi (李志) is a Chinese folk artist from Nanjing.
	Light Orchestra Folk	Light Orchestra (光乐团) is a pop-rock band native to Beijing.
	Lijian Folk	Lijian (李健) is a folk pop artist whose cultured music resonates in your bones.
	Lin Mo Folk	Lin Mo (林默) is a female folk artist.
	Lin Shengxiang Folk, Rock (Taiwan)	Lin Shengxiang (林生祥) is a folk rock artist who has been performing in Taiwan since the late-90s.
	Lin Tianran Folk	Li Tianran (林天然) is a folk singer from Lijiang.
	Little Marbles Folk, Indie Pop (Sweden)	Well known on the peace & love festival scene and for impromptu street performances, Little Marbles is a gypsy folk band being labeled 'the most promising new Scandinavian bands'.
	Liu 2 Folk	Liu Dongming (刘东明 also know as 刘2 liu er, Liu 2), a folk song singer and writer originally from Tengzhou, Shandong Province 滕州市山东省, now in Beijing
	Liu 45 Folk	Liu 45 (刘四五) is a folk artist who is practically married to his music.
	Liu Kun Folk	Liu Kun (刘堃) is the guitarist and lead singer of folk rock band Low Wormwood.
	Liu Minghan Folk	Liu Minghan (刘明汉) is a Chinese solo folk artist.
	Liudehua Folk	Liudehua (留德哗乐队) does not like to adhere to any particular music style, mixing traditional sounds and new indie-style folk music.
	Loulan Eagle Folk	Loulan Eagle (楼兰之鹰乐队) is from Xinjiang and performs in folk music style.
	Low Wormwood Folk	Low Wormwood (低苦艾乐队) is an indie folk band originally from Lanzhou.
	Luobing Folk	Luobing (洛兵) is a folk singer-songwriter who has been performing since the mid-nineties.
	Ma Fei & Band Folk, Rock	Ma Fei & Band (马飞与乐队) is a five-person group from Shaanxi province, specialising in Shaanxi crosstalk with musical accompaniment.
	Ma Tiao Folk	Ma Tiao (马条) is a folk musician from the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau
	Ma You Ye Folk, Rock	Ma You Ye (Sesame Oil Leaves/麻油叶) is a folk rock collective from the incubator that is Jianghu Bar.
	Ma Yuyang Folk, Pop, Punk	Ma Yuyang (马雨阳) is a solo folk-pop-punk artist
	Maizi & Micro Band Folk, Rock	Maizi (麦子) is an artist and musician who created the idea of "micro-culture". He now performs with his micro-band.
	Mamer & IZ Folk	Over the last two decades, Mamer has established himself as one of China's most innovative and influential artists.
	Mark Bethune Folk	Mark Bethune is a canadian singer/songwriter originally from Canada.
	Mark Peng Folk (Taiwan)	Mark Peng (小彭) is a Taiwanese folk artist.
	Meng Zhi Folk	Meng Zhi (孟志) is a soulful guitarist playing in the Beijing area.
	Migratory Bird Folk	Invoking Northwest Chinese sounds, Migratory Bird (立东乐队) seeks to make simple folk music.
	Miia Zhang Folk	Miia Zhang (张小静) is a singer, writer, accordion player, documentarian and all-round cosmopolitan.
	Mo Xiaopi Folk	Mo Xiaopi (末小皮) is a folk singer-songwriter with a voice of her own.
	Moli Seng Folk	Moli Seng (茉莉僧) is a folk singer-songwriter. Check out his songs on Douban.
	Molin Duo Folk	Molin Duo (墨莲二重奏) is made up of Xu Fengxia and Lucas Niggli.
	Moran Folk	Moran (莫染) is a folk artist, a traveler, a musician.
	Mr. Dadado Folk (Taiwan)	Mr. Dadado (黄玠) is a folk artist from Taiwan.
	Nancheng Brother Folk	Nancheng brother is a Chinese folk band founded in 2007.
