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Ewan MacColl
📷 Seattle Folklore Society · Public domain

Artists similar to

Ewan MacColl

artist · GB · born 1915

folksinger, songwriter, actor

folksinger-songwriter

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The artists most similar to Ewan MacColl are Pete Seeger, Dick Gaughan, Martin Carthy, The Watersons and Peggy Seeger, from the same folk and singer-songwriter circle.

Closest to Ewan MacColl

1 Pete Seeger Bandcamp ↗
2 Dick GaughanScottish singer-songwriter and musician
3 Martin Carthy
4 The WatersonsEnglish folk group
5 Peggy Seeger Bandcamp ↗
6 Anne Briggs

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7 A. L. Lloyd
8 The Dubliners
9 Phil Ochs
10 Pentangle
11 Martin Simpson
12 Shirley CollinsBritish folk singer
13 Richard ThompsonUK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist Bandcamp ↗
14 June Tabor
15 Tom PaxtonUS folk singer-songwriter Bandcamp ↗
16 John Renbourn
17 Archie Fisher
18 Buffy Sainte‐Marie Bandcamp ↗
19 Dave Van Ronk
20 Nic Jones
21 Louisa Jo Killen
22 Maddy Prior
23 Davey GrahamBritish folk guitarist
24 Ralph McTell
25 PlanxtyIrish folk music band
26 Peter BellamyEnglish folk singer
27 The Albion Band
28 Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick
29 Waterson:Carthy
30 Frankie Armstrong

Ordered by closeness, computed from real listens (ListenBrainz). The Bandcamp badge marks who has a page there, verified with Wikidata.

Frequently asked questions

Which artists are similar to Ewan MacColl?

The artists most similar to Ewan MacColl are Pete Seeger, Dick Gaughan, Martin Carthy, The Watersons and Peggy Seeger, from the same folk and singer-songwriter circle. The list comes from ListenBrainz, based on what people actually listen to, and includes 30 artists.

Where can I listen to music like Ewan MacColl?

On Bandcamp, where you buy directly from artists and labels: Pete Seeger, Peggy Seeger, Richard Thompson, Tom Paxton and Buffy Sainte‐Marie have a page there. With Digs you create a "Like Ewan MacColl" Dig that mixes their releases with smaller artists with the same sound.

What genre is Ewan MacColl?

Ewan MacColl is usually associated with folk and singer-songwriter (artist · GB · born 1915), according to MusicBrainz genres.

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Data: MusicBrainz · ListenBrainz (CC0) · Wikidata. Updated 5 November 2026.