	Nanwu Folk	Nanwu (南无乐队) has a highly melodic style, integrating Chinese and Western music.
	Neil Halstead Folk	Neil was a member of cult shoegaze band Slowdive before forming Mojave 3 in 1996.
	Ohbijou Folk	This Toronto-sextet make lush, string-heavy music led by vocals from band leader Casey Mecija and incorporating mandolin, bell lyre, banjo, piano, cello and more.
	Omnipotent Youth Society Folk	Omnipotent Youth Society (万能青年旅店) is a folk-rock band comprised of a few idle young men.
	Panjir Folk	Panjir is the next step in the evolution of the great musical tradition of the Uyghur people of Xinjiang.
	Peter Murchison Folk, Bluegrass, Blues (USA)	Peter Murchison is a fingerpicking guitarist and also plays slide guitar and mandolin. His music is a melting pot of pre-war blues, bluegrass, and folk.
	Peter von Poehl Folk	Peter von Poehl is a Swedish singer-songwriter, composer, musician and director.
	Poshangcun Folk	Poshangcun (坡上村) is an experimental folk pop group running in the indie music circles of Haidian.
	Qiao Xiaodao Folk	Qiao Xiaodao (乔小刀) came to Beijing nine years ago with his family, and ever since has been learning the ropes of independent music-making.
	Qing Tian Folk	Qing Tian (晴天) is a folk musician from Lijiang.
	Quan Tou Folk	Quan Tou (拳头乐队) is a folk-based style group founded in July 2008.
	Red Dragon Folk	Red Dragon is comprised of two men: Nicolas & Hotkeys. Together, they perform folk rock.
	Red Mushroom Folk	Red Mushroom (蘑菇红) is a female Shanghai indie folk musician born in the 80s.
	Red Zebra Folk	Red Zebra (红斑马乐队) is a four-person folk/world band making the rounds of Beijing.
	Ren Dong Folk	Ren Dong (任东) is a folk-pop singer-songwriter based in Beijing.
	Second-Hand Rose Folk	Second-Hand Rose (二手玫瑰) is a folk band established in 1999.
	Shacong Folk	Shacong (沙葱) is a diverse artist, with more than just quiet folk songs under his belt.
	Shallow Sea Folk	Shallow Sea is a band of four restless teenagers, namely lead singer Mengzi, guitarist Xiaodi, keyboardist Xiaolu, and harmony VV.
	Shanren Folk	Shanren (山人) is an indie folk rock band with a definite performance style.
	Shay Folk	Shay (解征) is a solo folk artist who is closely involved in NGO activities around Beijing and China.
	Shem-Tov Levy Folk	Shem-Tov Levy, is one of Israel's leading musicians, having had a varied solo career for many years as a composer, flutist and singer.
	Shixiaofei Folk	Shixiaofei (石小飞) is an indie folk singer-songwriter.
	Silent G Folk	SILENT G, is a death folk band founded in 2004.
	Song Dongye Folk	Song Dongye (宋冬野) is a solo folk artist.
	Song Yuzhe Folk	Song Yuzhe (宋雨喆/宋雨哲) is a Chinese folk artist.
	Summer Lei Folk (Taiwan)	Summer Lei (雷光夏) is a Taiwanese "musical poet" and folk singer.
	Sun Zhuang Folk	Sun Zhuang (孙庄) is a folk music cooperative.
	Sunny Day Folk	Sunny Days (晴天) is a folk musician from Yunnan.
	Sunny Song Folk	Sunny Song is a multicultural folk band bringing the East and West together by music.
	Suyang Folk	Suyang (苏阳及乐队) is an indie folk rocker whose band founded in the summer of 2003.
	Suyu Folk	Suyu (苏遇) is a folk musician hailing from Qingxin, Guangdong Province.
	Tai Ji Folk	Tai Ji (太极) is a folk singer-songwriter, affectionately known as Brother Ji.
	Tang Hongfei Folk	Tang Hongfei (唐荭菲) is a female guitarist and songwriter in the folk pop tradition.
	The Cave Singers Folk	The Cave Singers is an American band from Seattle, Washington.
	The Doozer Folk	The Doozer is a British folk artist whose wide experiences have influenced his music.
	The Fool Band Folk	The Fool Band (愚人乐队) is a five-piece folk group.
	The Little Handsome Folk, Bluegrass, Jazz (Expat)	The Little Handsome is an expat group from Beijing that produces innovative acoustic music with roots in bluegrass, folk and jazz.
	The Ruins Folk	Formed in May, 1999, the Ruins (周云山与废墟乐队) have been one of the most persistant bands in the performance Scene in China.
	Thee, Stranded Horse Folk, Experimental (France)	Thee, Stranded Horse (搁浅的马儿) is the acoustic work of French artist Yann Tambour.
	Thirteen Folk	Thirteen (萧• 十三•郎) is a folk duo made up of Xiao Ling (萧玲) and Ye Lang (夜郎).
	Thomas Baz Folk	Thomas Baz delivers a healthy dose of romantic crooning and folkloric storytelling at swooning heights, with a backdrop of black and white film, mixing archived and newly recorded material.
	Thumbgirl Folk	Thumbgirl (拇指姑娘) is a Chinese indie pop/folk group from Beijing.
	Toy Captain Folk	Toy Captain is a three-person folk outfit from Guangzhou.
	Traveler Folk	Traveler (吴俊德与旅行者) is a group of folk artists that come together to create some of the freshest world folk sounds.
	Two Gallants Folk, Blues (USA)	Two Gallants is a folk rock duo from San Francisco, California. The name comes from the title of a story by James Joyce in Dubliners.
	Vermillion Sands Folk	Vermillion Sands is an Italian lass by the name of Anna on lead guitar and vocals.
	Veteran A Ge Folk	Veteran A Ge (老兵阿革) is a wanderer among the city, an artist who follows his heart and soul through life in Beijing.
	Vialka Folk	Vialka hail from deepest France, via everywhere and nowhere.
	Wan Xiaoli Folk	Wan Xiaoli (万晓利) is a folk musician whose weapons are guitars and singing voice.
	Wang Fanrui Folk	Wang Fanrui (王梵瑞) is a folk musician from the ancient capital of Xi'an.
	Wang Hao Folk	Wang Hao (王浩) is a set of words, music, and vocals, making music as an independent person.
	Wang Juan Folk	Wang Juan and her band (王娟与乐队) offer up stunning new Chinese folk music.
	Wang Shengnan Folk	Wang Shengnan (王胜男) is a folk singer-songwriter with her heart on her sleeve.
	Wei Qing Folk	Wei Qing (纬青) is a university teacher of Chinese language turned folk artist.
	Whistling Chambers Folk, Rock	Whistling Chambers (花哨密室) is a folk rock band that has drawn influences from all corners of their house of music.
	Wil Folk	Wil is a singer-songwriter guitarist from Calgary, Canada.
	Wry Street Folk	Wry Street was founded in 2007 with mainly rural folk style music coming as a convergence of different inspirations.
	Wu Hongfei & Happy Avenue Folk	Wu Hongfei & Happy Avenue (吴虹飞与幸福大街) is a typical 'writer vocal' band. Starting from 1999 and having produced 3 albums, they are a folk music of great experience.
	Wu Junde Folk	Wu Junde (吴俊德), bassist of Tongue, Hanggai, IZ and Singer and Guitrs of his own band Wu Junde & The Travelers
	Wu Tiao Ren Folk	Wu Tiao Ren (五条人) is a folk duo from Haifeng, Guangdong province.
	Wu Tun Folk	Wu Tun (吴吞) is a talented Beijing folk artist who has been around for many years.
	Wu Zhuoling Folk	A native of Chengdu, Wu Zhuoling (吴卓玲) is an indie folk rock who has shot to fame with her particular brand of dreamy tunes.
	Wu-Force Folk, Fusion	The brainchild of Abigail Washburn, Wu Fei and Kai Welch, Wu-Force melds the somber sounds of classical Chinese instruments like the guzhen with the twangs of Abigail's banjo.
	Wukejia & Gaobo Folk	Wukejia & Gaobo (吴可嘉&高波) is an unfettered combination of folk, Northwest Chinese folk songs and old popular songs.
	Xi Ming Folk, Rock	Xi Ming (习明) is a folk rock artist from Xi'an.
	Xiadong Folk	Xiadong (夏冬与乐队) is a minimalist folk indie band.
	Xiangli Folk	Xiangli (向丽) is a folk artist whose music has been critically acclaimed.
	Xiao Fang Folk	Xiao Fang (小方) has been in Beijing almost 10 years, growing from the little brother into a difficult man.
	Xiao Meng Folk	Describing himself as drifting in Beijing to make a living, Xiao Meng (小猛) is a folk singer with a big heart.
	Xiao N Folk, Rock	Xiao X (小N与乐队) is a folk rock songstress with a band of three behind her.
	Xiao Ren Wu Folk	Xiao Ren Wu (小人物) was originally formed in 2003, but became Xiao Ren Wu in 2005.
	Xiao Xiao Folk	Xiao Xiao (晓晓) is a sometimes-duo of folk singer-songwriters.
	Xiao Yang Folk	Xiao Yang (肖阳) is a folk artist and singer-songwriter living in Beijing.
	Xiaochu Folk	Xiaochu (消除) is a folk musician from Beijing.
	Xie Zhonghua Folk	Cutting his teeth on Beijing's "Busy Bee" bar, Xie Zhonghua (薛仲华) has been performing steadily in 1993.
	Xishan Laoyao Folk	Xishan Laoyao (西山老妖), a folk band from Beijing
	Xu Fei & JAM Folk, Indie Pop	Xu Fei is a folk songstress who often plays with a dedicated group of jam musicians from all over.
	Xue Yanchao Folk, Psychedelic	Xue Yanchao (薛彦超) is a psychedelic folk singer-songwriter.
	Yang Kun Folk	Yang Kun (杨坤) is a Chinese contemporary singer, songwriter.
	Yao Zheng Folk	Yao Zheng (姚政) is a folk rock musician on a mission to revitalize rock and roll.
	Yellow Bread Folk	Yellow Bread (黄色面包、範範之輩) is a simple folk duo.
	Yie Er Bo Li Folk	Yie Er Bo Li (叶尔波利), ethnically Kazakh, was originally from Xinjiang, China.
	Yinhe Siqin Folk	All members of the Yinhe Siqin (音和思琴) Mongolia Original Music Band are from the vast grassland of Inner Mongolia.
	Youzhihuanyuan Folk	Youzhihuanyuan (优质还原) is a duo created from the group Elec-bunny.
	Yuanjing Folk	Electronic folk musician Yuanjing (袁景) is a 21 year old currently studying music production.
	Zeng Yan Folk	Zeng Yang (曾檐) is a Chinese solo folk music producer, composer and singer.
	Zhang Guonian Folk	Zhang Guonian (张过年) is an indie folk musician based in Beijing.
	Zhang Jing Folk	Zhang Jing (张敬) is a folk musician born in Hangzhou.
	Zhang Quan Folk	Zhang Quan (张佺) is a folk artist formerly of the group Wild Children.
	Zhang Si'an Folk	It's in the year 2000, when he came for the first time to China, that Zhang Si'an (Jean-Sébastien Héry/张思安) wrote his first Chinese song.
	Zhang Tie Folk	Zhang Tie (张铁), China's pioneer of original singer Singer-songwriter.
	Zhang Weiwei Folk	Zhang Weiwei (张玮玮) is a folk singer from Lanzhou, often partnered up with Guo Long (郭龙).
	Zhang Yadong Folk	Zhang Yadong (张亚东) is a Chinese musician and music producer.
	Zhang Yi'de Folk, Rock	Zhang Yi'de (张艺德) is a folk-rock musician.
	Zhang Yifan Folk	Zhang Yifan (张羿凡) is a folk artist that believes in idealism and freedom.
	Zhang Zhi Folk	Zhang Zhi (张智, zhang zhi), indie folk artist and songwriter
	Zhao Guang Folk	A folk singer-songwriter from Nanjing, Zhao Guang (赵光) has been composing folk songs and poetry for years.
	Zhao Laoda Folk	Zhao Laoda (赵老大 / 赵已然) is a chemistry teacher-turned folk singer.
	Zhao Lei Folk	Zhao Lei (赵雷 also know as Leizi 雷子 or Leizi and The Fist 雷子与拳头乐队), a folk song singer and writer from Beijing.
	Zhao Muyang Folk	Zhao Muyang (赵牧阳), famous drummer and folk singer / songwriter. He has been the legendary drummer of those influencial band such as The Breathing, The Dreaming, Wolf, Red Army or Overload etc.
	Zhao Xiaobiao Folk, Indie Pop	Zhao Xiaobiao (赵小彪) is the lead singer of the indie folk pop group Biaotefa (彪特发). He occasionally performs solo.
	Zhao Zhao Folk	From an early age, Zhao Zhao (赵照) involved himself with literature, poetry, painting and music.
	Zhong Lifeng Folk	Zhong Lifeng (钟立风) arrived in Beijing ten years ago, his excellent work receiving countless rave reviews.
	Zhou Laoda Folk	Zhou Laoda (周老大) is a solo experimental folk artist.
	Zhou Laoer Folk	Zhou Laoer (周老二) is a pre-eminent folk musician from Xinjiang province.
	Zhou Shengjun Folk	Zhou Shengjun (周胜军) is also known as Zhou LaoEr 周老二, ex-Tongue, The Travellers, Ruins, a guitar player from Xinjiang Province, now in Beijing, also a folk musician and song writer.
	Zhou Yunpeng Folk	Zhou Yunpeng (周云蓬) is an inspiring blind folk artist whose music touches the heart.
	Zhu Guangyu Folk	Zhu Guangyu (朱光宇) is a folk singer from Hebei province.
	Du Wei Indie Pop, Folk	Du Wei is a female singer-songwriter who got her start at Peking University.
	GrandKey Jazz, Folk (Japan)	GrandKey is an endearing Japanese duo which plays folk-infused jazz
	Han Ying World, Folk	Han Ying (寒鹰) is a world music artist from Yunnan.
	Joyce Jonathan Pop, Folk (France)	Joyce Jonathan is a pop-folk singer-songwriter from France.
	Katn Candi Indie Pop, Folk (Taiwan)	Katn Candy (棉花糖; cotton candy) is a Taiwanese folk/indie pop duo.
	Nomadic World, Folk	Nomadic is a group of six energetic young musicians from Hohhot who play ethnic music.
	The Lone Rock, Folk	The Lone (浪) takes a dark twist on classic, Bob Dylan-style folk music.
	Wang Fan Experimental, Folk	Wang Fan is a pioneer in china's experimental/improvisational music scene.
	Wednesday's Trip Dream Pop, Folk	Wednesday's Trip (星期三旅行, xīngqīsān de lǚxíng) is a Dream Pop/Trip-Hop band headed up by folk singer Wu Zhuoling.
	Woodpigeon Indie Pop, Folk (Canada)	Woodpigeon are a Canadian musical collective from Calgary, Alberta.
	Xu Han Yi Experimental, Folk	Xu Han Yi (许瀚艺) is an experimental artist from Shandong Province.
	Dada Baba Lo-fi, Post-Rock, Folk (Hong Kong)	An alternative rock band from Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, DADA BABA was founded in an era when pornography had yet become free goods in cyberspace.
	Yang Jiasong Blues, Pop, Folk	Yang Jiasong (杨嘉松) is a pop folk/blues-influenced artist, formerly on the fabulous roster of 13 Records artists. He loves cats, but not as much as he loves music.

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